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Matthew Levitt of Patterson Companies, Inc. to Retire

Patterson Companies, Inc. has announced that Matthew L. “Buzz” Levitt, secretary and general counsel, will be retiring after more than […]

Northern Trust Corp. Names Susan Levy as GC

Northern Trust Corp. has tapped Jenner & Block managing partner Susan Levy to be its next general counsel, succeeding Kelly […]

FTC Suing ‘Jerk’ Site That Harvested Facebook Info, Charged Misled Victims

A website that culled personal information from Facebook profiles, then posted pictures and asked users to vote on whether that […]

Tech Giants Negotiating In $9 Billion Lost Wages Class-Action

Some of Silicon Valley’s largest tech firms are in settlement talks over a class-action lost wages case that could have […]

Social Media Communications Are Compliance Challenge For Drug and Device Companies

The FDA has for years been sending out warning letters to pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers regarding drug, biologic, and […]

Gender Pay Gap Targeted By Executive Actions, Senate Vote

Federal contractors will be prohibited from taking action against employees who inquire about or discuss how much money they make […]

Employers Seeking to Curb Employee Mobile Phone Use at Work? Don’t Use Illegal Signal Jammer – FCC is “Listening”

As a Houston manufacturer found out when the FCC showed up, employers may adopt a policy restricting personal phone calls and texting, but installation of a signal jammer to prevent employees from accessing the network is unlawful and can subject the employer to significant penalties.

Shame On Who? Responding to Union Corporate Campaigns, Protests, and Bannering

More employers are adopting a head-on method to counter aggressive union corporate campaigns, which can prove fruitful particularly if the union’s claims are false or misleading to the public or when the company has nothing to do with the alleged “dispute.”

The Alternative-Workweek: Oasis Or Mirage?

California law allows employers to follow less restrictive overtime rules when it properly adopts an alternative-workweek schedule – emphasis on properly, as failure to follow a few pivotal details can have catastrophic results.

Intern Lawsuit Hits Hollywood

The simmering issue of unpaid internships in glamour industries is now playing itself out in the starkest of terms in […]

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