Labor and Employment

With DOJ Hiring Freeze Over, More Work For Defense

Thanks to the budget President Obama signed in December, the Justice Department has announced it can resume hiring again after […]

GOP Senators Seek To Dissuade Union Effort At VW Plant

Republican lawmakers are putting pressure on employees at a Chattanooga, Tenn. VW plant, with some saying that if the group […]

Delaware’s Top Court Weighs In On Submitting Social Media Evidence At Trial

The Supreme Court of Delaware has endorsed a less stringent method of determining whether an employee’s social media post can […]

State Bars Accused Of Discriminating Against Potential Lawyers

Louisiana bar officials  may be violating the Americans with Disabilities Act by asking potential lawyers about their mental health, the […]

The Bob Costas Case: When Missing Work Is A Good Idea

Sportscaster Bob Costas has hosted prime-time Olympics coverage every night of the games since 1988, but anyone watching the winter […]

EEOC Sues CVS For ‘Overly Burdensome’ Severance Agreement

The EEOC has taken issue with CVS’ employee severance agreements, saying in a lawsuit filed in the Northern Illinois District […]

White House Delays Health Insurance Mandate To 2016

Medium-sized companies – between 50 and 99 workers – will receive an extension to 2016 on the deadline for providing […]

Must Employees Be Paid For Training Time?

Employers should evaluate policies for establishing when worker training or other meetings fall under hours worked. For example, if the […]

Potential OSHA Sleeper Issue: Loud Data-Centers

An IT publications consultant, who says his ears still ring from years in the military working in shipboard engine rooms, […]

NLRB Issues New Proposed “Quickie” Election Rules

After an unsuccessful effort to implement new election rules in 2011, the NLRB has issued proposed election rules that would substantially speed up the existing union election process.

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