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Association trends 2013 legal review

Venable LLP
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USA
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March 28 2013

Many associations are called on to initiate litigation to pursue their members' interests. As with all litigants, an association may bring a lawsuit

Volunteering for trouble or trouble with volunteers?: A guide to the liability risks for nonprofits and their volunteers

Venable LLP
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USA
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November 10 2011

Volunteers often constitute an essential portion of the “workforce” of nonprofit organizations

New guidance for nonprofits regarding social media policies and punishment

Venable LLP
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USA
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September 8 2011

In our last alert on this subject, nonprofit employers were reminded that rapidly developing law in the area of disciplining employees for voicing workplace gripes in social media such as Facebook or Twitter warranted caution before punishment of such behavior, as well as a review of policies that might be found to unlawfully impinge on employee rights under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”

New NLRB guidance on disciplining for Facebook postings, Twitter tweets and blogs

Venable LLP
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USA
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September 6 2011

An important managerial prerogative is the ability to prescribe and enforce workplace rules designed to maintain decorum in the workplace

Non-profits beware: your employees' blogs, Facebook posts, and Twitter tweets may be protected by the National Labor Relations Act

Venable LLP
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USA
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August 12 2011

Savvy non-profits have long understood that the employment-at-will doctrine namely, that the employment relationship may be terminated by either party for any reason while still very powerful, has many fissures that work to limit the grounds for which employees may be disciplined or discharged

Complaint or not complaint: that is the question

Venable LLP
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USA
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March 25 2011

Like most, if not all, employment statutes, the Fair Labor Standards Act (the federal law that prescribes minimum wage, maximum hour, and overtime pay requirements), makes it unlawful for employers to retaliate against employees who engage in certain activities

In case you haven’t heard: OSHA proposes new interpretation of workplace noise standard

Venable LLP
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USA
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November 19 2010

On October 19, 2010, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced its intention to interpret its workplace noise standards in a new way, labeling the policy it has followed for the past quarter century to be "contrary to the plain meaning of" its standards and as thwarting the safety and health purposes of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (Act

An irony between war and the workplace

Venable LLP
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USA
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August 11 2010

The world of politics often illuminates the chasm between what we consider acceptable in our society as opposed to our workplaces

D.C. Circuit holds failure-to-promote claim is not revived by the Ledbetter Act

Venable LLP
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USA
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February 24 2010

Since the passage of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 (“Ledbetter Act”), plaintiffs’ counsel have attempted to resurrect claims previously considered time-barred, forcing employers to defend against claims of discriminatory compensation under Title VII (gender, race, etc.) and the ADEA (age) where the discriminatory decision had been made years ago

High Court rules to enforce collective bargaining agreement term requiring arbitration of employment discrimination claims

Venable LLP
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USA
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April 7 2009

On April 1, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 that a provision in a collective bargaining agreement that clearly and unmistakably requires union members to arbitrate claims arising under the Age Discrimination Employment Act (“ADEA”) is enforceable

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