Labor and Employment

For Workplace Safety, The Right To Buck The Hierarchy

November 5, 2014

Some advice about workplace safety from a U.S. Navy captain and author of a best selling book on management, by […]

Migrant Retirees Are A Growing Employment Pool

November 3, 2014

Retirees, either because they like the life style or out of economic necessity, are roaming the country in campers and […]

EEOC Targets Wal-Mart, Others, For Blocking Alternative Drug Tests For Applicants

November 2, 2014

Wal-Mart has settled with a job applicant with cancer who filed an ADA complaint with the EEOC after the company […]

Suspension Upheld For Employee Who Talked Like A Robot

November 1, 2014

A New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene worker who answers customer service calls is “guilty of answering […]

Strippers Are Employees, Nevada Top Court Rules

November 1, 2014

More than 6,000 semi-nude performers were improperly classified as independent contractors, Nevada’s Supreme Court ruled last week, and Sapphire Gentleman’s […]

EEOC Targets Company Wellness Program

October 30, 2014

Honeywell International Inc. is the target of an EEOC lawsuit because of its plans to make health care coverage more […]

EEOC Seeing Flood Of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity Discrimination Cases

October 29, 2014

Charges based on alleged sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination are rolling in to the EEOC. Commissioner Chai Feldblum recently […]

Consequences of a Data Breach: Lessons from Wyndham Worldwide

October 28, 2014

Wyndham Worldwide won dismissal of a shareholder lawsuit seeking damages after a series of data breaches, and their experience underscores that companies must examine how their cybersecurity policies and procedures may expose them to liability.

Court Determines that Employer’s FMLA Notice Sent by Email is Not Reliable (Sending Employer World into Tizzy)

October 28, 2014

A federal court finds that, because an employer cannot confirm whether an employee has actually received an FMLA notice when it is sent via email, that form of communication cannot be considered “reliable.”

Third Circuit Tightens “Original Source” Requirement for Whistleblowers

October 28, 2014

A whistleblower’s lawsuit has been dismissed by the Third Circuit, who agreed with the trial court’s findings that Karl Schumann was not the “original source,” as required by the False Claims Act.

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