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What Employees Can Legally Say on Facebook—and Get Away With

Facebook had more than 1 billion daily active users around the world as of September. That's a lot of timeline posts and status updates, and many involve the workplace. This leaves employers in a difficult spot as they try to figure out what types of employee online speech get legal protections.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Looser Marijuana Laws Yield a Distinct 'Meh' in US HR Policies

Are employers toking up in the wake of liberalized marijuana laws? Not really, according to a recent survey of employer drug policies.
1 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Health Care Collaborations Among Competitors: Minimizing Antitrust Risks

In the past five years since the adoption of the Affordable Care Act, the health care industry has experienced an unprecedented wave of consolidation and collaboration. While these collaborations offer potential “procompetitive” benefits, such as lower rates and premiums for health plans, employers and patients, they also can raise antitrust concerns.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Tricky Question: Does a Company HAVE to Invite Every Employee to the Party?

Your employee is out on Family and Medical Leave Act. Does he or she still get an invite to the company's holiday shindig?
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Employers Need to Download E-Verify Records. Or Lose Them

It's an action-item before the New Year. Employers participating in E-Verify, an electronic employment eligibility program through U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, must download historic records before Dec. 31.
1 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Uber Reworks Driver Agreements After Legal Loss

A high-profile worker classification lawsuit against Uber Technologies Inc. in California has brought national attention to the question of whether workers in the sharing economy are full-fledged employees or just contractors on a digital platform. The issue is at the center of O’Connor v. Uber, but it hasn’t been the only one that matters as the case makes its way through the courts.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Chicago Cops Lose Case on Smartphone Overtime

The Chicago Police Department has gotten a bad rap lately over excessive use of force. But it has also faced another problem that is rather less than life or death: a lawsuit from officers who believe the city is shortchanging them on overtime for work they do on their smartphones after hours.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Steve Sarkisian's Case Against USC May Set Accommodation Standard

Steve Sarkisian, the fired University of Southern California football coach, has filed what could be a significant case in deciding just what is a “reasonable accommodation” for an alcoholic employee.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Put Bullying Procedures on the Agenda for 2016

Interest groups have begun lobbying for stronger legislation prohibiting workplace bullying.
1 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Court: EEOC Can Force Companies to Turn Over 'Pedigree' Information

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission can force employers to produce private information, known as "pedigree information," of their employees or applicants, such as names, telephone numbers, addresses and Social Security numbers, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently ruled.
2 minute read

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