Labor and Employment
The Supreme Court narrowed the definition of a Senate “recess,” invalidating three National Labor Relations Board appointments President Obama made […]
In a complex employer-employee lawsuit that took twists and turns as the U.S. Supreme Court introduced landmark rulings on compelled […]
Laws that protect whistleblowers don’t protect an employee who uses the threat of whistleblowing in an extortion ploy, a California […]
In some cases, employee-mandated anger management counseling sessions can be considered compensable “hours worked” under the Fair Labor Standards Act, […]
The SEC for the first time has exercised its new authority to bring anti-retaliation enforcement actions, collecting more than $2 […]
The NLRB ruled against an employer who rescinded a popular free-lunch program after workers engaged in a one-day strike, but at the behest of a “worker center,” not a traditional labor union.
After rulings in two different states favored the employer, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with the drivers, despite the fact that the drivers all had independent contractor agreements, formed their own corporate entities, paid for their own trucks, and could hire their own helpers.
The Supreme Court ruled last week that the First Amendment protects a public employee’s truthful sworn testimony, compelled by subpoena, declaring that “public employees do not renounce their citizenship when they accept employment.”
Entry-level hiring at major law firms is bouncing back from recession lows, but “it’s still very much a buyer’s market,” […]
A recent NLRB decision “vastly expanded the boundaries of conduct that is inappropriate but still protected,” says a legal alert […]
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