Labor Law

National Law Journal

Report Faults Wells Fargo's Law Department in Sham-Accounts Scandal

By C. Ryan Barber | April 10, 2017

Shearman & Sterling's report on the Wells Fargo sham-accounts scandal didn't hold any punches. And the bank's law department didn't escape scrutiny. The report found the law department "did not appreciate that sales integrity issues reflected a systemic breakdown in Wells Fargo's culture and values and an ongoing failure to correct the widespread breaches of trust in the misuse of customers' personal data and financial information." Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan said the report provides a new opportunity to "learn from our mistakes."

Corporate Counsel

What Labor Lawyers Are Saying About Wave of Millennial Unionization

By Todd Cunningham | April 6, 2017

Recent union gains in the digital media sector have attorneys asking an urgent question: Will this motivate millennials in other industries to follow suit and rock the workplace world?

National Law Journal

Labor Lawyers Look for Guidance in Justices' EEOC Ruling

By Marcia Coyle | April 3, 2017

Employers who succeed or fail in blocking an investigative subpoena by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will find the district court's decision likely to survive on appeal under a standard the U.S. Supreme Court announced on Monday.

Religious Health Systems, Facing ERISA Liability, Pin Hope on Justices

By Marcia Coyle | March 27, 2017

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday took up an employee-retirement dispute that threatens to expose religious-affiliated, nonprofit health care systems to billions of dollars in retroactive penalties rooted in the protection of pensions.

Gorsuch Is the 'Instant-Replay Official' to Roberts the Baseball Umpire

By C. Ryan Barber | February 1, 2017

During his 2005 confirmation hearing, Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. famously likened his role to that of a baseball umpire, testifying that “it's my job to call balls and strikes and not to pitch or bat.”

Law Journal Newsletters

Injunction of the DOL's Overtime Rule and Its Appeal

By Tim K. Garrett | January 25, 2017

Is the Department of Labor overtime rule now dead? Will the overtime rule be modified to a more modest version? Much uncertainty remains regarding the recently announced overtime rule in both the legal and the political sphere.

The Recorder

DOL Sues Google Over Failure to Provide Compensation Data

By Rebekah Mintzer | January 4, 2017

The U.S. Department of Labor announced on Wednesday that it has filed a complaint against Google Inc., claiming the company did not allow its Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs access to Google's employee compensation records as part of a compliance review, in violation of federal antidiscrimination law.

Law.com

Fast-food CEO and Regulation Foe Andrew Puzder Is Trump Pick for DOL Chief

By Rebekah Mintzer | December 8, 2016

Fast-food executive and attorney Andrew Puzder, expected to be President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the U.S. Labor Department, is a sharp critic of Obama administration regulations whose appointment could roll back efforts to expand corporate liability and raise worker wages.

Law.com

Five Labor and Employment Rollbacks That May Happen Under Trump

By Rebekah Mintzer | November 22, 2016

Here are five initiatives that labor and employment counsel said could be at risk come January 2017.

Law.com

RoboLaw: A Q&A With Littler's AI Practice Leader Garry Mathiason

By Dirk Olin, ALM Director of Intelligence | November 16, 2016

Veteran class action litigator Garry Mathiason recently traded his firm management role for a new challenge, co-chairing the firm's emergent Robotics, AI, and Automation practice group. Mathiason sat down with ALM Director of Intelligence Dirk Olin to discuss the new group as well as the brave new world of the law machine.