Labor and Employment

Facing Mounting Criticism, AOL CEO Reverses 401K Changes

After mounting public criticism of comments that AOL CEO Tim Armstrong made in announcing the company’s plan to change its […]

Transgender Student Can Use Restroom Of Choice, Maine High Court Finds

A Maine school cannot ban a transgender student who is biologically male but identifies as a girl from using the […]

Quinn Emanuel Gives Lawyers $2K, Says “See You In A Week”

The litigation firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has already taken some unusual steps to promote a refreshing work environment, […]

Rite Aid Worker Fired By New Supervisor Can Continue Discrimination Suit, Court Finds

A federal district court in Maryland found that a Rite Aid employee who suffers from lupus may go forward in […]

Study Finds Male, Female, Work Interactions Similar, But Not Pay And Promotions

A recent study looked at both workplace interactions and career outcomes in some large employment venues. Among the findings of […]

Asian Lawyers Driving Firm Diversity

The number of black and Hispanic associates has been in decline, but increasing numbers of Asian lawyers helped boost the […]

Super Bowl Costs Employers $1.3 Billion

The Super Bowl is a great time for employee chat by the water cooler, but now that the confetti is […]

SOTU “Minimum Wage” Announcement: What Does It Mean?

President Barack Obama said in the State of the Union that he would sign an executive order raising the minimum wage for federal contractors to $10.10 per hour. Can he do that, under the law? And if so, what does it mean for employers?

EEOC Sues Benhar Office Interiors for Pregnancy Discrimination

A company that extended an employment offer to a woman, only to rescind the offer when informed she was pregnant, has been saddled with a lawsuit by the EEOC.

Second Circuit Emphasizes That Inconsistent Reasons For Employee Termination Can Be Sufficient To Overcome Summary Judgment

An employer’s evolving reasoning for firing a worker, and fact that the worker was terminated so soon after protected conduct, make for a triable case of improper firing.

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