The Louisiana Supreme Court recently allowed a plaintiff to pursue claims for employer negligence while concurrently asserting claims for negligence against an employee in the same lawsuit, even though the employer has stipulated that it would be vicariously liable for the employee’s negligence.

Congress, in its Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, required the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to establish an apprenticeship pilot program that would allow drivers between the ages of 18 to 20 with intrastate commercial driver’s license to operate interstate commerce under specific conditions.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has implemented new rules affecting entry-level drivers who apply (or have applied) for the first time for a commercial driver’s license (CDL) on or after February 7, 2022.

On December 30, 2022, Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued preliminary guidance on the implementation of a price cap exception to the ban on maritime transportation of Russian-origin petroleum products.

2022 was an exciting year for labor and employment law in the state of Michigan. The minimum wage was increased, but a key court ruling cleared the way for possible significant further expansion of the state’s minimum wage and sick leave laws. Conversely, it was a quiet year for Michigan’s neighbor, Indiana, when it came to developments in labor and employment law.

Private healthcare employers in California successfully challenged the Los Angeles minimum wage ordinance as part of the “No on Los Angeles Unequal Pay Measure” campaign.

This alert contains a summary of the major labor and employment law updates in North Carolina from the previous year, including the state’s Wage and Hour Act, its Occupational Safety and Health Act, and two key state Supreme Court decisions involving attorney-client privilege during workplace investigations and the limits of employee handbooks.

This alert discusses the major developments in Missouri labor and employment law from the previous year, including minimum wage changes and a constitutional amendment regarding legalized marijuana. We also discuss a bill working its way through the Missouri legislature that would amend the state’s Human Rights Act.