Employment Law and Labour Law

The IRS has released updated cost-of-living adjustments for health savings accounts, high-deductible health plans, and excepted benefit HRAs for 2027, with most dollar limits increasing from 2026 levels.

The newest generation of smart glasses has quietly changed a legal assumption that decades of privacy doctrine were built on: that recording someone is a visible, deliberate act. When the camera and microphone live on a person's face, always on and indistinguishable from ordinary eyewear...

A California Court of Appeal examines whether conflicting language in multiple arbitration-related documents undermines the parties' intent to arbitrate employment disputes. The decision addresses how courts should interpret procedural and substantive unconscionability when evaluating arbitration agreements containing PAGA waivers and class action provisions.

The Coalition for Modern Retirement Solutions submitted a comprehensive comment letter to the Department of Labor regarding proposed fiduciary duties in selecting retirement plan investments. The letter advocates for an asset-neutral, process-based approach while providing detailed recommendations to protect plan fiduciaries from hindsight-driven litigation and enable broader investment options for participants.

The Supreme Court's recent decision in M&K Employee Solutions v. Trustees of the IAM National Pension Fund fundamentally changes how multiemployer pension plans calculate withdrawal liability for employers with unionized workforces.

If your organization plans to increase headcount this year, your payroll and related tax requirements may become more complex.

After terminating the employment of Julie Simpson (Guardian’s COO), Guardian’s CEO/owner sued Simpson for a variety of claims, including breach of contract, interference with prospective...

A Maryland private school faced a high-profile whistleblower retaliation lawsuit after terminating its Chief Financial Officer, who claimed he was fired for reporting discrimination concerns. The case, which drew front-page media attention, threatened the institution's reputation and required a defense strategy that would uncover the truth behind conflicting narratives about performance issues versus retaliation claims.

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held in Sabatini v. Knouse that a student sexually harassed in an academic setting may sue the individual perpetrator directly under G. L. c. 214, § 1C, not just the educational...

As return-to-office policies become more prevalent, Florida employers face a surge in accommodation requests for remote work and flexible schedules.

The Florida Supreme Court has resolved a decade-long split among appellate courts regarding the burden of proof for private whistleblower claims, establishing that employees must demonstrate an actual violation of law rather than merely a good faith belief in wrongdoing. This landmark decision clarifies the distinction between protections afforded to public versus private sector whistleblowers and provides uniform guidance for employers defending against retaliation claims.

Can employees of federally funded educational institutions file lawsuits against their institutions under Title IX? To date, the answer to that question has depended on where the educational employer operates.