In a judgment dated 28 November 2018, the French Supreme Court (Cour de Cassation) ruled for the first time on the characterization of the agreement between a delivery driver and a digital platform.

Over the past half century, employers have made great strides in protecting employees and applicants from conscious bias on the basis of race, gender, age and other protected characteristics.

Employers may not manipulate the size of a worksite or the number of work hours available to an employee in order to avoid employee eligibility for FMLA leave.

Remember to identify directly on or in the handbook the new/current effective date.

On Sunday September 30, 2018, while many of us were busy setting our Fantasy Football lineups, outgoing Governor Jerry Brown signed a number of work-related bills arising in response to the #MeToo...

Scrutiny of the gender pay gap in the U.S. and abroad has intensified in recent years and shows no sign of diminishing in the short term.

On June 27, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court overruled a 41-year-old legal precedent to hold that states may not compel public employees to contribute any money to the labor union that represents them...

Welcome to the third post in our ‘GDPR HR Issues' blog series. Drawing on key insights from across Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner's global Employment & Labor team, the series highlights key GDPR issues...

California is currently experiencing record-breaking heat waves and an increased number of active wildfire incidents. California OSHA (CAL OSHA) has determined that this poses a serious threat to the...

As of July 1, 2018, Georgia is now one of 16 states that have banned the use of a hand-held cell phone while driving. Under the new Hands-Free Georgia Act (House Bill 673), drivers in Georgia may not:...

The U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") recently released two new opinion letters relating to the Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA"), which provides eligible employees the right to unpaid, job-protected...

When an employee goes out on continuous (not intermittent) leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (or analogous state law), the employer must decide whether to turn off the employee's email access during the leave.

The OFCCP's recent Directive, issued on August 24, 2018, signals a move towards greater transparency in the compensation review process for contractors.

In 2016, Utah imposed numerous requirements and restrictions on non-compete agreements.

In a unique administrative ruling under delegated "exceptive" authority, on May 16, 2018 FinCEN issued relief from its new beneficial ownership requirements through at least August 9, 2018, for ...