Labor & Employment

DOL Investigating Amazon Worker Deaths

Two Amazon workers have died at the company’s fulfillment centers since December. , OSHA cited five companies following the December […]

Suspect “Warranties” For Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans

When considering a strategy to protect against lawsuits from participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans, companies should look critically at fiduciary […]

Dangers of Misclassifying an Employee as an Independent Contractor Highlighted Once Again in New York Appellate Court Decision

The case, involving a photojournalist who worked for the New York Post as an independent contractor but fought to claim unemployment when the Post severed ties, serves as a reminder that federal and state agencies continue to aggressively pursue employers failing to classify their employees properly.

Time to Prepare for an On-Site FMLA Investigation

Employers can expect more on-site audits from the Labor Department as part of its normal procedures in investigating FMLA violations, according to statements made by Branch Chief Helen Applewhaite.

Leave My Employees Alone! You Promised You Wouldn’t Hire/Solicit Them

In light of the $300 million antitrust class action settlement with Google, Apple, Intel and other Silicon Valley heavyweights, employers should remember that an understanding between competitors not to hire, or solicit each other’s employees that is unmoored from some broader agreement, like a non disclosure agreement, is sure to ring alarm bells.

Obama Executive Order Bans Federal Contracts From LGBT Discrimination

President Obama will sign an executive order forbidding federal contractors – about twenty percent of the workforce , according to […]

How To Avoid A Corporate Campaign

Corporate campaigns, what a company can do to avoid them, and what it can do in case it becomes a target.

Plaintiff Blog: Goliath Jailing David In Criminal Employment Cases

Instances of employers pursuing criminal charges against former employees are on the rise, according to Florida employment lawyer Donna Ballman. […]

Where Silicon Valley Labor Comes From

A bubble graph breaks down the relative size of the various founts of technical talent that make up the Silicon […]

Employers Involved in Union Campaigns Must Remain Vigilant to Avoid Rerun Elections

Even minor violations by an firm during the post-petition period of a union organizing drive may result in the NLRB nullifying an employer election victory.

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