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2026 Louisiana Employment Law Update: Unemployment and Hiring Changes
2026 Louisiana Employment Law Update: Unemployment and Hiring Changes
Q1 Compliance Considerations for Employers As 2026 begins, Louisiana employers and those tracking employment law should be aware of two new employment-related statutes affecting unemployment insurance administration and hiring practices. While neither law creates new employee-facing mandates, both introduce operational…
Third‑Party Litigation Funding: A Guide for In‑House Counsel
Third‑Party Litigation Funding: A Guide for In‑House Counsel
Corporate legal departments continue to monitor the growth and impact of third-party litigation funding (TPLF). As funding models evolve and disclosure norms remain unsettled, in-house counsel face mounting questions about risk, effective strategies, legal system drivers, trends, and governance. We…
Keep RTW Working in 2026: Strategies to Beat Open Market Wages
Keep RTW Working in 2026: Strategies to Beat Open Market Wages
Workers’ Compensation Strategies Trending in 2026 Across Mississippi and throughout the Gulf Coast and Midwest, returning injured employees to work is an increasing trend for workers’ compensation matters in 2026. Employers and risk managers are reinforcing light duty and modified…
When Energy and Construction Public Policy Collide in Texas
When Energy and Construction Public Policy Collide in Texas
The Texas Prompt Payment Act in Oil and Gas Construction In December 2024, the Texas First Court of Appeals in Houston addressed a novel question: the mineral exemption under the Texas Construction Prompt Payment Act (Chapter 28 of the Texas…
Refining Removal? A Question for the U.S. Supreme Court
Refining Removal? A Question for the U.S. Supreme Court
New Orleans Maritime Attorney Published in “Following the Fifth” Kathleen Charvet, an admiralty and maritime attorney in Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith’s New Orleans office, has published an article in the inaugural edition of Following the Fifth, a new publication from the Bar Association…
Pay Transparency & FLSA Bonuses: Key Issues for Southeast Employers
Pay Transparency & FLSA Bonuses: Key Issues for Southeast Employers
Compliance Considerations for the End of the Year With many employers finalizing year-end bonuses and preparing for 2026 recruiting, questions continue to arise regarding pay transparency requirements and the proper classification of bonuses under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FSLA).…
Tidings of Comfort and Custody: Navigating the Holidays After Divorce
Tidings of Comfort and Custody: Navigating the Holidays After Divorce
For some, the holiday season is a time of comfort and joy: holiday-card-picture perfect families with traditions, smiles, and laughter. Other parents are threading the needle carefully, and for those who are separated or divorced, the holidays are accompanied by…
Professionalism and Ethics in an AI-Driven World
Professionalism and Ethics in an AI-Driven World
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become increasingly embedded in legal practice and business operations with the intensified implementation of generative AI tools and in-house, proprietary language learning models. The legal profession, in turn, faces new challenges and opportunities in upholding high…
Employment Law Lessons from the Tyler Skaggs Civil Trial
Employment Law Lessons from the Tyler Skaggs Civil Trial
Setting the Scene Effective workplace oversight isn’t just an HR ideal — it’s a company’s first line of defense against risk, liability, and reputational harm. When managers enforce policies consistently and act on warning signs, they protect both people and…
Ticket for Due Process – The Right to Live Testimony in DBA Claims
Ticket for Due Process – The Right to Live Testimony in DBA Claims
A recent decision by Administrative Law Judge John Herke provides guidance when a claimant attempts to submit deposition or unsworn testimony in lieu of testifying live at Formal Hearing. With DBA claimants continuing to allege claims related to delayed-onset psychological…
2026 Louisiana Employment Law Update: Unemployment and Hiring Changes
2026 Louisiana Employment Law Update: Unemployment and Hiring Changes
Q1 Compliance Considerations for Employers As 2026 begins, Louisiana employers and those tracking employment law should be aware of two new employment-related statutes affecting unemployment insurance administration and hiring practices. While neither law creates new employee-facing mandates, both introduce operational…
Third‑Party Litigation Funding: A Guide for In‑House Counsel
Third‑Party Litigation Funding: A Guide for In‑House Counsel
Corporate legal departments continue to monitor the growth and impact of third-party litigation funding (TPLF). As funding models evolve and disclosure norms remain unsettled, in-house counsel face mounting questions about risk, effective strategies, legal system drivers, trends, and governance. We…
Keep RTW Working in 2026: Strategies to Beat Open Market Wages
Keep RTW Working in 2026: Strategies to Beat Open Market Wages
Workers’ Compensation Strategies Trending in 2026 Across Mississippi and throughout the Gulf Coast and Midwest, returning injured employees to work is an increasing trend for workers’ compensation matters in 2026. Employers and risk managers are reinforcing light duty and modified…
Four Galloway Attorneys Named 2026 St. Louis Best Lawyers
Four Galloway Attorneys Named 2026 St. Louis Best Lawyers
Exemplifying its regional reach and talented roster of defense attorneys, Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith and its St. Louis office were included in St. Louis Magazine’s “2026 St. Louis Best Lawyers” list. The annual list recognizes the Midwestern city’s top legal talent that have…
When Energy and Construction Public Policy Collide in Texas
When Energy and Construction Public Policy Collide in Texas
The Texas Prompt Payment Act in Oil and Gas Construction In December 2024, the Texas First Court of Appeals in Houston addressed a novel question: the mineral exemption under the Texas Construction Prompt Payment Act (Chapter 28 of the Texas…
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