Employment and benefit-related court cases

Companies face a complicated array of laws on workplace policies and drug testing. Here are just a few they need to keep in mind.

In a major win for employers, SCOTUS held that arbitration agreements with class action waivers do not violate the National Labor Relations Act.

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.

Some bonus plans provide for accumulations, multi-year periods and mandatory referral, which could raise a red flag for regulators, says attorney Michael Melbinger.

Some bonus plans provide for accumulations, multi-year periods and mandatory referral, which could raise a red flag for regulators, says attorney Michael Melbinger.

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

Recently, a federal appeals ruling was the latest to craft new parameters, holding that a Maryland general contractor was responsible for unpaid wages for a drywall subcontractor’s employees

Legal activity in the year ahead could confront employers with class action lawsuits, a report by Seyfarth shows.

A new lawsuit filed by the DOL demonstrates how dogged the government can be in trying to obtain and review employers’ compensation data.

Legal activity in the year ahead could confront employers with class action lawsuits, a report by Seyfarth shows.

The end of 2016 is a good time to review and consider a subtle shift in employment law which appears to be gaining momentum.

Company will now start charging for software that was given away for free.

Company will now start charging for software that was given away for free.

A trio of recent court decisions staying implementation of the controversial persuader rule, most of the much-criticized Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces executive order and the DOLs overtime rule are a breath of fresh air for employers struggling to keep up with the onslaught of new regulatory requirements advanced by the Obama administration.

A trio of recent court decisions staying implementation of the controversial persuader rule, most of the much-criticized Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces executive order and the DOLs overtime rule are a breath of fresh air for employers struggling to keep up with the onslaught of new regulatory requirements advanced by the Obama administration.

A federal judge blocked the DOL’s overtime rule on Tuesday, delaying it indefinitely.

A federal judge blocked the DOL’s overtime rule on Tuesday, delaying it indefinitely.

Companies that do business in a double-breasted structure, and the attorneys who counsel them, should pay close attention to multiemployer benefit plan contribution obligations, experts say.