Labor and Employment
Law firms can learnfrom the hiring and management processes that have allowed Netflix to grow quickly while maintaining industry excellence, […]
A group that promotes worker health and safety makes the case that personal protective equipment, “PPE,” is a poor second […]
A Labor Department investigation has found LinkedIn violated the Fair Labor Standard Act by not keeping accurate records and not […]
A Seventh Circuit decision last month could be a boon to plaintiff attorneys trying to establish grounds for a class […]
President Obama has signed a “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order” which includes, among other provisions, a requirement that […]
Workers at Massachusetts-based Market Basket – including managers, clerical employees, and warehouse employees – are protesting on behalf of ousted […]
Employers should be aware of how they classify their workers in light of the recent California Supreme Court decision, which will make it easier for employees to obtain class certification.
The NLRB general counsel has urged a different analysis of the franchisor, franchisee relationship, that says they are joint employers if the franchisor has “significant control” over employee matters. That interpretation would lead to hundreds of claims, says William Blue Jr. of Constangy, Brooks & Smith LLP.
A July 31 White House executive order is the most sweeping to date, Littler attorneys Maruy Baskin, Linda Jackson and Ilyse Schuman write, and it may greatly increase the risks that government contractors face.
Plaintiff wage-and-hour attorneys, as well as the Department of Labor, are actively scrutinizing the oil and gas extraction industry, looking […]
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