Human Resources

$18M Award To Employee Fired After Arrest

A jury found Allstate Insurance Co. liable for $2.6 million in actual damages, and nearly $16 million more in punitive […]

CA Supreme Court Cracks Down On “Contractor” Designation

California ’s state supreme court has made it more difficult for employers to classify workers as contractors. It’s not only companies […]

#TimesUp

“It’s time to ensure that your company has a strong policy prohibiting sexual harassment in the workplace and that the […]

Resource Alignment Is A Big Law Department Challenge

A survey found that legal departments, despite increased demand for their services, managed to keep their spending flat last year. […]

Does The Conflict-Minerals Law Hurt African Miners?

Many companies will soon be fulfilling their SEC requirement to report on whether mining of certain minerals in their supply […]

17 Percent Of EEOC Sexual Harassment Complainants Are Male

In a recent CNN poll, ten percent of men reported they had been victims of sexual harassment at work. The […]

Fallout From Trump’s Affairs: The End Of The Nondisclosure Agreement?

Two women – adult film actress/director Stephanie Clifford, aka Stormy Daniels, and Playboy model Karen McDougal – say they had […]

Companies Are Backing Off On Drug-Testing

A Gallup poll last October found that 64 percent of Americans favor legalization of pot. That’s the most since Gallup […]

If The Rainmaker Is An Abuser

The challenge of dealing with an abusive law firm rainmaker is that rainmakers are in high demand and about as […]

Employer Victories In Recent FCRA Class Actions

The Fair Credit Reporting Act addresses the use of background checks by employers. It requires that before getting a background report, the employer must get the subject’s authorization and before…..

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