Our Employment Litigation and Policy Practice keeps corporations abreast of the latest legal, regulatory and legislative developments with the National Employment Perspective newsletter series.
2025
Focus on Massachusetts Wage & Hour Litigation: Does a Day Matter Under the Massachusetts Wage Act? | April 2025
Focus on Tax Issues in Employment Law: Tax Considerations for Settlement Negotiations | February 2025
2024
Focus on NLRB Union Election Process: NLRB Issues Memorandum on Union Elections | January 2024
Focus on Noncompetes: Noncompete Clauses Banned Nationwide (For Now) | April 2024
Focus on Illinois: Illinois Enacts Law Regulating Employers' Use of Artificial Intelligence | September 2024
Focus on Washington: Former Driver Wins “Nuclear Verdict” Against Global Package Delivery Company in Retaliation Lawsuit | September 2024
Focus on Massachusetts: Retention Bonus Not Wages Under Massachusetts Law, Appeals Court Finds | October 2024
Focus on Labor Relations: Employer Violated NLRA By Not Providing Wage Information, NLRB Rules | October 2024
Focus on New York Wage & Hour: New York Court Rules That Employees Can Sue for Untimely Payment of Earned Salary | October 2024
2023
Focus on New York City Employee Bill of Rights: New York City Council Passes Employee Bill of Rights Legislation | December 2023
Focus on California Wage and Hour: Ninth Circuit Interprets When Furlough or Temporary Layoff is a Discharge | October 2023
Focus on Wage and Hour: Proposed DOL Rule Would Raise Salary Threshold for Exempt Employees| September 2023
Focus on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Expands Protections for Pregnant Employees | September 2023
Focus on California PAGA: California Rejects Viking River, Allows PAGA Claims to Proceed | July 2023
Focus on Covenants Not to Compete: The Federal Trade Commission Publishes Proposed Non-Compete Rule | February 2023
2022
Focus on HR Data Trends: Employee Privacy Notices Are Not Just a California Requirement | December 2022
Focus on California Wage & Hour: Ruling Offers California Employers Guidance on Calculating Regular Rate of Pay | November 2022
Focus on California Wage & Hour: Verdict Forms are Key in Executive Exemption Cases | October 2022
Focus on California Pay Transparency: Upcoming Changes to California’s Salary Transparency Law | September 2022
Focus on the Massachusetts Crown Act: Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair | September 2022
Focus on the Right to Disconnect: Canadian Province Implements Right to Disconnect Law | August 2022
Focus on New York: New York City's Salary Transparency Law | July 2022
Focus on California: Covenants Not to Compete | July 2022
Focus on New York: Covenants Not to Compete | July 2022
Focus on the EEOC: A Brief Update on the EEO-1 Requirements | April 2022
2021
Focus on California Wage & Hour: California High Court Interprets “Regular Rate of Pay” | September 2021
Focus on New York: NYC Human Rights Law Amendment Expands Applicant Protections | September 2021
Focus on Illinois Wage & Hour: Illinois More than Doubles Penalties for Unpaid Wage Claims | August 2021
Focus on DEI: Careful Considerations Associated with Disclosing EEO-1 Data | August 2021
Focus on DEI: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: New Pathways and Processes | June 2021
Focus on EEOC: EEOC Releases Updated Guidance for Employers Related to COVID-19 Vaccinations | June 2021
Focus on California Wage & Hour: Arbitration in PAGA Actions | June 2021
Focus on California Wage & Hour: High Costs of PAGA Litigation | March 2021
Focus on California Wage & Hour: California Supreme Court Strikes Down Rounding Time Programs For Meal Breaks | March 2021
Focus on Wage & Hour: Calculating Wages for Partial Workday Employees—A New DOL Opinion Letter | February 2021
Focus on Massachusetts: Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Available to Employees, Effective 2021 | January 2021
2020
Focus on EEOC: New EEOC Conciliation Process Promotes Even Playing Field for Employers | October 2020
Department of Labor Confirms that Delivery Drivers Need Not Be Paid Actual Expenses or the IRS Rate for Use of Their Own Vehicles | October 2020
Focus on Wage & Hour: "Joint Employer" Status in the Wage and Hour Context | September 2020
Focus on Remote Work: Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division Publishes New Field Assistance Bulletin Addressing Remote Work | September 2020
COVID-19 Client Primer: Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division Issues New Guidance Materials | July 2020
COVID-19 Client Primer: Returning to Work: Top Considerations for U.S. Employers | July 2020
Focus on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Under Title VII: Gay and Trans Rights under Title VII | June 2020
Focus on California Juries: Study Suggests Employers Face Increased Jury Hostility in the Age of COVID-19 | June 2020
COVID-19 Client Primer: New York State Leave Protection | May 2020
Focus on Wage & Hour: DOL Updates Overtime Exemption for Commissioned Retail Workers | May 2020
Focus on California: Equal Pay Act Claims and “A Factor Other Than Sex” – Past Salary Information | April 2020
COVID-19 Client Primer: Changes and Guidance in the National Employment Sphere | March 2020
