It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.
The mixed messages of today’s legal market [...]
Employment
Articles focusing on employment law.
Heads up, employers!
North Carolina’s new law broadly limits employers’ inquiries about expunged records. [...]
Free to Discriminate, but Against Whom?
Arizona’s Senate Bill 1062 illustrates the conflicting interests implicated by anti-gay religious freedom bills. [...]
NFL Cheerleaders getting rowdy over low wages
Cheerleaders for the Oakland Raiders and Cincinnati Bengals filed suit for wage theft and unfair employment practices. [...]
Made in China America – Manufacturing jobs move back to the United States
Many businesses, including electronics companies Motorola, Lenovo, and Apple, have brought manufacturing jobs back to the United States despite the costs involved, showing that they value the benefits of the “Made in America” brand. [...]
War of the Wages
Interns working in unpaid positions may finally be getting the compensation they desire by filing lawsuits. [...]
Rethinking the Role of the National Labor Relations Board in the Workplace
In 1935, desperate to find a way to fairly and efficiently resolve labor disputes, Senator Robert F. Wagner of New York introduced a bill in Congress. The bill, soon to become known as the Wagner Act, was signed into law in July of that year. The Wagner Act created the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), an independent federal agency that still exists today. One of the original purposes of the NLRB was to be an enforcement mechanism for protecting certain employee rights, such as the [...]
North Carolina Unemployment Reform: A Grievous Blow or a Path to Economic Recovery?
In one of his first major acts as governor, Pat McCrory signed into law a bill that will mark a dramatic overhaul in North Carolina’s unemployment system. The bill, which McCrory signed on February 19, is the second bill he has signed since taking office in January and will go into effect on July 1 of this year. Currently, the unemployment rate in North Carolina is around 10 percent – remaining consistently higher than the national unemployment rate of 8.5 percent. The state’s [...]
