Seyfarth Synopsis: In a recent decision, the Seventh Circuit agreed with the Fourth Circuit in holding that a plaintiff who is legally barred from using a credit union’s services cannot demonstrate an injury in fact that can...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On June 6, 2018, Peter. B. Robb, General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”), provided employers with the first substantive guidance regarding workplace policies since the Board’s...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Supreme Court’s decline of a Seventh Circuit appellate decision solidifies that where an employee is medically unable to return to work within a very short time period following a leave of absence,...more
5/3/2018
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Amicus Briefs ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Leave of Absence ,
Medical Leave ,
Reasonable Accommodation
Seyfarth Synopsis: SEC announced they are proposing a new rule to elicit more information about the diversity of corporate board members, maintaining that the amount of minority directors at the largest public companies has...more
7/7/2016
/ Board of Directors ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Diversity ,
GAO ,
Glass Ceiling ,
Mary Jo White ,
Popular ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
When people think of the term “public accommodation,” images of restaurants, storefronts, and hotels come to mind. The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) recent Consent Decree with a moving company provides an important reminder...more
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently slammed the United States Department of Labor with a finding of abusive conduct and ordered an award of significant monetary sanctions for bad faith, harassment, and abusive...more
7/10/2015
/ Abusive Acts ,
Appeals ,
Bad Faith ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Damages ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Destruction of Evidence ,
Government Investigations ,
Harassment ,
Independent Contractors ,
Interviews ,
Legal Ethics ,
Misclassification ,
Remedies ,
Wage and Hour ,
Young Lawyers