Labor & Employment
Is an employer’s decision to terminate an employee for violation of an unlawful policy itself unlawful? The NLRB assessed that in a recent decision.
Employers should pay particular attention to one of the report’s central forecasts: the EEOC and other federal antidiscrimination agencies may begin scrutinizing how employers collect and use big data in managing their workforces.
Non-compete clauses, long standard in the tech and sales industries, are becoming increasingly common in a wide variety of fields, […]
When do an employee’s criticisms, complaints, or derogatory statements constitute protected activity, and when are there proper grounds for discipline […]
In March, Chairman Mark Pearce of the National Labor Relations Board refused a 30-day extension of the comment period on […]
The city of Seattle’s rapid-fire approval of a $15-per-hour minimum wage, just months after workers began rallying behind the proposal, […]
A case from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington is an important reminder of the risks associated with failing to preserve electronic information related to actual or threatened litigation.
A manager at jeweler Tiffany & Co. is suing the company for discrimination. Michael McClure, is bringing the suit after […]
The Department of Labor lists six criteria it will use to distinguish an intern from an employee. Although some courts […]
Though he lost his temper, swearing at his supervisors and coworkers, the NLRB found an employee was within bounds of protected conduct.
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