Daily Business Review | Commentary
By Julie Talenfeld | December 21, 2017
With every passing day, it seems as though there is another sexual harassment accusation. Imagine your company is involved in a crisis. What do you do to keep your image intact? As brave victims step forward, the accused, and the companies they work for, are left scrambling to recover what is left of their tainted reputations.
By Erin Mulvaney | December 20, 2017
The suit claims that by targeting employment ads to younger workers—in age ranges of 18 to 40, or 22 to 45, for instance—employers are violating laws that prohibit discrimination in employment advertising, recruiting and hiring.
By Mike Scarcella | December 20, 2017
"The Chief Justice has asked me to establish a working group to examine the sufficiency of the safeguards currently in place within the Judiciary to protect court employees, including law clerks, from wrongful conduct in the workplace," James Duff, director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Court, said in a memo.
By Amanda Ciccatelli | December 20, 2017
In 2018, there will likely be an uptick in harassment claims, and there will need to be more human resources support or external legal support to…
By Jenna Greene | December 20, 2017
Microsoft does away with forced arbitration for sexual harassment cases; Kasowitz unveils a new website; Gibson Dunn wins one for a law firm client
By Amy B. Alderfer | December 20, 2017
Addressing some of the confusion surrounding California's Adult Use of Marijuana Act.
Daily Business Review | Commentary
By Mark A. Hanley | December 20, 2017
Given the virtual certainty that claims of sexual harassment will increase significantly in the wake of recent media coverage of accusations against Harvey Weinstein and others, employers need to remind themselves what costs are associated with sexual harassment and what practices might best minimize those costs.
By Charles Toutant | December 19, 2017
A $50 million punitive damages award against Lockheed Martin in a former employee's age discrimination suit is a "miscarriage of justice," a Camden, New Jersey, federal judge said when she ordered a new trial on punitive damages only.
By Erin Mulvaney | December 19, 2017
"The easiest mistake any employer can make is to assume that 'this could never happen here,'" Brad Smith, the company's chief legal officer, said in a blog post Tuesday. "While it's natural to hope and believe that's the case, one of the fundamental lessons of recent months is that people's voices need to be heard if their problems are to be addressed."
By Amanda Ciccatelli | December 19, 2017
National law firm Drinker Biddle recently used analytics to predict and prevent misconduct before it happened. Bennett Borden, co-chair of the information…
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