10/29/2025 7:10:36 PM The Right to Talk Pay: What Employers Need to Know Under the NLRA By Ryan Krone The Ninth Circuit issued a reminder to all employers that employees discussing wages generally qualifies as protected activity under...
10/29/2025 6:45:37 PM Recent DOL Opinion Letter on Tip Pooling By Arlene Kline I recently received a U.S. Department of Labor opinion letter addressing a client inquiry about whether an oyster shucker working in the...
10/29/2025 5:00:18 PM What Role Do Unions Play in American Democracy By Amy Moor Gaylord Last week, I had the privilege of speaking on a panel for the Chicago Chapter of the Labor and Employment Relations Association...
10/27/2025 10:00:18 PM From Clickwrap to the Courtroom: Enforcing Online Arbitration Clauses By Tammy Malvin In today's digital commercial society, consumer agreements are commonly established online. Often, a single click of a button confirms...
10/27/2025 7:48:06 PM EEOC Powered Up for Swift Action Once Government Shutdown Ends By Debra Leder Once we are back to business as usual, we expect a flurry of activity from the EEOC to further the current administration's priorities....
10/27/2025 4:36:24 PM Quorum Countdown: NLRB Awaits Senate Confirmation to Get Moving Again By Ryan Krone Amy Moor Gaylord Tom Mandler It has been seven months since the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) has had the three-member quorum needed to issue...
10/27/2025 2:51:33 PM Who Says There's No Free Training? California Tells Employers They Cannot Collect Training Fees From Employees Who Quit Early By Damien DeLaney California has taken a key retention tool away from employers: starting in January 2026, employers will no longer be able to...
10/24/2025 12:40:33 PM What's In A File: Navigating Personnel Records Requests By Damien DeLaney One of the biggest warning signs of employment litigation on the horizon is the dreaded personnel records request. In the states that...
10/23/2025 8:07:25 PM Driving Up Costs: The AI-Empowered Litigant By Kimberly Lopez Rightfully, much has been written on the perils of attorneys using artificial intelligence. Court orders admonishing lawyers for citing...
10/23/2025 4:50:51 PM Detour Ahead: Supreme Court to Weigh Scope of Transportation Worker Arbitration Exemption By Ryan Krone The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to revisit the scope of the “transportation worker” exemption under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA)....
10/23/2025 1:43:44 PM The $100,000 Question: Which H-1B Petitions for Nonimmigrant Workers Will Carry This Price Tag? By Debra Leder Since the Presidential Proclamation last month, employers have been grappling for guidance on when the $100,000 price tag for H-1B...