Labor & Employment Law

Discouraging Union Organizers
Strict work place rules

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

Gay Marriage Laws
Where same sex couples can marry

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

Parody is a Protected Form of Speech
Targets of criticism seek to shut down Internet sites that poke fun

Mitchell Report Summary
Report on Steroid Drug Use in Major League Baseball by Senator George Mitchell

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

Westinghouse
alleging that former Westinghouse employees are being deprived of a choice in health care prescription plan benefits that were formerly available to them through union bargaining.

ValueClick
allegedly violated consumer protection laws by promising ‘free’ goods that where not actually free.

California Labor Laws
alleged violations of California labor laws such as overtime pay, discrimination and harassment.

Bank Website Security
New Report Finds Widespread Flaws

Operating Room Fires
Hundreds Injured During Surgery, New Report Shows