The numbers are frightening. In recent years, juries have routinely rendered outsized verdicts, a trend attributable in part to social inflation, public sentiment toward corporate defendants, and sophisticated litigation tactics employed by the plaintiffs’ bar.
In welcome news for the business community and a shining example of bipartisan cooperation, the Washington State Legislature has almost unanimously passed an amendment to its pay transparency law that led to hundreds of class action lawsuits.
In this Key Discovery Points video, Brett Burney of Nextpoint and Doug Austin of eDiscovery Today break down the case Clayton Int’l, Inc. v. Neb. Armes Aviation, LLC, where the court ruled on sanctions for hard drive disposal.
The Ontario Court of Appeal’s recent decision in De Castro v Arista Homes Limited, 2025 ONCA 260 (De Castro) provides Ontario employers with yet another reminder about the importance of clear and concise drafting in employment contracts (an exercise that has become much more convoluted than it sh
It was a quieter week at the Iowa State Capitol as we reach the final stretch of the 2025 legislative session. As the first year of a general assembly, session is scheduled for 110 days, and this year, that day falls on Friday, May 2.
On April 21, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it had filed a complaint against Uber Technologies, Inc. and Uber USA LLC (collectively, Uber), a rideshare and delivery company.
You may be disappointed if your candidate was not selected for an H-1B visa in the recent cap lottery – but not all hope is lost. If you employ foreign nationals, the good news is that you can explore certain short-term, long-term, and even some lesser-known solutions.
Welcome to our monthly update on current legal issues for trustees of DB and hybrid pension schemes, designed to help you stay up to date with key developments between trustee meetings and to support the legal update item on your next trustee agenda.
