Allyn & Fortuna LLPBy: Megan J. Muoio, May 1, 2017 Employers should be apprised of several pieces of legislation currently pending in Congress which would affect paid leave policies for their employees. While it is unclear whether any of these bills will be passed by both the House and the Senate and then be signed into law, it is important for employers to be aware of pending legislation as it is being debated in Congress. These bills address the issue of paid family leave, which is currently available to 12% of…
Diana Uhimov, April 20, 2015. After an initial denial, a New York federal judge for the Southern District of New York granted permission last week to a group of former Gawker Media LLC interns’ to notify potential class members of a proposed action through social media, namely Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. The judge limited the approval by finding that “friending” class members on Facebook is too extreme. The interns brought the proposed collective action, Mark et al. v. Gawker Media LLC et al., in 2013 under the Fair…