By Linda H. Evans, Senior Associate. On-the-Job Fighting Most companies today have policies prohibiting fighting and violence at the workplace. However, a recent Utah Supreme Court ruling may cause employers to double-check those policies. In this case, Wal-Mart employees were fired for wrestling with shoplifters who had weapons. […]
Monthly Archives: September 2015
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By Kelline R. Linton, Associate. Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOL”) issued a memorandum explaining several important policy changes for corporate investigations. In the memorandum, the DOL reinforced its intention to pursue individuals for corporate wrongdoing and provided corporations with the following key guidance during civil and […]
By Kelline R. Linton, Associate. On Monday, President Obama signed an Executive Order requiring all federal contractors to offer paid sick leave by 2017. Federal contractors must allow employees to earn up to seven days of paid sick leave each year (one hour of paid sick leave for every […]
By Kelline R. Linton, Associate. Last Thursday, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) overturned decades of precedent by establishing a new standard to determine whether two companies are a single “joint employer” for a group of workers. (Browning-Ferris Industries of California, Inc. d/b/a BFI Newby Island Recyclery, 362 NRLB […]