Labor & Employment Law – May 23, 2012

by Mintz Levin - Employment, Labor & Benefits on 5/21/2012

Does an employer invade an employee’s privacy by accessing and reviewing the employee’s email? A recent Massachusetts Superior Court decision, Falmouth Firefighters Union v. Town of Falmouth, answers “no.” ...more

by Cullen and Dykman LLP on 5/14/2012

Six Virginia Sheriff’s office employees sued the Sheriff of Hampton, B.J. Roberts, both individually and in his official capacity, after they were fired from their jobs in 2009. Roberts was running for re-election during...more

by Barger & Wolen on 5/9/2012

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has sued the City of Jacksonville, Florida’s firefighters union for basing promotions on a written test that few black candidates have passed. The suit raises the...more

by Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP on 5/8/2012

The Supreme Court of Canada has granted leave to appeal the Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision in R. v. Cole, 2011 ONCA 218. Mr. Cole, a teacher, was charged with possession of child pornography and unauthorized use of a...more

by Lawyers.com on 5/3/2012

If you want to keep your job, don’t “like” someone on Facebook who is an opponent of your boss. In a decision that affects free expression on social media, a federal judge ruled that there’s no First Amendment protection for...more

by Proskauer - Privacy & Data Security on 5/1/2012

Earlier this year in United States v. Jones, the United State Supreme Court addressed the privacy implications of Global Positioning Systems (“GPS”), holding that placing a GPS tracking device on a suspect’s car was a...more

by McDermott Will & Emery on 4/27/2012

In Europe, many employers are currently caught in the middle of a conflict between older and younger employees. Many older employees want to work longer (whether by choice or necessity), while younger employees feel that an...more

by Pullman & Comley, LLC on 4/25/2012

It’s been several years since employers had some decisions to cheer about at the Connecticut Supreme Court. But yesterday, the court released two important decisions that will likely rank as among the most significant the...more