Employment Law FORUM ARCHIVE
Over the past 45 years, legislators, regulators, and courts have invented and imposed on the American workplace a vast and ambitious new body of law ranging from harassment and handicap-accommodation law to age discrimination law to family leave to new common-law doctrines making employers liable for "wrongful termination," "workplace defamation," and much more. Practicing lawyers refer to this new field as employment law, and distinguish it from the earlier labor law associated with the New Deal. . . . Continue reading...
EEOC: discrimination against criminals is illegal By Ted Frank, 01-17-2012 San Francisco sick leave followup By Ted Frank, 01-17-2012 FLSA and breast-feeding By Ted Frank, 01-12-2012 Hans Bader uncovers a Catch-22 in EEOC enforcement By igorodetski, 11-29-2011 Hans Bader uncovers a Catch-22 in EEOC enforcement By igorodetski, 11-29-2011 An employee's revenge By Ted Frank, 11-04-2011 An employee's revenge By Ted Frank, 11-04-2011 Cain and sexual harassment charges By Ted Frank, 11-02-2011 Cain and sexual harassment charges By Ted Frank, 11-02-2011 Jamie Leigh Jones post-mortem in the Houston Chronicle By Ted Frank, 10-03-2011 Jamie Leigh Jones post-mortem in the Houston Chronicle By Ted Frank, 10-03-2011 More arguments against the Obama American Jobs Act's litigation provisions By Ted Frank, 09-28-2011 More arguments against the Obama American Jobs Act's litigation provisions By Ted Frank, 09-28-2011 Obama's American Jobs Act to create lawyer jobs By Ted Frank, 09-13-2011 Obama's American Jobs Act to create lawyer jobs By Ted Frank, 09-13-2011 Self-parody NY Times op-ed department: "Ugly? You May Have A Case" By Ted Frank, 08-28-2011 Self-parody NY Times op-ed department: "Ugly? You May Have A Case" By Ted Frank, 08-28-2011 Bloomberg win on EEOC work/life balance suit By Ted Frank, 08-25-2011 Bloomberg win on EEOC work/life balance suit By Ted Frank, 08-25-2011 KBR seeking loser-pays against Jamie Leigh Jones By Ted Frank, 08-24-2011 KBR seeking loser-pays against Jamie Leigh Jones By Ted Frank, 08-24-2011 "Politicization of Justice Department Worsens" By Ted Frank, 08-24-2011 "Politicization of Justice Department Worsens" By Ted Frank, 08-24-2011 Hymowitz on the gender gap By Ted Frank, 08-23-2011 Hymowitz on the gender gap By Ted Frank, 08-23-2011 Damned if you do files: Briscoe v. New Haven By Ted Frank, 08-16-2011 Damned if you do files: Briscoe v. New Haven By Ted Frank, 08-16-2011 "Fair Employment Opportunity Act of 2011" By Ted Frank, 08-12-2011 "Fair Employment Opportunity Act of 2011" By Ted Frank, 08-12-2011 "Disparate Impact Realism" By Ted Frank, 07-30-2011 "Disparate Impact Realism" By Ted Frank, 07-30-2011 Court rejects attempt to shoehorn FLSA claims under FRCP 23 By Ted Frank, 07-19-2011 Court rejects attempt to shoehorn FLSA claims under FRCP 23 By Ted Frank, 07-19-2011 Wal-Mart v. Dukes not end of world By Ted Frank, 07-14-2011 Wal-Mart v. Dukes not end of world By Ted Frank, 07-14-2011 Breaking: Jamie Leigh Jones loses her jury trial By Ted Frank, 07-08-2011 Breaking: Jamie Leigh Jones loses her jury trial By Ted Frank, 07-08-2011 Jamie Leigh Jones lawsuit falling apart By Ted Frank, 07-07-2011 Jamie Leigh Jones lawsuit falling apart By Ted Frank, 07-07-2011 Podcast on Wal-Mart v. Dukes By Ted Frank, 06-23-2011 Podcast on Wal-Mart v. Dukes By Ted Frank, 06-23-2011 Does Title VII require work-life balance? II By Ted Frank, 06-23-2011 Does Title VII require work-life balance? II By Ted Frank, 06-23-2011 Wal-Mart v. Dukes & A.E.P. v. Connecticut By James R. Copland, 06-20-2011 Wal-Mart v. Dukes & A.E.P. v. Connecticut By James R. Copland, 06-20-2011 Does Title VII require work-life balance? By Ted Frank, 06-14-2011 Does Title VII require work-life balance? By Ted Frank, 06-14-2011 More on California overregulation By Ted Frank, 06-14-2011 More on California overregulation By Ted Frank, 06-14-2011 But buttons that say $1.08 wouldn't be helpful By Ted Frank, 04-26-2011 But buttons that say $1.08 wouldn't be helpful By Ted Frank, 04-26-2011 Wal-Mart v. Dukes By Ted Frank, 04-04-2011 Wal-Mart v. Dukes By Ted Frank, 04-04-2011 A tale of two police departments By Ted Frank, 03-24-2011 A tale of two police departments By Ted Frank, 03-24-2011 But There's an Executive Order Against Contingency-Fee Lawyers By Carter Wood, 02-09-2011 But There's an Executive Order Against Contingency-Fee Lawyers By Carter Wood, 02-09-2011 Labor Department promotes lawsuits By Ted Frank, 02-09-2011 Labor Department promotes lawsuits By Ted Frank, 02-09-2011 Thompson v. North American Stainless By Ted Frank, 01-27-2011 Thompson v. North American Stainless By Ted Frank, 01-27-2011 EEOC challenges use of credit history in hiring By Ted Frank, 12-23-2010 EEOC challenges use of credit history in hiring By Ted Frank, 12-23-2010 Frank on Dukes By Ted Frank, 12-15-2010 Frank on Dukes By Ted Frank, 12-15-2010 Cert grant in Wal-Mart v. Dukes By Ted Frank, 12-07-2010 Cert grant in Wal-Mart v. Dukes By Ted Frank, 12-07-2010 "The 77% of Income Fallacy" By Ted Frank, 11-12-2010 "The 77% of Income Fallacy" By Ted Frank, 11-12-2010 Vulcan