Labor and Employment

Caste Discrimination Alleged In Suit v Cisco

July 7, 2020

Plaintiff California Department of Fair Employment and Housing alleges an unnamed engineer, whom it identifies as a Dalit, suffered repeated acts of discrimination, including lower pay and fewer opportunities, at the hands of two supervising engineers.

Immigration Judges Sue DOJ, Claim They’re Being Muzzled

July 6, 2020

The 460-plus U.S. Immigration judges, represented by the National Association of Immigration Judges (NAIJ), are suing the agency of the Department of Justice that oversees the immigration courts.

Class Actions Target COBRA Election Notices

June 26, 2020

In a time of widespread layoffs, there’s been a spate of class action lawsuits alleging that an employer’s’ COBRA “election […]

Nest Of Legal Issues Will Confront Higher Ed This Fall

June 16, 2020

Uppermost is likely to be liability for students, staff or employees who contract the Covid-19 virus. In those cases the […]

Businesses Posting Covid Disclaimers

June 3, 2020

Enter at your own risk: From hair salons to stock exchanges to racetracks, more and more U.S. businesses are posting […]

In The UK: Virus Passports For Football?

May 27, 2020

A system that integrates coronavirus testing with a “digital health passport” is said to have been developed by a company […]

Covid Litigation Dog Not Barking

May 20, 2020

An anticipated surge in litigation blaming companies for exposing workers and consumers to the coronavirus at this point shows no […]

Employees Balking At “Tattleware”

May 19, 2020

Working remotely during the pandemic is said to be such a success that it may become the post-Covid19 norm, but […]

State Courts Have Turned Into Bill Collectors

May 13, 2020

Over a period of about three decades, the way state courts are used has fundamentally changed. In 1990, they typically […]

9th Circuit Considers the Casting Couch

May 13, 2020

California’s Civil Code 51.9 was enacted decades ago to codify a woman’s right to work free from unwanted sexual advances, […]

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