Labor & Employment
Workers at Massachusetts-based Market Basket – including managers, clerical employees, and warehouse employees – are protesting on behalf of ousted […]
Employers should be aware of how they classify their workers in light of the recent California Supreme Court decision, which will make it easier for employees to obtain class certification.
The NLRB general counsel has urged a different analysis of the franchisor, franchisee relationship, that says they are joint employers if the franchisor has “significant control” over employee matters. That interpretation would lead to hundreds of claims, says William Blue Jr. of Constangy, Brooks & Smith LLP.
A July 31 White House executive order is the most sweeping to date, Littler attorneys Maruy Baskin, Linda Jackson and Ilyse Schuman write, and it may greatly increase the risks that government contractors face.
Plaintiff wage-and-hour attorneys, as well as the Department of Labor, are actively scrutinizing the oil and gas extraction industry, looking […]
Some recent NLRB opinions provide guidelines, and they apply to both union and non-union employees.
The abrupt closure of electrical contractor Truland has spurred a class action suit from two former employees, who say the […]
The harried state of the US Patent Office’s workforce, swimming in a glut of new patent filings, is eroding their […]
A San Diego judge has certified a class of 21,000 current and former Apple workers who allege the company’s break […]
The largest group of fast-food workers ever assembled gathered in a Chicago suburb over the weekend, just a few miles […]
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