Society litigation By Ted Frank, 10-25-2010 Vulcan Society litigation By Ted Frank, 10-25-2010 Cocktail party chatter: The time clock, hic, is so hard to reach! By Carter Wood, 10-20-2010 Cocktail party chatter: The time clock, hic, is so hard to reach! By Carter Wood, 10-20-2010 Things Congress did and didn't do before leaving, Part II By Carter Wood, 10-05-2010 Things Congress did and didn't do before leaving, Part II By Carter Wood, 10-05-2010 The legal system that is Canada By Ted Frank, 09-30-2010 The legal system that is Canada By Ted Frank, 09-30-2010 The expansion of the 9/11 compensation fund By Carter Wood, 09-29-2010 The expansion of the 9/11 compensation fund By Carter Wood, 09-29-2010 One last push for the misnamed Paycheck Fairness Act By Carter Wood, 09-21-2010 One last push for the misnamed Paycheck Fairness Act By Carter Wood, 09-21-2010 Delaware Senate race: Christine O'Donnell's $7 million employment suit By Ted Frank, 09-13-2010 Delaware Senate race: Christine O'Donnell's $7 million employment suit By Ted Frank, 09-13-2010 Dukes v. Wal-Mart certiorari petition By Ted Frank, 08-25-2010 Dukes v. Wal-Mart certiorari petition By Ted Frank, 08-25-2010 "Financial reform bill calls for diversity" By Ted Frank, 08-25-2010 "Financial reform bill calls for diversity" By Ted Frank, 08-25-2010 Race and gender quotas In the financial sector? By Ted Frank, 07-08-2010 Race and gender quotas In the financial sector? By Ted Frank, 07-08-2010 Journolist By Ted Frank, 06-27-2010 Journolist By Ted Frank, 06-27-2010 The Debrahlee Lorenzana "fired because I was too hot" allegations By Ted Frank, 06-03-2010 The Debrahlee Lorenzana "fired because I was too hot" allegations By Ted Frank, 06-03-2010 Op-ed on NY's workplace bullying bill By James R. Copland, 05-19-2010 Op-ed on NY's workplace bullying bill By James R. Copland, 05-19-2010 Workplace bullying law passes NY state senate By James R. Copland, 05-15-2010 Workplace bullying law passes NY state senate By James R. Copland, 05-15-2010 More on the Problems with Dukes v. Wal-Mart. Part I By Richard Esenberg, 05-03-2010 More on the Problems with Dukes v. Wal-Mart. Part I By Richard Esenberg, 05-03-2010 Around the web, April 29 By Walter Olson, 04-29-2010 Around the web, April 29 By Walter Olson, 04-29-2010 6-5 en banc ruling in favor of class certification in Dukes v. Wal-Mart By Ted Frank, 04-26-2010 6-5 en banc ruling in favor of class certification in Dukes v. Wal-Mart By Ted Frank, 04-26-2010 Mandatory retirement ages for judges By Walter Olson, 04-22-2010 Mandatory retirement ages for judges By Walter Olson, 04-22-2010 Impacts of Ricci v. DeStefano By Walter Olson, 04-19-2010 Impacts of Ricci v. DeStefano By Walter Olson, 04-19-2010 Around the web, April 19 By Walter Olson, 04-18-2010 Around the web, April 19 By Walter Olson, 04-18-2010 State discrimination law vs. its federal counterpart By Walter Olson, 04-06-2010 State discrimination law vs. its federal counterpart By Walter Olson, 04-06-2010 What? No rewards for bad behavior? By Walter Olson, 04-02-2010 What? No rewards for bad behavior? By Walter Olson, 04-02-2010 Employer mandates hidden in health care bill By Walter Olson, 03-31-2010 Employer mandates hidden in health care bill By Walter Olson, 03-31-2010 New teeth for federal contractor regulation? By Walter Olson, 03-26-2010 New teeth for federal contractor regulation? By Walter Olson, 03-26-2010 Around the web, March 24 By Walter Olson, 03-24-2010 Around the web, March 24 By Walter Olson, 03-24-2010 The two best statements delivered Thursday in Congress By Carter Wood, 03-12-2010 The two best statements delivered Thursday in Congress By Carter Wood, 03-12-2010 Paycheck Fairness Act, defining 'fairness' as more litigation By Carter Wood, 03-09-2010 Paycheck Fairness Act, defining 'fairness' as more litigation By Carter Wood, 03-09-2010 Fee shifts in employment lawsuits By Walter Olson, 03-08-2010 Fee shifts in employment lawsuits By Walter Olson, 03-08-2010 Around the web, February 26 By Walter Olson, 02-25-2010 Around the web, February 26 By Walter Olson, 02-25-2010 My Townhall.com Response to Doroshow By James R. Copland, 02-23-2010 My Townhall.com Response to Doroshow By James R. Copland, 02-23-2010 Richard Epstein on discrimination and employee benefits By Walter Olson, 02-22-2010 Richard Epstein on discrimination and employee benefits By Walter Olson, 02-22-2010 Trial Lawyers, Inc.: K Street -- Federal Government Relations (II) By James R. Copland, 02-21-2010 Trial Lawyers, Inc.: K Street -- Federal Government Relations (II) By James R. Copland, 02-21-2010 Section 1706: tech contractors and an unfair federal law By Walter Olson, 02-21-2010 Section 1706: tech contractors and an unfair federal law By Walter Olson, 02-21-2010 Trial Lawyers, Inc.: K Street -- Federal Government Relations (I) By James R. Copland, 02-19-2010 Trial Lawyers, Inc.: K Street -- Federal Government Relations (I) By James R. Copland, 02-19-2010 Employee misclassification liability By Walter Olson, 02-18-2010 Employee misclassification liability By Walter Olson, 02-18-2010 Around the web, February 17 By Walter Olson, 02-17-2010 