Labor and Employment

A Putative Blow To Franchisors, From The 3rd Circuit

December 22, 2016

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

December 19, 2016

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

December 12, 2016

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

Recreational Pot Legal In CA, Still Banned From Workplaces

December 12, 2016

Though California voters approved a measure to legalize recreational marijuana last month, the law states that employers still have the […]

How Many Hugs In A Sexual Harassment Claim?

December 6, 2016

Two years after being thrown out of federal court in Sacramento, a lawsuit accusing the sheriff of Yolo County of […]

Hollywood Studio Sues Netflix For Aggressive Hiring

December 6, 2016

Netflix has disrupted the traditional Hollywood studio structure, but its growth in original programming has sent it in search of […]

Military Officials: “Unimaginable” Refugee Crisis From Climate Change

December 5, 2016

At a time when climate change appears to be occurring faster than what many predicted a few years ago, senior […]

The Recent Scrutiny of Non-Competes

November 30, 2016

Non-compete agreements are commonplace in many employment contracts, in a variety of industries and occupations. In March of 2016, the […]

Sexual Harassment is Global, Solutions are Local

November 30, 2016

In the U.S., the most common legal basis for asserting sexual harassment claims is Title VII of the Civil Rights […]

Wage Issue Before California Supreme Court

November 30, 2016

Decades ago, the United States Supreme Court adopted a “de minimis rule” for lawsuits seeking compensation under the federal Fair […]

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