More whistleblowers reporting suspected tax fraud to the IRS

May 2, 2012 Comments Off on More whistleblowers reporting suspected tax fraud to the IRS

Lawyers have seen an uptick in people reporting employers, financial companies or high-worth individuals for ripping off the U.S. Treasury.

Tagged with: April 30 2012 issue

Plaintiffs’ lawyers, EEOC see rise in pregnancy bias claims

March 21, 2012 1 Comment

The slow economy and competitive labor market may be contributing to an upswing in discrimination claims by pregnant women in the workplace, employment attorneys say.

Tagged with: March 31 2012 issue

Task force to focus on small biz compliance

February 24, 2012 Comments Off on Task force to focus on small biz compliance

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has formed a task force to help small businesses comply with anti-discrimination laws. The Small Business Task Force, headed by EEOC Commissioner Constance S. Barker, will develop ways to reach out to newly established small ...

Tagged with: Feb. 29 2012 issue

Old statute put to new use in challenging screening practices

February 13, 2012 Comments Off on Old statute put to new use in challenging screening practices

There has been an uptick in class actions over employment screening practices that use consumer reports as grounds for making decisions about job applicants or employees.

Tagged with: Feb. 29 2012 issue

Fired employment plaintiffs fueling rise in whistleblower claims

February 3, 2012 Comments Off on Fired employment plaintiffs fueling rise in whistleblower claims

With more attention being given to corporate rule-breaking and stronger laws supporting those who report it, employment lawyers are seeing more workers claiming that they lost their jobs because they complained about wrongdoing in the workplace.

Tagged with: Feb. 29 2012 issue

Screening applicants on social media sites

June 13, 2011 Comments Off on Screening applicants on social media sites

Most employers are doing it. Few admit to it, and even fewer have considered the legal implications. Companies are mining the Internet and social media for information about job applicants that can’t be found on a résumé.

Tagged with: May 2011 issue

The iPad for lawyers: good now, but even better later?

May 31, 2010 Comments Off on The iPad for lawyers: good now, but even better later?

Apple’s tablet computer has been on the market only about a month, but a few lawyers are already putting it through its paces.

Identity theft rules fall under radar as deadline approaches

May 31, 2010 Comments Off on Identity theft rules fall under radar as deadline approaches

Many small businesses have delayed implementing the identity theft “red flags” rules despite the approaching June 1 deadline — not because they do not know about them, but because there have been so many extensions to the deadline that companies have put them on the back burner.

Litigation over non-compete agreements on the rise

July 31, 2009 Comments Off on Litigation over non-compete agreements on the rise

Litigation between employers and former employees over non-compete agreements and other forms of restrictive covenants is increasing. In the past few years, employers have dramatically stepped up their use of non-compete agreements to limit what a departing employee can do. ...

FTC delays enforcement of ID-theft ‘red-flag’ rule (804)

May 31, 2009 Comments Off on FTC delays enforcement of ID-theft ‘red-flag’ rule (804)

The Federal Trade Commission has delayed enforcement of the “red flag” rule that requires certain businesses to implement identity-theft policies from May 1 to Aug. 1.