By Erin Mulvaney | January 22, 2018
Four years ago, federal employees sued for the pay they earned for working while the lights were off for the 16-day standoff in 2013. The government with a third party is currently calculating the total amount owed to these workers. "It's inexcusable that we are in this position again. Federal workers are going to work—often in dangerous jobs—and won't know if they will be paid," Washington employment law attorney Heidi Burakiewicz said.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Francis J. Serbaroli | January 22, 2018
In his Health Law column, Francis J. Serbaroli discusses the long and unfortunate history of sexual harassment in the health care workplace. Given the recent spate of high-profile career-ending sexual harassment charges, he urges all health care employers to have comprehensive policies and procedures for handling complaints, to educate everyone in the organization about sexual harassment, and to promote a culture of respect for all employees.
By NJLJ Contributors | January 22, 2018
In this supplement, learn about how the tax overhaul affects family law matters; "forensic mediation" in a matrimonial case; #MeToo and a divorce matter; and the importance of securing life insurance to cover support obligations.
By Carl J. Soranno, Mia V. Stollen and Kelley M. Rutkowski | January 22, 2018
How these movements have brought a fresh perspective to this age-old question.
By Matt Bell and Mike Casey | January 19, 2018
In the first part of this article, we examined the counterintuitive nature of self-reporting sanctions violations, the penalties that sanctions violators face in the United Kingdom and the United States, and the U.K.'s self-disclosure framework. In part two, we analyze how the self-reporting regime functions in the United States.
By Christine Sexton, News Service of Florida | January 19, 2018
The Legislature should consider restricting how much insurance companies can spend on attorney fees when fighting workers' compensation claims, state Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis said.
By Richard K. Zuckerman, Chair, and Sharon N. Berlin, First Vice-Chair, NYSBA Local and State Government Law Section | January 19, 2018
Richard K. Zuckerman, Chair, and Sharon N. Berlin, First Vice-Chair of the NYSBA Local and State Government Law Section, write: Seemingly daily harassment allegations being lodged against elected officials, high-level executives and public figures require municipalities to promptly stop this abhorrent behavior and its costly impact on morale, productivity and public perception.
By James J. La Rocca | January 19, 2018
Last month, a newly-constituted National Labor Relations Board took a wintry flurry of actions that has begun a much anticipated re-leveling of the playing field between Big Labor and Corporate America.
Daily Business Review | Commentary
By Charles S. Caulkins | January 19, 2018
Over a 24-hour period in mid-December, the National Labor Relations Board turned back the clock by issuing four momentous decisions that will impact workplace law for years to come. By casting away controversial rulings from the Obama-era board, the newly constituted NLRB returned to reasonable standards that had existed for decades.
By Katheryn Tucker | January 19, 2018
The court ruled that Jim Turner is a public figure and has not cleared the hurdle for a defamation lawsuit—malice. Turner was suing the lawyers the NFL hired to investigate ex-Dolphin Jonathan Martin's abuse allegations.
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