Joint-Employer Liability for Texas Workers’ Compensation Retaliation Claims

?The question of who provides workers’ compensation insurance in employer–staffing company relationships is handled in different ways. Frequently, the staffing company will provide workers’ compensation coverage for all individuals provided to the... Read more »

Railway Workers Reach Tentative Agreement With Employers

Railway and Port Unions in Negotiations Two huge labor disputes, in the railways and at the ports, threatened to re-tangle supply chains in the United States. A shutdown of the nation’s rail... Read more »

Condé Nast Employees Organize a Union Through Card Check

?Condé Nast employees won voluntary recognition of a union on Sept. 9, as the company agreed to unionization in response to nearly 80 percent of eligible employees submitting union cards. We’ve gathered... Read more »

California Bill Would Broaden Leave to Care for Designated Person

?The California Legislature recently passed a bill that would guarantee up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave to care for a designated person with a serious illness. Legislators sent it to Gov.... Read more »

Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania Consider Data Privacy Legislation

?State governments are continuing to propose and adopt legislation that requires businesses to implement policies and procedures to ensure privacy rights for consumers. Businesses operating in Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania should prepare... Read more »

Possible Strike Could Jeopardize Supply Chain

?American railway and port workers are preparing for a possible strike. If it happens, it could have huge, widespread economic and supply chain implications for the nation. We rounded up a selection... Read more »

Federal Court Permits Christian Doctors to Deny Gender-Affirming Care

?The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Aug. 26 that the federal government cannot require health care providers to perform gender-transition procedures or abortions when they have a religious objection... Read more »

FLSA Administrative Exemption Requires Showing that Employees Meet the Criteria

?Takeaway: The classification of employees as exempt or nonexempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is one of the most complex and difficult issues in federal wage and hour law. When... Read more »

Whether Nonemergency Medical Transport Providers Were Employees Was Question for Jury

?Takeaway: In deciding whether workers are employees or independent contractors, a court must weigh a number of different factors. Ultimately, the determination is a fact-based one. If there is conflicting evidence, the... Read more »

Circuit Court Dismisses Lawsuit over 401(k) Fees

?The Seventh Circuit recently provided a ray of sunshine in what has largely been a gloomy stretch for plan sponsors and fiduciaries defending ERISA breach of fiduciary duty claims, based on allegedly... Read more »