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A California Court of Appeal reversed a $43 million judgment in a misclassification case, finding the trial court committed multiple prejudicial errors in handling class certification and trial procedures. The appellate court criticized the trial court's approach to representative testimony, affirmative defenses, and the appointment of a referee without party consent, while also addressing proper calculation methods for PAGA penalties in a related case.

In 2012, Chairman Mark Gaston Pearce declared Section 7 rights "one of the best kept secrets of the NLRA."

AI is playing the role of a "phantom attorney," enabling employees to discover whether alleged employer misconduct triggers the labor laws of their jurisdiction. Readily accessible AI tools already can reveal...

On Thursday, June 9, Seyfarth Shaw LLP partner Alexander Passantino will testify before the U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee.

Carolyn D. Richmond was featured in the Heritage Radio Network broadcast "All in the Industry: Episode 86." A full interview can be heard in the August 11, 2015, airing, but a synopsis is below.

Partner Alok Nadig shares his personal and professional journey from childhood through law school and big law to his current role as Discrimination and Harassment Practice Group Co-Chair. He explores the intersection of LGBTQ+ advocacy, employment discrimination law, and innovative legal strategies that define his practice at Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight.

Hold the iPhone —a recent lawsuit by a group of Chicago police officers should have employers on high alert—at least those who permit, officially or not, non-exempt employees to do anything business-related on a mobile device.

Employers are under the microscope from internal and external stakeholders to weigh in on myriad social issues and current events. To publish, or not to publish in each instance?

If you’ve been paying attention, you know that one of our recurring themes involves the challenges that California law imposes on employers.

Contributing to IFLR's Women in Business Law Group's Best Practice Series on inclusiveness, partner Paula Anderson (New York-Litigation) wrote an article on transition mentoring.

Partner Andrew Macurdy discusses his career trajectory from federal prosecutor to civil rights attorney, including his role in a high-profile gender discrimination case.

In this partner spotlight, Andrew Melzer, New York Partner and Wage & Hour Practice Group Co-Chair at Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight, sits down with firm Chairman David Sanford to trace a career rooted in a commitment to public interest and civil rights law. Andrew begins with a formative early experience: working on proceedings against Swiss banks that had appropriated accounts belonging to Holocaust victims and helping to restore assets to families

See our handy chart in the link below outlining employers' annual labour law reporting obligations in Vietnam.

On May 11, 2012, another bill (A2866) was introduced seeking to amend the New Jersey Family Leave Act to provide covered employees up to 48 hours of additional leave time (in increments as short as two hours) during any 12-month period.

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals lifted a stay put in place by the Fifth Circuit that prevented OSHA from enforcing its Emergency Temporary Standard ("ETS").

In "Robbins v. U.S. Foodservice, Inc.", a union employee’s discrimination and leave law claims were dismissed because her union previously had grieved her termination.

March madness will soon be underway. But are office pools legal? As employment lawyers, is it our responsibility to wipe out another hallowed workplace tradition.