Labor & Employment

Employers Get Ready to Ring in the New Year with New California Laws For 2015

A brief overview of twelve of the most notable laws set to go into effect in 2015 affecting businesses in the Golden State, including leaves of absences, discrimination, and wage and hour issues.

Agencies Sleuths Looking For Code Words In Job Ads

A post from  Fox Rothschild attorneys reports that the New York City Commission on Human Rights is scrutinizing Craigslist, on […]

Driver Hits Uber With FCRA Class Action Claim

An driver with ride-sharing service Uber has filed a class action against the company, claiming he was instead fired because […]

Nail Guns Are Number Two

After ladders, nail guns are the second most dangerous piece of construction equipment, according to The Laborers’ Health and Safety […]

FCRA Compliance Moves up the To-Do List

The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is the federal law that regulates the exchange of credit reports between credit bureaus […]

Texting and Using Personal Devices for Business

Employee use of personal electronic devices to communicate, and generate what it may be argued are business records, raises interesting […]

Beating a Non-Compete Disguised as a Non-Solicit

Even in areas where California is decidedly pro-employer, such as limiting the enforcement of non-competition and non-solicitation agreements, the result […]

Encryption and Securing BYO Devices at the Heart of Massachusetts AG $100,000 Settlement

The Massachusetts Attorney General has reached a $100,000 settlement with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center surrounding a 2012 data breach in which a physician’s unencrypted personal laptop containing patient and employee information was stolen from BIDMC’s grounds.

Implement A NLRB- Blessed Social Media Policy

Examples of conduct that is in violation of the NLRB’s social media policies, for personally-owned mobile devices, posts that can be construed as threats of violence, and jokes that could be misinterpreted.

Court Enforces Five-Year Noncompete Agreement in Connection With Sale of Business

A recent decision by a San Antonio federal court reminds employers that Texas law provides broader protection and enforcement of noncompete agreements when created in the context of a purchase and sale of a business.

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