It has been a busy month for the federal courts in Texas, and a long one for the United States Department of Labor (the “DOL”). As we blogged here last…
Read More ›Since at least the 1920s, Republicans have been viewed as the party of commerce, small government and less regulation. And, to be sure, most Republicans still are. But Donald Trump…
Read More ›Daniel H. Handman authored the Corporate Counsel article titled, “Expect Big Changes in Labor and Employment From the Trump Administration,” looking at the impact of the incoming administration on key…
Read More ›SEC CONTINUES BRINGING ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS AGAINST COMPANIES FOR RESTRICTIVE LANGUAGE IN CONFIDENTIALITY AND SEVERANCE AGREEMENTS THAT COULD STIFLE WHISTLEBLOWERS In separate actions on August 10, 2016 and August 16, 2016,…
Read More ›HK’s Derek Ishikawa gives analysis of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in the Fisher v. University of Texas (“Fisher II”). A link to the article can be found here.
Read More ›We recently blogged about the U.S. Department of Labor’s dramatic increase in the salary threshold for exempt employees. The federal changes put California in the unusual position of having (at…
Read More ›Last month, President Obama signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”) into law, which permits plaintiffs to bring civil claims for misappropriation of trade secrets in federal court. While…
Read More ›Attorneys for the Plaintiff California public sector teachers in the case of Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association have taken the extraordinarily rare step of petitioning the Supreme Court for a…
Read More ›Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released the long-awaited Final Rule on overtime pay applicable to employers across the country, which, when implemented on December 1, 2016, is expected to extend…
Read More ›The world changed on October 6, 2015; well, at least the world of data transfer between the European Union and the U.S. On that day, the European Court of Justice…
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