If your company sponsors a health plan, especially a self-funded one, there is a good chance that you, or someone on your team, is an ERISA fiduciary. Most people in that position have never been told so. Here is what
A practitioner’s guide to recording law, privacy regulation, and compliance exposure as AI eyewear goes mainstream.
The newest generation of smart glasses, which includes Meta’s Ray-Ban line, the Ray-Ban Display, Google’s Android XR devices, and a growing field of competitors,
The boutique fitness boom, from cycle dungeons and yoga studios to Pilates clubs and Lagree shops, has created a thriving industry projected to outpace national employment growth averages for years to come. But behind the curated playlists and aspirational branding
A closer look at worker classification, retaliation risk, and the limits of federal protections
On April 2, 2026, Judge Lewis J. Liman of the Southern District of New York issued an opinion in Lively v. Wayfarer Studios LLC et al.
On March 18, 2026, an Ohio jury delivered what may be the most consequential employer-accommodation verdict in the state’s history, and it was not even brought as an accommodation case.
In Larkin v. Total Quality Logistics, LLC, the jury ordered
In Bruce v. Adams & Reese, LLP (6th Cir. February 25, 2026), the Sixth Circuit became the first federal court of appeals to rule on whether the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (“EFAA”) applies to
A recent $27 million jury verdict should put every employer, especially those in the hospitality, retail, and entertainment industries, on high alert: failing to properly screen and train employees can result in significant liability.
On July 26, 2024, a Franklin
Heads up, employers—a new law went into effect in Washington State this week (effective as of July 27, 2025) limiting when an employer can require job applicants and employees to have a valid driver’s license. A recent update to the
With the Federal Trade Commission’s non-compete ban out of the picture, the Supreme Court barring most universal injunctions, and the National Labor Relations’ Board directive identifying non-compete agreements as violating the National Labor Relations Act rescinded, the enforceability of non-competes
