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Nicholas Fortuna, August 21, 2014. Last week The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) expanded the meaning of what is considered concerted activity under the National labor Relations Act (NLRA). Under the...
Megan J. Muoio, August 13, 2014 After receiving 181 complaints from employees at McDonald’s about unfair labor practices beginning in November 2012, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued an...
Paula Lopez, July 31, 2014. Last week, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation that will provide unpaid interns throughout the State of New York with the same state law protections against discrimination...
Nicholas Fortuna, July 25, 2014. The Supreme Court will determine next term if pregnant employees are entitled to work accommodations due to their pregnancy under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) of...
Diana Uhimov, July 16, 2014. The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously invalidated three of President Obama’s recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) as unconstitutional in its June 26, 2014 decision in National...
Megan J. Muoio, July 10, 2014 The Supreme Court has already begun to line up cases for its term that will begin in October 2014. One of the petitions for certiorari...
Employers Should Exercise Caution in Light of the EEOC’s Recent Action Against Separation Agreements
Megan J. Muoio, June 19, 2014 The Equal Opportunity Employment Commission has recently filed multiple claims challenging employers’ standard separation agreements. On February 14, 2014, the EEOC filed suit against CVS...
Nicholas Fortuna, June 4, 2014. The federal courts are struggling with what type of claims may be brought as a class action after the Supreme Court decisions in Comcast v. Behrand,...
Paula Lopez, May 28, 2014. On April 22, 2014, the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, in EEOC v. Ford Motor Co., rejected Ford’s position that its employee’s presence at...
Megan J. Muoio, May 21, 2014. Recent Supreme Court decisions and federal legislation have addressed the issue of when it is appropriate for employees to discuss pay and salary issues amongst...