Labor and Employment

Do Workers Have the Right to Take a Seat?

California’s top court has agreed to tackle a case that could determine whether employers are required to provide chairs for […]

Playboy Exec Refuses To OK Bonus, Gets Fired, Wins $6 Million

She told the GC and outside counsel she thought there had been an attempt to circumvent internal accounting rules mandated by the SEC.

Union Wants VW Plant Election Results Tossed

The United Auto Workers union, after its defeat at the Volkswagen plant in Tennessee, has filed objections with the National […]

Obama Seeks To Expand Overtime Eligibility To Millions

President Obama this week will instruct the Labor Department to overhaul its regulations, opening million of workers currently exempt to […]

Companies Getting Sued Over Employee Interrogation Techniques

A classic police interrogation technique, developed by a law professor in the 1930s, has been widely applied in the business […]

Controversial “Persuader Rule” Postponed Again

Publication of a controversial rule that would significantly change how an old labor law works has been postponed by the […]

A Deeper Look At Recent EEOC Charge Stats

What mean for employers as they plan for training in 2014.

Recommendations in Response to the EEOC’s New Lawsuit on Severance Agreements

Employers should take note of the EEOC’s new position toward release agreements, review their standard separation agreements, and consider taking prophylactic steps to guard against similar claims.

Should Background Checks Be On Your New Employee Checklist?

Recent EEOC rulings against prescriptive background check policies mean companies may not have blanket policies on criminal checks into applicants or employees – but they shouldn’t get rid of checks altogether.

Proposed Tax Reform Bill Includes Momentous Changes to Executive Compensation Laws

A tax reform proposal introduced late last month has little chance of becoming law, but the dramatic IRS reforms – including changes to executive compensation provisions – may serve as the blueprint for future efforts.

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