Perhaps the most shocking aspect of employment-related cases from the 2018-2019 Supreme Court term that just wrapped up was the number of unanimous decisions – seven of the eight rulings – were agreed upon by all of the...more
8/12/2019
/ ADEA ,
Altitude Express Inc v Zarda ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
EEOC v RG & GR Harris Funeral Homes ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Henry Schein Inc v Archer and White Sales Inc ,
Intel Corp. Investment Policy Committee v. Sulyma ,
Kisor v Wilkie ,
Lamps Plus Inc v Varela ,
Mount Lemmon Fire District v Guido ,
NAACP ,
New Prime v Oliveira ,
Parker Drilling Management Services Ltd v Newton ,
Question of Arbitrability ,
SCOTUS ,
Title VII ,
Yovino v Rizo
Late yesterday, President Trump selected Judge Brett Kavanaugh to fill the vacant seat on the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) bench. Assuming he is confirmed by the Senate, Justice Kavanaugh would solidify the pro-business bloc of...more
Nearly 2.3 million people in the United States work in jobs that expose them to silica. The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) claims that more than 100,000 of those workers are engaged in “high risk jobs such...more
2/14/2018
/ Appeals ,
Construction Industry ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Health and Safety ,
New Rules ,
Occupational Exposure ,
OSHA ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Shipyard Industry ,
Silica ,
Substantial Evidence ,
Toxic Exposure ,
Unions ,
Workplace Hazards ,
Workplace Safety