Human Resources

Employees Balking At “Tattleware”

May 19, 2020

Working remotely during the pandemic is said to be such a success that it may become the post-Covid19 norm, but […]

State Courts Have Turned Into Bill Collectors

May 13, 2020

Over a period of about three decades, the way state courts are used has fundamentally changed. In 1990, they typically […]

9th Circuit Considers the Casting Couch

May 13, 2020

California’s Civil Code 51.9 was enacted decades ago to codify a woman’s right to work free from unwanted sexual advances, […]

Do Workers Face Covid Risk From The New Joint Employer Ruling?

May 5, 2020

The general counsel of the Service Employees International Union calls it “outrageous and shameful.” The NLRB ruling, which went into […]

Employees Working At Home? Read Your Cyber Policy

May 4, 2020

Some policies exclude devices not owned by the “named insured”; some require that the named insured have an on-the-record….

EEOC Says Companies Can Test Employees For Virus

April 28, 2020

Restricting access to the workplace based on a medical exam is normally frowned upon by the EEOC, but not so […]

Isolation Takes a Psychological Toll on Young Lawyers

April 28, 2020

Firms in the UK are hosting virtual hang-outs including Friday night videocon drinks as a way of retaining a sense […]

Antibody Tests Were Rushed; Setback For A Back-to-Work Strategy

April 24, 2020

Covid-19 antibody tests, considered crucial to any rational back-to-work strategy, have been rushed to market, and many are proving to […]

How Not To Do “Austerity Rollouts”

April 20, 2020

Some law firms have already furloughed employees, cut salaries or laid off employees in response to the Covid crisis, and […]

Whistleblowing To In-House Counsel

April 20, 2020

Complex privilege questions can arise when an employee has a whistleblowing discussion with in-house counsel. Will the privilege apply, and […]

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