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Here are the top five actions that companies should take before hiring a competitor's employee.

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Recent IRS guidance represents the beginning of what promises to be a long process of agency rule-making in light of the <I>U.S. v. Windsor</I> decision.

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In the U.S. workplace, increasing religious diversity means additional labor and employment responsibilities for in-house counsel, according to a new report from the Tanenbaum Center for Religious Understanding.

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Recent notable whistleblower cases are in some instances defining what it takes to be a successful retaliation plaintiff; in other ways, these cases are merely shaping the battleground for cases yet to come.

The government routinely requires certifications from its contractors, who provide everything from weapons systems used in combat to health care services paid by Medicare and Medicaid.

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Rulings in two cases have substantially defined the landscape of non-competition law in Illinois, and have a profound impact on employers' use of restrictive covenants with their employees.

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Employee handbooks are getting new scrutiny from the NLRB. Here's what you need to know.

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For those employees for whom the employee's state of residence recognizes the same-sex marriage, the benefit plans must recognize the employee's same-sex marriage in the same manner as an opposite-sex marriage.