Legal News

Ind. Courts - More on Rockies Express Pipeline suing Indiana counties
On Thurs., Aug. 28th the ILB had an entry quoting a story about Rockies Express Pipeline suing Decatur County in federal court. Yesterday, Rockies Express filed suit in federal court against Franklin County...

Appellate Division, First Department Labor Law Decision to Watch
In the past few years, the New York Court of Appeals has developed a line of case law strengthening the sole proximate cause defense for Labor Law sec. 240(1). Two cases in particular -- Montgomery v...

Express Scripts May be Short-Lived in Light of Recent Supreme Court Decision
Thanks to Mac Golden for pointing us to Preston v. Ferrer, 552 U.S. __ (2008), which probably invalidates the Eighth Circuit's recent decision, Express Scripts v. Aegon Direct Marketing Services, Inc...

Online Resources: Lexis-Nexis' Labor & Employment Law Page
Yes, Lexis-Nexis' Labor & Employment Law Page is a commercial site. Still, it presents articles for free. Worth keeping bookmarked but I think a RSS feed would make the page (and its sibling pages) more useful (if not also more used)....

Labor Law Class Action Filings Again Below Normal But Labor Law Class Actions Retain Top Spot Of New Class Action Lawsuits Filed In California State And Federal Courts
As a resource to California class action defense attorneys, we provide weekly, unofficial summaries of the legal categories for new class action lawsuits filed in California state and federal courts in the Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento, San Diego, San Mateo, Oakland/Alameda and Orange County areas...

Labor Law Class Action Lawsuits Dominate Weekly Class Action Filings In California State And Federal Courts
As a resource to California class action defense attorneys, we provide weekly, unofficial summaries of the legal categories for new class action lawsuits filed in California state and federal courts in the Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento, San Diego, San Mateo, Oakland/Alameda and Orange County areas...

Blawg of the Day -- California Labor and Employment Law
I'm traveling to L.A. today, so let's cover an L.A. blog. California Labor and Employment Law is brought to you by the Law Office of Eugene Lee, a Los Angeles Law Firm. As you might expect, Eugene's providing legal news and tips for employees there.

California Labor Laws Extraterritorial Reach
Baker Hostetler’s Employment and Labor Group issued an Executive Alert today on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ wage and hour decision in Sullivan et al. v. Oracle Corporation, (case no...

Privacy Protection Act 42 USC 21A
Federal Newsroom Law

California Supreme Court Proposition 8 Decision
Court Rejects Challenges to Proposition 8, but Finds Marriages Valid

EB-1 and EB-2 Visa Status
Obtaining a Green Card Without Going Through the Labor Certification Process

Discouraging Union Organizers
Strict work place rules

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

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

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

California Talent Agency, Be Productions, Faces Federal Class Action
California Talent Agency, Be Productions, Faces Federal Class Action

Island Express
Helicopter Crash Kills Three, Injures three

Express Scripts Inc.
Over $9.5 million payout in deceptive business practices lawsuit.

Holiday Inn Express
Complimentary simplySmartâ„¢ "Remove" Make Up Remover Recalled

UPS Faces Fair Labor Wages Class Action
UPS Faces Fair Labor Wages Class Action