Labor and Employment

Fewer CEOs Fired In 2013

Last year the percentage of companies that fired their CEOs was the lowest since 2010. Only 23.8 percent of all […]

A Litigation Risk In Hiring Laterals

Law firms that bring in lateral hires from a firm on the brink of dissolution may risk a future lawsuit, […]

President Seeks Additional Funding For DOL To Clear Case Backlog

President Obama is trying to ease fiscal restraints at DOL that have kept the Office from Administrative Law Judges from hiring personnel and led to massive backups, which ALJ Chief Judge Stephen Purcell said ” we will not likely recover for years to come.”

Northwestern Mounts Campaign Against Football Players’ Union Vote

Northwestern football players will decide on April 25 whether or not they want to form a union, upending the regulations […]

Georgia Employers Who Hire Ex-Convicts Get Some Protection

Georgia has joined a number of other states in enacting legislation that provides employers who hire an ex-convict with a […]

Understanding the Limits Of OSHA Inspection Authority

Only by understanding the limits on OSHA’s authority, writes Goldberg Segalla attorney Michael Rubin, can you make an intelligent decision […]

Court In CA Decertifies Class Of 38K Costco Workers

A judge in the Southern District of California ruled that individual issues would predominate, as he decertified a class of […]

Watch What You Say in the Face of Rising Age Discrimination Claims

Age discrimination complaints to the EEOC have risen by nearly 50 percent since the turn of the century, and given the growing risk managers would be wise to watch out for discriminatory language.

Employee Fired For Getting Divorce Cannot Raise Claim Against Former Religious Employer

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.

Seventh Circuit Reminds Public Employers That Whistleblowing Employees Are Not Immune From All Discipline

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.

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