Labor and Employment
The “ministerial exception” allows religious organizations to make employment decisions without government involvement, and was effective for Intervarsity Christian Fellowship to block a lawsuit from a former spiritual director who was fired for getting a divorce.
Though public sector employees who raise concerns about their employer’s programs and activities receive some protections under the law, they’re not insulated from unrelated adverse employment actions.
A deaf employee who was repeatedly rude and sarcastic to co-workers was fired, and then sued claiming he was shown the door for dismissing 12 out of 14 interpreters provided for him. Detailed workplace records led the employer’s account to prevail in court.
Standard& & Poor’s 500 companies pay their chief executives 331 times that of the average production and nonsupervisory worker, according […]
An effort by the bankrupt American Airlines parent, AMR, to unilaterally terminate benefits for 47,000 retirees was blocked late last […]
The Governor of Massachusetts, Deval Patrick, has proposed legislation that would almost entirely ban non-compete agreements. Massachusetts would join two […]
The United Auto Workers, in a surprise move, have dropped an appeal to the NLRB regarding a February vote at […]
Social media has proven to be a powerful tool for many business purposes, but also at times a dangerous one. […]
Some companies are skeptical about the value of a human resources department, according to an article in the Wall Street […]
Northwestern officially asked the National Labor Relations Board to overturn its March decision that Northwestern football players are employees, and […]
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