Law and legal issues

Mindful of cumbersome rules and the potential for blended-family feuds, advisers can help take the lead on keeping the peace for benefit plan participants.

Benefit brokers and advisers could face legal scrutiny if they fail to disclose indirect compensation and are advised to vet TPA contracts more carefully.

A judge is considering allegations that the dating company violated federal labor law by using a RTO mandate to thwart unionization.

The nation's largest business lobby argued that the FTC lacks the authority to issue rules that define unfair methods of competition.

The ban prohibits workers from switching jobs within an industry.

OpenAI has faced multiple lawsuits from content producers complaining that their work has been improperly used for AI training.

The company is accused of violating the federal law that prohibits punishing employees for communicating and organizing about their working conditions.

The latest complaint against SpaceX comes as the company separately faces a handful of lawsuits by former employees in recent years.

The company has been accused in multiple suits of numerous labor and workplace violations.

Eight Starbucks workers accused the company of falsely and maliciously portraying them as criminals.

Despite passing one of the most restrictive abortion laws, Texas has the highest number of Fortune 500 company headquarters in the country.

Human Resources departments are trying to figure out the best way to provide abortion benefits and hedge legal liability and privacy violations.

After Roe reversal, IVF patients are concerned about their embryos in states where abortions are already banned.

LGBTQ community members find the Roe reversal worrisome for other constitutional precedents

The lawsuit could cover several thousand people employed by Amazon in California, who ended up footing $50 to $100 a month for home internet and office expenses. 

The lawsuits come as Amazon, known for an aggressive and intense workplace culture, faces pressure to make life better for its workers.

“We recognize that we did not adequately acknowledge the epidemic unfolding in our communities or the terrible impact of opioid misuse," McKinsey said on its website.

Since March, working parents have filed at least 40 lawsuits accusing employers of illegally denying parental leave or subjecting them to other forms of discrimination.

Whether or not the ACA is upheld will determine the future of healthcare.

Google parent Alphabet pledged $310 million to expand diversity efforts and resolve shareholder litigation that alleged the company’s board to failed to prevent sexual harassment and hid misconduct by executives.