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7/24/2026 7:21:00 PM

Splitting the Commute: When Mid-Day and Dispatch-Driven Travel Is (and Isn't) Compensable Under the FLSA

By Martha J. Zackin

The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division issued two new opinion letters, FLSA2026-9 and FLSA2026-10 on July 22, 2026,...

1/6/2026 8:51:00 PM

State Leave Laws Continue to Expand in 2026: What Multistate Employers Should Know

By Victoria Grieshammer

The new year, as always, bring with it new developments in labor and employment law. Likewise, the ever-growing labyrinth of state and...

12/30/2025 2:36:00 PM

Soaring to Service: $18.5M USERRA Settlement and HR Takeaways – What HR Needs to Know About Military Leave Pay

By Andreas Mosby Martha J. Zackin

The recent $18.5 million settlement in Huntsman v. Southwest Airlines Co. represents the largest USERRA class action recovery reported to...

10/21/2025 6:05:00 PM

FTC Abandons Efforts to Ban Virtually All Employee Non-Competes

By Nadia Aram John E. Pueschel Richard J.R. Raleigh, Jr. +2 more...

After a year-and-a-half of uncertainty, the Federal Trade Commission’s efforts to ban employers from enforcing most non-compete clauses...

2/7/2025 3:14:00 PM

H-1B Cap Registration to Open on March 7, 2025

By Lynn O'Brien

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8/21/2024 9:08:00 PM

Federal Court Strikes Down FTC's Noncompete Clause Rule

By John E. Pueschel Richard J.R. Raleigh, Jr. Lee Van Voorhis +1 more...

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4/25/2024 3:43:00 PM

FTC Issues New Rule—But Not the Final Chapter—on Non-Competes: What Employers Need to Know

By John E. Pueschel Richard J.R. Raleigh, Jr. Lee Van Voorhis +1 more...

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10/10/2023 9:07:00 PM

Recent Whistleblower Enforcement Actions Highlight SEC Focus On Employee Agreements

By Jane Jeffries Jones

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7/25/2023 3:26:00 PM

USCIS and DHS Announce a Revised Form I-9 and a New Option for Employers to Remotely Examine Employees’ Documents

By Womble Bond Dickinson

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) has announced that a revised version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification...

7/3/2023 9:45:00 PM

Supreme Court Decision in Groff v. DeJoy Increases Burden on Employers Under Title VII for Denying Religious Accommodations

By John E. Pueschel Ashley Kutz Kelley

Employers will now have to show a higher degree of hardship to deny employee requests for religious accommodation. Under Title VII of the...

6/1/2023 3:27:00 PM

The FTC’s Continued Attack on Noncompete Agreements (Industry Today)

By Gerard Clodomir

Note: This article was written by Gerard Clodomir for Industry Today. It is reprinted with permission. The trend in recent years has...

5/9/2023 3:10:00 PM

DHS Ending Flexibilities that Permit Employers to Remotely Verify Documentation for New Hires

By Womble Bond Dickinson

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that employers will have 30 days to reach compliance with Form I-9...

2/2/2023 9:39:00 PM

FTC Non-Compete Ban: Don’t Panic! (But Be Prudent and Prepare)

By Lee Van Voorhis

On January 5, the Federal Trade Commission caught the attention of employers across the country by issuing a Notice of Proposed...

12/1/2022 3:25:00 PM

Today’s Remote Workplace: Navigating Labor & Employment Issues in a Hybrid Environment

By John E. Pueschel Mark Henriques

Remote work already was a growing trend before the COVID-19 pandemic, and that trend rapidly accelerated when the pandemic hit in early...

10/28/2022 3:14:00 PM

Money Talks: California Expands Pay Disclosure Requirements

By Chris Mead

Effective January 1, 2023, employers in California will be subject to significant new pay disclosure requirements in the most sweeping...

7/12/2022 4:34:00 PM

Podcast: Employment Matters 411 - Travel Tuesdays: Doing Business in Arizona

By Laura M. Pasqualone Mary Ellen Simonson

Lewis Roca partners Mary Ellen Simonson and Laura Pasqualone joined Steve Hirschfeld on the ”Employment Matters” podcast for Employment...