Labor and Employment

Challenges Mount For Mandatory Arbitration

Companies that have been shielded from class actions by mandatory arbitration clauses in consumer and employment contracts are facing a […]

Is This The End Of “Captive Audience” Anti-Union Meetings?

The General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board has issued a memo to NLRB field offices, announcing she will […]

Weed at Work

The labyrinth of medical and adult-use marijuana laws continues to expand across the United States. At present, 18 states have […]

Workers Comp Tradeoffs, and a Kentucky Class Action

In an article in Workers Compensation News, Florida Judge David Langham discusses the tradeoffs when workers who are injured on […]

DOL To 401(K) Fiduciaries: Steer Clear of “Cryptocurrencies”

The warning stopped short of an outright prohibition, but its title, 401(k) Plan Investments in “Cryptocurrencies,” says it all. Grammarians […]

Workplace Drug Use At 20-Year High

The rate of positive workplace drug tests is higher than it’s been in 20 years, according to a study from […]

Amazon GC Lets His Emotions Draft His Memo

After a wide-ranging discussion about how Amazon might acquire Covid tests and protective masks for its workers, solve the Covid […]

New Law Will Bar Mandatory Arbitration Of Sexual Harassment & Assault Claims

Congress has passed and President Biden is expected to sign “The Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment […]

In-House Legal At Google Touched All The Bases, But Still Lost On A Privilege Claim

When it hired a consulting firm to get advice on fending off unions, Google’s in-house legal department was careful when […]

Employers Fear Never-Ending Liability Chain From Take-Home Covid Lawsuits

A California appeals court has allowed a wrongful death lawsuit to proceed against an employer in a case where the […]

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