Labor and Employment

Did JPMorgan Trump Up Charges Against Whistleblower?

A former broker in an Arizona branch of JPMorgan says he was fired for refusing to push pricey JPMorgan financial […]

Non-Disclosure Agreements, Trade Secrets and Lawsuits

Blogging on the Duane Morris Institute site, Jennifer A. Kearns writes about the legal issues involved when employees, most often […]

How “Facts On The Ground” Can Determine Employer Liability

Two recent decisions in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals adopted “fact-sensitive and multi-factor inquiries, rather than articulating bright line […]

Uber Survey Backs Argument That Drivers Are Contractors

The car-sharing service Uber says that 69 percent of its drivers hold other jobs, according to an internal survey. That […]

Ex-Football Coach Sues USC

The University of Southern California failed to give former head football coach Steve Sarkisian the appropriate time off to seek […]

NLRB Comes Down On Class Action Waivers

A Board administrative law judge has ruled employers may not require employees to agree to mandatory arbitration that includes class and collective action waivers, because such agreements…

While U.S. Wages Rise, Labor Hits Headwinds In China

As unemployment in the U.S. continues to moderate and real wages appear finally to be on the way up, organized […]

‘Toxic Workers’ Costing Companies Thousands

Rude and lazy employees are unpleasant for obvious reasons, but a Harvard Business School study has found that avoiding hiring […]

Former Sony Exec, Accused Of Stealing $90 Mouse, Sues Over Hack

One year after the infamous Sony hack, at a time when a major class action involving thousands of current and […]

Roberts Unexpected Ally For Abused Employee

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts this week was an unexpected voice in defense of a former U.S. Postal Service […]

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