07.29.22
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues across the United States, states, payers, and providers are looking for ways to expand access to telehealth services.
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, taking away constitutional protection for access to abortion and sending it back to the states, abortion is now an issue that employers must consider for their workers.
The long-running battle over who is an employee versus a contractor in California has been put on hold after the Supreme Court denied cert in California Trucking Association v. Bonta.
Following its recent ruling regarding California’s ban on Private Attorneys General Act representative waivers in employment arbitration agreements, on June 6, 2022, the Supreme Court issued Southwest Airlines Co. v. Saxon.
The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals revived an employee’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) claims relying on the Supreme Court’s decision in Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Mariana.
The First U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a group of grocery store workers cannot move forward with their claims of race-based discrimination and retaliation based on being disciplined for wearing face masks with the message “Black Lives Matter.”
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) released its rulemaking priorities for the coming months and put joint employer status under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) at the top of the list.
07.28.22
A summary of some recent noteworthy district-level decisions applying and interpreting Facebook follows.
Many state Medicaid programs have prioritized developing and expanding “local, whole-person care management” programs, believing that providing integrated care management closer to where enrollees live and obtain care will be more successful in helping them navigate the health care ...
Explaining the difference between something that is possible and something that is probable, a Pennsylvania federal court found it lacked jurisdiction over a plaintiff’s claims of Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) violations.