December 5, 2017 | Client Alert
Class action lawsuits involving biometric data are on the rise in Illinois. One example of this is a recent suit against Mariano’s. In 2008, the Illinois legislature passed the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) to protect citizens against… Read More
December 5, 2017 | Client Alert
Class action lawsuits against employers are most likely to arise in the wage and hour context. Different Interpretations of FLSA The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) is complex and its enforcement can be unpredictable. This unpredictability is particularly evident… Read More
December 5, 2017 | Client Alert
Although the Department of Labor’s FLSA enforcement frenzy has abated as a result of the Trump presidency, important issues are still being resolved in the area of overtime litigation. Overtime Litigation in the Case of Jeffrey Allen On August 3,… Read More
December 5, 2017 | Client Alert
US Department of Labor Reinstates Wage and Hour Opinion Letters One of the positive developments of the new administration is a less adversarial Department of Labor. On June 27, 2017, the DOL Wage and Hour Division announced that it will… Read More
December 5, 2017 | Client Alert
Devastated by the opioid crisis, the state of West Virginia just passed a law that makes it much easier to drug test employees. Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal reported today that more U.S. workers are testing positive for illicit drugs… Read More
December 5, 2017 | Client Alert
Employee error is responsible for most data breaches. Non-malicious mistakes by employees in the form of: failing to lock a door, using the wrong email address, forgetting an electronic device on a plane or train, or forwarding the wrong attachment,… Read More
December 5, 2017 | Client Alert
Employers must not tolerate sexual harassment or workplace violence on their premises. Not only is it wrong, but it exposes an employer to legal liability. But what about a situation when violence between two employees happens off premises? Is an… Read More
December 5, 2017 | Client Alert
Leasing employees from a staffing agency works well for employers. Employers can “test drive” a new employee to see if he is skilled enough to join the company permanently. The practice allows companies to ramp up their work force when… Read More
December 5, 2017 | Client Alert
Last evening, United States District Judge Amos L. Mazzant, III, issued a nationwide injunction from his federal court in Texas at the behest of the State of Nevada and twenty other states. Judge Mazzant enjoined the implementation and enforcement of… Read More
September 13, 2017 | Client Alert
Last week Google fired a software engineer named James Damore for internally publishing a ten-page memorandum called “Google’s Ideological Echo Chamber.” Google’s chief executive, Sundar Pichai, said portions of the memo violated Google’s code of conduct “by advancing harmful gender… Read More