United States: Health & Safety

Cal/OSHA recently issued a revised draft of its general industry workplace violence prevention standard, offering the clearest indication yet of how the Division intends to build on SB 553.

The number of disputes over certain healthcare payments under the No Surprises Act dispute resolution process rose 119% in one year. Private sector plans were involved in 520,000 disputes in the second quarter...

A recent healthcare-related federal court settlement serves as a reminder that job titles do not determine overtime eligibility under the Fair Labor Standards Act. In Simmons v. ViaQuest Residential Services...

Virginia’s pay transparency statute, Va. Code § 40.1-28.7:12, prohibits employers from seeking or relying on an applicant’s wage or salary history for compensation decisions...

Huntington Ingalls Industries faces a class action lawsuit alleging its $600 annual tobacco surcharge violates ERISA's anti-discrimination provisions.

On April 23, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a proposed rule clarifying the standard for determining when two or more entities are “joint employers” under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)...

The U.S. Department of Justice has issued orders immediately placing certain FDA-approved and state-licensed medical marijuana products in Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act, while scheduling a hearing to consider broader marijuana rescheduling. This significant shift in federal drug classification raises important questions about how employers should handle employee marijuana use, particularly regarding prescription medications, workplace safety, and drug testing policies.

Virginia is among a growing number of states that have adopted healthcare-specific workplace violence prevention and reporting obligations.

The Department of Labor has proposed a new rule to clarify when multiple employers are considered joint employers under the FLSA, FMLA, and MSAPA, aiming to provide clear...