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The Legal Intelligencer

Court: PennDOT Employee Who Wrote on Facebook That She'd 'Gladly Smash Into a School Bus' Must Be Reinstated

The panel said Carr's Facebook comments were protected by the First Amendment because she was speaking about a matter of public concern and there was no evidence that the comments would cause tangible harm to PennDOT.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

CSX, Hauled to Court Over Physical Abilities Tests, Settles Claims for $3.2M

The EEOC alleged the freight rail company's physical abilities tests discriminated against female applicants for various posts. The company did not admit liability.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Fifth Circuit Invalidates Arbitration Agreement After Company Fails to Sign It

In a ruling that could have lawyers double-checking the signature blocks on all manner of arbitration clauses, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has invalidated an agreement because the employer failed to sign it.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Health Care Employees Caught Sleeping on Duty Face High Hurdle in Court

Employees in the health care profession who receive discipline for sleeping on duty face high hurdles to succeed on employment discrimination claims.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

South Florida Law Firm That Served Drinks to Alcoholic Employee Isn't Responsible for Her Death

Paralegal Susan M. Salerno was struck and killed by a train on her way home from work, where she'd been served alcohol.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Corporate Dating Policies: Thoughts on Balancing Employee Bliss With Employer Interests

Corporate counsel, in conjunction with human resources management (HRM), should consider drafting and implementing a balanced dating policy that both respects the employee's personal lives yet protects the employer's interests in avoiding touchy personnel matters.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Nothing 'Sinister' in Forced Arbitration, Proskauer Lawyer Tells EEOC Task Force

“Bad facts make bad law,” Proskauer Rose partner Kathleen McKenna told an EEOC task force studying sexual harassment in the workplace. “A rise in voices suggests arbitration and resolution with nondisclosure agreements are acts of secrecy with sinister connotations. Respectfully, these conclusions, generally, are incorrect.”
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

King & Spalding Can't Shake Ex-Associate's Suit in ZTE Matter

The firm may soon face a trial that could provide details on both the travails of the Big Law partnership track and an embarrassing episode that almost led to King & Spalding facing sanctions.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Court Remands Suit Claiming Leeds Firm Wrongly Steered Prudential Plaintiff to Arbitration

A New Jersey appeals court has ordered further proceedings for one plaintiff who claimed in a legal malpractice suit that the firm of Leeds, Morelli & Brown accepted bonuses for steering its clients into arbitration of an employment dispute with the Prudential Insurance Co.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

No-Poaches and Non-Competes: Democrats' Proposed Legislation Places Employment Practices in Antitrust Crosshairs

Shepard Goldfein and Karen Hoffman Lent discuss Democrats' specific proposals regarding the application of antitrust law to employment issues, in this Antitrust Trade and Practice column.
8 minute read

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