Labor and Employment

Confidentiality Agreements, Money, Said To Tip Ag Research

Agrochemical research funded by big companies is stacking the deck in favor of some controversial agricultural practices, including the use […]

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 […]

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