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Fallout from Nosal verdict

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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May 9 2013

Practitioners in the area of trade secret protection and employee mobility law are still trying to sort out the impact of a federal court jury

Termination “without cause” it’s not necessarily termination “without fault”

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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May 1 2012

Historically, health care provider employers and employees have tended to use termination “without cause” as a proxy for termination “without fault.”

Third Circuit: President Obama’s recess appointments to the NLRB were unconstitutional

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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May 17 2013

Yesterday, in a 2-1 decision, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals became the second appellate court to issue a ruling that President Obama's recess

California federal courts enforce forum selection clauses in non-compete litigation

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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February 28 2013

Except for very limited statutory exceptions (which do not apply to most employeremployee disputes), California courts will not enforce non-compete

Recent religious discrimination cases: thou shalt train recruiters about religious discrimination

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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July 31 2012

Title VII of the Civil Rights of 1964 (“Title VII”) not only prohibits employers from discriminating against employees or prospective employees because of their religion, but it also requires employers to “reasonably accommodate” the religious practices of employees provided that such reasonable accommodations do not cause the employer “undue hardship.”

Court enforces Missouri forum selection clause against resident of the Philippines

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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January 24 2013

Forum selection clauses are common in non-compete agreements, particularly when the employer is multi-state or multi-national. One question that

NLRB administrative law judge finds medical center’s technology usage policies violated employees rights under the National Labor Relations Act

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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May 6 2013

An NLRB Administrative Law Judge ("ALJ") has found that two computer usage policies of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center ("UPMC") violated the

Federal Deposit Insurance Act Section 19 restrictions trump New York state law barring criminal history discrimination

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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June 19 2012

The Eastern District of New York has rejected a claim for relief under the New York State Human Rights Law (“NYSHRL”) brought by a job applicant who alleged that a bank unlawfully discriminated against her based on her criminal history

Texas Roadhouse, Inc. settles its beef with wait staff for $5 million

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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May 7 2012

The restaurant and hospitality industries are no strangers to the tidal wave of wage and hour class action lawsuits

Cease and desist letters enjoy an absolute privilege from libel claims

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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April 3 2013

It is common practice for a company, through its legal counsel, to send letters to former employees upon the employee's resignation in an effort to

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