Around the web, February 17 By Walter Olson, 02-17-2010 Ergonomics, Public Citizen, Cars and NPR By Carter Wood, 02-04-2010 Ergonomics, Public Citizen, Cars and NPR By Carter Wood, 02-04-2010 Around the web, February 4 By Walter Olson, 02-03-2010 Around the web, February 4 By Walter Olson, 02-03-2010 Around the web, January 29 By Walter Olson, 01-28-2010 Around the web, January 29 By Walter Olson, 01-28-2010 State of the Union, cont'd By Walter Olson, 01-28-2010 State of the Union, cont'd By Walter Olson, 01-28-2010 Around the web, January 18 By Walter Olson, 01-18-2010 Around the web, January 18 By Walter Olson, 01-18-2010 Around the web, January 16 By Walter Olson, 01-14-2010 Around the web, January 16 By Walter Olson, 01-14-2010 Around the web, January 2 By Walter Olson, 01-01-2010 Around the web, January 2 By Walter Olson, 01-01-2010 Around the web, December 23 By Walter Olson, 12-22-2009 Around the web, December 23 By Walter Olson, 12-22-2009 Franken anti-arbitration measure stays in defense bill By Walter Olson, 12-17-2009 Franken anti-arbitration measure stays in defense bill By Walter Olson, 12-17-2009 Most expensive seats in the house? By Walter Olson, 12-14-2009 Most expensive seats in the house? By Walter Olson, 12-14-2009 Around the web, December 11 By Walter Olson, 12-10-2009 Around the web, December 11 By Walter Olson, 12-10-2009 Around the web, November 25 By Walter Olson, 11-25-2009 Around the web, November 25 By Walter Olson, 11-25-2009 "'Sick Leave' Mandates We Can Ill Afford" By Walter Olson, 11-21-2009 "'Sick Leave' Mandates We Can Ill Afford" By Walter Olson, 11-21-2009 Around the web, November 20 By Walter Olson, 11-19-2009 Around the web, November 20 By Walter Olson, 11-19-2009 In California, advice on more remunerative litigation By Carter Wood, 11-15-2009 In California, advice on more remunerative litigation By Carter Wood, 11-15-2009 Around the web, November 14 By Walter Olson, 11-13-2009 Around the web, November 14 By Walter Olson, 11-13-2009 Federal paid sick leave mandate? By Walter Olson, 11-06-2009 Federal paid sick leave mandate? By Walter Olson, 11-06-2009 Around the web, November 2 By Walter Olson, 11-01-2009 Around the web, November 2 By Walter Olson, 11-01-2009 Around the web, October 28 By Walter Olson, 10-28-2009 Around the web, October 28 By Walter Olson, 10-28-2009 Reporting the Ledbetter case By Walter Olson, 10-25-2009 Reporting the Ledbetter case By Walter Olson, 10-25-2009 The Franken anti-arbitration amendment (and why the Obama Defense Department opposed it) By Walter Olson, 10-20-2009 The Franken anti-arbitration amendment (and why the Obama Defense Department opposed it) By Walter Olson, 10-20-2009 Around the web, October 15 By Walter Olson, 10-14-2009 Around the web, October 15 By Walter Olson, 10-14-2009 Employment law roundup By Walter Olson, 10-07-2009 Employment law roundup By Walter Olson, 10-07-2009 Around the web, October 1 By Walter Olson, 09-30-2009 Around the web, October 1 By Walter Olson, 09-30-2009 Around the web, September 30 By Walter Olson, 09-29-2009 Around the web, September 30 By Walter Olson, 09-29-2009 Around the web, September 29 By Walter Olson, 09-28-2009 Around the web, September 29 By Walter Olson, 09-28-2009 EEOC publishes new ADA regulations By Walter Olson, 09-27-2009 EEOC publishes new ADA regulations By Walter Olson, 09-27-2009 Federal-level wage and hour suits By Walter Olson, 09-23-2009 Federal-level wage and hour suits By Walter Olson, 09-23-2009 Proposing an expansion of anti-discrimination laws in the workplace By Carter Wood, 09-21-2009 Proposing an expansion of anti-discrimination laws in the workplace By Carter Wood, 09-21-2009 Around the web, September 17 By Walter Olson, 09-16-2009 Around the web, September 17 By Walter Olson, 09-16-2009 Democrats plan expansion of OSHA statute By Walter Olson, 09-16-2009 Democrats plan expansion of OSHA statute By Walter Olson, 09-16-2009 Around the web, September 15 By Walter Olson, 09-14-2009 Around the web, September 15 By Walter Olson, 09-14-2009 Wage and hour claims: heading "for a company near you" By Walter Olson, 09-08-2009 Wage and hour claims: heading "for a company near you" By Walter Olson, 09-08-2009 "Washington state Supreme Court upholds employer's right to fire" By Walter Olson, 09-05-2009 "Washington state Supreme Court upholds employer's right to fire" By Walter Olson, 09-05-2009 Around the web, September 4 By Walter Olson, 09-03-2009 Around the web, September 4 By Walter Olson, 09-03-2009 Michael Vick and employment law By Walter Olson, 08-20-2009 Michael Vick and employment law By Walter Olson, 08-20-2009 Ricci v. DeStefano discussed at Quinnipiac By Walter Olson, 08-19-2009 Ricci v. DeStefano discussed at Quinnipiac By Walter Olson, 08-19-2009 August 10 roundup By Walter Olson, 08-10-2009 August 10 roundup By Walter Olson, 08-10-2009 $25 million punitive damage age-bias verdict By Walter Olson, 07-31-2009 $25 million punitive damage age-bias verdict By Walter Olson, 07-31-2009 Jury trials for federal whistleblowers By Walter Olson, 07-30-2009 Jury trials for federal whistleblowers By Walter Olson, 07-30-2009 New at