The hospitality industry has seen an uptick in recent litigation related to human trafficking. Thus far, franchisors have been successful in certain trial and appellate courts in arguing that Trafficking Victims Protection...more
David Bowie had it right, change is inevitable for each of us. Sometimes it comes without us even knowing it, like the moment you realize that you have rocked your last baby to sleep for the final time. I can't remember when...more
As the novel coronavirus continues to spread, the landscape is constantly changing. New information is coming to light faster than it can be internalized and the economy, at the moment, is in constant flux....more
Sex trafficking is a difficult problem for society that defies easy solutions, as the judicially recognized constitutional right to privacy in hotel rooms clashes with the reality of criminal exploitation of innocent victims....more
In 2014, Baker Donelson's Women's Initiative decided it was time to revisit our decade-old parental leave policy. While the policy was still competitive in our market, offering 12 weeks of leave for primary caregivers, we...more
On April 28, 2015, the Alabama House of Representatives passed SB-80, thereby abolishing the highly criticized theory of innovator liability adopted in Wyeth, Inc. v. Weeks, ___ So.3d___, 2014 WL 4055813 (Ala. Aug. 15, 2014)....more
In This Issue:
- Your Grandmother Doesn’t Work for Free: Volunteer and Intern Positions Under Closer Scrutiny
- Excessive Celebration – Penalty Declined
- Four Crisis Management Lessons from the...more
5/2/2014
/ Class Action ,
Crisis Management ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Fourth Amendment ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Internships ,
Minimum Wage ,
Mobile Privacy ,
Premises Liability ,
Privacy Laws ,
Social Networks ,
TCPA ,
Telemarketing ,
Unpaid Interns ,
Volunteers