COVID-19 Client Primer: Employee Paid Leave Rights in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act | March 2020
COVID-19 Client Primer: Key Points for Employers Planning Layoffs | March 2020
Focus on Philadelphia: Pay Equity: Philadelphia’s Salary History Ban Upheld by Third Circuit | February 2020
2019
National Employment Perspective - Requirements for “Suitable Seats” | 11/19/2019
National Employment Perspective - Limiting Employee Recovery under California PAGA Actions | 9/25/2019
National Employment Perspective - Focus on Whistleblower Protections | 8/14/2019
National Employment Perspective - Focus on Sexual Harassment Policy & Training | 7/10/2019
2018
National Employment Perspective - Focus on California: Pay Equity Laws | 7/16/2018
National Employment Perspective - Focus on New York: Pay Equity Laws | 7/11/2018
2017
National Employment Perspective - Focus on California: On-Call Rest Periods | 1/19/2017
National Employment Perspective - Focus on Policy | 1/6/2017
2016
National Employment Perspective - Focus on New York Wage Statements | 11/18/2016
National Employment Perspective - Focus on California Wage Statements | 11/10/2016
National Employment Perspective - Focus on EEOC | 10/4/2016
National Employment Perspective - Focus on Policy: Class Action Waivers | 9/2/2016
National Employment Perspective - Focus on Philadelphia | 8/17/2016
National Employment Perspective - Focus on Massachusetts | 8/5/2016
National Employment Perspective - Focus on NLRB | 7/27/2016
National Employment Perspective - Focus on EEOC | 7/22/2016
National Employment Perspective - Focus on Colorado | 6/29/2016
National Employment Perspective - Focus on Labor Relations | 6/22/2016
National Employment Perspective - Focus on Labor Policy | 6/17/2016
National Employment Perspective - Focus on Policy | 6/3/2016
National Employment Perspective - Focus on Litigation | 5/20/2016
National Employment Perspective - Focus on EEOC | 5/18/2016
National Employment Perspective - Focus on Trade Secrets | 5/16/2016
National Employment Perspective - Focus on ADA | 2/22/2016
National Employment Perspective - Focus on EEOC | 2/17/2016
National Employment Perspective - Focus on Illinois | 1/20/2016
National Employment Perspective - Focus on California | 1/11/2016
National Employment Perspective - Focus on Washington, D.C. and New York City | 1/7/2016
National Employment Perspective - Focus on Texas | 1/5/2016
2015
National Employment Perspective - Focus on Policy | 6/16/2015
National Employment Perspective - Focus on California | 6/9/2015
National Employment Perspective | 4/14/2015
National Employment Perspective - Focus on California | 1/13/2015
2014
National Employment Perspective - Focus on EEOC Litigation | 10/3/2014
National Employment Perspective - Focus on Labor Relations | 8/20/2014
National Employment Perspective - Focus on Policy | 8/15/2014
National Employment Perspective - Focus on Policy | 8/14/2014
National Employment Perspective - Focus on California | 6/24/2014
National Employment Perspective - Focus on California: Wage and Hour | 6/3/2014
National Employment Perspective - Focus on Policy | 3/28/2014
National Employment Perspective - Focus on Labor Relations | 3/27/2014
National Employment Perspective - Focus on Policy | 1/9/2014
2013
National Employment Perspective - Focus on Policy | 12/17/2013
National Employment Perspective - Focus on Labor Relations | 12/6/2013
National Employment Perspective - Focus on Policy | 11/8/2013
National Employment Perspective - Focus on California | 11/7/2013
National Employment Perspective - Focus on Policy | 7/15/2013
National Employment Perspective - Focus on Wage & Hour | 6/4/2013
National Employment Perspective - Focus on Labor Relations | 5/10/2013
National Employment Perspective - Focus on California | 5/1/2013
National Employment Perspective - Focus on California | 2/25/2013
National Employment Perspective - Focus on Policy | 2/6/2013
National Employment Perspective - Focus on California | 2/4/2013
National Employment Perspective - Focus on California | 1/18/2013
National Employment Perspective - Focus on Wage & Hour | 1/8/2013
2012
National Employment Perspective - Focus on California | 6/8/2012
National Employment Perspective - Focus on Wage & Hour | 4/13/2012
2011
Focus on California | 12/6/2011
Focus on Wage & Hour | 4/6/2011
Focus on Policy | 3/9/2011
2010
Focus on Policy | 12/23/2010
Focus on Policy | 11/4/2010
Focus on Policy | 10/19/2010
Focus on California - Noncompete Agreements | 9/7/2010
Focus on Wage & Hour | 2/9/2010
2009
Focus on Missouri | 8/18/2009
Focus on Age Discrimination | 7/2/2009
Focus on California | 6/30/2009
Focus on California | 6/4/2009
Focus on Texas | 5/7/2009
Focus on Policy | 3/16/2009
Focus on Policy | 2/9/2009
Focus on New York | 1/30/2009
2008
Focus on California | 12/19/2008
Focus on Policy | 12/15/2008
Focus on California | 12/10/2008
Focus on Policy | 12/8/2008
Focus on California | 12/5/2008
Focus on Policy | 1/9/2008
2007
Focus on Policy | 12/21/2007
Focus on Wage and Hour | 10/18/2007
Focus on California | 8/17/2007
Focus on Texas | 7/18/2007
Focus on Labor Relations | 3/20/2007
Protecting Business Assets: Unfair Competition, Non-Competes
& Trade Secrets | 3/12/2007
Focus on California | 1/16/2007
Protecting Business Assets: Unfair Competition, Non-Competes
& Trade Secrets | 1/10/2007
