Ogletree Deakins | USA | 19 Mar 2018
As many employers are attempting to navigate the #MeToo movement and cultural changes surrounding sexual harassment claims, they now face another…
Ogletree Deakins | USA | 27 Mar 2012
According to recent data released by the U.S. Department of Labor, Louisiana had the highest rate of improper unemployment insurance payments in 2011.
Ogletree Deakins | USA | 27 Mar 2012
To continue providing an incentive for businesses to employ apprentices and thus improve the quality of the currently available workforce, this Act extends the applicability of the apprenticeship tax credit.
Ogletree Deakins | USA | 27 Mar 2012
Act No. 177 has repealed the prohibition of employment of minors less than 16 years of age “in singing, dancing, or playing upon a musical instrument” or “in any theatrical exhibition or in any wandering occupation.”
Ogletree Deakins | USA | 27 Mar 2012
At the end of 2011, Louisiana’s 6.4 percent jobless rate was down from the 6.5 percent November rate and the 7.2 percent figure in December 2010.
Ogletree Deakins | USA | 27 Mar 2012
Professor Ivor van Heerden’s whistleblower claim against Louisiana State University (LSU) now appears likely to proceed to trial, (Van Heerden v. Bd. of Supervisors of La. State Univ. and Agricultural and Mech. Coll., 10-155 (M.D. La.)), after Judge James Brady of the Middle District of Louisiana denied LSU’s motion for summary judgment on van Heerden’s whistleblower claim.
Ogletree Deakins | USA | 27 Mar 2012
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed dismissal of an overtime class action alleging unpaid commuting time.
Ogletree Deakins | USA | 27 Mar 2012
Despite a general rule in Louisiana that a court may not consider parol evidence to alter the terms of a previously agreed-upon written contract, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held in King v. University Healthcare System, L.C., 645 F. 3d 713 (5th Cir. 2011), that a Louisiana district court acted within its discretion in granting an anesthesiologist latitude to submit parol evidence in an......
Ogletree Deakins | USA | 27 Mar 2012
This Act, which became effective on August 15, 2011, provides that employers or their representatives may obtain conviction records of an applicant seeking employment directly from the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information to further qualify the applicant for the position being sought, if the applicant has executed a consent form authorizing the employer to obtain such......
Ogletree Deakins | USA | 27 Mar 2012
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that workplace deaths in Louisiana dropped nearly 26 percent in 2010.