Employment Law

  • National Law Journal | News

    Some Federal Workers Are Still Fighting to Get Paid From the Last Shutdown

    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

    Sexual Harassment in the Health Care Workplace

    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.

  • New Jersey Law Journal

    FAMILY LAW

    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.

  • New Jersey Law Journal

    To Divorce or Not to Divorce in the Age of #MeToo and 'Time's Up'

    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.

  • Corporate Counsel

    Voluntary Self-Disclosure of Sanctions Violations: How It Works in the US (Part 2)

    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.

  • Daily Business Review | News

    CFO Patronis: Attorney Fee Limits 'Good Debate to Have'

    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.

  • New York Law Journal

    Five Steps Governments Should Take to Address Workplace Harassment

    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.

  • New Jersey Law Journal

    A December to Remember at the NLRB

    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

    Quartet of Momentous Labor Board Decisions Spells New Day for Employers Everywhere

    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.

  • Daily Report Online | News

    11th Circuit Tosses Fired Dolphins Assistant Coach's Defamation Case

    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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