Labor and Employment

Employers Use Temps to Skirt E-Verify

A big leap in the number of temp workers is reported in states that require private employers to use E-Verify. […]

Implementing an Effective Trade Secrets/Confidential Information Protection Program

With the easy portability of information enabled by technology, it’s important for in-house counsel to implement a trade secrets/confidential business […]

Understanding the New Laws on Pay Equity

California passed its Fair Pay Act in 2015, ostensibly to tighten existing laws prohibiting pay discrimination and to eliminate pay […]

New Laws Complicate Employee Marijuana Use Rules

While the first wave of medical marijuana laws beginning in 1996 generally left intact the rights of employers to prohibit […]

What a Day of Rest Means in California

Before deciding Mendoza v. Nordstrom, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals had to ask the California Supreme Court for an […]

Age Discrimination Said To Be Pervasive, Hard To Prove

“Once layoffs were done by reverse seniority,” notes one economics professor, but the age of “last in, first out” is […]

Finding and Correcting A Gender Pay Gap

“Even well-intentioned employers may be violating the law,” warns Littler attorney Zev J. Eigen. “Pay equity laws do not contain […]

Uber, Engineer Levandowski, Lose Privilege Bid In Trade Secrets Case

Uber and Anthony Levandowski have lost their bid to retain privilege on a due diligence report that could shed light […]

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List Targets Venture Capitalists Who Hit On Women

Silicon Valley start-up incubator Y Combinator has emailed a reporting form to entrepreneurs encouraging them to report sexual harassment by […]

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Idaho Noncompete Law Puts Onus On Employees

Most states have been making it easier for people to switch jobs, but Idaho’s recently passed legislation goes full tilt […]

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