Labor and Employment

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 […]

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…

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