Labor and Employment

Big Signature May Signify Financial Misreporting

The correlation wasn’t dramatic, but it was statistically significant, according to a team of  university researchers. The hard numbers were […]

Ultra Grocery Reaches $200K Discrimination Settlement

Ultra grocery store is set to settle a hiring discrimination case by paying women it failed to hire $200,000, and […]

Starbucks Leads Effort to Employ Young Americans

Starbucks, along with Wal-Mart, Microsoft and other companies, announced a “100,000 opportunities initiative.” They pledge to employ young Americans from […]

What Is An Intern? Appeals Court Rejects DOL Test

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected the six-factor test used by the Labor Department to determine whether an […]

New UK Supply Chain Law Will Hit Companies Worldwide

The U.K. Modern Slavery Act of 2015, which is expected to go into effect this fall, differs from the California law in some important respects.

Whistleblower Takes Files, Charged With Theft

The woman had filed discrimination and retaliation claims against her employer and maintained she took the files, which included confidential student records, to support her claims.

Union Fees On SCOTUS Docket

In its next term, the Supreme Court will hear a California case challenging a law that compels teachers to pay […]

In Uber Ruling, Potent Message From CA’s Labor Commissioner

When the California Labor Commissioner decided in favor of a plaintiff driver who had alleged that Uber had misclassified her […]

Texas Judge Shoots Down Ambush Election Challenge

A trade organization and a small business advocacy group challenged the ambush election rules that went in effect in April with a four-point argument that was rebuffed by a federal judge on all four counts.

Sharing Economy Companies Should Prepare For Labor Suits

Now that a California regulator has ruled that Uber drivers should be considered employees, rather than contractors, other companies in […]

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