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In Order to Avoid Liability, Employers Need to Reevaluate Employee Cell Phone Usage Policies
Employers have long understood that what their employees do on company time is directly linked to the company’s own potential liabilities. When employees using mobile electronic devices cause harm, their carelessness…
Whistleblowing as a Private Right of Action in New York?
The venerable New York Whistleblower Protection Act has long allowed employees to report misconduct by their employer, at which point the public interest could be vindicated by the state Attorney General. But does an…
AARP Sues EEOC Over Wellness Program Rules
The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), the nation’s largest consumer interest group for Americans over 50, is suing the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) over its new wellness program rules,…
NLRB Takeaway: Comply, Even if You Think You Don’t Have To
The General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board issued a recent Advice Memorandum in Northwestern University, NLRB Case 13-CA-157467, with a strange, but practical, takeaway for employers: even if you don’t…
New California Law Prevents Employers from Imposing Non-California Forum Selection or Choice of Law Provisions upon California Employees
As part of our efforts to update employers regarding the newly-enacted statutes that will affect employers in the coming year, this post addresses a bill recently signed into by California Governor Jerry Brown that…