Seyfarth Synopsis: On November 9, 2021, the Tenth Circuit issued a ruling beneficial to alleged joint employers in wage and hour lawsuits. The Court held that a customer of staffing agencies coul...

Lawyers at Carlton Fields have removed a lawsuit against Fair Haven Community Health Clinic Inc. to Connecticut District Court. The complaint, over alleged wage-and-hour violations, was filed by ...

Landry is accused of punishing an employee who called out inappropriate behavior A former, high-ranking state prosecutor filed a lawsuit last week against his former boss, Attorney General Jeff L...

An Illinois police union on Wednesday ousted from its membership an officer facing criminal charges for exposing a squad car video that showed his fellow officers slapping and cursing a man dyin...

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Arbitration clause in worker cash-bonus plan not applicable Only covers disputes over plan benefits, not total pay or bias The arbitration provision in Pacific Investment Management Co.'s long-...

On November 10, Whistleblower Network News, along with a group of 145 organizations, sent a letter to Congress urging passage of Senator Elizabeth Warren’s (D-MA) proposed amendment to the Nation...

2021 saw state and local legislatures shifting their focus away from COVID-19 measures back to traditional employment law matters. Although two states and the District of Columbia have COVID-19 r...

On a sunny fall day at Georgetown University, a large blow-up cat strangled an inflatable construction worker outside the front gates. Three real protesters sat beside the cat, barely visible, be...