Labor and Employment

Leave My Employees Alone! You Promised You Wouldn’t Hire/Solicit Them

In light of the $300 million antitrust class action settlement with Google, Apple, Intel and other Silicon Valley heavyweights, employers should remember that an understanding between competitors not to hire, or solicit each other’s employees that is unmoored from some broader agreement, like a non disclosure agreement, is sure to ring alarm bells.

Obama Executive Order Bans Federal Contracts From LGBT Discrimination

President Obama will sign an executive order forbidding federal contractors – about twenty percent of the workforce , according to […]

How To Avoid A Corporate Campaign

Corporate campaigns, what a company can do to avoid them, and what it can do in case it becomes a target.

Plaintiff Blog: Goliath Jailing David In Criminal Employment Cases

Instances of employers pursuing criminal charges against former employees are on the rise, according to Florida employment lawyer Donna Ballman. […]

Where Silicon Valley Labor Comes From

A bubble graph breaks down the relative size of the various founts of technical talent that make up the Silicon […]

If You’re Gonna Get Injured, You Might Be Better Off Drunk

A long-standing piece of folk wisdom says that people who are intoxicated are less likely to sustain injuries from falls […]

Employers Involved in Union Campaigns Must Remain Vigilant to Avoid Rerun Elections

Even minor violations by an firm during the post-petition period of a union organizing drive may result in the NLRB nullifying an employer election victory.

Unlawful Policy = Unlawful Termination? The NLRB’s Latest Pronouncement

Is an employer’s decision to terminate an employee for violation of an unlawful policy itself unlawful? The NLRB assessed that in a recent decision.

Does Data Discriminate? Perspectives for Employers on the White House’s Recent “Big Data” Report

Employers should pay particular attention to one of the report’s central forecasts: the EEOC and other federal antidiscrimination agencies may begin scrutinizing how employers collect and use big data in managing their workforces.

Non-Compete Agreements Becoming Common Outside Tech

Non-compete clauses, long standard in the tech and sales industries, are becoming increasingly common in a wide variety of fields, […]

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