Labor and Employment

What Ebola Could Mean For Employers

The possibility of a major Ebola outbreak in the United States is now considered slim, but the possibility of serious […]

EEOC Signals Increased Scrutiny Over Sexual Orientation Discrimination

Recent cases the EEOC has filed on behalf of transsexual individuals signals the commission’s adoption of a broad interpretation of […]

Managing Perils Of Workforce Reductions During Litigation

In an article from Bloomberg BNA, Sidley & Austin attorneys Isaac S. Greaney and Eric G. Hoffman provide some tips […]

Are OSHA’S Permissible Exposure Limits Bogus?

An official with The Laborers’ Health and Safety Fund of North America, a consortium with both management and labor trustees, […]

Titles Matter for Books, Not for Employers (or, How to be Jointly Liable as an Employer Even if You’d Rather Not Be)

Even if You’d Rather Not Be)
Ensign, a company that technically has no employees, sought to dismiss an overtime class action filed by an employee of a company it owns. But a court rebuffed the request when it found the companies share an address, corporate officers, recruiting efforts, and so on.

Immigration Law Does Not Preempt State Wage and Hour Claims, Says Court

In a case regarding a Phillipine citizen granted an H-1B visa to work for an Arizona company whose employment was terminated early, the Southern District of Indiana ruled the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) does not absolve employers of their responsibilities under state wage and hour laws.

Keep Your Hands Off The Customers… And The Cows

A federal district court found that non-compete agreements Genex signed wit three disgruntled bovine inseminator employees were not binding, after the employees left for competitor CRV USA. And, adding insult to injury, the court also determined that the cows were free to work for CRV USA, too.

DOL Funding State Worker Misclassification Programs

The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded more than $10 million to 19 states to improve their ability to identify […]

NLRB Establishes New Rule In Successor Labor Relations

The National Labor Relations Board has overturned an important precedent regarding the employment obligations of successor companies. In Pressroom Cleaners, […]

Truck Driver Alleges She Was Blocked From Leaving Union, Sues For Coercion

A Michigan truck driver is suing the United Auto Workers for coercion, alleging that the union blocked her from quitting […]

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