Labor and Employment

New Overtime Rules Address Inefficiency

Leaders in the business community claim that raising the salary threshold for overtime will be a job-killer, but a writer […]

What The Free Trade Battle Is Really About

Passage of the Pacific free trade agreement now appears likely, with many wondering what all the discord was about. The […]

How To Avoid Whistleblower Retaliation Claims

More than one in five whistleblower complaints to the SEC eventuates in a retaliation complaint, reports FindLaw writer Casey Sullivan, […]

Worker Bill Of Rights In SF, Effective July 3

San Francisco’s new “Formula Retail Workers Bill of Rights” becomes effective July 3. It sets out numerous requirements, notably with […]

Firing Medical Pot User Upheld In Colorado

The Colorado Supreme Court has ruled that using medical marijuana, which is permitted under state law but prohibited under federal […]

Risks and Benefits Of Outsourcing Employees

An article in Today’s General Counsel examines the significant benefits and potential problems and complications that come with what’s being […]

Rachel Dolezal Issue Raises Questions Of Employee Identification

Former head of the Spokane, Wash., chapter of the NAACP Rachel Dolezal has been identifying herself as a black woman […]

Uber Drivers Are Employees, CA Regulator Rules

In a ruling that could significantly impact Uber’s business, a California labor regulator has ruled that its drivers are employees, […]

Protecting the Company Against Malicious Insiders

Among recent breaches that have made headlines, several have involved malicious insiders. It’s an ongoing problem…

Female Congressional Staffers Banned From One-On-Ones

What if you weren’t allowed to spend any one-on-one time with your boss? That’s the situation some female Congressional staffers […]

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