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Many business disputes are effectively lost long before a lawsuit is ever filed. With only 24 hours in a day and constant operational demands competing for attention, business owners frequently postpone addressing...

The recent U.S. military engagement in the Middle East, as well as significant domestic deployments in multiple large cities in 2025 and 2026, underscores the increasing reliance on National Guard and reserve forces...

It is not uncommon for companies to host networking or mentorship events focused on supporting female employees. In fact, these types of events are often publicized by employers to show their efforts to provide an...

Declaring impasse during collective bargaining can be an important, consequential decision for an employer. A valid impasse generally allows an employer to implement its last, best, and final offer unilaterally, but a...

On January 22, 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) voted 2 to 1 to rescind its Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace. This is one of the first significant actions the EEOC has...

On February 26, 2026, the Department of Labor (DOL) published a proposed rule seeking to clarify the distinction between employee and independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The new rule...

In the iconic 1999 film The Sixth Sense, a nine-year-old routinely sees dead people. In the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, we might now be seeing a dead Cemex decision, the one in which the National Labor Relations...

In a case from Arizona, the U.S district court granted in part and denied in part an employer’s request for partial summary judgment (dismissal without a trial), offering a useful refresher on exhaustion of...

On February 27, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) published a proposed rule addressing the issue of employer versus independent contractor status under the federal Fair Labor...

Q Are there particular legal risks to random drug testing, given the varying legality from state to state, and are there best practices or requirements for documenting drug testing policies and incident responses? The...

On February 6, 2026, the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals (whose rulings apply to employers in Maryland and Virginia) issued a significant ruling vacating a preliminary injunction that had blocked key provisions of...

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools have quietly moved from novelty to fixture in how lawyers and their clients research, write, and prepare for litigation. Two U.S. federal courts just issued the first rulings...

Are you a white male who has experienced discrimination at work based on your race or sex? You may have a claim to recover money under federal civil rights laws. Contact the EEOC as soon as possible. Time limits are...

The U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals (whose rulings apply to all West Virginia employers) has been busy deciding Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodation cases this year. In at least two cases, it found that...

Q We have an employee who uses Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave intermittently, and her supervisor never knows when she’s going to call out. She handles time-sensitive documentation, and the leave is now causing...