Academic

Supreme Court to Tackle Non-Title VII Mixed Motive Standard
I was just completing an exam review today with my employment discrimination law students and I noted that they should remember that the old Price Waterhouse standard might still apply to mixed motive cases under Section 1981, the ADEA, ADA,...

Strike Two for the NLRB
If at first you don't succeed . . . it may be a sign that you're doing something wrong. The NLRB didn't get that message the first time, but it might now. In Local Joint Executive Board v...

Defense of the Two-Member NLRB
Last week, the NLRB filed the first appellate brief defending its authority to issue cases decided by only two members (see here and here for previous posts on the topic). In Laurel Baye Healthcare of Lake Lanier, Inc...

Deja Vu at the NLRB
First the NLRB-BU (the union representing primarily regional attorneys) fights to keep a unit containing both Board-side and General Counsel-side attorneys. Now the NLRB-PA (representing headquarters attorneys) is doing the same...

How to Secure Files on a File Server, Secure Your Passwords, and Use Dual Monitors Via USB
Coming August 29, 2008 to Answers to Questions: Frank Feilmeyer shares several options for securing files on a network, Steve Loewy reviews CryptMagic and Passwords Plus for password management on a BlackBerry, and Donald Diamond reviews the Tritton USB 2...

NLRB to Issue Decisions Electronically
The NLRB announced yesterday that beginning next month, final Board and ALJ decisions will be issued electronically (E-Issuance) at the close of each business day by being listed on a daily e-docket sheet posted on the NLRB website...

NLRB Law Memo 07/26/2008
NLRB Law Memo 07/26/2008 by LawMemo - First in Employment Law. Also by free weekly email. NLRB - General Counsel Memorandum on ULPs involving political activity. Guideline Memorandum Concerning Unfair Labor Practice Charges Involving Political Advocacy (07/22/2008) http://www...

Rituxan
FDA Reviews Cancer Medication Associated with PML

Kidde
Recalls Dual Sensor Smoke Alarms

Air Line Bankruptcy
BCI Aircraft Leasing agrees to pay $600,000 settlement related to Delta Air Lines bankruptcy claims.

Merger Agreement Rejected
Finish Line and Genesco reach $175 million settlement in merger dispute.