In See v. Illinois Gaming Board, No. 19-2392 (March 21, 2022), the U.S. Court of the Appeals for the 7th Circuit upheld the lower court’s grant of summary judgment to the Illinois Gaming Board on a former law enforcement
President Joe Biden issued executive orders in 2021 establishing a government-wide approach to climate-related financial risks. In response, the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), the employee benefits division of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), requested public comments in
Following a year-long campaign for equal pay, the U.S. women’s national soccer team (USWNT) has entered into new collective bargaining agreements under which all members will receive the same pay as members of the men’s national soccer team (USMNT). The
Attorneys for laborers who sued a general government contractor and master subcontractor, under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), following cleanup work they performed after Hurricane Michael, recently appeared before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. The
The federal government has begun cracking down and fining hospital systems that fail to publicize the rates they charge for medical procedures. With inflation increasing at record levels, hospitals are protesting that the data they have provided is outdated as
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has provided various resources concerning the No Surprises Act, which was enacted as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA). These resources include a “Chart for Determining the Applicability for
The U.S. Supreme Court’s leaked draft in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization now has become law with the Court’s recent issuance of its final opinion. A post-Roe America raises new and challenging issues for employers concerning employment law, medical
The IRS has announced the implementation of a 90-Day Pre-Examination Compliance Pilot program in its Employee Plans newsletter dated June 5, 2022 (“the Pilot Program). When the IRS identifies a retirement plan for an audit, it will first send a
A unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has ruled that an individual may still have a cognizable civil rights lawsuit even if his employer merely discouraged him, rather than formally denied him, from
A California federal district court judge denied Amazon’s motion to dismiss a unique proposed class action lawsuit over reimbursement for an employee’s work-at-home-related expenses. The judge did dismiss a claim based on the Unfair Competition Law, but the aggrieved employee