By Cheryl Miller | November 6, 2017
The Federal Trade Commission is siding with Uber Technologies Inc. in a fight to block a Seattle law that would allow ride-hailing drivers to collectively bargain. In an amicus brief, the FTC and the U.S. Justice Department told the Ninth Circuit that a federal trial judge's ruling that upheld the law threatened to "open the antitrust exemption door for nearly any type of regulation."
By Erin Mulvaney | November 6, 2017
A Virginia-based government contractor fired a marketing executive after a photo of her flipping off a Donald Trump motorcade went viral on social media, raising questions about corporate social media policies and the rights of employees to express views off-duty that instantly can be seen by millions.
By P.J. D'Annunzio | November 6, 2017
Two Urban Outfitters retail employees have sued the apparel company for allegedly failing to pay them for all hours worked, including overtime, in an effort to conform with compensation budgets.
By Jay H. Bernstein | November 6, 2017
An argument for updating the 1911 schedule of disabilities with a modern wage-loss system.
By Andrew M. Moskowitz | November 6, 2017
Are employers required to provide light-duty work for an injured employee? Must they keep an injured employee's job open for more than 12 weeks? Can they retaliate against an employee for filing a workers' compensation claim?
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Angela Turturro | November 3, 2017
In this Special Report: "Lawmakers Slowly Begin to Regulate Gig Economy," "NY Employers Take Note: Paid Family Leave Benefits Law Becomes Effective Jan. 1st," "Reasonable Accommodation: Thoughts of a Cancer Survivor," "HR Policy Acknowledgements Overseas: A Whole Other World Out There," "What Emerging Multiracial Plaintiff Cases Suggest About Employment Discrimination Law" and "The Future of Class Action Waivers in Employment Arbitration Agreements."
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Brian J. Shoot | November 3, 2017
In his Construction Accident Litigation column, Brian J. Shoot analyzes the following issue: What if there was no “readily available” safety or elevating device and the defendants instead blame the worker for his or her failure to construct such a device from materials that were “readily available” at the site? Can the worker's failure to properly construct the device bar his or her §240 claim?
By Anna Zhang | November 3, 2017
Partner Helen Colquhoun arrives months after the exit of former Asia practice head Julia Gorham to Seyfarth Shaw.
By Thomas L. Case and Alana K. Ackels | November 2, 2017
The gig economy presents complex employment issues that are resulting in inconsistent legal rulings on the independent contractor or employee status…
By Amanda Bronstad | November 2, 2017
In just three sentences, a judge in Colorado shot down an unpaid wage settlement, stating that “the parties and counsel should be ashamed of themselves for asking a federal court to approve this settlement.”
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