October 31, 2011 | Corporate Counsel
15-year dues-checkoff battle ends in unions' favor9th Circuit rules employers must continue deducting dues during negotiations of new contracts
By Adele Nicholas
10 minute read
October 03, 2011 | Corporate Counsel
Court shelves SEC's Dodd-Frank proxy access ruleD.C. Circuit decision makes it unlikely that proxy access will be in place next year.
By Adele Nicholas
5 minute read
August 31, 2011 | Corporate Counsel
Illinois and Indiana revise workers compensation schemesIllinois' revisions are expected to save employers more than half a billion dollars per year.
By Adele Nicholas
9 minute read
July 31, 2011 | Corporate Counsel
Texas' "loser pays" law mixed bag for businessState's new tort reform bill is designed to make litigation faster and less costly.
By Adele Nicholas
5 minute read
May 31, 2011 | Corporate Counsel
EEOC Expands "Disabled" DefinitionEmployers are at risk for suits as firm implements ADA Amendments Act.
By Adele Nicholas
6 minute read
April 30, 2011 | Corporate Counsel
Budget Woes Deal Blow to Public-Employee UnionsUnion rights are threatened in light of the budget defecit in Wisconsin.
By Adele Nicholas
5 minute read
April 30, 2011 | Corporate Counsel
Faith-Healing Vacation Not Protected Under FMLAThe First Circuit found in favor of an employer who terminated a woman who took an extended faith-healing trip with her ailing husband.
By Adele Nicholas
13 minute read
December 31, 2010 | Corporate Counsel
Lack of Comprehensive Immigration Reform Leads to Mixed State LawsCases challenge Arizona's labor laws concerning immigrants.
By Adele Nicholas
6 minute read
October 31, 2010 | Corporate Counsel
Government Contractors Must Inform Employees of Right to UnionizeUnder new DOL rules, companies must post notices that inform employees of their rights to organize.
By Adele Nicholas
6 minute read
September 30, 2010 | Corporate Counsel
Whistleblower Provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act Pressure Employers to Improve ComplianceNew law ups the rewards for whistleblowing.
By Adele Nicholas
16 minute read