Labor and Employment

If Your Boss Were Donald Sterling, What Could You Do?

If an employer makes discriminatory remarks without actually firing or demoting a person, an employee might be able to quit his job and then sue the employer for what is called a constructive discharge.

Why Assuming Out Of State Non-Compete Agreements Are Unenforceable Against California Employees Is High Risk Behavior

For California employers, counting on “first to file” to avoid an employee’s out-of-state non-compete agreement could be risky, given recent state court trends.

Global HR Hot Topic: Globally Auditing Human Resources Compliance – May 2014

How does a multinational efficiently audit, assess, check or review its own ongoing compliance practices across HR operations overseas? Audit steps and a checklist.

Vegas Union Uses Dodd-Frank To Pressure Casino-Owning Bank

A labor union at the casino owned by Deutsche Bank is using the Dodd-Frank Act to bring the bank to […]

Lateral Hiring: Proceed With Caution

Even though lateral hiring continues to be popular – with 96 percent of law firms saying that’s part of their […]

Seattle Proposes $15 Minimum Wage Plan

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray yesterday revealed a plan to raise the city’s minimum wage to $15 per hour, more than […]

DOJ, EBay Reach Settlement In Hiring Antitrust Case

The Justice Department has reached a settlement with eBay Inc. that will prevent the company from entering into “handshake” non-hiring […]

Sixth Circuit Recognizes Telecommuting As Reasonable Workplace Attendance

In a first for the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, it has recognized telecommuting as a reasonable option for an […]

Memo To GCs: Social Media In The Latin American Workplace

Jurisdictions world-wide are wrestling with privacy issues arising from employee use of social media. In-country attorneys from law firms that […]

When Is An Internal Investigation Not Privileged?

Using company compliance personnel for an internal investigation could mean sacrificing the attorney-client privilege that would be allowed by using an outside law firm, according to a recent ruling from the D.C. Circuit Court.

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