Labor and Employment

What Does ‘Noel Canning’ Mean for the NLRB’s Previously Decided Cases?

The Supreme Court decision nixed President Obama’s recess appointments to the NLRB means more than 700 published and unpublished decisions were invalidated, of which 128 remain active before the federal courts of appeal. What the most significant outstanding cases are, and where they stand now.

Workers Win Wage And Hour Suit Against Wal-Mart And Its Logistics Provider

Schneider Logistics Inc. agreed to pay $21 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by workers at a California warehouse. […]

UK Employers Worry Flexible Work Expansion Could Ignite In-Fighting

Nearly all employees in the UK will now be allowed to request flexible working schedules, a right previously restricted to […]

Major Supreme Court Decisions On Last Day Of Session

In the final day of this year’s session,  the Supreme Court ruled that for-profit employers can opt out of providing […]

Punitive Damages Slashed In AZ Harassment Case To Maintain “Reasonable Relationship”

A female employee at an Arizona copper mine who was subjected to sexual harassment by supervisors (Arizona v. ASARCO) received […]

Supreme Court Rejects “Presumption Of Prudence” In ERISA Stock Cases

In a decision that overruled all seven U.S. courts of appeal, the Supreme Court last week rejected a “presumption of […]

Supreme Court Invalidates Former NLRB Appointees

The Supreme Court narrowed the definition of a Senate “recess,” invalidating three National Labor Relations Board appointments President Obama made […]

CA Top Court Hands Employers New Arbitration Enforcement Tool

In a complex employer-employee lawsuit that took twists and turns as the U.S. Supreme Court introduced landmark rulings on compelled […]

CA Appeals Court: There’s Whistleblowing, And Then There’s Extortion

Laws that protect whistleblowers don’t protect an employee who uses the threat of whistleblowing in an extortion ploy, a California […]

Employer On The Hook For Worker’s Anger Management?

In some cases, employee-mandated anger management counseling sessions can be considered compensable “hours worked” under the Fair Labor Standards Act, […]

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