The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently proposed a new rule (the “Proposed Rule”) that would offer group health plan administrators an additional safe harbor for electronically furnishing required group health plan disclosures to participants and beneficiaries. If...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (DOL) recently issued two opinion letters addressing a deceptively simple question: When does an employee's commute become compensable work time? The two opinion letters, FLSA2026-9 and FLSA2026-10, are...

In this podcast, shareholders Kevin Bland (Orange County) and Karen Tynan (Sacramento) discuss the most common Cal/OSHA citations issued to California agriculture employers. Karen, who is chair of the firm’s Workplace Safety and Health Practice Group, and Kevin...

Maryland’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program will soon be taking effect, and the Maryland Department of Labor (MDOL) recently released several helpful resources to help businesses prepare for FAMLI in advance of several forthcoming deadlines. Quick...

On June 29, 2026, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) voted to rescind its 1979 Affirmative Action Guidelines and the related Compliance Manual on Affirmative Action.1 The Commission based the decision on their findings that the Affirmative Action...

Last month, the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York granted an employer’s application for a preliminary injunction based on the former employee’s breach of his noncompete. In granting the preliminary injunction, the court in Plug Power,...

Maryland’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program is quickly approaching, bringing significant new obligations for employers of all sizes. Preparing for FAMLI will require coordination across human resources, payroll, benefits, and legal teams. Employers...

A recent decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit highlights an important distinction for public employers defending challenges to DEI-related initiatives. That is, opposition to DEI does not automatically establish a viable Title VII claim, but...

Measuring what matters with AI-driven monitoring and processing tools is becoming fertile ground for legal risks in the workplace. In this We Get AI episode, co-hosts Eric Felsberg and Joe Lazzarotti examine how AI-driven productivity tools can trigger New York City's...