Labor and Employment

EEOC Urges Sex Orientation Discrimination Be Made Illegal

The EEOC is urging the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals to consider sexual orientation discrimination illegal under Title VII of […]

Muslim Prayer Dispute At A Packinghouse

A long-simmering dispute at a Cargill beef plant in Colorado has led to the firing of about 180 Muslim employees. […]

New Research: Lawyers Aren’t Machines

Some recent studies have dampened speculation about lawyers being replaced by computers and artificial intelligence programs. There is a growing […]

Banning Recording In The Workplace

It’s now technically possible for employees to record just about anything that goes on in the workplace, including exchanges with […]

Female Lawyers File Wage Discrimination Suit Against Farmers

Farmers Insurance routinely paid male attorneys more than female lawyers with equal or more experience, Lynne Coates states in a […]

Novel Defense: Buy A Newspaper?

Among the legal entanglements of Sheldon Adelson, the Las Vegas-based casino owner, billionaire and media mogul, is a wrongful termination […]

New CA Employment Laws For 2016

Attorneys from Arnold & Porter survey what’s new in California state employment legislation for 2016. For employers, they write, “it could […]

Legal Pot A Minefield For Employers

In Arizona and Michigan, employers can’t terminate based on pot use alone. Meanwhile, in California, “if you fail a drug […]

One Coal Co., 100,000 Layoffs

A single coal company in China has announced plans to lay off 100,000 workers, threatening to…

When Employees Take Information Without Permission

The circuits are split on the question of whether employers can use the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) to […]

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