Overlawyered By Walter Olson, 07-29-2009 New at Overlawyered By Walter Olson, 07-29-2009 Around the web, July 27 By Walter Olson, 07-26-2009 Around the web, July 27 By Walter Olson, 07-26-2009 Congress to overturn pro-employer Supreme Court rulings? By Walter Olson, 07-25-2009 Congress to overturn pro-employer Supreme Court rulings? By Walter Olson, 07-25-2009 New chair at the EEOC By Walter Olson, 07-17-2009 New chair at the EEOC By Walter Olson, 07-17-2009 "Cloud" computing and employment law By Walter Olson, 07-02-2009 "Cloud" computing and employment law By Walter Olson, 07-02-2009 Jim Copland on Ricci/firefighters case By Walter Olson, 07-01-2009 Jim Copland on Ricci/firefighters case By Walter Olson, 07-01-2009 "Court: Discriminate -- with discretion" By Walter Olson, 06-30-2009 "Court: Discriminate -- with discretion" By Walter Olson, 06-30-2009 Now up at Forbes.com: my reactions on Ricci By Walter Olson, 06-29-2009 Now up at Forbes.com: my reactions on Ricci By Walter Olson, 06-29-2009 "States, Strapped for Cash, Ramp Up Employment Classification Audits" By Walter Olson, 06-25-2009 "States, Strapped for Cash, Ramp Up Employment Classification Audits" By Walter Olson, 06-25-2009 Reassigning worker from fifth-floor to first-floor office By Walter Olson, 06-24-2009 Reassigning worker from fifth-floor to first-floor office By Walter Olson, 06-24-2009 Supreme Court on mixed-motive age cases By Walter Olson, 06-19-2009 Supreme Court on mixed-motive age cases By Walter Olson, 06-19-2009 Museum Guards Wanted Bulletproof Vests... By mkrauss, 06-11-2009 Museum Guards Wanted Bulletproof Vests... By mkrauss, 06-11-2009 Around the web, June 8 By Walter Olson, 06-07-2009 Around the web, June 8 By Walter Olson, 06-07-2009 Sotomayor and the ADA/bar-exam case By Walter Olson, 06-04-2009 Sotomayor and the ADA/bar-exam case By Walter Olson, 06-04-2009 Starbucks barista tips: appeals court reverses $86 million award By Walter Olson, 06-04-2009 Starbucks barista tips: appeals court reverses $86 million award By Walter Olson, 06-04-2009 Around the web, June 1 By Walter Olson, 06-01-2009 Around the web, June 1 By Walter Olson, 06-01-2009 Around the web, May 27 By Walter Olson, 05-27-2009 Around the web, May 27 By Walter Olson, 05-27-2009 "Civil Rights Law in the Obama Administration" By Walter Olson, 05-12-2009 "Civil Rights Law in the Obama Administration" By Walter Olson, 05-12-2009 How to lay off members of protected groups By Walter Olson, 05-05-2009 How to lay off members of protected groups By Walter Olson, 05-05-2009 Return of comparable worth? By Walter Olson, 04-30-2009 Return of comparable worth? By Walter Olson, 04-30-2009 Around the web, April 28 By Walter Olson, 04-27-2009 Around the web, April 28 By Walter Olson, 04-27-2009 Sowing seeds of federal trouble in state workers comp systems By Carter Wood, 04-21-2009 Sowing seeds of federal trouble in state workers comp systems By Carter Wood, 04-21-2009 Top 100 employment-law blogs By Walter Olson, 04-19-2009 Top 100 employment-law blogs By Walter Olson, 04-19-2009 April 16 roundup By Walter Olson, 04-15-2009 April 16 roundup By Walter Olson, 04-15-2009 April 15 roundup By Walter Olson, 04-14-2009 April 15 roundup By Walter Olson, 04-14-2009 Connecticut law and those AIG bonuses By Walter Olson, 04-14-2009 Connecticut law and those AIG bonuses By Walter Olson, 04-14-2009 Trend: Fired Thieves Sue for Negative References By agrossman, 04-13-2009 Trend: Fired Thieves Sue for Negative References By agrossman, 04-13-2009 Next Up: An Employment-Law Reality Spin-off? By agrossman, 04-10-2009 Next Up: An Employment-Law Reality Spin-off? By agrossman, 04-10-2009 Which federal law is the biggest headache for HR managers? By Walter Olson, 04-07-2009 Which federal law is the biggest headache for HR managers? By Walter Olson, 04-07-2009 Ward Churchill Wins, Sort Of... By mkrauss, 04-03-2009 Ward Churchill Wins, Sort Of... By mkrauss, 04-03-2009 Around the web, April 3 By Walter Olson, 04-02-2009 Around the web, April 3 By Walter Olson, 04-02-2009 Bonus clawback madness, cont'd By Walter Olson, 03-26-2009 Bonus clawback madness, cont'd By Walter Olson, 03-26-2009 Costs of litigation over layoffs By Walter Olson, 03-24-2009 Costs of litigation over layoffs By Walter Olson, 03-24-2009 Around the web, March 21 By Walter Olson, 03-21-2009 Around the web, March 21 By Walter Olson, 03-21-2009 Age-discrimination claims rise sharply By Walter Olson, 03-13-2009 Age-discrimination claims rise sharply By Walter Olson, 03-13-2009 "Mafia cops" By Walter Olson, 03-07-2009 "Mafia cops" By Walter Olson, 03-07-2009 Ledbetter and the press, cont'd By Walter Olson, 03-06-2009 Ledbetter and the press, cont'd By Walter Olson, 03-06-2009 Don't take it personally, even when they sue you personally? By Walter Olson, 03-01-2009 Don't take it personally, even when they sue you personally? By Walter Olson, 03-01-2009 Because everyone knows all suits are meritorious By Walter Olson, 02-24-2009 Because everyone knows all suits are meritorious By Walter Olson, 02-24-2009 Around the web, February 20 By Walter Olson, 02-19-2009 Around the web, February 20 By Walter