Unlike its neighbors to the south and northwest, the year 2024 proved to be a quiet year for Wisconsin on the labor and employment law front. In short, Wisconsin saw a slight change to the Workers Compensation Act, and the courts provided clarification on an important issue in arrest and conviction cases

In Part 2 of his 20th annual listing of key Delaware commercial and corporate decisions, Wilmington Managing Partner Francis G.X. Pileggi explores significant rulings from the Delaware Supreme Court and Court of Chancery in 2024

In keeping with previous years, 2024 brought many changes in labor and employment law in the Empire State, with a series of new laws, agency actions, and judicial decisions. Here, we detail the most significant developments. 

Last year saw a flurry of activity on the labor and employment front in New Jersey's legislature, administrative agencies, and courts. Here, we recap the most significant developments.

In New York City, the rising rates of staged accidents and insurance fraud schemes have led to significant financial losses for insurers and increased insurance premiums for those seeking to obtain coverage. A few examples of some of the different types of fraudulent claims that have recently been in the spotlight in New York City include a staged accident, which was captured on the “dash cam” of the intended target of the fraud and later went viral across the internet, and several high-profile RICO lawsuits against well-known doctors and personal injury attorneys who are accused of orchestrating complex networks where professionals collaborate to stage accidents, submit false claims, and profit from insurance payouts.

Winter is upon us and for some of us, that means snow days are here!  As kids, waking up and watching the scrolling list on the bottom of the news screen to find out if you could go back to bed was almost as great as Christmas morning.  But as adults, snow days just mean figuring out childcare, digging out our cars, and navigating the roads.  “Don’t be in such a hurry to grow up” they all said…and now we understand.

Plaintiffs — often in their roles as contractors, employees, and consumers — frequently enter in contracts that include arbitration provisions. Courts in Colorado and across the country are routinely granting defendants’ motions to compel arbitration, in an attempt to lessen the taxation on their resources for certain disputes. However, the success of this movement has reached a roadblock when it comes to certain transportation workers that cross state

In 2024, there were several updates from around the country on two of the most hotly litigated issues facing rideshare companies: arbitration and independent contractor status. The states have been split on both these issues, resulting in a patchwork of laws around the country for rideshare companies to contend with.