SCOTUS

The high court agreed to use an appeal to consider tightening the deadlines for lawsuits over the investments made by worker retirement plans.

The high court said judges “are appointed for life, not for eternity,” in setting aside a pay-discrimination ruling written by a jurist who died a week and a half before the decision was issued.

Employers favoring arbitration and wishing to soften the time and expense of litigation should consider adding delegation clauses in employment agreements.

A divided court said government employees have a constitutional right not to pay union fees

A divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled that employers can force workers to use individual arbitration instead of class-action lawsuits to press legal claims.

Thehigh court opens its new term Monday with a reinforced conservative wing and a case that could give employers a powerful new tool to prevent their workers from filing class-action lawsuits.

Retirement and welfare plans are not subject to DOL regulation, reversing three appellate decisions on the matter.

Retirement and welfare plans are not subject to DOL regulation, reversing three appellate decisions on the matter.

The new Supreme Court Justice takes a disciplined, cautious approach and rejects expansive views of employment laws, explains lawyer Mark Phillips.

Democrats charge he favored corporations over working Americans as a federal appellate judge.

Experts predict that the new appointee will generally side with the four other conservative judges who most often favor a pro-business approach.

Nominee had sided with Hobby Lobby Stores, whose owners objected to providing the birth-control coverage required under Obamacare.

The legal setback for the rule's foes still leaves three ongoing court challenges, as well as an uncertain future for the regulation in Trump administration.

For a federal civil servant to prove a forced, discrimination-based resignation, the clock starts ticking the moment the employer is informed of the employee’s intent to leave.

The U.S. Supreme Court backed out of a divisive clash involving religious groups that object to contraceptive coverage under the Affordable Care Act, issuing a compromise decision that said the two sides might be able to work out their differences.

The U.S. Supreme Court backed out of a divisive clash involving religious groups that object to contraceptive coverage under the ACA, issuing a compromise decision that said the two sides might be able to work out their differences.

For labor unions, the death of Justice Antoin Scalia is is truly an instance of deus ex machina — a miraculous ending that doesn’t fit the rest of the play.

The U.S. Supreme Court deadlocked in one of its highest profile cases, issuing a 4-4 ruling that lets more than 20 states continue to require public-sector workers to help fund the unions that represent them.

Benefit plan sponsors will have to be more careful about recording workers’ hours and paying appropriate compensation.

While only a small sector of employers will be impacted by the coming decision, a ruling in favor of the petitioner could encourage future contests to the health law’s mandates, experts predict.