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Second Circuit confirms burden of proof in SOX whistleblower retaliation cases

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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March 7 2013

On March 5, 2013, the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals clarified the burden-shifting framework applicable to whistleblower retaliation claims

FINRA Rules 13201 and 13802: Arbitrating statutory employment discrimination claims

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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May 1 2012

Once upon a time, it was mandatory under Form U4 that registered representatives file any statutory claims of discrimination (such as age, gender, or race discrimination) in arbitration rather than in court

Inflatable rat wins a battle, but the war is far from over

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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June 6 2011

The placement of a large, inflatable rat balloon at an employer’s facility, a sight familiar to many urban dwellers, was upheld in a recent 3-1 decision by the National Labor Relations Board, which found that a union that had stationed the rat near a hospital in Florida to protest work being performed by a non-union construction contractor at the facility did not violate the federal law against secondary boycotts in labor disputes

Law moving in right direction for "half-time" method of calculating damages in FLSA overtime cases

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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July 13 2011

The current prevalence of lawsuits for unpaid overtime compensation under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) by employees who claim they were misclassified by their current or former employer as “exempt” from overtime has been well-documented

New York's highest court upholds oral promise of guaranteed bonus

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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April 9 2012

The New York Court of Appeals recently upheld a jury verdict in favor of a brokerage firm employee who claimed that his employer breached an oral promise (and violated New York wage law) when it failed to pay him a guaranteed bonus of $175,000, to be paid at the end of his first year of employment

Second Circuit finds individual arbitration agreement acts as Title VII class waiver

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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March 22 2013

The Second Circuit has given class action waivers another shot in the arm. In Parisi v. Goldman, Sachs & Co. (pdf), plaintiff argued that because she