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NLRB Posting Requirement Struck Down by Court; Federal Contractors Still on the Hook

On May 7, 2013, the D.C. Circuit vacated a National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) rule that would require most private sector employers to display a poster informing employees of their rights under the National...more

Labor & Employment E-Note - March 14, 2013

In This Issue: - ALERT: USCIS INTRODUCES NEW FORM I-9 - OFCCP Moving to Broader Investigations into Pay Bias - High Court to Consider U.S. Steel Workers' Compensation Case - NLRB Rulings Questioned After Board...more

Law 360 Quotes Proskauer’s Concerns & Guidance Regarding NDAA Whistleblower Rules

In an Employment Law 360 article (subscription required) today, Steve Pearlman, co-head of Proskauer’s Whistleblowing & Retaliation Group, commented on the ramifications of the passage of the National Defense Authorization...more

Supreme Court’s Next FCA Whistleblower Case?

Imagine you own a company that does business with a federal agency. The company’s contract with the agency specifies that the company will deliver widgets of a particular quality....more

UPDATE: Charter City Not Required To Pay Prevailing Wage On Municipal Construction Projects

In a decision strongly upholding the municipal home rule doctrine, the California Supreme Court held that charter cities are not subject to state prevailing wage requirements for purely local construction projects. The Court...more

California Supreme Court Rules That State’s Prevailing Wage Law Is Not Quite So Prevailing: Charter Cities Need Not Require...

On July 2, 2012, the California Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in State Building and Constructions Trades Councils of California, AFL – CIO v. City of Vista, No. S173586. The court held that locally funded...more

Construction & Land Use Newsletter - March 2012

In This Issue: - D.C. Jobs Bill Has Far-Reaching Implications for Contractors...Page 1 - Proposed Amendment to Virginia’s Constitution Could Limit Government’s Use of Eminent Domain...Page 2 - Meet Our Attorneys -...more

Supreme Judicial Court Rules on Quinn Bill Case - March 2012

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court yesterday issued a significant decision that could impact municipalities throughout the Commonwealth. In Adams v. City of Boston, SJC-10861 (March 7, 2012)(slip opinion), the Court...more

Contract to pay dollars is a contract to pay coined silver

A contract to pay dollars, is according to the Supreme Court of the United States, a contract to pay lawful money of the United States. Lawful money of the United States is money declared to be legal tender in payment. ...more

Engineer Of Iranian Descent Can Proceed With Race And National Origin Discrimination Claims

Zeinali v. Raytheon Co., 636 F.3d 544 (9th Cir. 2011) Hossein Zeinali, who is of Iranian descent, sued Raytheon for race and national origin discrimination under the Fair Employment and Housing Act when it terminated his...more

NEW ADA Regulations Regarding the Presence and Use of Service Animals in Local Governmental Buildings and Programs, Including...

NEW ADA Regulations Regarding the Presence and Use of Service Animals in Local Governmental Buildings and Programs, Including Public Schools ...more

NASA v. Nelson

Opinion of the United States Supreme Court

Supreme Court Affirms Right to Informational Privacy, But Says Privacy Act Safeguards Sufficient for NASA Records The Supreme Court has issued a decision in NASA v. Nelson, a case brought by NASA scientists who argued that...more