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When an employee in Germany is unlawfully dismissed and successfully challenges the dismissal in court, the employee is generally entitled under Section 615 sentence 1 of the German Civil Code...

Employers must navigate through a maze of complex regulations when seeking H-1B temporary authorization to hire foreign nationals in specialty occupations.

Almost every employer will face a discrimination claim someday. Federal, state and local laws protect nearly all employees from discrimination on the basis of gender, age, race, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability or workplace injury. They also protect employees from discrimination for whistleblowing, having their pay garnished and submitting workers' compensation claims. And the list goes on.

On Aug. 26, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland decided in Teamsters Local Union No. 355 v. Total Distribution Services Inc. that the Maryland Economic Stabilization Act...

If the key in real estate is location, location, location, the key in employment is documentation, documentation... well, you get it. But I know you don't like it.

Following a jury trial, the employees in this class/collective action recovered $2.9 million in compensatory damages for violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA").

EAT concludes that an email sent prior to a disciplinary hearing, indicating the employer's intention to dismiss an employee in any circumstances, did not fall within the "iniquity" exception to litigation privilege.

In part one of our series on Reductions in Force in Asia Pacific, we addressed the importance of planning and strategy timing.

In part three of our four-part series on Reductions in Force in Asia Pacific, we looked at severance costs and benefits, key timing challenges, and consultation with employees...

California Supreme Court holds that employers no longer face the Hobson's choice of hiring an applicant who is using "medical marijuana" or refusing to hire that applicant and risking an expensive lawsuit.

Employers have an interest in reducing the potential conflicts which may arise due to their employees openly discussing their wages with each other.

In a seemingly unjust result for the employer, a California court of appeal recently refused to enforce an unsigned arbitration agreement against a human resources director who repeatedly misled her employer into thinking she had signed it.

An employer recently claimed a significant victory in a case brought by a former employee who believed he had been unfairly targeted for termination because of his FMLA leave request.

Have you been fired from your job and unsure if your rights were violated? New York's at-will employment laws give employers broad authority to terminate workers, but that power has limits.

In Weaver v. Netflix, Inc., a federal trial court rejected an Oregon employer's argument that it terminated an employee for performance reasons and determined a trial was necessary to weigh the employee's claims that she was terminated for requesting leave under the FMLA and its state law counterpart, the Oregon Family Leave Act.

Security clearance investigations are a regular part of the United States federal government employment process for any job that requires eligibility for access to classified information.

Arecently passed Missouri bill included some amendments added at the last minute that may have significant implications for restrictive covenants—such as nonsolicitation...

Montclair State University is facing a lawsuit from a former employee — Odessa Donzella — who alleges she was fired after taking medical leave for celiac disease..