Labor and Employment
Billing rates for female lawyers were about 10 percent lower on average than those of their male counterparts, a study […]
The NLRB re-opened the question of whether workers have a right to use their employers’ communications systems (including email) for union organizing and other protected activities, opening the door for reversal of an employer-friendly 2007 rule barring the practice.
It can be invoked in the context of workers’ comp, the ADA and the FMLA, and employers need to understand the implications of each and how they relate.
The Canadian airline company reacted quickly when a passenger took video of baggage handlers tossing luggage and posted it to […]
The EEOC seeks to keep businesses from outright bans on hiring felons, but in an ongoing lawsuit with Texas the […]
If an employee is believed to be working under a false identity, a series of steps that must be taken quickly to protect the firm from penalties, or worse.
Litigation and costs around workplace harassment and discrimination are on the rise, and suitable training can mitigate the risk for employers and employees.
A plumber cannot ask to be paid for time spent traveling to different work locations, the Connecticut Supreme Court said in a recent decision, but an employee making work phone calls during a commute is on the clock.
If an employer makes discriminatory remarks without actually firing or demoting a person, an employee might be able to quit his job and then sue the employer for what is called a constructive discharge.
For California employers, counting on “first to file” to avoid an employee’s out-of-state non-compete agreement could be risky, given recent state court trends.
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