Labor and Employment

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France’s Take on Employee Inventions and The Right to Additional Compensation

Under French law, employees creating patentable inventions in the course of their employment are entitled to a specific compensation that […]

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Examining New Workplace Accommodation Laws on Pregnancy, Religion, and Disability

Employers need to ensure they are compliant with new workplace accommodation laws on pregnancy, religion, and disability.

New Challenges Emerge for Employers’ Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Programs

New Challenges Emerge for Employers’ Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Programs

A collection of new state laws aims to curtail how certain employers deploy diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. These […]

Sixth Circuit’s Tourette Syndrome Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Verdict

Sixth Circuit Interprets Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in Tourette’s Case

6th Circuit decides what constitutes reasonable accommodation when the disability is a rare form of Tourette syndrome that caused the plaintiff to utter inappropriate and obscene words.

Supreme Court Rejects Retaliatory Standard For Firing A Whistleblower

Supreme Court Rejects Retaliatory Standard For Firing A Whistleblower

The US Supreme Court has ruled that whistleblowers under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act don’t need to prove retaliatory intent. Learn more about why the decision has implications for Department of Labor cases.

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Employers Must Act Quickly to Comply With California’s New Reproductive Loss Leave

California’s Senate Bill SB 848 was signed into law on October 10, 2023, and has been effective as of January […]

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Employer Policies and Employee Personal Privileged Emails

Death, taxes, and employees sending personal emails via the employer’s email server. We know it happens despite policies preventing or […]

Employment Non compete Agreement

Companies Must Notify Employees in California About Void Noncompetes

Back in March 2022, the attorney general of California issued an alert reminding employers that noncompete agreements are not enforceable in the state. […]

Ninth Circuit Will Rehear Uber’s Appeal Of Gig Worker Law

Ninth Circuit Will Rehear Uber’s Appeal Of Gig Worker Law

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a three-judge panel and voted to rehear Uber’s argument that it was unfairly […]

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What Companies Need to Know About California’s Workplace Violence Prevention Law

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 553 on September 30, 2023, following a spike in organized flash mob robberies […]

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