Labor and Employment

Writing Defensible Employment Agreements

Recent SEC enforcement actions against companies that have overreached in their employment agreements prompt DLA Piper attorneys to revisit a […]

MetLife Hit With $15 Million In Punitives

A jury in California has awarded $15 million in punitive damages to an elderly woman who was lured into a […]

BigLaw Firm Pushes Arbitration For Its Own Gender Pay Lawsuit

The international law firm Sedgwick, sued by a partner over alleged gender pay inequality, maintains that the case is subject […]

Employer Groups Balk At OSHA Drug-Test Limits After Accidents

In a lawsuit filed in the Northern District of Texas, several employer groups have sued OSHA over the drug policy […]

Retirement Plan Sponsors Getting Sued Over Too Much Choice

Over the last several decades, “choice” has taken its place alongside Mother and apple pie…

How An In-House Lawyer Prevailed After A Privilege Challenge

It took a “methodical, well-crafted affidavit” to do it, but an in-house lawyer after being challenged was able to convince […]

Do In-House Legal Departments Abet Sexual Harassment?

“When you’re dealing with a high-level executive like Ailes, there’s a tendency to…

Connecticut High Court Says Man Wrongly Fired For Smoking Pot

The Supreme Court of Connecticut unanimously ruled that a man who was fired for smoking marijuana at work deserves his […]

Restrictions in Severance Agreement Draw SEC Fire

The SEC imposed sanctions along with a cease-and-desist order on a company that included what the SEC considered unlawfully restrictive […]

Lower Court Says Hobby Lobby Ruling Allows Gender Discrimination

Critics of the Supreme Court decision allowing some companies to opt out of portions of Obamacare for religious reasons said […]

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