🎶 I get knocked down, but I get up again… 🎶
Like just about everyone else of a certain age, I know every word to Tubthumping. It’s one of those songs that still somehow finds its way into bars, sporting events, wedding receptions, and random playlists nearly 30 years later.
And because of that, I
Apple’s newly filed trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI contains an allegation that should make every employer’s ears perk up.
According to the complaint, multiple departing Apple employees allegedly emailed Apple’s confidential information to their personal email accounts on their way out the door. Apple also claims that some former employees later used Apple’s confidential and
Not every wage-and-hour lawsuit belongs as a class action.
That’s the lesson from the 4th Circuit’s recent decision in Overby v. Anheuser-Busch, where the court vacated certification of a Virginia wage-and-hour class alleging employees weren’t paid for mandatory pre- and post-shift work.
The case involved hourly employees at Anheuser-Busch’s Williamsburg brewery. Employees claimed they
For years, employers have treated noncompete agreements as just another item in the onboarding paperwork. Hand over the offer letter, the handbook acknowledgment, the tax forms, and somewhere in the stack sits a restrictive covenant that employees sign without much thought.
The recently settled lawsuit against Boston Beer Company serves as a reminder that noncompetes
The Department of Labor has a message for employers in cities hosting the 2026 World Cup: We’re here to help you comply with federal wage and hour laws.
Translation: We’re watching.
The DOL’s Wage and Hour Division recently announced compliance-assistance resources for employers in the 11 U.S. host cities preparing for the flood of soccer
Three San Francisco Giants pitchers are facing backlash after writing a Bible passage on their Pride Night caps during a team-sponsored LGBTQ+ celebration. The players cited Genesis 9:12-16, the biblical passage describing the rainbow as God’s covenant with humanity. Critics viewed the gesture as a deliberate rebuke of Pride Month and the LGBTQ+ community. The
The Department of Justice just issued a legal opinion claiming that disparate impact liability is unconstitutional because it supposedly “incent[s] — and even coerce[s] — employers to make race-based decisions to avoid liability.”
That’s a remarkable claim.
It’s also a fundamental misunderstanding of how disparate impact law actually works.
Disparate impact claims exist precisely because
The World Cup kicks off on June 11, and plenty of matches will be played during the workday. (June 17, I’m looking at you. Portugal vs. DR Congo starts at 1 p.m. ET, followed by England vs. Croatia just three hours later.)
Nick Mohammed, of Ted
Is it too much to ask a school to provide a gluten-free treat for my son?
Donovan has Celiac disease. The school has known of his autoimmune disease since he started there in kindergarten. (He just finished 11th grade.)
Yesterday, the school provided cupcakes to the entire upper school to celebrate the end of finals.
There are bad managers. There are clueless managers. And then there’s this manager, who just entered the race for Worst Employer of 2026.
An employee’s father dies. The employee takes two days of bereavement leave immediately after the death. Then comes the harder part: planning the funeral, coordinating family travel, handling legal matters, cleaning out