On Jan. 15, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera, which clarified that employers need only prove that an employee is exempt from the Fair Labor ...

Employers facing lawsuits or government investigations under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) must demonstrate that certain employees are exempt from the law’s requirements for minimum wage ...

"In a recent, noteworthy decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit weighed in on the appropriate interpretation and application of Rule 37(e)(2), establishing a framework ...

An Arizona medical malpractice reform bill, which was signed into law last summer and went into effect recently, makes it harder for patients to sue hospitals, emergency room physicians, on-call ...

ATLANTA — Legislation that would make it easier for defendants in death penalty cases to establish intellectual disability as a defense cleared a Georgia House committee Wednesday. “Georgia is the ...

A Manhattan jury cleared Sean “Diddy” Combs of the most serious charges in his federal sex-trafficking trial but he still faces scores of civil lawsuits – where the burden of proof is lower than in ...