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Employment and Labor

Relief for Employers Arrived When High Court Closed Door on Class Arbitration

This article was published by the Daily Business Review on Monday, May 6, 2019. Mandatory...

Employment and Labor

No Longer A Mess: En Banc Eleventh Circuit Clarifies the Standard for Similarly Situated Comparators

Last month, the en banc Eleventh Circuit clarified the appropriate standard for analyzing “similarly situated”...

Employment and Labor

Drug Testing Florida School District Job Applicants Is Tricky Business: Finally, Some Judicial Guidance

Is mandatory drug testing for all school district job applicants constitutional? A recent case from...

Employment and Labor

Interpreting Accident under ERISA-Governed AD&D Coverage

Originally published in The ERISA Report, Volume 13, Issue 3. Typical ERISA-governed accidental death and...

Employment and Labor

Employers Hope Supreme Court Will Close the Door on Class Arbitration

Mandatory arbitration long has been a fixture in many employment agreements but there has been...

Employment and Labor

Did the Supreme Court Kick the Cake Down the Road in Masterpiece Cakeshop?

Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd., et al. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission By a majority of 7–2,...

Employment and Labor

Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Employers in Class Action Arbitration Cases

In a 5-4 opinion written by Justice Neil Gorsuch, the United States Supreme Court ruled...

Employment and Labor

Eleventh Circuit Reiterates Employers' Heavy Burden under Equal Pay Act

The Eleventh Circuit’s holding in Bowen v. Manheim Remarketing, Inc., 882 F.3d 1358 (11th Cir....

Employment and Labor

What Happened?!? Five Reasons Why Your Sexual Harassment Training Isn't Working

Each day brings news about yet another sexual harassment claim against a high-profile and powerful...

Employment and Labor

Employee vs. Independent Contractor: How This Classification is Bringing Legal Challenges to the Gig Economy

The gig economy is a labor market characterized by temporary positions or freelance work with...