Labor and Employment

Public Defender Offices Starting To Sue – And Win

Indigent defense advocates are increasingly suing, saying they’re given inadequate funding, and some are winning. At least five lawsuits in […]

Employers Claw Back Raises

Just weeks ago, an executive order signed by President Obama that would have required time-and-a-half pay for those working more […]

Director Sues Guild For ACA Discrimination

The Directors Guild of America has been sued by members who claim that it violates discrimination laws under the Affordable […]

Recent Scrutiny of Non-Competes

Federal and state enforcement agencies, historically, have stayed out of regulating non-compete agreements. But a recent uptick in enforcement activity […]

OSHA Inspections Down, Workplace Fatalities Up In 2016

The number of workplace inspections by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration dropped to a 20-year low in fiscal 2016, […]

Wage Issue Before California Supreme Court

Decades ago the U.S. Supreme Court adopted a “de minimis rule” for lawsuits seeking compensation under the federal Fair Labor […]

Uber, Lyft Protest Fingerprint Background Checks

Uber and Lyft are threatening to end operations in Maryland unless the state grants a waiver from a fingerprint background […]

A Putative Blow To Franchisors, From The 3rd Circuit

A three-judge panel of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled there is sufficient evidence to allow a franchisee […]

Abu Dhabi Development Project, With A Guggenheim Museum, Confronts Labor Protest

In the city of Abu Dhabi, an ambitious plan for a $27 billion development project that would include a culture […]

Another Way To Keep Jobs In America, And Unions May Not Like It

Jaw-boning and new taxes might take a back seat to some hard numbers when it comes to motivating companies to […]

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