Contributed by Megan Muoio, July 14, 2020 On July, 8, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States handed down a 7-2 decision in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Pennsylvania,...
Contributed by Megan Muoio, June 23, 2020 On Monday, June 15, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States, in a 6-3 decision, handed down one of the most significant employment...
Contributed by Paula Lopez, June 10, 2020 On June 5, 2020, the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (“Flexibity Act”) went into effect. It amends the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and...
Nicholas Fortuna, April 3, 2020 Congressed enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“Act”) that was signed into law on March 27, a historic $2 trillion stimulus package as...
Contributed by Paula Lopez, April 20, 2020 Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) on March 18, 2020, which contains two key provisions touted by the government as providing...
Contributed by Paula Lopez, March 24, 2020 A New Orleans restaurant, operating under the name Oceana Grill, filed the first of its kind lawsuit against its insurer, Lloyd’s London, for an...
Contributed by Paula Lopez. On November 8, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued several opinion letters, one of which provides clarity for employers as to when they may claim a...
Paula Lopez, May 29, 2018. The United States Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision written by Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, resolved a split in the circuits over the enforceability of class...
Nicholas Fortuna, April 24, 2018 The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled unanimously on April 9, 2018 that employers cannot justify different pay for male and...
Nicholas Fortuna, March 7, 2018 The Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964’s prohibition against sex bias in the...