Insights: Results

Sex, Gender, and Stereotypes

by Elizabeth L. White

How courts are interpreting Title VII to protect LGBT workers.

When to Get a Lawyer for Work Injury

by Bryan Driscoll

Understanding your rights and navigating the complexity of workers’ compensation claims.

Hollywood Union Strike Threat is Playing Out Under Different Environment

by John Ettorre

Workers in Hollywood are threatening to strike if a deal with studios cannot be reached.

Bentley & More LLP: Advocates for the Injured

by Best Lawyers

From a small team to a powerhouse in personal injury, product liability and workers’ compensation law.

Teamwork and Strategy

by Justin Smulison

In 2018, Block O'Toole & Murphy continued to secure multimillion-dollar results for injured victims and workers.

Trump Administration’s Termination of DACA, TPS, and H-4 EAD Immigration Programs Could Leave Employers in a Lurch

by Ann Massey Badmus

Several immigration programs that have authorized over a million immigrant workers are expected to end in 2018 and 2019.

Trial Lawyers Protect Employees, Make Workplaces Safer

by Esquire Bank

Trial lawyers Jeffrey Laffey and Sean Flaherty fight hard for injured workers because of their own personal experiences with the aftermath of workplace injuries.

Make the Workforce American Again

by Michael J. Wildes

The H-1B visa program allows U.S. companies to temporarily employ foreign workers in specialty occupations, including jobs in technology, engineering, science, architecture, accounting, and business.

The Revolution in People Management

by Michelle V. Rafter

Organizations are changing how they find, manage, and review workers to keep up with shifts in demographics, new technology, competition for top talent, and the evolving nature of work.

Businesses Must Prepare for the New Department of Labor Independent Contractor Rule

by Steven T. Clark and Kirby Black

Two employment law lawyers explain how a new DOL rule making it more likely workers will be classified as employees, rather than independent contractors, has caused legal challenges and prompted businesses to reassess worker status and policies.

Building a Safer Culture

by Stephen J. Murphy

More construction workers die on the job in the U.S. than in any other occupation, yet rules and regulations are often honored more in the breach than the observance. Here’s an overview—and a blueprint for change.

Announcing the 2022 Best Lawyers: The Employment Law Issue

by Best Lawyers

Featuring the top legal talent from The Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America and “Lawyer of the Year” recipients for Labor and Employment Law, Workers’ Compensation Law, ERISA Law and Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law.

Look Out Below

by Mary Jo Larson

Employee 401(k) and other pension plans that include company stock can be a financial minefield. What’s a responsible fiduciary to do to lessen the risk of a plummeting share price—and the risk of a subsequent “stock-drop” lawsuit from aggrieved workers?

U.S. Business Immigration: Year-in-Review

by Christian S. Allen

For more reasons than are probably appropriate to include here today, 2017 will be forever be burned into the memories of everybody in the U.S. immigration industry, and all HR and legal professionals who were involved in hiring and/or employing foreign workers in the U.S. No matter your political persuasion, 2017 turned out to not be anything like we all expected at the beginning of the year, fol

Rights and Wrongs

by Shannon Pierce

Antidiscrimination enforcement agencies, both federal and state, are likely going to be highly active in the next five years. Are Nevada businesses ready?