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Practical pieces about employment law trends and how companies can stay compliant with quickly changing regulations and case law. A recent focus is how Legal should handle #MeToo and accusations of harassment and discrimination.
By R. Robin McDonald | November 2, 2017
The Supreme Court of Georgia has reinstated felony charges accusing metro Atlanta lawyers David Cohen and John Butters and their client of violating the state's eavesdropping law in connection with the secret recording of the chief executive of Waffle House on a sex tape.
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By Adam J. Safer | November 2, 2017
In this Outside Counsel article, Adam J. Safer writes: For at least the last decade courts have wrestled with whether the “no deduction” language of §193 prohibits the complete failure to pay wages or more narrowly prohibits only more limited subtractions from wages other than those specified in the statute. Because of the statutory remedies available under the Labor Law, the resolution of this issue is not academic and has been heavily litigated.
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By Stephanie Mazzola | November 2, 2017
In the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal, a bill sponsored by New York state lawmakers is receiving renewed attention.
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By Andrew Denney | November 1, 2017
Workers for a water-filtration system sales company should have been compensated for their time for answering calls from home and being on-call to assist other workers, a federal judge said in a ruling.
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By Legal Week | November 1, 2017
Full details of the Employment Law Team of the Year category at the African Legal Awards
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By Jackie Ford | November 1, 2017
On Jan. 1, 2016, Texas became the 45th state to allow some form of open carrying of firearms. The Texas statute allows licensed handgun owners…
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By Greg Land | October 31, 2017
The U.S. Supreme Court turned aside a chance to resolve a split-circuit disagreement about the standard of evidence required to save a Family Medical Leave Act action from summary judgment, says a disappointed plaintiffs lawyer.
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By P.J. D'Annunzio | October 31, 2017
A federal judge has dismissed a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by a man who was fired for allegedly falsifying a Family Medical Leave Act timesheet.U.S.…
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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).
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By Charles Toutant | October 31, 2017
The New York Jets are accused in a disability discrimination suit pending in federal court of cutting former linebacker Erin Henderson from the team…
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