June 1, 2016
Misappropriation of Trade Secrets: Make a Federal Case Out of It (Under the Defend Trade Secrets Act)
Jacob Swiss,

  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…

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Category: Employee Mobility/Trade Secrets,
May 25, 2016
California Teachers Seek Rehearing Before Full U.S. Supreme Court Regarding Constitutionality of “Agency Shop” Fees for Non-Union Employees
Jayne Benz Chipman,

 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…

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Category: Union Access,
May 25, 2016
California Teachers Seek Rehearing Before Full U.S. Supreme Court Regarding Constitutionality of "Agency Shop" Fees for Non-Union Employees

 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…

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Category: Union Access,
May 19, 2016
Final Regulations from the U.S. Department of Labor Raise Exempt Employee Salary Threshold to $47,476 and Extend Overtime Protections to 4 Million Employees
Erin E. Dolly,

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…

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May 18, 2016
The McDonald’s NLRB Case: At The Intersection Of Hot Legal And Political Issues
Daniel H. Handman,

Despite popular belief, the fate of fast food franchises around the country does not rest in the hands of Lauren Esposito, an unelected administrative judge for the National Labor Relations…

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Category: Independent contractors, NLRB,
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