And the hits keep coming: the NLRB continues to make inroads into social media *

USA - May 10 2013
As recently reported on this blog here, here, and here, the NLRB has aggressively been trying to regulate the workplace implications of social media…

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Do as we say, not as we do: union required to post notices that it will not union bust *

USA - April 10 2013
While it is a daily occurrence for an employer to get blasted in the media for supposedly engaging in so called "union busting," a recent case before…

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"Fluctuation" over method of calculating damages in misclassification cases *

USA - December 13 2012
In wage-and-hour cases, the method of calculating potential damages is often just as (if not more) important as the underlying misclassification determination.

Co-authors: Robert S. Whitman .

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Court approves race discrimination class settlement despite hundreds of objections *

USA - June 17 2012
A settlement approval decision in New Jersey federal court earlier this week stands as a reminder of the realities, and complexities, of settling class action lawsuits.

Co-authors: Gerald L. Maatman, Jr..

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Seventh Circuit issues important new guidance for employers seeking to avoid sexual harassment liability *

USA - January 15 2012
The Seventh Circuit recently issued an opinion in EEOC v. Management Hospitality of Racine, Inc. d/b/a International House of Pancakes, et al., No. 10-3247 (7th Cir. Jan. 9, 2012) - substantially upholding a jury’s verdict that an employer allowed two teenage employees to be sexually harassed in violation of Title VII.

Co-authors: Jennifer A. Riley .

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