Labor and Employment

Diversity Requirements Under Dodd-Frank

April 20, 2015

A section of the Dodd-Frank law dealing with diversity hasn’t received as much attention as the rest of the law, […]

Berated Lawyer Quits, No Unemployment

April 16, 2015

The court said that the reprimands, while “arguably improper and humiliating, are not so burdensome as to justify a claimant’s departure from the job …

Clinton Targets CEO Pay

April 14, 2015

In one of her first missives as an official candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, Hillary Clinton blasted excessive CEO […]

Reddit Bans Salary Negotiations In Bid To Close Gender Gap

April 9, 2015

In an effort to subvert institutional gender bias, Internet giant Reddit has decided to forego salary negotiations as part of […]

Concealed Carry Laws And Employer Liability

April 8, 2015

Concealed weapons can legally be carried in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The liability implications for businesses […]

SEC Targets Employer’s Anti-Whistleblower Agreement

April 7, 2015

The SEC has taken its first enforcement action targeting an employment agreement that the agency says improperly restricted whistleblowing. The […]

Transferred Text Messages Bring A Dismissal, And A Lawsuit

April 6, 2015

When an Anheuser-Busch employee Victor Nascimento was issued a new iPhone, his old one got transferred to another employee. Nascimento’s […]

Ellen Pao Talks Feminism Post-Trial, May Appeal

April 6, 2015

Though Ellen Pao lost her lawsuit against Kleiner Perkins, her former employer, she has continued to speak out about gender […]

Forever 21 Facing Transgender Lawsuit

April 3, 2015

In a discrimination lawsuit, a former employee said she was called a “hot mess” and “disgusting” by her manager at […]

Gun Rights In The Workplace vs Employer Property Rights

March 31, 2015

States are enacting laws, sometimes called “parking lot laws,” that prohibit employers from banning firearms on their property. These laws […]

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