Fired over racist emails, former Ferguson clerk gets part-time job at nearby court

A municipal court clerk in Ferguson fired over racist emails that came to light during a federal investigation of the racial conflict that ignited in the St. Louis suburb last year wasn’t jobless for long. Mary Ann Twitty has a three-day-a-week position as municipal court clerk in Vinita Park, a…

Aug 10, 2015 12:20 PM CDT

Powerhouse labor boutique Littler opens first office in Canada

A growing international labor and employment boutique based in the U.S. has opened its first office in Canada. Littler Mendelson announced the new Toronto office Tuesday, saying that it will initially be staffed with seven lawyers from two Canadian firms. The office will be the 67th for the 1,000-attorney law…

Aug 5, 2015 4:40 PM CDT

Ex-associate settles lurid sex-harassment suit against law firm

A former associate’s lurid sexual harassment claims against a partner in a New York law firm have been resolved by a settlement on confidential terms. The case, described by Above the Law as a modern-day version of Thomas Hardy’s classic novel Tess of the D’Urbervilles. “Like the classic novel, her…

Aug 5, 2015 3:05 PM CDT

As workers’ social media comments clash with employer expectations, the NLRB takes center stage

Once upon a time, workers throughout the U.S. talked to their family and friends in person, on landline telephoned or even through letters sent via U.S. mail. The Internet didn’t exist, and instantaneous mass communications to a wide circle of contacts were a technical impossibility for the average worker. But…

Aug 4, 2015 4:45 PM CDT

Former worker sues Safeway, says it did not stop customer’s sexual harassment

A former deli counter worker at the Safeway Inc. supermarket chain is suing the company over a customer’s alleged behavior toward her last year. Daphne Lannan says those in charge of the Safeway at which she worked in Lebanon, Oregon, did not prevent a customer from continuing to sexually harass…

Aug 4, 2015 3:15 PM CDT

Sirius XM Radio pays $1.3M to settle suit over unpaid internships

In the latest fallout from a wave of class litigation over unpaid internships at major corporations, Sirius XM Radio Inc. has agreed to pay as much as $1.3 million to settle litigation by some 1,800 ex-interns. The company said in a federal court filing Monday that it still believes its…

Aug 4, 2015 2:20 PM CDT

NYC lawyer targets strip clubs in FLSA violation claim cases

It's safe to assume that few attorneys publicly associate with strippers, but New York City lawyer Justin Swartz proudly touts his connections.

Aug 1, 2015 6:50 AM CDT

Have we reached the end of the partnership model?

Aug 1, 2015 5:45 AM CDT

Supreme Court’s Abercrombie ruling marks a setback for employers

Aug 1, 2015 3:20 AM CDT

August 5, 1981: Reagan fires air traffic controllers

Aug 1, 2015 12:30 AM CDT

Former governor may lose pension under measure he signed into law

While still serving as governor of Virginia, Robert F. “Bob” McDonnell signed legislation that strips pensions from government workers convicted of a felony due to official misconduct. Now he himself is feeling its sting. Based on his 2014 corruption conviction, McDonnell should lose his pension under the law, the state’s…

Jul 31, 2015 5:00 PM CDT

Federal judge in Minnesota kicks ‘Deflategate’ case back to NYC counterpart

Competing lawsuits by the National Football League and Tom Brady and the NFL Player’s Association over “Deflategate” penalties will be decided by a federal court in Manhattan. The NFL beat Brady and the player’s union to the courthouse, filing a declaratory judgment action in federal court in Manhattan on Tuesday,…

Jul 31, 2015 11:30 AM CDT

Federal bill would ban LGBT discrimination; Boies and Olson support it

Two lawyers who challenged California’s ban on same-sex marriages are backing a bill introduced on Thursday that would extend federal protections against discrimination to lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transsexuals. The lawyers, Ted Olson and Davis Boies, were opponents in the controversial Bush v. Gore case. But they are joining together…

Jul 24, 2015 8:29 AM CDT

Live-in nannies in au pair program are paid about $4 an hour because of collusion, suit alleges

A suit filed by a Colorado nonprofit claims that government-selected au pair organizations are colluding to keep wages at $4.35 an hour for young people who come to the United States to serve as nannies in the program. The suit was filed in Colorado federal court in November by lawyers…

Jul 24, 2015 5:45 AM CDT

Document review arguably ‘devoid of legal judgment,’ 2nd Circuit says, allowing wage suit to proceed

A trial judge erred in dismissing a BigLaw document reviewer’s lawsuit seeking overtime pay, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday. Accepting plaintiff David Lola’s allegations as true for the purpose of deciding a motion to dismiss, the New York-based 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said his claim that his…

Jul 23, 2015 12:45 PM CDT