Labor and Employment

Hidden Risks in Confidentiality Requirements

August 23, 2015

Recently the SEC fined Houston-based KBR, Inc. $130,000 for requiring some of its employees to sign confidentiality agreements that potentially […]

Difficult and Lonely Road to Partner for Black Lawyers

August 19, 2015

Unconscious bias and cultural differences pose disproportionate challenges to black lawyers looking to reach partner. Just 5.6 percent of lawyers […]

NLRB Punts On College Football Union Case

August 19, 2015

Allowing the student-athletes of Northwestern University’s football program to form a union would upset the balance of competition in the […]

SCOTUS Could Weigh In On White Collar Overtime

August 18, 2015

With lower federal courts coming to different conclusions about whether certain white collar workers are eligible for overtime pay, the […]

Olsen Twins Sued By Unpaid Interns

August 13, 2015

About 40 past and present interns have sued Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, child stars and founders of Dualstar Entertainment Company, […]

What the Pao Case Says About Diversity

August 10, 2015

Despite the outcome, the Ellen Pao case has sparked a necessary and overdue national conversation on workplace discrimination in the male-dominated world of Silicon Valley.

Obama Wage Changes Would Create Six-Figure 'Overtime Elites'

August 10, 2015

New rules proposed by President Obama would expand the number of employees qualifying for overtime pay, including workers making up […]

Netflix, Microsoft Expand Parental Leave Policies

August 6, 2015

New parents at Microsoft will be provided with 12 weeks of paid leave, and at Netflix they will receive a […]

Sirius XM Settles With Unpaid Interns For $1.3M

August 6, 2015

Sirius XM Radio Inc. has agreed to pay as much as $1.3 million to settle litigation by some 1,800 ex-interns. […]

DOL Will Narrow Overtime Exemptions

August 4, 2015

DOL investigators and plaintiffs’ lawyers will be ready to shine the spotlight on any violations. How can employers…

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