By Michael P. Maslanka | November 1, 2017
Last June, the Work Matters column (in observance of Memorial Day) discussed five ideas that lawyers can learn from the military. This month, (in observance of Veterans Day), we pick up another five.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Malcolm Ingram and Alexander Batoff | October 31, 2017
While all three branches of the federal government can impact labor and employment law on the national level, most major changes come from two executive branch departments—the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Labor (DOL)—and two independent agencies—the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
By Ben Hancock | October 30, 2017
A federal judge hinted she could rule that a Grubhub delivery driver should be treated as an employee rather than as an independent contractor.
By Wendy Lazerson and Alison Hong | October 30, 2017
Most employers of California employees must change key hiring practices in order to comply with new state laws effective Jan. 1, 2018. These laws impact job applications, interviews, background checks and compensation.
By C. Ryan Barber | October 26, 2017
Jane Norberg, the head of the SEC's whistleblower office, said the corporate world is getting the hint and not using severance agreements to stifle would-be tipsters. “The good news is that I have seen some improvement in this area,” Norberg said Thursday at a securities conference in Washington. The “message is out there” that severance agreements cannot include terms preventing employees from contacting regulators, she added.
By P.J. Dannunzio | October 26, 2017
A group of landscapers suing their employer for overtime pay have settled their class action lawsuit for roughly $4.8 million, with their lawyers netting $1.5 million in fees.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Jeffrey Campolongo | October 26, 2017
In Moody v. Atlantic City Board of Education, No. 16-4373 (3d Cir. Sept. 6), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reversed summary judgment for an employer based on an elastic and expansive interpretation of just who constitutes a "supervisor" in a hostile work environment case.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Mark Altschuler and Thomas Delevie | October 25, 2017
Kaczkowski v. Bolubasz, 491 Pa. 561 (1980), is one of the few decisions in the nation that rules out discounting to present value, under the assumption that the inflation rate is equal to the discount rate.
By Colby Hamilton | October 24, 2017
U.S. District Judge William Pauley III of the Southern District of New York delivered a mixed ruling over dueling summary judgment motions Tuesday, agreeing in part with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's police officers union's argument that mandatory medical examinations were against federal law, while leaving in place a portion of the authority's policy.
By Erin Mulvaney | October 24, 2017
Joshua Ditelberg in Chicago and William Dritsas in San Francisco represent the Cowboys in the National Labor Relations Board case.
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