Labor and Employment

Patenting Headache When Employee-Inventor Leaves

Patent applicants rarely worry about validity challenges based on applications filed later, but in some circumstances these can pose a […]

Addressing Employment-Related Retaliation Claims

Illegal retaliation occurs when a company takes a punitive or adverse action against a person (usually an employee) in response […]

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?

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