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Employment and Labor

Employers, Employees and Social Media

 As more companies embrace social media, conflicts and questions on a variety of issues are...

Employment and Labor

Title VII Alert: Supreme Court's Rulings Will Likely Benefit Employers

Narrow definition of Supervisor for Title VII Liability In the late 1990s, the Supreme Court...

Commercial Litigation

U.S. Supreme Court Affirms District Court Decision Under FLSA Holding When Rule 68 Offer Of Judgment Includes Complete Relief

A sharply divided United States Supreme Court voted 5 to 4 to affirm a Federal...

Employment and Labor

Wage and Hour Alert: Paying Non-Exempt Employees Overtime and Bonuses

Overtime and Bonuses – Employers Vulnerable to Significant Liability Companies commonly use bonuses to encourage...

Employment and Labor

Florida Appellate Court Holds School District Has No Affirmative Duty to Use AEDs at Athletic Events

On February 6, 2013, the Second District Court of Appeal issued an Order regarding automated...

Employment and Labor

D.C. Circuit Holds that President Obama's Recess Appointments of the NLRB were Unconstitutional

Decisions of the National Labor Relations Board issued after January 2012 may be invalid. On...

Employment and Labor

Broward County Passes a Wage Theft Ordinance – The Effect on Retailers that do Business in Florida

On October 23, 2012, Broward County became the second Florida County to pass a Wage...

Employment and Labor

Florida Administrative Law Judge Rejects Rule Regarding Teacher Evaluations

On August 22, 2012, Administrative Law Judge John G. Van Laningham ruled that the State...

Employment and Labor

Beyond Harassment: Taming the Workplace Bully

Reprinted with permission of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) as it originally appeared: “Beyond...

Employment and Labor

The California Brinker Decision: A Win for Employers

A “break” for the restaurant, hospitality, and other industries that pay hourly-based wages has recently...