By Anna Zhang | July 5, 2018
Global law firms and banks said the ruling strengthens Hong Kong's ability to attract global talent, although same-sex marriage remains unrecognized in the jurisdiction.
By Erin Mulvaney | July 5, 2018
You've seen the photo of a Virginia employee giving Trump the middle finger—let's explore some of the issues raised in her lawsuit. Also: a boutique plaintiffs firm picks up the U.S. Chamber's top appellate lawyer, and a judge rules for Twitter in rejecting class certification in a gender discrimination case. Thanks for reading Labor of Law!
By Erin Mulvaney | July 3, 2018
“Passivity in the face of this kind of abuse is certainly enough for an employer to be held accountable, but the participation by supervisors in the mean-spirited degradation of an employee's ethnic heritage and faith is unconscionable as well as unlawful,” the EEOC said in its complaint.
By Erin Mulvaney | July 3, 2018
An Eleventh Circuit case figures prominently in a new push in the U.S. Supreme Court to end discrimination against gay workers.
The American Lawyer | Commentary
By Vivia Chen | July 2, 2018
The law firm's bid to seal the gender pay discrimination lawsuit it's defending is bodacious, but experts said the odds are against it.
By John Council | July 2, 2018
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has allowed a nurse at an assisted living center to sue her former employer for fostering a hostile workplace environment after she was allegedly assaulted repeatedly by a resident who suffers from dementia.
By Erin Mulvaney | July 2, 2018
Here are early takeaways and predictions from employment attorneys on the impact of the court's ruling in Janus v. AFSCME.
By Charles Toutant | June 29, 2018
A U.S. district court judge in Newark—upholding a deal to sell East Orange General Hospital out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy free and clear, without any successor liability—has ruled that a former employee's suit against the buyer was rightly dismissed.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Anthony E. Davis | June 29, 2018
In his column on Professional Responsibility, Anthony E. Davis compares a New York opinion with one from North Carolina, both addressing agreements that limit lawyers' rights to move between law firms.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Andrea M. Kirshenbaum and Benjamin S. Teris | June 29, 2018
In response to Gov. Tom Wolf's call to “modernize” Pennsylvania's overtime rules, on June 23, 2018 the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry (L&I) proposed rulemaking to update the decades-old regulations applicable to three classes of overtime exempt employees under the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act (PMWA): executive, administrative, and professional (EAP).
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