Labor and Employment

NYC Bans Employment Credit Checks

Last week New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio signed a bill that prohibits most employers from inquiring about or considering […]

Cosmetics Regulation Under Fire In NYT Investigation

An investigation into the nail care industry by the New York Times finds rampant health problems among salon workers as […]

ADA, Wellness Programs, Conflict; New Regs Proposed

The EEOC has issued proposed regulations to address wellness programs and how they interface with the Americans With Disabilities Act. […]

911 Call Employee Wins $110K In Discrimination Suit

A county emergency communications department in Ohio was a sexually and racially charged workplace, and a former employee who claims […]

SEIU, Franchisees, Strike An Unusual Alliance

A coalition of franchisee trade organizations has forged an alliance with the Service Employees International Union to push for legislation […]

Inviting Employees To Lunch Isn’t Harassment, Texas High Court Rules

Texas’s highest court reversed an appeals court that had affirmed a nearly $1 million verdict for a San Antonio Water […]

Social Anxiety Disorder As Disability Under The ADA

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, reversing a district court in North Carolina, has sided with the EEOC and ruled […]

When A Lawyer Departs

Few situations are more stressful to a company than the departure of a key employee, and moreso if the employee […]

New Workplace Drug Problem Not Detected By Standard Test

A serious new workplace drug problem has emerged, and it has nothing to do with the legalization of marijuana, writes […]

Working Poor May Signify A Broken Economic System

In some ways Mitt Romney had it right when he said that 47 percent of Americans are dependent on the […]

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