Labor & Employment

Don’t Let Data Walk Out The Door

Hacking generates the headlines, but by far the most common way for confidential company information to enter the public domain […]

Legal Hurdles In Global Employment

Already fielding a variety of federal, state and local employment regulations, companies that expand globally will find compliance even more […]

Employers Use Temps to Skirt E-Verify

A big leap in the number of temp workers is reported in states that require private employers to use E-Verify. […]

Implementing an Effective Trade Secrets/Confidential Information Protection Program

With the easy portability of information enabled by technology, it’s important for in-house counsel to implement a trade secrets/confidential business […]

Understanding the New Laws on Pay Equity

California passed its Fair Pay Act in 2015, ostensibly to tighten existing laws prohibiting pay discrimination and to eliminate pay […]

New Laws Complicate Employee Marijuana Use Rules

While the first wave of medical marijuana laws beginning in 1996 generally left intact the rights of employers to prohibit […]

What a Day of Rest Means in California

Before deciding Mendoza v. Nordstrom, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals had to ask the California Supreme Court for an […]

Age Discrimination Said To Be Pervasive, Hard To Prove

“Once layoffs were done by reverse seniority,” notes one economics professor, but the age of “last in, first out” is […]

Finding and Correcting A Gender Pay Gap

“Even well-intentioned employers may be violating the law,” warns Littler attorney Zev J. Eigen. “Pay equity laws do not contain […]

Idaho State Capitol Building

Idaho Noncompete Law Puts Onus On Employees

Most states have been making it easier for people to switch jobs, but Idaho’s recently passed legislation goes full tilt […]

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