Marc R. Jacobs

Indiana Supreme Court upholds Right to Work Act

USA - November 7 2014 On November 6, 2014, the Indiana Supreme Court reversed the ruling of a superior court judge and held that the Indiana Right to Work Law does not…

You (don’t) have the right to remain silent – how new unemployment insurance integrity laws may affect your separation and settlement agreements with departing employees

USA - November 12 2013 In October 2011, President Obama signed the Federal Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011, which mandated that all states implement a…

Eric J. Janson

Indiana right-to-work law ruled unconstitutional by lower state court

USA - September 16 2013 As we reported in a prior blog post, in February 2012, Indiana became the 23rd state, and the first in the "Rust Belt" to pass a "right-to-work" law…

Seventh Circuit upholds rejection of employer’s double-breasting arrangement

USA - September 4 2013 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently upheld a joint arbitration committee's ("JAC") decision finding that a business's…

The NLRB, social media and the non-union workplace: employees improperly fire for Facebook postings

USA - May 1 2013 In Design Technology Group LLC d/b/a Bettie Page Clothing, 359 NLRB No. 96 (4/19/13), the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) continued its…