Labor & Employment Law – May 23, 2012

by Thomas Fox on 5/18/2012

Less than three months after he ruled against Major League Baseball (MLB) in the Ryan Braun suspension, Arbitrator Shyman Das was fired by MLB. He had been an approved arbitrator under the MLB Collective Bargaining Agreement...more

by Ford & Harrison LLP on 5/11/2012

My colleagues and I have written on this blog about all of the costly potential lawsuits the Scranton branch has spawned since Sabre acquired Dunder Mifflin. Let’s assume some of these incidents have become actual lawsuits...more

by Littler on 3/15/2012

In Shaver v. Siemens Corporation, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 4081 (3d Cir. Feb. 29, 2012), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued a precedent-setting opinion addressing the complex relationship between ERISA’s...more

by Heidi Alessi on 3/6/2012

This installment addresses MEPs providing health and welfare benefits, particularly multiple employer welfare arrangements ("MEWAs"). In concept, MEWAs are designed to give employers access to low cost health coverage and...more

by Thomas Fox on 2/22/2012

Compliance convergence can take many forms. In an article entitled “Pass the ICE Test: Nine I-9 Record Keeping Tips” published in the February 6, 2012 edition of the Texas Lawyer, author Karen-Lee Pollak explores...more

by Abrams Fensterman Fensterman Eisman Formato... on 1/11/2012

The simple answer is "yes," but they will have to make substantial changes in the way they do business. This means that more than ever, they will need to think "outside the box." While practicing medicine has never been...more

by Turbervilles on 11/25/2011

Welcome to our Winter Newsletter. In this edition, we look at why it may be possible for firms to make a profit when pursuing payment of overdue invoices. A firm of surveyors must pay £18m after giving negligent...more

by Peter Tobiason on 11/4/2011

When acquiring a spin-off from a corporate parent, benefits are key to post closing success and minimizing employee disruption. Employee benefits represent significant costs for middle market companies but are critical to...more