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Corporate Counsel

Report Shows Labor Violations by Federal Contractors

Companies that receive federal contracts and break labor laws could face greater scrutiny from the U.S. government, if Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) gets his way.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

High Court Sidesteps Final Decision in Union Challenge

A major challenge involving neutrality agreements between employers and unions fizzled in the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Richards v. Ernst & Young, LLP

By | December 09, 2013
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

When Fast Food Workers Strike, Results May Vary

Fast food workers in more than 100 cities across the country planned to walk off the job to rally for a $15-an-hour minimum wage and the right to unionize without retaliation. But how much impact can a daylong walkout have?
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Class Action Waivers Validated in NLRB Loss

A decision handed down by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans upheld the use of class or collective action waivers in arbitration agreements.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Union Attacks Hospital Executive Pay, Patient Costs

The Service Employees International Union is pitching legislation directly to voters that supposedly would lower health care costs—but health care officials think the union has an ulterior motive.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Free and Clear' Has Broad Reach in Bankruptcy Sales

Craig Goldblatt, Andrew Goldman and Nancy Manzer of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr write: Courts have disagreed on the exact breadth of the term "free and clear," which the Bankruptcy Code does not define. Most courts, however, have construed the term broadly, holding that it encompasses more than just "in rem" interests in property. Two recent bankruptcy court decisions illustrate the reach and vibrancy of the "free and clear" bankruptcy tool.
13 minute read

National Law Journal

'Years of Settled Practice' at Stake in Union Case

Lawyers for a union and the Obama Administration on Wednesday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to hold that neutrality agreements between employers and unions seeking to organize their workforces are legal under federal labor laws.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Antitrust Enforcement in Health Care Gets Mixed Reviews

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly called the Affordable Care Act, was signed into law March 23, 2010.
11 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Single-Employer Test Emphasizes De Facto Control Factor

The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN Act) provides that an employer may not order a plant closing or mass layoff until the end of a 60-day period after the employer serves written notice of such an order to each affected employee. The purpose of the act is to protect workers and their families by providing them with advance notice of a layoff. Because employee layoffs are a necessary condition to WARN Act liability, and layoffs frequently presage a corporation's demise, plaintiffs frequently attempt to recover from affiliates like a parent company or lender. Two recent decisions from the Delaware bankruptcy and district courts illustrate how the courts deal with such suits.
9 minute read

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