NLRB Rules that Employees may use Employer E-mail System to Engage in Concerted Activity
In a recent decision, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that employees who are granted access to their employer's e-mail system for business purposes are generally entitled to use these work e-mail systems to engage in discussions about the terms and conditions of their employment while on non-working time.
Read MoreEEOC Loses a Fourth Circuit Case on Background Checks
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Freeman, No. 13-2365, 2015 WL 728038 (4th Cir. Feb. 20, 2015) deals with the EEOC position on background checks.
Read MoreSCOTUS Rules That ERISA Fiduciaries Have Distinct Liability For Duty To Monitor Plan Investments
In a recent decision that has surely unnerved many retirement plan fiduciaries, the Supreme Court, in the case of Tibble v. Edison International et al., No. 13-550, 2015 WL 2340845 (May 18, 2015), weighed in on the issue of whether a retirement plan fiduciary can be held liable for retaining an imprudently selected investment after the statute of limitation has run from the date of the initial selection of the investment.
Read MoreOFCCP Update: Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces
Since April 2014, President Obama has signed a long list of Executive Orders affecting government contractors' relationships with employees.
Read MoreAn Active Term: Supreme Court Employment Cases of 2015
The Supreme Court has issued opinions in a number of significant employment law cases during its 2015 term.
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