We use cookies to customise content for your subscription and for analytics.
If you continue to browse Lexology, we will assume that you are happy to receive all our cookies. For further information please read our Cookie Policy.
Lexology logo
  Request new password

Search results

Order by most recent / most popular / relevance

Results: 1-10 of 999

Seattle adopts ordinance limiting inquiries into and use of criminal records for employment purposes

  • Littler Mendelson
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 14 2013

Effective November 1, 2013, Seattle, Washington will join various other jurisdictions (most recently Minnesota, Indiana, North Carolina and Buffalo

Narrow Supreme Court ruling upholds arbitrator's decision that parties' agreement permits class arbitration

  • Littler Mendelson
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 12 2013

In Oxford Health Plans LLC v. Sutter, the United States Supreme Court was asked to determine "whether an arbitrator exceeds his powers under the

Minnesota Legislature modifies whistleblower statute

  • Littler Mendelson
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 12 2013

On May 24, 2013, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton signed into law a bill that the plaintiff's bar is likely to argue expands the scope of whistleblower

California private sector employment legislation update - June 2013

  • Littler Mendelson
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 12 2013

May 31 was the deadline for most California state bills to pass their house of origin to be further considered in this year's legislative session, so

Two new EEOC criminal record lawsuits underscore important strategic and practical considerations for employers conducting background checks

  • Littler Mendelson
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 12 2013

In March 2010, an employer successfully persuaded the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to concede its disparate impact discrimination

Recent decisions provide guidance on drafting noncompetition agreements under Massachusetts law

  • Littler Mendelson
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 12 2013

Your Vice President of Sales announces that she is leaving to work for your biggest competitor. She signed a noncompetition agreement when she joined

ACA employer play or pay requirements: what does it mean for employers?

  • Littler Mendelson
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 11 2013

Beginning in 2014, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will require "large" employers to offer their full-time employees healthcare coverage that meets

Supreme Court upholds decision approving class action arbitration

  • Littler Mendelson
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 11 2013

Yesterday, in Oxford Health Plans LLC v. Sutter, the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion affirming the arbitrator's construction

The flurry of new employment laws regulating the use of criminal records continues with expanded restrictions in indiana, North Carolina, Texas, and Buffalo, New York

  • Littler Mendelson
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 7 2013

The public policy interests supporting employment-related protections for ex-offenders, including encouraging ex-offenders to reenter the workforce

Oregon passes social media in the workplace law

  • Littler Mendelson
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 6 2013

On May 22, 2013, Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber signed into law House Bill 2654, making Oregon the tenth state to enact a law prohibiting employers