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By InsideCounsel Editorial Staff |
December 16, 2011
A peek into InsideCounsel's February issue
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By Evan Pontz |
December 12, 2011
Your company has a clear policy against discrimination and harassment. It provides regular training on these topics to managers and employees. Positive but forceful notices about compliance appear throughout the workplace. Multiple methods for raising a complaint are provided, and company leaders have made nondiscrimination part of the corporate culture...
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By Mary Dollarhide, Haley Morrison |
December 7, 2011
Worker misclassification analysis is boring, but the fact is plaintiffs’ class-action attorneys remain endlessly fascinated — or at least economically motivated — by worker misclassification cases.
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By Julie Beck, Shirley Li |
December 2, 2011
Updates on InsideCounsel's biggest stories this month
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By Evan Pontz |
November 28, 2011
Inside counsel and outside lawyers spend plenty of time trying to prevent and avoid litigation. When you prevent a problem or dispute that could lead to a lawsuit from occurring, that is a success in everyone’s eyes.
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By Shirley Li |
November 15, 2011
After months of bargaining, the NBA players and the league have returned to square one, jeopardizing the remainder of the 2011-2012 season.
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By Evan Pontz |
November 14, 2011
If you happened to notice that the EEOC recently filed a lawsuit against an employer you recognize (or even, heaven forbid, against your company), do not be surprised. The EEOC filed nearly 200 lawsuits during August and September 2011, the last two months of its fiscal year. Considering the EEOC...
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By Alfred Robinson Jr. |
November 7, 2011
Joining forces, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to coordinate efforts to resolve employer practices of misclassifying employees as independent contractors.
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By Shirley Li |
November 7, 2011
After another long round of labor negotiations, NBA Commissioner David Stern tried to get things moving Sunday by issuing an ultimatum and a deadline for the deals to end.
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By Robert Jones |
October 24, 2011
As it does with almost every other aspect of employment law, California has unique requirements for payroll recordkeeping.