Employment & Workers' Compensation

Attacked From All Sides: What Is Happening in the World of Restrictive Covenants?

by Christine Bestor Townsend

One employment lawyer explains how companies can navigate challenges of federal and state governmental scrutiny on restrictive covenant agreements.

An Employer’s Guidebook to Responding to Online Harassment

by Belle Harris and Brent Siler

Navigating online defamation against your business requires strategic responses. Two employment lawyers guide how to leverage contracts, understand social media limitations and the risks of legal action.

Businesses Must Prepare for the New Department of Labor Independent Contractor Rule

by Kirby Black and Steven T. Clark

Two employment law lawyers explain how a new DOL rule making it more likely workers will be classified as employees, rather than independent contractors, has caused legal challenges and prompted businesses to reassess worker status and policies.

Bentley & More LLP: Beacon of Hope

by Bentley & More

With a unique blend of expertise in trial advocacy and workers’ compensation, Bentley & More LLP has established itself as a beacon of hope for injured workers.

Important Information for Pennsylvania Injured Workers

by James B. Mogul

Lawyer James B. Mogul of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. is offering important information to Pennsylvania workers who are facing workers' compensation cases.

Gust Rosenfeld P.L.C. on Protecting Arizona Employers

by Justin Smulison

Gust Rosenfeld attorney Robert D. Haws discusses emerging trends in employment litigation and how the firm’s Employment and Education Law practice groups have protected clients in and out of Arizona’s courtrooms.

The Long, Short, Thick and Thin of It

by Avrohom Gefen

“Appearance discrimination” based on employees’ height and weight is the latest hot-button issue in employment law. Here’s a guide to avoid discrimination.

The Wagner Law Group: ERISA and Employment Law

by The Wagner Law Group

For more than 25 years, The Wagner Law Group has combined the personalized attention and reasonable rates of small law firms with the specialization and sophistication of large firms to tackle all of their clients' ERISA and Employment Law needs.

Changes to the New Form I-9 and Verification Process

by Nia Doaks

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America honoree Nia Doaks of Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete offers guidance in navigating new Form I-9 changes.

Empowering Employers

by Alexandra Sarrine and Elizabeth L.A. Garvish

Ten things that you need to know before you file a labor certification application with the DOL.

Brace for Impact

by Ray Young, Jr. and Scott Hetrick

The 2021 independent contractor rule might have major impacts on employers and upend compliance issues, especially as the DOL’s definition of an independent contractor is about to change.

Rights and Wrongs

by Shannon Pierce

Antidiscrimination enforcement agencies, both federal and state, are likely going to be highly active in the next five years. Are Nevada businesses ready?

A Time for Choosing

by Brandon D. Saxon and Debra Ellwood Meppen

Vast changes in the law, at both the federal and state level, have made it even harder to get through the already dense thickets of employment arbitration. What do businesses need to know going forward?

Noncompete Extinct

by Mark W. Bakker

The Federal Trade Commission has proposed a blanket ban on noncompete agreements that could radicalize post-termination protections afforded to employers.

Employers Are Budding Heads on Marijuana in the Workplace

by M. Tae Phillips and Melanie C. Cormier

As employment lawyers, we receive many questions from employers navigating marijuana legalization. Below, we answer the top three most asked questions.

Withstand the Ban

by Jeffrey A. Calabrese and Kirby Black

With the recent Federal Trade Commission’s announcement proposing a complete ban on noncompete agreements, we offer advice to companies moving forward.

Whistleblower Legislation Opens the Doors for More International Claims

by Justin Smulison

An Anti-Money Laundering Act, part of a recently passed Omnibus Budget in the U.S. Senate, is expanding protection for whistleblowers both domestically and internationally.

Strength in Numbers: When Partnering Up May Be Best in Whistleblower Litigation

by Justin Smulison

Whistleblower claims make headlines when they result in multimillion-dollar settlements. But the journey to the courtroom is characterized by complexity and requires time and resources. Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams partner and The Best Lawyers in America awardee Michael R. Williams discusses when and why partnerships between counsel will strengthen whistleblower litigation.

The Employment Pandemic

by Meredith Caiafa and Sarah Greene

The pandemic has had far-reaching effects on employment law since it officially took hold in 2020, but the litigation and lawmaking surrounding it are mutating faster than the variants. Here’s how lawmakers and businesses can keep up.

Employment Alterations

by Ariel Beverly

As corporate America continues to grapple with pandemic-induced employment shifts, companies are still facing wage-hour compliance issues. Here’s some advice for navigating a post-pandemic work world.

The Compensation Situation

by Liz S. Washko

Pay discrimination has been outlawed for decades. Yet the issue has taken on new salience in recent years. Here’s what to know about compensation equity—and where the legal risk lies for companies.

Staunch Competition

by Andrea E. Nieto, Catherine H. Molloy and Jennifer W. Corinis

On the other side of the pandemic, after record numbers of employee resignation, protecting trade secrets is both challenging and being challenged.

Employment Entanglements

by Justin Smulison

As the United States approaches its third summer against the backdrop of the coronavirus, employers and employees still find themselves in a Gordian Knot of interconnected labor and employment challenges, with no clear way to untangle them all.

Blessed Are the Caregivers

by Anne Yuengert and Stephanie Gaston

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission guidance on disparate treatment of employees caring for family members.

Legal Trends in the Modern Workplace

by Emma R. Schuering and Meghan H. Hanson

Employees are reevaluating their jobs and the workforce, including issues like pay equity, forced arbitration, paid time off, discrimination and other such policies as they continue to navigate a post-pandemic work life.

Compelled to Compete

by Ashish Mahendru

Courts and legislatures—and now the White House—are taking an increasingly dim view of noncompete employment agreements, a development the pandemic has quickened. What can employers do to protect their confidential information?

Look Out Below

by Mary Jo Larson

Employee 401(k) and other pension plans that include company stock can be a financial minefield. What’s a responsible fiduciary to do to lessen the risk of a plummeting share price—and the risk of a subsequent “stock-drop” lawsuit from aggrieved workers?

Evolving Marijuana Laws and the Workplace

by Tess P. Anglin

How can employers enforce statutes that differ from state to state?

Labour's Lost

by Alan S. Pierce

With apologies to the Bard: When it comes to potential COVID-19 exposure on the job, and the attendant workers’-compensation claims, to pay or not to pay? That is the question.