On September 17, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed two new bills as part of his worker protection package. The first, SB 1159, expands the presumption of workers’ […]
U.S. Department of Labor Launches the Essential Workers, Essential Protections During the COVID-19 Pandemic Initiative
On April 26, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (“DOL”) announced the Essential Workers, Essential Protections initiative (the “Initiative”) to provide workers who have […]
New York Expands Whistleblower Protections
February 14, 2022 Update. The New York State Department of Labor (“NYSDOL”) issued the form Notice of Employee Rights, Protections, and Obligations required under the amendment to Section […]
Fifth Circuit Expands Title VII Employee Protections
On August 18, 2023, the Fifth Circuit, sitting en banc, reversed longstanding Fifth Circuit precedent limiting actionable instances of discrimination under Title VII to so-called “ultimate employment decisions,” […]
New Jersey Employers Take Note: Recent Legislative Amendments Expand Employee Leave Protections | FordHarrison
During the last days of his administration, former Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation amending multiple New Jersey leave laws and extending job-protected leave to thousands more workers. The […]
Check-In Time For Los Angeles County’s Hotel Worker Protections Ordinance
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors recently passed a Hotel Worker Protections Ordinance for the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles. Beginning April 1, 2026, covered […]
Supreme Court Allows Trump to Cancel Biden-Era Protections for Half-Million Migrants
The U.S. Supreme Court said Friday that the Trump administration may revoke, for now, Biden-era deportation protections for more than a half-million migrants from Venezuela, Cuba, Haiti and […]
John Eastman Pleads First Amendment Protections in Disbarment Appeal
An indignant John Eastman briefly took to the lectern Wednesday in his own disbarment appeal, telling a California State Bar Court panel that he was the victim of […]
Librarian’s Termination Violated First Amendment Protections, Lawsuit Claims
Attorneys from the American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas and the Little Rock-based law firm Kutak Rock filed suit in Arkansas federal court Monday alleging a former library […]
Ma. Court Finds 2nd Amendment Protections Cover Switchblades
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court struck down a nearly 70-year-old law this week, finding it is lawful for its residents to carry switchblades based on Second Amendment protections established […]