Olson, 02-19-2009 "'Secret' life insurance triggers suits" By Walter Olson, 02-16-2009 "'Secret' life insurance triggers suits" By Walter Olson, 02-16-2009 "Stimulus bill contains H1B restrictions" By Walter Olson, 02-15-2009 "Stimulus bill contains H1B restrictions" By Walter Olson, 02-15-2009 "2008 Litigation Trends in Canada" By Walter Olson, 02-15-2009 "2008 Litigation Trends in Canada" By Walter Olson, 02-15-2009 Boosting employment discrimination awards to cover tax consequences By Walter Olson, 02-15-2009 Boosting employment discrimination awards to cover tax consequences By Walter Olson, 02-15-2009 Ledbetter Act to apply to promotion, demotion decisions? By Walter Olson, 02-13-2009 Ledbetter Act to apply to promotion, demotion decisions? By Walter Olson, 02-13-2009 Google Latitude and employer liability By Walter Olson, 02-09-2009 Google Latitude and employer liability By Walter Olson, 02-09-2009 Around the web, February 9 By Walter Olson, 02-09-2009 Around the web, February 9 By Walter Olson, 02-09-2009 Around the web, February 8 By Walter Olson, 02-08-2009 Around the web, February 8 By Walter Olson, 02-08-2009 Ed Zelinsky on the cash balance controversy By Walter Olson, 02-07-2009 Ed Zelinsky on the cash balance controversy By Walter Olson, 02-07-2009 Obama pro-union executive order By Walter Olson, 01-31-2009 Obama pro-union executive order By Walter Olson, 01-31-2009 President Obama's executive orders on labor/management By Carter Wood, 01-30-2009 President Obama's executive orders on labor/management By Carter Wood, 01-30-2009 Forbidding private company to lay off workers By Walter Olson, 01-30-2009 Forbidding private company to lay off workers By Walter Olson, 01-30-2009 Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act By Walter Olson, 01-30-2009 Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act By Walter Olson, 01-30-2009 "The Mirage of Pay Equity" By Walter Olson, 01-27-2009 "The Mirage of Pay Equity" By Walter Olson, 01-27-2009 Ledbetter legislation passes House, on to President Obama By Carter Wood, 01-27-2009 Ledbetter legislation passes House, on to President Obama By Carter Wood, 01-27-2009 Around the web, January 26 By Walter Olson, 01-26-2009 Around the web, January 26 By Walter Olson, 01-26-2009 When in doubt, sue -- Senate passes Ledbetter bill By Carter Wood, 01-23-2009 When in doubt, sue -- Senate passes Ledbetter bill By Carter Wood, 01-23-2009 More on the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, rewriting legal principles By Carter Wood, 01-22-2009 More on the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, rewriting legal principles By Carter Wood, 01-22-2009 "Record Retention Nightmare Created by Ledbetter Fair Pay Act" By Walter Olson, 01-22-2009 "Record Retention Nightmare Created by Ledbetter Fair Pay Act" By Walter Olson, 01-22-2009 Advice for the new president By Walter Olson, 01-20-2009 Advice for the new president By Walter Olson, 01-20-2009 "Explosion" in workplace class actions By Walter Olson, 01-18-2009 "Explosion" in workplace class actions By Walter Olson, 01-18-2009 Around the web, January 17 By Walter Olson, 01-16-2009 Around the web, January 17 By Walter Olson, 01-16-2009 PensionTsunami blog By Walter Olson, 01-15-2009 PensionTsunami blog By Walter Olson, 01-15-2009 Around the web, January 15 By Walter Olson, 01-14-2009 Around the web, January 15 By Walter Olson, 01-14-2009 Around the web, January 14 By Walter Olson, 01-14-2009 Around the web, January 14 By Walter Olson, 01-14-2009 The two labor/lawyer/grievance bills pass House By Carter Wood, 01-09-2009 The two labor/lawyer/grievance bills pass House By Carter Wood, 01-09-2009 Hans Bader on Ledbetter/PFA By Walter Olson, 01-09-2009 Hans Bader on Ledbetter/PFA By Walter Olson, 01-09-2009 "The Ledbetter Act: Sacrificing Justice for 'Fair' Pay" By Walter Olson, 01-09-2009 "The Ledbetter Act: Sacrificing Justice for 'Fair' Pay" By Walter Olson, 01-09-2009 The new Congress convenes, trial lawyer lobby smiles By Carter Wood, 01-06-2009 The new Congress convenes, trial lawyer lobby smiles By Carter Wood, 01-06-2009 Around the web, January 3 By Walter Olson, 01-02-2009 Around the web, January 3 By Walter Olson, 01-02-2009 Top ten labor and employment law stories of 2008 By Walter Olson, 12-31-2008 Top ten labor and employment law stories of 2008 By Walter Olson, 12-31-2008 Around the web, December 19 By Walter Olson, 12-18-2008 Around the web, December 19 By Walter Olson, 12-18-2008 "Public employees and the recession" By Walter Olson, 12-17-2008 "Public employees and the recession" By Walter Olson, 12-17-2008 Railroad disability retirement: the federal angle By Walter Olson, 12-15-2008 Railroad disability retirement: the federal angle By Walter Olson, 12-15-2008 EEOC filings hit new record By Walter Olson, 12-03-2008 EEOC filings hit new record By Walter Olson, 12-03-2008 Around the web, November 25 By Walter Olson, 11-24-2008 Around the web, November 25 By Walter Olson, 11-24-2008 Problem #2,716 with federal wage and hour law By Walter Olson, 11-23-2008 Problem #2,716 with federal wage and hour law By Walter Olson, 11-23-2008 Employment