On November 16, 2016, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas (Lubbock Division) converted its injunction preventing implementation of the U.S. Department of Labor’s revised persuader rule on a national basis from preliminary to permanent....
As the United States is transitioning to a new administration led by Donald Trump who will serve as the 45thPresident of the United States, much of the international community is struggling to come to grips with the global implications of a Trump presidency. Whereas...
Employers have long understood that what their employees do on company time is directly linked to the company’s own potential liabilities. When employees using mobile electronic devices cause harm, their carelessness isn’t only a problem for them—on company time, it...
Feeling whipsawed?Last summer, I reported on the Hively v. Ivy Techdecision, in which a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled that discrimination based on sexual orientation is not “sex discrimination” or...
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled against a failure-to accommodate claim brought by a customer service employee who was fired for poor performance. According to the court, the former employee, who suffered from endometriosis and headaches, was not able...
