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Labor & Employment Law
The Parental Leave Policy Debate Continues: A Consideration of Unlimited Paid Time Off Parental Leave Policy
Netflix’s “unlimited paid parental leave” policy for the first year after an employee’s child is born or adopted has caused a great stir in the realm of employee benefits policy discussions, but why haven’t other companies followed in its footsteps?
Changing Attitudes in the Fourth Circuit’s Employment Discrimination Jurisprudence
Isolated incidents of harassment may now support hostile work environment claims.
After a Six-Year Legal Struggle, the Ninth Circuit Holds That NCAA Student Athletes Are Not Required to be Paid More Than the Cost of Attending College
The Ninth Circuit ruled that the rule of amateurism is important to student athletes’ roles at their prospective schools, and as such, they may be given scholarships up to the full cost of attending the school, but may not be compensated or paid for their playing on collegiate sports team.
EEOC Urges University of Denver Law School to Increase Female Law Professor Pay to comply with Equal Pay Act
Earlier last month, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) determined that female law professors at the University of Denver’s Sturm
Jawbone Initiates Three Legal Actions Against Fitbit Alleging Fitbit Stole Jawbone’s Employees, Information, and Patented Ideas
Jawbone sues Fitbit claiming Fitbit stole highly confidential information from Jawbone when it “poached” Jawbone’s former employees and encouraged them to take information with them, and that there is a violation of the patents Jawbone has on activity and fitness bands resulting in a call for cease-and-desist and injunction in production of Fitbit trackers.
Who Does the Department of Labor’s Recent Interpretation Generally Help?
After the Department of Labor releases its Administrator’s Interpretation No. 2015-1, questions are still present regarding what this means for workers.
Working While Pregnant: What Accommodations Must Be Made for Pregnant Workers?
The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide whether employers must provide special accommodations for pregnant employees.
Jimmy John’s takes workers’ rights off the menu
The popular sandwich chain requires all employees to sign a non-compete clause in their employment contracts.
Religious or Not? – How the Notice Requirement Impacts Employment Decisions
A Muslim teenager who was denied a job because her hijab violated Abercrombie & Fitch’s “Look Policy” is fighting back.
The NFL in Need of New Uniform Disciplinary Measures
The NFL attempts to save its image in the face of numerous allegations against football’s biggest stars.
What’s In a Name?: Jimmy Graham’s Arbitration Battle
The New Orleans Saints’ star learns the hard way that wide receivers are worth more than tight ends.
Former UNC-Chapel Hill adviser sues for hostile work environment
Mary Willingham’s research showing serious academic deficiencies among the university’s student-athletes has resulted in a bitter fallout between herself and her former employer.
Should college athletes be recognized as “employees” within the meaning of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)?
Examination of a student-athlete’s position under the current NCAA format and within the NLRA’s employee provisions yields no clear answer.
It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.
The mixed messages of today’s legal market