Employment Law and Labour Law

On May 1, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a Field Assistance Bulletin confirming that it will no longer enforce a 2024 Biden-era independent contractor rule.

Contractual limitations periods provide parties on both sides of an agreement certainty regarding the filing of a potential action.

Duane Morris Takeaways: The EEOC's fiscal year ("FY 2025") spans from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. Through the midway point, EEOC has filed 22 enforcement lawsuits...

While artificial intelligence (AI) hiring tools can improve efficiencies in human resource functions, such as candidate sourcing, resume screening, interviewing, and background checks.

On May 1, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") released a Field Assistance Bulletin ("FAB") to the Wage and Hour Division essentially stating that it will stop enforcing a Biden-era test...

In this episode of his "The Trial Lawyer's Handbook" podcast series, litigation attorney Dan Small examines the devastating Farmers Export...

Each week, Crowell & Moring's State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. See our State Attorneys General page for more insights. Here are last week's updates.

Are you considering finance and accounting outsourcing? Did you already offload a portion of your work to an outsourced professional? Whether you are in the process of transitioning certain roles...

Did you know that companies have an average cost savings of at least 20% when they outsource accounting? How about that 65% of businesses agree that outsourcing accounting functions unlocks...

The Illinois Whistleblower Act (the "Act") provides protections to employees who make reports of certain fraudulent and illegal conduct occurring in their workplaces.

Thompson Coburn's Higher Education Litigation Summary is your resource for legal updates on key rulings and ongoing cases shaping the higher education sector. This installment covers updates related to Gainful Employment, the Bare Minimum Rule, BDR, Student Loan Forgiveness, Title IX, False Claims Act, Nonprofit Institution Status, Federal Funding Freeze, DEI Executive Orders, the Executive Order Directing the Closure of ED, and Grant Terminations.

(April 16, 2025) - Anne Perry and Nikole Snyder of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP discuss how President Donald Trump's executive orders aimed at diversity, equity and inclusion programs...