Labor/Employment

• Labor: The new face of discrimination

  By Jeremy Hawpe  |  May 21, 2012

  Employers have seen increasing government intervention into the employment relationship.

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  Saints’ linebacker sues NFL commissioner for defamation

  By Alex Vorro  |  May 21, 2012

  New Orleans Saints’ linebacker Jonathan Vilma may not be allowed to tackle any National Football League (NFL) players on the gridiron next season, but he will try to take down his employer in a court of law.

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  Labor: EEOC issues final rule on reasonable factors other than age under the ADEA

  By Wendy Voss, Lindsay Clizbe  |  May 21, 2012

  On March 30the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published its final rule, meant to clarify the “reasonable factors other than age” (RFOA) defense available under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)

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  NLRB’s “quickie election” rule struck down

  By Ashley Post  |  May 16, 2012

  A federal judge has struck down the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) controversial “quickie election” rule.

• Labor: 3 FMLA traps for employers that don’t dig below the surface

  By Craig Oliver  |  May 14, 2012

  Knowing what follow-up questions to ask is essential to ensure compliance

• Labor: EEOC issues guidance on using criminal records to make employment decisions

  By John Kuenstler  |  May 14, 2012

  The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued “Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.”

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  Internal investigators not protected from retaliation

  By Julie Beck  |  May 10, 2012

  No good deed goes unpunished, so they say, and that’s certainly the case in Wednesday’s 2nd Circuit ruling

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  Hostess given permission to reject some union contracts

  By Alex Vorro  |  May 8, 2012

  Hostess Brands Inc. can breathe a little easier now. The Twinkie maker got a little help from a judge yesterday when it was given the green light to reject certain union contracts and modify some retiree benefits as it attempts to extract itself from the vat of Fruit Pie filling...

• Labor: 4 tips to help managers avoid employment litigation

  By Jeremy Hawpe  |  May 7, 2012

  Managers, team leaders and frontline supervisors today face an incredible number of challenges, including reorganization problems, competition on an international basis and the infusion of technology and attendant changes that follow

• Labor: Retaliation under the FLSA – Where do we stand?

  By Wendy Voss, E. Chaney Hall  |  May 7, 2012

  Courts are likely to continue to broaden the scope of what is considered a filed complaint