lawyers "busier than ever" By Walter Olson, 11-14-2008 Employment lawyers "busier than ever" By Walter Olson, 11-14-2008 Obama administration labor and employment picks By Walter Olson, 11-12-2008 Obama administration labor and employment picks By Walter Olson, 11-12-2008 Meal and rest breaks: a question By Walter Olson, 11-09-2008 Meal and rest breaks: a question By Walter Olson, 11-09-2008 Labor and employment law expansion By Walter Olson, 11-02-2008 Labor and employment law expansion By Walter Olson, 11-02-2008 "Midnight regulations" By Walter Olson, 10-31-2008 "Midnight regulations" By Walter Olson, 10-31-2008 Employment law: the "claim du jour" By Walter Olson, 10-27-2008 Employment law: the "claim du jour" By Walter Olson, 10-27-2008 Around the web, October 24 By Walter Olson, 10-23-2008 Around the web, October 24 By Walter Olson, 10-23-2008 Like Thatcherism in reverse By Walter Olson, 10-22-2008 Like Thatcherism in reverse By Walter Olson, 10-22-2008 Employment-law guide to the election By Walter Olson, 10-22-2008 Employment-law guide to the election By Walter Olson, 10-22-2008 Presidential debate invokes Lilly Ledbetter By Walter Olson, 10-17-2008 Presidential debate invokes Lilly Ledbetter By Walter Olson, 10-17-2008 Durbin-Obama-Brown Patriot Employers Act By Walter Olson, 10-17-2008 Durbin-Obama-Brown Patriot Employers Act By Walter Olson, 10-17-2008 Around the web, October 14 By Walter Olson, 10-14-2008 Around the web, October 14 By Walter Olson, 10-14-2008 Around the web, October 10 By Walter Olson, 10-10-2008 Around the web, October 10 By Walter Olson, 10-10-2008 Update: truce in Colorado's labor revenge-initiative war By Walter Olson, 10-03-2008 Update: truce in Colorado's labor revenge-initiative war By Walter Olson, 10-03-2008 Around the web, September 30 By Walter Olson, 09-30-2008 Around the web, September 30 By Walter Olson, 09-30-2008 ADA Amendments Act of 2008, cont'd By Walter Olson, 09-25-2008 ADA Amendments Act of 2008, cont'd By Walter Olson, 09-25-2008 Legal risks of four-day work week By Walter Olson, 09-24-2008 Legal risks of four-day work week By Walter Olson, 09-24-2008 Around the web, September 24 By Walter Olson, 09-23-2008 Around the web, September 24 By Walter Olson, 09-23-2008 The Senate Judiciary hearing on Ledbetter, fair pay By Carter Wood, 09-23-2008 The Senate Judiciary hearing on Ledbetter, fair pay By Carter Wood, 09-23-2008 One last Ledbetter appearance in Congress By Carter Wood, 09-22-2008 One last Ledbetter appearance in Congress By Carter Wood, 09-22-2008 ADA Amendment Act of 2008 By Walter Olson, 09-18-2008 ADA Amendment Act of 2008 By Walter Olson, 09-18-2008 Aneurysm? Sorry, I have to go home By Walter Olson, 09-17-2008 Aneurysm? Sorry, I have to go home By Walter Olson, 09-17-2008 Legal issues in Congress in the month ahead By Carter Wood, 09-08-2008 Legal issues in Congress in the month ahead By Carter Wood, 09-08-2008 Pictures of Lilly By Carter Wood, 08-27-2008 Pictures of Lilly By Carter Wood, 08-27-2008 Lilly Ledbetter, the convention address By Carter Wood, 08-26-2008 Lilly Ledbetter, the convention address By Carter Wood, 08-26-2008 ADA Amendments Act: Senate version better By Walter Olson, 08-23-2008 ADA Amendments Act: Senate version better By Walter Olson, 08-23-2008 CPSC bill headed to President, etc. By Carter Wood, 08-01-2008 CPSC bill headed to President, etc. By Carter Wood, 08-01-2008 Comparable worth, under any other name, still invites lawsuits By Carter Wood, 07-24-2008 Comparable worth, under any other name, still invites lawsuits By Carter Wood, 07-24-2008 July 30: Chamber ILR event canceled By Walter Olson, 07-22-2008 July 30: Chamber ILR event canceled By Walter Olson, 07-22-2008 "Pay gap" mythology By Walter Olson, 07-14-2008 "Pay gap" mythology By Walter Olson, 07-14-2008 Carrie Lukas on the Obama equal pay pander By James R. Copland, 06-25-2008 Carrie Lukas on the Obama equal pay pander By James R. Copland, 06-25-2008 Obama's equal pay gambit By James R. Copland, 06-23-2008 Obama's equal pay gambit By James R. Copland, 06-23-2008 Vicarious wage-hour liability By Walter Olson, 06-19-2008 Vicarious wage-hour liability By Walter Olson, 06-19-2008 More on Ricci v. DeStefano By Walter Olson, 06-17-2008 More on Ricci v. DeStefano By Walter Olson, 06-17-2008 Second Circuit: race-conscious discarding of test results OK By Walter Olson, 06-13-2008 Second Circuit: race-conscious discarding of test results OK By Walter Olson, 06-13-2008 More critiques of Riegel v. Medtronic, preemption By Carter Wood, 06-11-2008 More critiques of Riegel v. Medtronic, preemption By Carter Wood, 06-11-2008 Indiana affirms "workplace bullying" verdict By Walter Olson, 06-01-2008 Indiana affirms "workplace bullying" verdict By Walter Olson, 06-01-2008 Flawed Victory, WaPo Says About Discrimination Rulings By Carter Wood, 05-29-2008 Flawed Victory, WaPo Says About Discrimination Rulings By Carter Wood, 05-29-2008 We're the AP, we don't have to be fair By Walter Olson, 05-28-2008 We're the AP, we don't have to be fair By Walter Olson, 05-28-2008 Blawg Review #161 By Walter Olson, 05-27-2008 Blawg Review #161 By Walter