Legal News

On October 11, 2019, a federal judge for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington ruled that Washington state’s paid sick leave law does not violate the Constitution or federal preemption law, thereby guaranteeing sick leave...By: FordHarrison

For a little over a year, California employers and courts have been wrestling with the impact of Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court, 4 Cal.5th 903 (2018), which dramatically altered the independent contractor landscape in the Golden...By: FordHarrison

What do beauty pageant winners, professional athletes, and employment law have in common? They are all tackling stereotypes and hairstyles, albeit with different approaches....By: FordHarrison

Executive Summary: The long-awaited decision from a federal judge in Massachusetts was released on September 30, 2019 finding Harvard College’s admissions policy, where in race is considered a limited factor when admitting applicants, is...By: FordHarrison

Under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA), eligible employees of covered employers are entitled to up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave (26 weeks, if for care of a covered service member) with job protection benefits in cases of enumerated...By: FordHarrison

On Monday, October 7, 2019, the Department of Labor (DOL) proposed a new 80/20 rule and tip pooling regulation. First, the proposed regulation, if finalized, will permit employers to take a tip credit regardless of the amount of non-tip generating...By: FordHarrison

From September 27, 2019, through October 6, 2019, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) held the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar (“athletics” is what we Americans call “track and field”)....By: FordHarrison

October in Maryland is a time of ripening pumpkins and falling leaves. October 1 is also the date when many (but not all) laws passed by the Maryland General Assembly go into effect....By: FordHarrison

With Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker coming to theaters this holiday season, I was reminded of one of my favorite Saturday Night Live sketches in recent memory featuring a very special take on Undercover Boss. In the sketch, Kylo Ren goes undercover...By: FordHarrison

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed AB 5, and the new law will take effect January 1, 2020. As discussed in our September 13 Alert, AB 5 codifies the existing “ABC Test” that was set forth by the California Supreme Court last year in Dynamex...By: FordHarrison