Cortina v. North Am. Title Co., 2026 WL 1506576 (Cal. Ct. App. 2026) In this 137-page opinion, which the Court of Appeal noted involves an even more “rare and beastly case” than Duran v. U.S. Bank Nat’l Ass’n, 59 Cal. 4th 1 (2014), the Court held that the trial court...
On April 8, 2026, Virginia enacted House Bill 20 (HB 20) as Chapter 357, amending Virginia Code § 40.1-28.9 in the Virginia Minimum Wage Act. The official legislative summary states that the bill eliminates the exemption from Virginia’s minimum wage requirements for...
The most common methods of contact include email, text and “unsolicited recruiter outreach,” with job boards and networking platforms not far behind. The most common methods of contact include email, text and “unsolicited recruiter outreach,” with job boards and...
Maryland employers and those with employees in Maryland should begin preparing now for the state’s new paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program. With employer and employee contributions beginning in January 2027 and benefits becoming available in 2028,...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of nearly $162 million through five cooperative agreements to expand Registered Apprenticeship in the occupations critical for the administration’s reindustrialization agenda. The...
WEST VIRGINIA – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division is asking the highway construction industry of West Virginia to participate in a survey to help the agency establish prevailing wage rates, as required under the Davis-Bacon Act and Related Acts,...
On June 29, 2026, the Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division ruled that employees can bring a representative action under state wage-and-hour laws without meeting stricter class action criteria. Quick Hits In Martinez v. T. Slack Environmental Services, Inc.,...
“BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color),” “Minorities,” “Native,” “Tribal,” “Indigenous,” “Immigrant,” “LGBTQ,” “Homosexual,” and “Gay.” These were the search terms utilized by the federal government to eliminate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in federal...
On June 23, 2026, the New York Court of Appeals ruled that public works contractors in New York must pay prevailing wages even when the contract is silent on that matter, and that parties cannot shorten the statute of limitations period governing claims for prevailing...
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