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Impact of EU Citizens’ “Right to Be Forgotten” on U.S. Companies

In light of the EU’s decision that Google must recognize citizens’ “right to be forgotten,” US companies that can be classified as Data Processors or Data Controllers and publish Personal Data are likely to be significantly impacted.

Cussing Out The Boss May Be Protected

Though he lost his temper, swearing at his supervisors and coworkers, the NLRB found an employee was within bounds of protected conduct.

The Changing Faces of Unions

Renewed union activity, albeit not in the industries you’d expect, means employers should look at their policies anew to be sure that they do not violate labor law. Gray Plant Mooty attorney Matthew Webster has a helpful list of tips that include ways to ensure employees are successful and satisfied, decreasing the chance of interest in joining a union.

Washington State Supreme Court’s Decision on Religious Accommodation: What It Means for Employers

The Washington State Supreme Court holding that state law allows a claim for failure to reasonably accommodate an employee’s religious practices is hardly surprising, but how the Court reached that result, and its other conclusions along the way, will complicate how businesses in Washington operate.

Safety and Health Audits Can Be Roadmap for Regulators

A safety audit can lead to improvements in operations and reduce liability risk, but it also creates evidence. In the […]

Unknown Future Customers Can’t Be Included In Non-Competes

An employer’s restriction preventing departing workers from soliciting potential future clients of the company is overbroad, a federal court in […]

Trial Plan Invalidates Wage-And-Hour Class Action, California Supreme Court Finds

In a suit that has gone on for more than a decade, California’s highest court ruled that the trial methodology […]

Oceanografia SA CEO Wanted By Mexican Authorities

Mexican authorities issued an arrest warrant for CEO and majority owner of Oceanografia SA, Amado Yanez, accusing him of participating […]

American Airlines Group Chairman Tom Horton Stepping Down

American Airlines Group chairman Tom Horton will leave his position before the company’s annual meeting June 4. With Horton’s departure, […]

Pimco Brings Back Chief Economist Paul A. McCulley

Pimco has now brought back a prominent former executive, Paul A. McCulley, to help the firm reassure skeptical investors after […]

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