When an employee’s on-the-job injury affects their ability to perform essential job functions, federal and state law require, among other things, that an employer engage in an “interactive process” to explore potential reasonable accommodations that would allow the employee to
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued Opinion Letter FMLA2025-01-A, clarifying the complex interaction between (1) the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), (2) state-paid family and medical leave program (PFML) benefits and (3) employer-provided accrued vacation, paid time
Ten Labor & Employment Practice lawyers from global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP were listed on the 2025 Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyers list.
This GT Alert discusses two bills, New York Senate Bill S4641 and New Jersey Senate Bill S1688, which propose changes to the landscape of restrictive covenants in these states.
While welcome news to most employers, those in California are unlikely to be impacted by the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling in E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera, 220 L. Ed. 2d 309 (2025). In E.M.D. Sales, the Court rejected
In a sharply worded notice, the Labor & Workforce Development Agency (LWDA) recently demanded that a plaintiff-side law firm amend over 100 Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) notices it had filed. The LWDA warned that failure to amend would risk
The U. S. Supreme Court unanimously decided in E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera that the standard of “preponderance of the evidence” is to be used in cases where an employer claims an employee is exempt from overtime eligibility under the Fair Labor
New Jersey employers should review their employee handbooks and policies and consider revisions based on changes in the law or best practices. This GT Alert summarizes some recent legal updates and changes on the horizon to help focus employers as
This blog post discusses key trends in trade secrets for 2025, including increased scrutiny of large damage awards, potential changes to noncompete enforceability, a high success rate for plaintiffs in trade secret trials, the impact of AI on trade secret
On Dec. 24, 2024, Mexico published amendments to its Federal Labor Law regarding digital platforms. These changes take effect 180 days after publication.
This GT Alert highlights significant modifications to the law and details the new definitions, penalties, and implementation
