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Now that the vaccines for COVID-19 are widely available in the United States, many schools are preparing for in-person instruction in the fall and more workplaces are starting to move away from remote work and bring their...

On June 17, 2021, the US Supreme Court released its decision in the case Fulton v. City of Philadelphia. The case was brought by Catholic Social Services, which claimed that the City government violated its First Amendment...

Every legal claim has a time limit within which a person must file a lawsuit—or a complaint with a government agency—or give up the claim. This deadline is known as the “statute of limitations,” as it is often a time...

Under the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or the Commission) rewards eligible whistleblowers who voluntarily provide the Commission with...

In the early morning hours of June 24, 2021, a 13-story condominium building in the town of Surfside on Miami Beach, Florida, collapsed. Tragically, four people have been confirmed dead, and search and rescue crews continue...

While the U.S. Securities and Exchange (SEC) has not been very active in holding companies accountable for failing to report climate-related information, litigation under state provisions—and the growing urgency of...

Updated May 3, 2021 While COVID-19 is first and foremost a public health crisis, it has increasingly become an economic crisis with devastating effects for workers across the country.  Recommendations from public health...

A district court in Massachusetts has held that Whole Foods did not violate Title VII when it told its employees they could not wear masks and apparel referring to the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement while at work. This...

As a general rule, employees are protected by the antidiscrimination and other workplace laws of the state in which they work. With the proliferation of remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic, however, it can be challenging...

The Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 each contain provisions that prohibit employers from retaliating against employees because they blew the whistle on...