By Jessica Cook and Kim Thompson This week (May 26, 2011) the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Arizona’s 2007 immigration law that requires all employers to … Read more
Age Bias at Work: As This Case Shows, There’s a High Standard to Meet
By Eric B. Meyer A 51-year-old auto-parts specialist with lupus, fibromyalgia, diabetes and arthritis, claimed that his 29-year-old co-worker called him an … Read more
Another Social Media Discovery Ruling Employers Need to Know About
By Eric B. Meyer Last week, I reported that a Pennsylvania state court had ruled that a plaintiff did not have to provide access to her Facebook page … Read more
Traveling to Mexico on Sick Leave? It Can Get an Employee Fired
By Eric B. Meyer Can a company create and enforce a policy that requires employees on paid sick leave to remain close to their homes, unless they obtain … Read more
Facebook at Work: Justification for Firing Doesn’t Pass Straight Face Test
By John A. Gallagher Yesterday, TLNT published an article (Court: Facebook at Work Does Not Violate Computer Fraud Act) discussing whether use of the … Read more
Court: Using Facebook at Work Does Not Violate Computer Fraud Act
By Michael R. Greco The debate rages on concerning the scope and extent of the federal Computer Fraud & Abuse Act. In simple terms, the CFAA makes it … Read more
The New DOL Phone App and the Problem With Employee-Kept Records
By Lawrence S. McGoldrick We previously reported on DOL’s publication of a “Work Hours Calendar,” a time sheet for employees to use to … Read more
9th Circuit Rules For Employers in Protecting Trade Secrets
By John D. McLachlan More often than not when a management law firm informs its clients of recent case developments, the news is not good. This is an … Read more
Survey Says More Companies Doing Background Checks on Job Candidates
Even as states and the EEOC are getting tougher — and talking tougher — on the use of credit checks, more employers are using them, says a just … Read more
Survey Finds More Companies Credit-checking Candidates
Even as states and the U.S. EEOC are getting tougher — and talking tougher — on the use of credit checks, more employers are using them, says a … Read more