Sheikh Hussein v. Den Davie, Inc. d/b/a Denny's Complaint for Damages by Behren Law Firm on 4/11/2012 Former Assistant Manager of Denny's is terminated after workers compensation injury and sues for violation of Fla. Stat. 440.205...more
Fenwick Employment Brief - March 13, 2012 by Fenwick & West LLP on 3/19/2012 In this issue: Attack On Outside Sales Exemption Could Not Be Litigated As Class Action; Individual Supervisor May Be Liable For Fmla Violation; NLRB New Poster Regulation Upheld In Part; New FMLA Regulations Expand Scope...more
Frederick Place Chambers Employment Law Newsletter by Polly Lord on 1/31/2012 This is the first newsletter published by Frederick Place Chambers. It is intended that this should be a monthly publication, with the aim of keeping clients and fellow professionals up to date with recent developments in...more
Social Media in Labour and Employment: Privacy, Human Rights, and the Formation, Management and Termination of the Employment... by E. Wayne Benedict on 1/26/2012 From a legal perspective, social media is a relatively new phenomenon, but its implications for employers, employees, trade unions, and their advocates are proving to be marked in all aspects of employment and labour...more
Brenda Brown v Wolin & Levin, Inc. and Robert Levin FLSA/FMLA, W.C. Retaliatory Discharge, and much more! by ryan nalley on 11/14/2011 This complaint against a prominent Chicago Property Management Firm involves everything from Illinois Minimum Wage Law violations, to what is now known as "wage theft," i.e. the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act. It...more
New Year Brings New Laws for California Employers by Fisher & Phillips LLP on 10/31/2011 In this alert: Consumer Credit Checks; Wage & Hour Laws; Written Commission Agreements; Misclassification of Independent Contractors; Liquidated Damages Before The Labor Commissioner; Wage Theft Prevention Act of...more
Labor Letter - October 2011 by Fisher & Phillips LLP on 10/4/2011 In This Issue: - Hurricane Irene Leaves Wage/Hour Questions In Her Wake By John Thompson (Atlanta) Affected employers will no doubt have a variety of wage-hour questions in the aftermath of any major disaster, such...more
11 Employer FAQs (No. 5): Is there any difference between light duty and reasonable accommodation? by Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP on 9/1/2011 Over the next 7 business days, I'll have a series of short posts addressing common questions that employers have about the law. If there is an "FAQ" that you would like for me to address, please let me know in the comments...more
Retail Industry Update - September 2011: The Injured Worker - Practical Approaches For Avoiding Lawsuits by Fisher & Phillips LLP on 9/1/2011 By Ed Harold (New Orleans) Retail jobs almost all require certain physical capabilities. These can include physical work such as moving heavy inventory, pushing a mop, bending to assist a customer in getting a product...more
Industrial Relations (Voting Procedures) Bill rejected in UK Parliament by PHILIP HENSON on 5/2/2011 A motion for leave to introduce a Private Members’ Bill which would have made some strikes illegal if they were not supported by a majority of union members at that workplace has been rejected. The discussion about the Bill,...more
A Workers' Compensation Rating Of 100% Disabled Does Not Relieve An Employer Of Its Obligations Under The ADA And FEHA by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 4/29/2011 Cuiellette v. City of Los Angeles (April 22, 2011) cautions employers that when an employee has been rated as 100% disabled for workers’ compensation purposes, the employer is not relieved of its duties under the Americans...more
EEOC Finalizes Updates To Disability Regulations In Response to ADA Amendments Act by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer on 3/25/2011 Employers should review and update their existing employment and employee benefit practices in response to updated regulations (Final Regulations) governing the disability discrimination rules of the Americans With...more
Trade Unions a brief history by rory McPherson on 2/14/2011 A brief (and incomplete) time line of labour laws and trade unions in the UK....more
Don’t Let the Bedbugs Bite: What Every Employer Should Know by Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP on 11/18/2010 “Good night, sleep tight, don’t let the bedbugs bite.” In the past few years, this wellknown nursery rhyme has taken on new meaning: as reports of bedbug sightings at the workplace rise, employers must be proactive in...more
Blurring the Lines Between Workers' Compensation Retaliation and Disability Discrimination by Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 11/3/2010 A new trend in Kentucky has recently emerged where plaintiffs are attempting to base their workers' compensation claims on evidence that their employers allegedly mistreated them while they were on light duty or exercising...more