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News & Analysis as of May 23, 2013

February 2013 U.S. Labor and Employment Update

by Alan Berkowitz, Jennifer Burdick, J. Ian Downes, Linda Dwoskin, Kate Ericsson, Thomas Johnson, Melissa Squire | Dechert LLP on 2/22/2013

In This Issue: - Supreme Court to Address “Changing Clothes” under the FLSA - First Appellate Court Decision on FLSA’s Nursing Mother Provision - Courts Continue Trend in Favor of Class Waivers in Arbitration...more

Fenwick Employment Brief - November 2012

by Allen M. Kato, Michael A. Sands | Fenwick & West LLP on 11/14/2012

In This Issue: - Court Refuses To Force Human Resources Director To Arbitrate Dispute Despite Misrepresentations That She Had Signed Arbitration Agreement - California Employers Allowed To Round Employee Time To...more

Navigating the Two-Way Street of Workplace Accommodation

by Field Law on 11/8/2012

The phrase “accommodation is a two-way street” appears often in arbitration and human rights decisions that discuss an employer’s duty to accommodate its employees. That accommodation has been characterized this way means...more

Fenwick Employment Brief - May 2012

by Fenwick & West LLP on 5/14/2012

In This Issue: - Attorney Fees Not Recoverable For Prevailing Party In Meal And Rest Period Cases - EEOC Provides Guidance Regarding Use Of Criminal History In Employment Decisions - News Bites ..Court...more

Labor Letter - May 2011

by Fisher & Phillips LLP on 5/5/2011

In This Issue: Arbitration Can Save Time and Money By James R. Holland II (Kansas City) As American businesses slowly emerge from the worst downturn since the Great Depression, employers should steer clear of roadblocks...more

Supreme Court Rejects Six Employment Cases, Still Has Full Docket on Tap

by Fisher & Phillips LLP on 12/21/2010

Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review six labor and employment law cases which had been presented. The Court showed no favoritism, denying petitions for certiorari on cases coming out of U.S. Courts of...more

Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decisions Alter the Shape of the Workplace

by Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 7/2/2010

A series of decisions recently issued by the Supreme Court of the United States, may alter your workplace and result in an evaluation of your polices and procedures as well as potentially create concerns regarding past...more

Fenwick Employment Brief - January 12, 2010

by Fenwick & West LLP on 1/12/2010

IN THIS BRIEF: *California labor commissioner allows employers to deduct from exempt employee leave balance in less than half-day increments *Employee complaint about unpaid overtime, albeit mistaken, supported wrongful...more