In what has been perhaps the most telegraphed wind-up punch to hit employers in some time, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has finally weighed in on the issue of employer social media policies.
Specifically, on September 7, the NLRB issued its Order striking down Costco Wholesale Corporation’s social media policy and related electronic posting
After an individual’s employment is terminated and that individual begins working for a competitor or starts his or her own business, a common question asked by both the individual and the former employer is whether a noncompete agreement can be used to restrict one’s post employment opportunities.
The short answer is … well
On September 11, 2012, Michigan took one step closer to implementing a court system specializing in handling business and commercial cases.
Specifically, the Michigan Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved legislation that would create a business court system that would exclusively determine disputes if all or part of the claim included a business or commercial dispute where the amount
A recent court appearance provides an example of what any company concerned about reducing unnecessary costs should be aware of when it comes to managing outside legal counsel. Specifically, I was in court last month in relation to a hearing on a motion in a sexual harassment / wrongful termination claim I’m defending. A fairly
Labor Day is generally considered a time to recognize the social and economic achievements of U.S. workers. And a significant amount of this achievement is due to opportunities presented by removing overt discriminatory barriers to employment.
But it is also important to realize that many employment-related statutes were passed – in part – to combat
A previous post on this blog discussed ways for employers to increase the effectiveness of a company’s social media policy (See The Sweet-spot for Increasing the Effectiveness of a Social Media Policy: Employee Self-Interest).
One of the real-world examples discussed in that post was a lawsuit against a former Michigan Assistant Attorney General Andrew
A recent employment lawsuit, Ondricko v MGM Grand Detroit, LLC (PDF), for gender and race discrimination, illustrates how an employer can strike out in employment litigation by it’s own inconsistencies in disciplining employees and poor documentation for such discipline.
Kimberly Ondricko is a white female. At the time she was terminated, she
A well written article by Connie Bertram, asks the question “Is Self-Help Discovery by Employees Protected Activity?”
The title of the article refers to situations where an employee attempts to gather factual support or to otherwise pursue an employment discrimination claim or a related employment-based lawsuit against the employer by accessing employer files
The cornerstone of merger and acquisitions – the buying and selling of all or part of a business – is the non-disclosure agreement. And similar to the critical role a cornerstone has in building a foundation, the nondisclosure agreement also serves as the reference point for completing a business transaction.
However, a recent lawsuit filed
Marissa Mayer was recently named the new CEO of Yahoo. She is a former vice-president of Google who has amassed plenty of professional accolades and otherwise seems to be really smart (I love this interview she gave to Fast Co., especially point No. 7).
But I found it more interesting that news outlets mostly bypassed leading with