04-23-2026

Employer Insight: A recent Guardian article delved into an unintended product of AI called “workslop.” This term refers to AI output that seems polished but is actually flawed and inaccurate, requiring significant effort to correct, clean up, or completely redo.

04-22-2026

Christopher Perry owns and operates 13 restaurants across Texas under the name Perry’s Steakhouse and Grille (“Perry’s”). Two plaintiffs brought a collective action against Perry’s for violating the Fair Labor Standards Act. They alleged that Perry’s mandatory tip pool violated the FLSA because it required tip-eligible workers to share tips with non-tip-eligible employees.

04-15-2026

Court Tosses Actor’s Sexual Harassment Claims Based on Contractor Status. Actress Blake Lively made headlines for her high-profile lawsuit against fellow actor Justin Baldoni. She sued him and his production company for sexual harassment in violation of Title VII and for the retaliation that followed.

04-09-2026

An Ohio jury awarded a $22.5 million verdict after finding that the employer failed to reasonably accommodate an employee during pregnancy.

04-08-2026

Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order requiring certain safety and privacy guardrails from AI companies contracting with the state of California. It is being touted as the first-of-its-kind from a state.

04-02-2026

New York City holds the largest school district in the US. The NYC school district released proposed AI rules for teachers and the over 1 million students who attend school in the district.

04-01-2026

Employer Insight: For the second year in a row, the gender pay gap has widened between women and men. It is the first time the gap has widened for two consecutive years since the 1960s.

03-31-2026

The First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a performance improvement plan is not necessarily an adverse employment action for the purposes of establishing a discrimination claim.

03-19-2026

Policymakers Shift Attention to AI’s Impact on White-Collar Workers