Olson, 05-27-2008 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, cont'd By Walter Olson, 05-06-2008 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, cont'd By Walter Olson, 05-06-2008 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act Passes By Carter Wood, 05-01-2008 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act Passes By Carter Wood, 05-01-2008 Eric Posner on Ledbetter Act By Ted Frank, 04-28-2008 Eric Posner on Ledbetter Act By Ted Frank, 04-28-2008 Immunity for the King, Prosecutors and Smithsonian, Too By Carter Wood, 04-27-2008 Immunity for the King, Prosecutors and Smithsonian, Too By Carter Wood, 04-27-2008 No Doubt on Genetic Nondiscrimination Act By Carter Wood, 04-24-2008 No Doubt on Genetic Nondiscrimination Act By Carter Wood, 04-24-2008 Genetic Nondiscrimination: Sounds Good, Right? By Carter Wood, 04-24-2008 Genetic Nondiscrimination: Sounds Good, Right? By Carter Wood, 04-24-2008 Ledbetter: Cloture Fails By Carter Wood, 04-23-2008 Ledbetter: Cloture Fails By Carter Wood, 04-23-2008 Fair Pay, Fair Play and Fair Limitations By Carter Wood, 04-23-2008 Fair Pay, Fair Play and Fair Limitations By Carter Wood, 04-23-2008 Ledbetter: The Politics of Scheduling By Carter Wood, 04-23-2008 Ledbetter: The Politics of Scheduling By Carter Wood, 04-23-2008 Another Ledbetter Observation By Carter Wood, 04-22-2008 Another Ledbetter Observation By Carter Wood, 04-22-2008 Ledbetter: No Limitations, Just Litigation By Carter Wood, 04-22-2008 Ledbetter: No Limitations, Just Litigation By Carter Wood, 04-22-2008 LeRoy: "Do Courts Create Moral Hazard? When Judges Nullify Employer Liability in Arbitrations: An Empirical Analysis" By Ted Frank, 04-14-2008 LeRoy: "Do Courts Create Moral Hazard? When Judges Nullify Employer Liability in Arbitrations: An Empirical Analysis" By Ted Frank, 04-14-2008 Connecticut high court finds "implicit" employer duty to accommodate disabled By Walter Olson, 04-13-2008 Connecticut high court finds "implicit" employer duty to accommodate disabled By Walter Olson, 04-13-2008 Another RICO-for-hiring-illegals suit dismissed By Walter Olson, 03-29-2008 Another RICO-for-hiring-illegals suit dismissed By Walter Olson, 03-29-2008 SCOTUS labor/employment law cases By Walter Olson, 03-27-2008 SCOTUS labor/employment law cases By Walter Olson, 03-27-2008 California judge: Starbucks should pay $100 million By Walter Olson, 03-21-2008 California judge: Starbucks should pay $100 million By Walter Olson, 03-21-2008 Around the web, March 14 By Walter Olson, 03-14-2008 Around the web, March 14 By Walter Olson, 03-14-2008 Employment at will in Colorado By Walter Olson, 03-10-2008 Employment at will in Colorado By Walter Olson, 03-10-2008 AP: "Carpal tunnel cases are plummeting" By Walter Olson, 03-06-2008 AP: "Carpal tunnel cases are plummeting" By Walter Olson, 03-06-2008 "Attorney Faces Criminal Charges After Clients Quit Their Nursing Jobs" By Walter Olson, 03-05-2008 "Attorney Faces Criminal Charges After Clients Quit Their Nursing Jobs" By Walter Olson, 03-05-2008 Sexual Harassment: A Strange, Vague "Tort" By Hans Bader, 02-28-2008 Sexual Harassment: A Strange, Vague "Tort" By Hans Bader, 02-28-2008 Not a "Pro-Business" Supreme Court By Hans Bader, 02-27-2008 Not a "Pro-Business" Supreme Court By Hans Bader, 02-27-2008 It's Not a "Dream Court for American Business" By Hans Bader, 02-27-2008 It's Not a "Dream Court for American Business" By Hans Bader, 02-27-2008 Sexual Harassment Bait and Switch By Hans Bader, 02-26-2008 Sexual Harassment Bait and Switch By Hans Bader, 02-26-2008 Prejudice and Double Standards in Sexual Harassment Cases By Hans Bader, 02-26-2008 Prejudice and Double Standards in Sexual Harassment Cases By Hans Bader, 02-26-2008 Double Standards at Duke -- and in the Courts By Hans Bader, 02-24-2008 Double Standards at Duke -- and in the Courts By Hans Bader, 02-24-2008 WSJ on alien-hiring RICO By Walter Olson, 02-16-2008 WSJ on alien-hiring RICO By Walter Olson, 02-16-2008 Employment at will in New York By Walter Olson, 02-14-2008 Employment at will in New York By Walter Olson, 02-14-2008 Update: court dismisses illegal-hiring RICO suit against Tyson By Walter Olson, 02-13-2008 Update: court dismisses illegal-hiring RICO suit against Tyson By Walter Olson, 02-13-2008 Sarbox whistleblower law _sans frontieres_ By Walter Olson, 02-12-2008 Sarbox whistleblower law _sans frontieres_ By Walter Olson, 02-12-2008 "IBM responds to overtime lawsuits with 15% salary cuts" By Walter Olson, 01-25-2008 "IBM responds to overtime lawsuits with 15% salary cuts" By Walter Olson, 01-25-2008 Employee handbooks By Walter Olson, 01-23-2008 Employee handbooks By Walter Olson, 01-23-2008 Sexual harassment of mall Santas By Walter Olson, 12-20-2007 Sexual harassment of mall Santas By Walter Olson, 12-20-2007 Connecticut Employment Law Blog By Walter Olson, 12-06-2007 Connecticut Employment Law Blog By Walter Olson, 12-06-2007 NYC mulls "caregiver discrimination" law By Walter Olson, 12-06-2007 NYC mulls "caregiver discrimination" law By Walter Olson, 12-06-2007 Use and Abuse of the Family and Medical Leave Act By Ted Frank, 