Legal News

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Michelle’s Excavating, Inc. (“MEI”) entered into a Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Regulation 21...By: Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,

Employers are now required to comply with the civil provisions of Minnesota’s Wage Theft Statute, which went into effect on July 1. The Minnesota Department of Labor & Industry (DOLI) updated its Wage Theft Q&A again this week. We’ve summarized the...By: Nilan Johnson Lewis PA

In Lansdale v. UPS Supply Chain Solutions, Inc., No. 16-4106 (July 23, 2019), the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota concluded that a jury had sufficient evidence to find that an employer’s discharge of an employee for...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,

Patient Recruiter Convicted in $1.3 Million Kickback Conspiracy Scheme - After a six-day trial, a federal jury in Detroit found a patient recruiter guilty of one count of conspiracy to pay and receive health care kickbacks, and three counts of...By: Arent Fox

On August 2, 2019, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs announced the release of its new compliance assistance guides. Among the new guides are......By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,

On August 2, 2019, OFCCP published six new compliance guides on its website.  The new guides include: OFCCP At A Glance, which provides an overview of the functions performed by OFCCP......By: Polsinelli

A recent softening of the Trump administration’s stance on undocumented migrant workers may signal some relief for the nation’s farming industry. From dairy farms to vineyards, the agricultural industry in the U.S. largely relies on the labor of...By: Ronald Shapiro

This month's Friday Five discusses cases that probe the issue of what is appropriately considered in litigation regarding LTD benefits. Some cases seem to state the obvious, for example when a court issues an order directing that only specific claims...By: Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

From our perspective we appear to be experiencing an uptick in the reporting of employees testing positive for controlled substances, whether how to address positive tests for cannabis in those states in which it is legal to use either medically or...By: Dickinson Wright

The California Supreme Court has ruled that a former employee’s retaliation or discrimination claim can be dismissed at the initial stages of litigation via California’s anti-SLAPP statute....By: BakerHostetler