Labor and Employment

Supreme Court To Hear An After-Shift Pay Case

In a class action, workers at an Amazon warehouse in Las Vegas are claiming they need to hang around for […]

NY Port Authority Cop Claims Disability, Then Tours With His Band

A former New York Port Authority cop won’t spend time in jail for going on disability, and using his time […]

Tribal Hiring Preference Upheld By Ninth Circuit

A federal court shot down an EEOC lawsuit that claimed a mining company preferentially hiring Native Americans violated the 1964 […]

Court Allows Counterclaim Against Whistleblower for Breach of Employment Agreement

A court has decided to allow Boston Scientific to pursue a breach of contract defense against employees who disclosed confidential corporate information in whistleblower claims.

Is Your Company Ready for the Millennial Shift?

By 2020, Millennials will make up 40 percent of the workforce. That demographic shift is coming with a shift in corporate structure and scheduling, as well as new HR headaches. Is your company ready?

Finally Some Good News: VETS Final Rule Reduces Burden on Federal Contractors

Though federal contractors have seen regulatory burdens increased of late, the final Veterans’ Employment and Training Service rule issued by the Labor Department will actually simplify the data to be reported under the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

Setting Up An Alternative Workweek In California

In some businesses, the standard eight-hour day/five-day workweek is not ideal for either employer or employee. In California, the legislature […]

Tech Shuttle Drivers Settle Class Action

Nearly 90 drivers for WeDriveU, which provides Google with drivers to ferry tech workers from San Francisco to corporate campuses […]

Court Finds U.S. Open Officials Contractors, Not Employees

A New York federal judge confirmed that the U.S. Tennis Association properly classifies U.S. Open tennis officials as independent contractors, […]

NFL Bylaws May Support Players Association Appeal Of Ray Rice Suspension

Despite Ray Rice’s indefensible behavior, the NFL is not legally allowed to suspend him twice for the same offense argues […]

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