Media & Entertainment Law

Employee Lawsuits (An Introduction and Topic Overview)
How employers can cope with the siege of employee lawsuits

Employee Lawsuits: Negligent Hiring and Retention
Employers must check references, criminal records, other background material.

The Civil Rights Act of 1871
Law bans discrimination enacted under color of state law

Discrimination
Federal laws prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability

Immigration Related Employment Discrimination & Unfair Labor Practices
What to do about employers who discriminate because of national origin

Employment
Employee rights including labor law, harassment, safety, unpaid overtime, discrimination and union disputes.

Employee Discrimination
Vanguard Group Inc. agrees to $500,000 racial bias settlement.

Apprehension Agent
State of Minnesota pays employee whistleblower and discrimination settlement.

Social Security Loses Class Action, Will Pay $500 Million in Benefits
Social Security Loses Class Action, Will Pay $500 Million in Benefits

Philip Morris
Loses Appeal, Will Pay Millions

$5.5 MIllion Settlement
Landlord loses Class Action