Workplace Violence Gains Formal OSHA Investigation Procedures

On September 8, OSHA issued  Directive CPL 02-01-052 , which for the first time establishes procedures for investigating workplace violence ...

ADA Cases Are No Longer Unwelcome in Plaintiff Counsel's Offices

Lynne Seabrook was working as an assistant registrar for Upper Iowa University focusing on its Malaysia campus when she was terminated in Fe...

Suit By EEOC Not Covered Under EPLI Policy

It probably seemed like such a simple proposition. EEOC sues employer for sexual and racial harassment, racial discrimination, retaliation a...

Federal/State Cooperation on Independent Contractor Issue

It does not seem very often that any headline that involves government can properly use cooperation these days, but yesterday's story on...

Fact Checking Me -- Congressional Rollbacks of Pro-employee Legislation

Three times a year, my good friend Connie Cornell and I give a presentation called Essential Employment Law for our law school alma mater&...

Bullying Litigation -- Not in the Workplace Yet

It's been awhile since I posted on bullying, but an article earlier this week in the Law Blog of the WSJ reminded me the topic is not go...

Coming to a Bulletin Board Near You on November 14th, Or Maybe Not ...

On planning committees for seminars, one topic that inevitably gets discussed is that we need to cover some traditional labor law. Almost in...

Labor Day, A Day After - Should We Put This To A Vote?

Any thoughts on how the following legislative finding might fare in today's Congress? It is hereby declared to be the policy of the Unit...