Labor & Employment

Tips to creating a successful BYOD policy that addresses the challenges and risks of employee-owned devices in the workplace, including data privacy issues and potential liability.

A Florida court recently let a claim proceed under the Americans with Disabilities Act, even though the employee had been terminated for a positive drug test, largely because the employee’s version of the facts simply raised too many red flags.

The issue that schools have struggled with most this year is the failure to document employee-performance challenges, Suzanne Bogdan with Fisher & Phillips LLP says, which leads to a higher risk in making nonrenewal or separation decisions for employees with substandard performance or poor behavior. Steps schools should take in preparation for the next school year.

Exposure to the Confederate flag in the workplace can support an employee’s claim of racial discrimination, according to an Eleventh Circuit Appeals Court.

Foreign companies rolling out foreign-style employment agreements to US-based regular employees, losing the benefits of the unique concept of at-will employment in the US. Against this background, a few important pitfalls to be aware of as you develop your global employment documentation.

The Supreme Court decision nixed President Obama’s recess appointments to the NLRB means more than 700 published and unpublished decisions were invalidated, of which 128 remain active before the federal courts of appeal. What the most significant outstanding cases are, and where they stand now.