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RI employee forced to arbitrate employment claim in Texas

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A Rhode Island-based employee who brought whistleblower, contract and fraud claims against her Texas employer following her termination will have to arbitrate her claims in Texas, a U.S. District Court judge has decided. Plaintiff Linda Kenerson, who claims her Dallas-based ...

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Leaving a legacy: ESOPs are exit ramps with benefits

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There are many ways to exit a business, some of which include complete or partial liquidation, or transfers of ownership via mergers and acquisitions, or through business brokers. One approach – establishing an employee stock ownership plan (or ESOP) – ...

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The importance of recognizing concerted activity in the workplace

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Federal labor law provides significant protection to employees when they are acting together in the hopes of bettering their working conditions or pay. Employers must be cognizant of this area of labor law because water cooler talk and labor strikes ...

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Non-solicitation clause found to be unenforceable

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A U.S. District Court judge has found that a mortgage lender could not enforce a contractual non-solicitation clause barring its former employees from doing business with any broker with whom the lender did business during their time of employment. Plaintiff ...

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DOL to target employment contract provisions

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For employers, there is no way of knowing what the legislature, governmental agencies, employees, or competitors may throw your way next. For example, just last month the Labor Department’s top lawyer announced that the agency would target several specific employment-related ...

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No hostile work environment despite offensive images

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Although a company allegedly showed racially insensitive images during an anti­discrimination training, including a Swastika, a hooded Klan person, and a noose, that one-time occurrence did not constitute a hostile work environment, a Virginia federal court judge has ruled. In ...

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Leaving a legacy: ESOPs are exit ramps with benefits

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There are many ways to exit a business, some of which include complete or partial liquidation, or transfers of ownership via mergers and acquisitions, or through business brokers. One approach – establishing an employee stock ownership plan (or ESOP) – ...

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’Tis the season: need-to-know info about holiday compensation

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Believe it or not, the holiday season is almost upon us, along with an increase in employee requests for time off. To ensure a smooth start to the new year, now is the time for employers to brush up on ...

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