Labor and Employment

Lurid Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Fox’s Bill O’Reilly

January 10, 2017

Fox News commentator Bill O’Reilly was accused of sexual harassment by former Fox TV personality Juliet Huddy, and the company […]

Sexual Harassment Of Men Likely To Be Blown Off

January 9, 2017

In one case now in federal court in Detroit, a law enforcement officer claims his female boss repeatedly taunted him, […]

Confidentiality Agreements, Money, Said To Tip Ag Research

January 9, 2017

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

January 8, 2017

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

January 8, 2017

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

January 4, 2017

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

January 3, 2017

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

January 3, 2017

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

December 26, 2016

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

December 26, 2016

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

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