Labor & Employment

Utility Company Must Pay $21.7 Million To Paralyzed Worker

Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco) in Maryland must pay a construction worker $21.7 million after he was electrocuted and paralyzed […]

Wage And Hour Suits Changing Hollywood Internships For Good

When an unpaid intern on the set of Fox Searchlight’s “Black Swan” filed a lawsuit claiming wage and hour violations, […]

The Complexities of Leave-Of-Absence Law

The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides eligible employees with 12 weeks of unpaid medical leave per year, but employers […]

Mass. Votes In Paid Sick Leave Requirement

In last week’s mid-term elections, 60 percent of Massachusetts voters approved a new measure requiring employers to provide sick leave […]

Don’t Fall Into The Gap: Wage/Hour Lawsuit Highlights Risks For Employers

Plaintiffs’ lawyers remain eager to challenge various aspects of timekeeping practices that arise frequently in hospitals and other healthcare settings.

Employer Threatened with Legal Action Over Broad Use of Non-Competition Agreements

Lawsuit against LinkedIn Latest in Battle over Use of Big Data in Employment

Defining the permissible and impermissible uses of big data in the employment arena may be determined by a lawsuit that claims LinkedIn sold its users’ employment history without their consent.

For Workplace Safety, The Right To Buck The Hierarchy

Some advice about workplace safety from a U.S. Navy captain and author of a best selling book on management, by […]

Migrant Retirees Are A Growing Employment Pool

Retirees, either because they like the life style or out of economic necessity, are roaming the country in campers and […]

EEOC Targets Wal-Mart, Others, For Blocking Alternative Drug Tests For Applicants

Wal-Mart has settled with a job applicant with cancer who filed an ADA complaint with the EEOC after the company […]

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