Labor and Employment

Insult-Spitting Family Values Lawyer Gets One-Year Suspension

February 3, 2017

A Chicago attorney who primarily litigates “pro-life, pro-Christian and pro-family values cases” has been suspended for one year after he […]

The CA Supreme Court’s Worker “On-Call” Ruling

January 31, 2017

Resolving a class action that goes back to 2005, California’s Supreme Court reinstated a $90 million judgement that had been […]

DOL Lawsuit Says Oracle Discriminates Against Minorities And Whites

January 26, 2017

In a lawsuit filed days before the inauguration of President Trump, Oracle America, Inc. was hit with a multi-pronged discrimination […]

Sexual Harassment is Global, Solutions are Local

January 23, 2017

A look at the basics of sexual harassment law, comparing the U.S. with Europe and Latin America…

Coded Language That Repels Male Job Applicants

January 23, 2017

It’s not exactly a preference for female job applicants, but certain words in job postings are perceived as indicating a […]

Trump’s Pick For Labor Secretary Enrages Worker, Feminist Critics

January 18, 2017

The Trump transition team maintains he has a record of fighting for workers and has “firsthand experience saving and creating thousands of jobs.”

Major Bank Bans Employee Texts

January 14, 2017

Deutsche Bank AG is restricting its employees’ ability to use electronic messaging on their mobile phones, even for business purposes, […]

Some BigLaw Firms Promoted Only Women To Partner

January 13, 2017

Overall, 36.7 percent of the lawyers promoted to partner last year were women, according to partnership announcements from the top […]

Tracking Employees 24-7 Legal In Most States

January 12, 2017

No federal privacy law prevents businesses from tracking employees with a GPS or phone-tracking system. The practice is illegal without […]

Facebook’s Hiring Process Blocks Diversity

January 11, 2017

Former recruiters to Facebook say the tech giant’s multi-layered hiring process gives a small committee of high-ranking engineers veto power […]

Daily Updates

Sign up for our free daily newsletter for the latest news and business legal developments.

Scroll to Top