Perhaps nowhere has the peculiarity of California law been more prominent than with regard to labor…
Category: Employment Law
Seyfarth Bolsters Employee Benefits Offerings with Addition of Lisa Loesel as Partner in Chicago
May 12, 2025 – Seyfarth Shaw LLP has further enhanced its renowned Employee Benefits Department with…
2016 All Over Again: Texas Judge Rejects FLSA Exemption Salary Hike, Restores $35,568 Minimum
Seyfarth Synopsis: A federal district judge has vacated the entirety of the U.S. Department of Labor’s 2024…
Seyfarth Contributes Illinois Chapter to Chambers Data Protection & Privacy 2025 Guide
Seyfarth has partnered with Chambers to provide an in-depth analysis of current legal developments and emerging…
Tariff Turbulence: Navigating Force Majeure Risks in Texas Oil and Gas Contracts
Upstream oil and gas producers and oilfield service companies are facing new uncertainties from recently imposed…
Seyfarth Represents Bain Capital Real Estate and Oliver St. Capital Joint Venture in $208 Million Northern NJ Industrial Portfolio Acquisition
May 8, 2025 – Seyfarth Shaw LLP represented programmatic joint venture comprised of Bain Capital Real…
Safe Staffing Levels? OSHA and Legal Liabilities
Introduction OSHA duty officers around the country routinely field complaints from employees and labor unions alleging…
The Week in Weed: May 9, 2025
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world…
New York Sharply Curtails Damages for Weekly Pay Violations
Seyfarth Synopsis: The 2025 New York State budget includes a provision that reduces the potential damages…
CHNV Parole Pause, Continued: Mass Terminations Still Blocked, but SCOTUS Appeal Looms
By: Dawn Lurie, Owen Wolfe, and Alex Madrak In the ongoing narrative of the Trump administration’s…
EEOC Posts Its Internal Scorecard: Insights For Employers
By: Christopher DeGroff, Andrew Scroggins, and Adam Rongo Seyfarth Synopsis: On November 15, 2024, the EEOC…
Election 2024 Labor & Employment Special Report
During the second Trump administration, we anticipate that the EEOC’s routine enforcement and litigation activities would…
National Interest Waiver (NIW) as a Viable Alternative to a Traditional Employment-based Green Card
By: Sami Bloom and Jacob Cherry In an era of increasing global competition for highly skilled…
Six Essential Strategies for Government Contractors Responding to Criminal Investigations
In honor of the recent release of the 6th edition of the Government Contracts Compliance Handbook,…
Seyfarth Elevates Steven Richman to Chair of Institutional Investor Practice and Aaron Gillett to Vice Chair of M&A Practice
May 7, 2025 – Seyfarth Shaw LLP has named Steven Richman as the new chair of…
Recent Appellate Court Ruling Serves As a RoadMap For Summary Judgment On Fact-Specific Disability Discrimination Cases
Seyfarth Synopsis: While motions for summary judgment are usually tricky to obtain in fact-laden employment cases…
Derivative Carriers Don’t Exist in the Air Industry, Says the NMB in Swissport
In a recent advisory opinion following the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) referral, the National Mediation…
Upcoming Deadline for Corporate Transparency Act Compliance
As we near the end of 2024, it’s crucial to be aware of an important deadline…
Best of Pioneers and Pathfinders: Dr. Megan Ma
Today, we revisit one of our most thought-provoking conversations, this time with Dr. Megan Ma. Since…
Class Action Lawsuit Challenges Noncoverage of Obesity Drugs
Seyfarth Synopsis: As employers consider the rising costs of coverage of semaglutide drugs like Ozempic and…
The Week in Weed: November 22, 2024
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world…