Labor and Employment
In the case of an employee who took a new job, in direct violation of the one-year notice period mandated by his employment contract, the UK’s High Court found the employer could refuse to allow the worker to resign.
The concept of a separation agreement is simple, writes Burns & Levinson attorney Renee Inomata, but there are some devilish […]
When Starbucks recently vowed to change its policies to give workers more stability and consistency in hours, the move highlighted […]
The unemployment rate for blacks is a lot higher than it is for whites. In the latest jobs report, the […]
Apple, Google and other major tech firms have appealed a federal court judge’s rejection of a proposed a $324.5 million […]
The Department of Labor has sent out a Request for Information (RFI) about so-called “brokerage windows.” This could signal an […]
The Supreme Court’s ruling in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby found that some companies, “closely held corporations,” did not have to […]
The recent case of Jimmy John’s workers protesting for additional sick days led the NLRB to overrule long-standing precedent, expanding the ability of employees to protest and curbing an employer’s ability to discipline workers for publicly criticism.
A second employee of the EEOC’s Phoenix Regional Office has sued the agency for race discrimination, retaliation, and violation of civil rights.
After a period of relatively robust job creation and a steadily falling unemployment rate…
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