Labor & Employment

Workers Win Wage And Hour Suit Against Wal-Mart And Its Logistics Provider

Schneider Logistics Inc. agreed to pay $21 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by workers at a California warehouse. […]

UK Employers Worry Flexible Work Expansion Could Ignite In-Fighting

Nearly all employees in the UK will now be allowed to request flexible working schedules, a right previously restricted to […]

Major Supreme Court Decisions On Last Day Of Session

In the final day of this year’s session,  the Supreme Court ruled that for-profit employers can opt out of providing […]

Punitive Damages Slashed In AZ Harassment Case To Maintain “Reasonable Relationship”

A female employee at an Arizona copper mine who was subjected to sexual harassment by supervisors (Arizona v. ASARCO) received […]

Supreme Court Rejects “Presumption Of Prudence” In ERISA Stock Cases

In a decision that overruled all seven U.S. courts of appeal, the Supreme Court last week rejected a “presumption of […]

Supreme Court Invalidates Former NLRB Appointees

The Supreme Court narrowed the definition of a Senate “recess,” invalidating three National Labor Relations Board appointments President Obama made […]

CA Top Court Hands Employers New Arbitration Enforcement Tool

In a complex employer-employee lawsuit that took twists and turns as the U.S. Supreme Court introduced landmark rulings on compelled […]

CA Appeals Court: There’s Whistleblowing, And Then There’s Extortion

Laws that protect whistleblowers don’t protect an employee who uses the threat of whistleblowing in an extortion ploy, a California […]

Employer On The Hook For Worker’s Anger Management?

In some cases, employee-mandated anger management counseling sessions can be considered compensable “hours worked” under the Fair Labor Standards Act, […]

First SEC Whistleblower Retaliation Charge Is Filed

The SEC for the first time has exercised its new authority to bring anti-retaliation enforcement actions, collecting more than $2 […]

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