As we discussed in a prior post, pay equity is a rapidly evolving area of significant import to employers. Women, people of color, and individuals with disabilities continue to earn significantly less than non-Hispanic white...more
Employee reductions and terminations are an unfortunate result of economic downturns. Even during good economic times, many companies face the need to reduce their workforce or terminate the employment of individual...more
3/3/2023
/ Confidentiality Agreements ,
Contract Terms ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hiring & Firing ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Non-Disparagement Provisions ,
Release Agreements ,
Section 7 ,
Separation Agreement ,
Severance Agreements ,
Termination
Social media has created a minefield of concerns for both employees and employers. The news is full of stories of employees documenting their questionable off-duty conduct on social media, or posting comments containing...more
Social media has created a minefield of concerns for both employees and employers. The news is full of stories of employees documenting their questionable off-duty conduct on social media, or posting comments containing...more
11/13/2017
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Facebook ,
Hate Speech ,
Hiring & Firing ,
NLRB ,
Off-Duty Employees ,
Political Expression ,
Protected Concerted Activity ,
Retaliation ,
Social Networks ,
Termination ,
Twitter
On July 3rd, the 8th Circuit held that disparaging statements made by Jimmy John’s employees in a labor dispute were not entitled to National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA” or “The Act”) protections – because the actions were...more
7/11/2017
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Disparagement ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Franchises ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Jimmy John's ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Objective Falsity ,
Protected Concerted Activity ,
Section 7 ,
Sick Leave ,
Social Networks ,
Union Elections
Use of profanity by employees, whether in the workplace, outside the workplace, or on social media, presents difficult legal issues for the employer, as highlighted by a recent Second Circuit Court of Appeals decision...more
As of 1/22/2017, employers are required to use the new version of Form I-9 to verify identity and employment eligibility of employees. See the new form (11/14/2016 N version) at https://www.uscis.gov/i-9. Form I-9 found at...more
Everyone knows that price-fixing among sellers of competing products is illegal, but price-fixing by buyers can also violate the antitrust laws. That is true even in the market for buying services of employees, regardless of...more
10/27/2016
/ Adobe ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
eBay ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Lucasfilm ,
New Guidance ,
Non-Solicitation Agreements ,
Pixar ,
Wage-Fixing