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Court strikes down NLRB poster rule

  • Fisher & Phillips LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • May 10 2013

The National Labor Relations Board suffered another significant blow this week, when the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia

Facebook foils FMLA faker

  • Fisher & Phillips LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 1 2013

The legitimate and beneficial purposes of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) are undeniable. The law provides employees who have a serious

The NLRB's quorum quandary

  • Fisher & Phillips LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 1 2013

The ongoing saga over composition of the National Labor Relations Board took several twists last month, and uncertainty continues to swirl around the

EEOC v. Autozone failure to accommodate

  • Fisher & Phillips LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 23 2013

On February 15 of this year, a federal Court of Appeals ruled that a jury was justified in finding an employer had willfully violated an employee's

Employers get extra line of defense against class certification

  • Fisher & Phillips LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 17 2013

Employment litigation is costly and disruptive, and when a single complaint turns into a class or collective action, the stakes go up exponentially

Supreme Court rules dismissal of FLSA collective actions are appropriate when individual claim is rendered moot

  • Fisher & Phillips LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • April 16 2013

On April 16, 2013 the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the concept that a wage and hour collective action brought pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act

Even paid internship programs come with risk

  • Fisher & Phillips LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 15 2013

There was a significant increase in the number of class actions in 2012 brought by former interns, many of whom were in unpaid positions working in

Asset purchaser also bought FLSA liability

  • Fisher & Phillips LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 3 2013

A decision from the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals (with jurisdiction over Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin) offers an important reminder to

Cussing out your employee may get you suedby OSHA?

  • Fisher & Phillips LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 1 2013

Hopefully you're already aware of the continuing escalation of all forms of whistleblower and retaliation claims, including under the 20

Is there an intern in your future?

  • Fisher & Phillips LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 1 2013

There was a significant increase in the number of class-action lawsuits in 2012 brought by former interns, many of whom were in unpaid positions