In a unanimous 8-0 decision, the United States Supreme Court issued its first ruling of the new term yesterday and delivered a blow to small public-sector employers fending off age discrimination lawsuits. The Court ruled...more
Attorneys general in ten states and the District of Columbia have recently launched an investigation into the employment practices of eight fast-food franchises. The group sent a joint letter to the companies requesting...more
7/18/2018
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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes each month in 2017. August was no...more
9/9/2017
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