Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing how employers make workforce decisions. AI tools that screen applicants, evaluate performance, and analyze compensation data are now commonplace. And while these technologies offer real advantages in efficiency and consistency, they also introduce new legal risks—particularly in the class action space. The challenge isn’t just…
Continue Reading AI Tools and the Growing Risk of Employment Class ActionsThe AI Workforce Shift Is Here: What In-House Counsel and HR Leaders Need to Know About Lawful Reductions in Force
Artificial intelligence is no longer a theoretical disruption—it is actively reshaping how work gets done.
Continue Reading The AI Workforce Shift Is Here: What In-House Counsel and HR Leaders Need to Know About Lawful Reductions in ForceCutting Ties Without Cutting Corners: Best Practices for Administering Mass Employee Layoffs
In January 2026, employer layoff plans hit their highest January total since the tail end…
Continue Reading Cutting Ties Without Cutting Corners: Best Practices for Administering Mass Employee LayoffsOn February 17, 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a federal lawsuit…
Continue Reading EEOC Challenges Women-Only Corporate Event as DEI-Motivated DiscriminationMassachusetts is one of the most employee-friendly states in the nation when it comes to…
Continue Reading Knowledge [Literally] Pays: Important Considerations for Massachusetts EmployersWashington is considering changes to its Equal Pay and Opportunities Act (EPOA) which may impact…
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Massachusetts is one of the most employee-friendly states in the nation when it comes to wage-and-hour laws. While the federal minimum wage is only $7.25 per hour, Massachusetts currently requires…
Continue Reading Knowledge [Literally] Pays: Important Considerations for Massachusetts EmployersWashington is considering changes to its Equal Pay and Opportunities Act (EPOA) which may impact employer obligations. For more, follow the link below:
Washington State May Ease Pay Transparency Rules
Continue Reading Washington State May Ease Pay Transparency RulesTerminations and layoffs are often the subject of employee class action lawsuits, whether they are brought under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining…
Continue Reading With Federal Funding in Flux, Some Employers May Need to Review Layoff ProceduresTrump Administration Signals How Employment Policies on DEI and Gender May be Scrutinized
In a flurry of Executive Orders, the new Trump Administration is signaling how it views employment policies, procedures, and programs related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and gender ideology.
Continue Reading Trump Administration Signals How Employment Policies on DEI and Gender May be ScrutinizedFurniture Retailer Settles for $1.5 Million with EEOC Over Allegations of Categorically Failing to Hire Women and Segregating its Workforce by Sex
On January 10, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida approved a nearly $1.5 million settlement agreement in a case brought by the U.S. Equal Employment…
Continue Reading Furniture Retailer Settles for $1.5 Million with EEOC Over Allegations of Categorically Failing to Hire Women and Segregating its Workforce by SexDo you have questions about California’s Private Attorneys’ General Act (PAGA)?
Our Los Angeles partner, Steven P. Gallagher, is so knowledgeable that LexisNexis recently tapped him to write a Practical…
Continue Reading Practical Guidance on PAGA? We Have You CoveredThe U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) continues its focus on challenging employment leave policies as discriminatory under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
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On September…
Continue Reading The EEOC Continues to Challenge Leave Policies as DiscriminatoryWant to Trigger a Wage-and-Hour Class Action? Try Not Paying the Right Minimum Wage!
Some low hanging fruit for the plaintiffs’ bar is an employer who simply doesn’t pay the right wage rate. That happens more often than you think, especially in states like…
Continue Reading Want to Trigger a Wage-and-Hour Class Action? Try Not Paying the Right Minimum Wage!The comprehensive reform of California’s Private Attorneys General Act is now the law. The PAGA reform (AB 2288 and SB 92) was a result of an agreement approved by Governor…
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