Labor & Employment
The NLRB ruled against an employer who rescinded a popular free-lunch program after workers engaged in a one-day strike, but at the behest of a “worker center,” not a traditional labor union.
After rulings in two different states favored the employer, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with the drivers, despite the fact that the drivers all had independent contractor agreements, formed their own corporate entities, paid for their own trucks, and could hire their own helpers.
The Supreme Court ruled last week that the First Amendment protects a public employee’s truthful sworn testimony, compelled by subpoena, declaring that “public employees do not renounce their citizenship when they accept employment.”
Entry-level hiring at major law firms is bouncing back from recession lows, but “it’s still very much a buyer’s market,” […]
A recent NLRB decision “vastly expanded the boundaries of conduct that is inappropriate but still protected,” says a legal alert […]
The case turned on whether a claim made under ERISA, by a woman who alleged retaliation that included termination of […]
Hundreds of companies in the U.S., including some of the largest banks, are taking out life insurance policies on their […]
Intensive workplace surveillance of workers has become a business, and it’s doing well. One product is essentially a smart badge, […]
Yahoo has joined Google and a small number of other tech firms in divulging demographic information about its workforce. In […]
A decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals provides the defendant in an ADA case with the possibility of […]
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