Labor and Employment
The Doctrine of Strict Necessity, recalls Barnes & Thornburg attorney Gerald Lutkus, is a fixture of Supreme Court case law […]
Exposure to the Confederate flag in the workplace can support an employee’s claim of racial discrimination, according to an Eleventh Circuit Appeals Court.
Foreign companies rolling out foreign-style employment agreements to US-based regular employees, losing the benefits of the unique concept of at-will employment in the US. Against this background, a few important pitfalls to be aware of as you develop your global employment documentation.
The Supreme Court decision nixed President Obama’s recess appointments to the NLRB means more than 700 published and unpublished decisions were invalidated, of which 128 remain active before the federal courts of appeal.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.
Schneider Logistics Inc. agreed to pay $21 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by workers at a California warehouse. […]
Nearly all employees in the UK will now be allowed to request flexible working schedules, a right previously restricted to […]
In the final day of this year’s session, the Supreme Court ruled that for-profit employers can opt out of providing […]
A female employee at an Arizona copper mine who was subjected to sexual harassment by supervisors (Arizona v. ASARCO) received […]
In a decision that overruled all seven U.S. courts of appeal, the Supreme Court last week rejected a “presumption of […]
The Supreme Court narrowed the definition of a Senate “recess,” invalidating three National Labor Relations Board appointments President Obama made […]
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