Labor and Employment

Appeals Court Upholds Tip Restrictions

February 24, 2016

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a Labor Department rule barring employers from collecting tips given to waiters […]

SEC Is Getting A “Fire Hose” Of Whistleblower Tips

February 23, 2016

The SEC is definitely bullish on its Dodd-Frank Whistleblower program, judging from its report to Congress a few months ago […]

Uber’s Regulation Problem

February 23, 2016

The alleged Kalamazoo shooter apparently would have passed a background check, but this latest horrific gun incident puts the spotlight […]

Monitoring Employees’ “Wearable Technology”

February 23, 2016

A recent survey finds that 10 percent of organizations are already using wearable technology as part of their HR strategy. […]

The “Employee-Misconduct Defense” After An OSHA Citation

February 23, 2016

When safety violations are committed by employees, is the company liable? That depends, explains a client alert from Stites & […]

Tighten Up Your Confidentiality Agreements

February 22, 2016

Your company is likely overdue to scrutinize and tighten up its confidentiality agreements, says a client alert from Seyfarth Shaw. […]

The Fresh Eye Of the Lateral

February 18, 2016

Rather than considering new laterals primarily as strangers that need to be integrated, law firms can benefit by considering them […]

Leverage HR To Address Risk Of Data Breach

February 15, 2016

For all the paranoia about organized hackers, foreign and domestic, in fact most data-breach problems are the result of negligent […]

The Supreme Court Case Most Affected By Scalia’s Passing

February 15, 2016

Washington Post reporter Lydia DePillis, keying off a post in the SCOTUS blog, looks at the docket and sees a […]

EEOC Wants Tougher Retaliation Rules

February 8, 2016

Proposed changes would “further stack the deck against employers” by expanding the definition of both…

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