Beleaguered law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf won’t be able to assert “faltering company” or “unforseeable circumstances” in a class action brought by former employees, the judge overseeing the firm’s bankruptcy ruled.
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals rips mask off “Company Doe,” overturning Maryland District Court judge’s ruling that would have kept company anonymous in litigation.
The “ministerial exception” allows religious organizations to make employment decisions without government involvement, and was effective for Intervarsity Christian Fellowship to block a lawsuit from a former spiritual director who was fired for getting a divorce.
Though public sector employees who raise concerns about their employer’s programs and activities receive some protections under the law, they’re not insulated from unrelated adverse employment actions.
A deaf employee who was repeatedly rude and sarcastic to co-workers was fired, and then sued claiming he was shown the door for dismissing 12 out of 14 interpreters provided for him. Detailed workplace records led the employer’s account to prevail in court.
Standard& & Poor’s 500 companies pay their chief executives 331 times that of the average production and nonsupervisory worker, according […]
Infosys senior vice president and general counsel Nithyanandan Radhakrishnan has resigned as of April 15, the company said in a […]
Storage Post Self Storage has appointed Robert M. Jackson as chief administrative officer and general counsel. Most recently, Jackson served […]
QBE North America appointed Jose Ramon Gonzalez as Chief Legal Officer. Jose most recently served as General Counsel and Corporate […]
Song Lin, chairman of China Resources, was fired Sunday for “suspected serious violations of discipline and law violations,” China’s Xinhua […]
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