Employment Law and Labour Law

Generative AI is fundamentally reshaping the economics that drove decades of outsourcing growth, automating routine tasks that companies previously sent offshore for cost savings. As AI capabilities expand, organizations face critical decisions about which work to keep in-house, what to automate, and how to restructure their relationships with outsourcing partners.

For global mobility teams, work involving foreign nationals can create confusion and may trigger compliance risk. As cross‑border and digital work arrangements expand, some employers assume that working remotely...

Lowenstein Sandler launches "The Legal Launchpad," a new subseries featuring conversations about careers in law and what it takes to succeed in the legal profession. In this inaugural episode, Senior Manager of Entry Level Recruiting Melissa Leidl joins host Alessandra Moore to discuss the summer associate experience, sharing practical expectations and advice for law students navigating this critical stage of their legal careers.

Virginia employers face a wave of new employment law requirements starting July 1, 2026, that will fundamentally change hiring and compensation practices. These changes include mandatory pay transparency in job postings and prohibitions on asking candidates about their salary history. Understanding these upcoming requirements is essential for employers to ensure compliance and avoid potential legal pitfalls.

The New Jersey Appellate Division recently addressed critical procedural and substantive issues in wage and hour representative actions, determining whether such claims can proceed outside traditional class certification rules and clarifying the applicable statute of limitations for various wage law violations.

The Ninth Circuit's reversal in Cocom v. ABM Aviation provides crucial guidance for California employers on drafting enforceable arbitration agreements. This ruling clarifies how courts should interpret arbitration scope language and distinguishes problematic unlimited agreements from properly limited employment-focused ones. The decision offers practical lessons on avoiding unconscionability challenges while maintaining effective arbitration programs.

Virginia employers face a wave of new employment law requirements starting July 1, 2026, that will fundamentally change hiring and compensation practices. These changes include mandatory pay transparency in job postings and prohibitions on asking candidates about their salary history. Understanding these upcoming requirements is essential for employers to ensure compliance and avoid potential legal pitfalls.

Join General Counsel Da-Wai Hu of Chewy as he reflects on his career journey from Big Law to Amazon to leading a fast-paced startup's legal team. Discover his leadership philosophy on fostering open dialogue across hierarchies and his commitment to coaching and mentoring colleagues throughout their professional growth.

The New Jersey Appellate Division recently addressed critical procedural and substantive issues in wage and hour representative actions, determining whether such claims can proceed outside traditional class certification rules and clarifying the applicable statute of limitations for various wage law violations.

California Governor Gavin Newsom's Executive Order N-6-26 signals a fundamental shift in how AI-driven employment decisions will be regulated, mandating agency reviews that could reshape WARN Act requirements, severance obligations, and civil rights enforcement. The order establishes new government tracking mechanisms and data resources that will provide regulators and plaintiffs with unprecedented tools to challenge AI-based hiring and termination decisions. Employers face an urgent need to audit their AI

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is mandating a full return to office for its 1,100 employees, requiring them to report five days a week to a new Washington, D.C. headquarters starting this summer.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has issued Executive Order N-6-26, a “first-in-the-nation” order aimed at preparing workers, businesses, and communities for potential workforce disruption associated with artificial...