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Most HR teams don’t think about depositions until a lawsuit is already underway. Hopefully, you won’t be the target of a lawsuit, but if you are, Charles High, retired partner at Kemp Smith, and Paul Prather, partner at Littler, offer tips on how to prepare your managers.

The order does not make the use of recreational marijuana legal but eases the way for further testing and allowing holders of state-sponsored medical marijuana cards to use marijuana products authorized for use by their states without fear of federal criminal prosecution.

Lawsuits rarely start with something dramatic. They start small. And the outcome is rarely as surprising as it feels.

In the not-too-distant past, the DOL and the EEOC issued employment-related AI policies. But that was then. The Trump administration has removed these policies and left very little in their place. And since politics abhors a vacuum, states are stepping in to fill the gap.

The DOJ initially investigated IBM using the federal False Claims Act and discovered what it called illegal diversity, equity and inclusion practices.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s combined FY 2025 Agency Performance Report and FY 2027 Agency Performance Plan signals a clear shift in enforcement priorities under Chair Andrea Lucas.

Major retailer Target is making big changes to its dress code for associates. It’s part of an effort to upgrade the look and feel of the stores for customers.

Beginning June 30, 2027, employers cannot enter a noncompete agreement that would bar someone from practicing a lawful business or profession.

Included are proposals that protect children from online exploitation and content creators from AI digital theft.

A new executive order issued March 26 ups the ante by targeting racially discriminatory DEI activities in federal contracts and subcontracts. It also beefs up enforcement.