June 13, 2014
Vergara v. State of California Exposes Constitutional Flaws In Public Teacher Tenure Laws
A Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge ruled Tuesday in Vergara v. State of California that teacher tenure laws in California are unconstitutional because they deprive students of their right to…
Read More ›Number 28: The Older Workers Benefit Protection Act and Settlement Agreements in General In 1990, Congress amended the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA, prohibiting age discrimination for workers 40…
Read More ›Number 10: Harassment Training Becomes The Norm In 2005, when first responders arrived in New Orleans to help victims of Hurricane Katrina, they did not hit the ground running. Some…
Read More ›January 6, 2014
New Year Opens With Demise Of The NLRB’s “Poster” Rule And Further Delay For The DOL’s “Persuader” Rule
While 2014 is by most accounts predicted to be a robust regulatory year for the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) and the Department of Labor (“DOL”), the initial start has…
Read More ›November 6, 2013
Public Sector Requests For Workplace Investigation Information: You Can’t Always Get What You Want
We are frequently asked by public employers to help them navigate requests from their employees and unions for information pertaining to the employer’s internal investigations. While the law in this…
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