An improving economy and uncertainty over the PPACA are believed to have fueled the trend.

More than 1 million NYC workers are expected to gain access to paid sick leave under the law, joining workers in Portland, Ore., Seattle, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.

The judge's injunction finds plaintiffs made a plausible claim that the Michigan law violates the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution.

The measure, if enacted, would protect a greater number of employers from fiscal penalties imposed by the health care law.

The Americans with Disabilities Act, Family and Medical Leave Act and Employee Retirement Income Security Act all could be affected by the DOMA ruling.

Same-sex couples legally wed where allowed by various states now must be treated as spouses under the U.S. tax code, ERISA, and more than 1,000 other federal laws.

Fisher and Phillips has developed a smartphone and tablet app that allow HR professionals and other managers to calculate basic leave requests and determine how much FMLA leave an employee has available.

The high court issues two important rulings dealing with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.