12-02-2007 Use and Abuse of the Family and Medical Leave Act By Ted Frank, 12-02-2007 Breastfeeding accommodation By Walter Olson, 11-29-2007 Breastfeeding accommodation By Walter Olson, 11-29-2007 Thomas Geoghegan's "See You in Court" By Ted Frank, 11-28-2007 Thomas Geoghegan's "See You in Court" By Ted Frank, 11-28-2007 Energizing California's sue-your-boss law? By Walter Olson, 11-15-2007 Energizing California's sue-your-boss law? By Walter Olson, 11-15-2007 "Family responsibility discrimination" By Walter Olson, 11-01-2007 "Family responsibility discrimination" By Walter Olson, 11-01-2007 Parade of new blogs By Walter Olson, 10-31-2007 Parade of new blogs By Walter Olson, 10-31-2007 Workplace defamation suits By Walter Olson, 10-30-2007 Workplace defamation suits By Walter Olson, 10-30-2007 Damned if you do, damned if you don't: "Fetal Injury at Work" By Ted Frank, 10-29-2007 Damned if you do, damned if you don't: "Fetal Injury at Work" By Ted Frank, 10-29-2007 New York's Taylor Law By Walter Olson, 10-22-2007 New York's Taylor Law By Walter Olson, 10-22-2007 Taxation of employment-law damages By Walter Olson, 10-16-2007 Taxation of employment-law damages By Walter Olson, 10-16-2007 Around the web, October 10 By Walter Olson, 10-10-2007 Around the web, October 10 By Walter Olson, 10-10-2007 The magic of employment class actions By Walter Olson, 10-06-2007 The magic of employment class actions By Walter Olson, 10-06-2007 Business Week on wage/hour, overtime suits By Walter Olson, 10-01-2007 Business Week on wage/hour, overtime suits By Walter Olson, 10-01-2007 John Edwards' pension pretensions By Walter Olson, 09-25-2007 John Edwards' pension pretensions By Walter Olson, 09-25-2007 San Diego courts hit with overtime suit By Walter Olson, 09-22-2007 San Diego courts hit with overtime suit By Walter Olson, 09-22-2007 Equal Remedies Act of 2007 By Walter Olson, 09-21-2007 Equal Remedies Act of 2007 By Walter Olson, 09-21-2007 "Exhibit A in Painting Court as Too Far Right" By Walter Olson, 09-07-2007 "Exhibit A in Painting Court as Too Far Right" By Walter Olson, 09-07-2007 Canadian employment law heats up By Walter Olson, 09-06-2007 Canadian employment law heats up By Walter Olson, 09-06-2007 House's anti-Ledbetter legislation By Walter Olson, 09-04-2007 House's anti-Ledbetter legislation By Walter Olson, 09-04-2007 Killer comments in employment litigation By Walter Olson, 08-30-2007 Killer comments in employment litigation By Walter Olson, 08-30-2007 "Workplace bullying" legislation By Walter Olson, 08-24-2007 "Workplace bullying" legislation By Walter Olson, 08-24-2007 "My personnel records, please" By Walter Olson, 08-21-2007 "My personnel records, please" By Walter Olson, 08-21-2007 "Family responsibilities discrimination" hits the Times By Walter Olson, 08-04-2007 "Family responsibilities discrimination" hits the Times By Walter Olson, 08-04-2007 Union Negotiates Contract, then Joins Suit attacking it By mkrauss, 07-27-2007 Union Negotiates Contract, then Joins Suit attacking it By mkrauss, 07-27-2007 "Family responsibilities discrimination" By Walter Olson, 07-13-2007 "Family responsibilities discrimination" By Walter Olson, 07-13-2007 The peer-review fishbowl By Walter Olson, 07-07-2007 The peer-review fishbowl By Walter Olson, 07-07-2007 Getting killed in a bar robbery By Walter Olson, 06-18-2007 Getting killed in a bar robbery By Walter Olson, 06-18-2007 High court upholds home care overtime exemption By Walter Olson, 06-14-2007 High court upholds home care overtime exemption By Walter Olson, 06-14-2007 Great moments in labor arbitration By Walter Olson, 06-11-2007 Great moments in labor arbitration By Walter Olson, 06-11-2007 "Obama flunks Econ 101" By Walter Olson, 06-07-2007 "Obama flunks Econ 101" By Walter Olson, 06-07-2007 "New York to the DOJ: Hands Off Our Fire Department" By Walter Olson, 06-04-2007 "New York to the DOJ: Hands Off Our Fire Department" By Walter Olson, 06-04-2007 Supreme Court enforces pay-bias deadline By Walter Olson, 05-31-2007 Supreme Court enforces pay-bias deadline By Walter Olson, 05-31-2007 EEOC on "caregiver discrimination" By Walter Olson, 05-30-2007 EEOC on "caregiver discrimination" By Walter Olson, 05-30-2007 Around the web, May 16 By Walter Olson, 05-16-2007 Around the web, May 16 By Walter Olson, 05-16-2007 Got a "mean" boss? See 'em in court By Walter Olson, 05-15-2007 Got a "mean" boss? See 'em in court By Walter Olson, 05-15-2007 OSHA and its critics By Walter Olson, 05-04-2007 OSHA and its critics By Walter Olson, 05-04-2007 EEOC sues Salvation Army over "English-only" policy By Walter Olson, 05-03-2007 EEOC sues Salvation Army over "English-only" policy By Walter Olson, 05-03-2007 FedEx to pay $55 million to settle race-bias claims By Walter Olson, 04-25-2007 FedEx to pay $55 million to settle race-bias claims By Walter Olson, 04-25-2007 Do as we say, cont'd By Walter Olson, 04-23-2007 Do as we say, cont'd By Walter Olson, 04-23-2007 Big win for Calif. wage-hour lawyers By Walter Olson, 04-20-2007 Big win for Calif. wage-hour lawyers By Walter Olson, 04-20-2007 Business Week cover story: "Fear of Firing" By Walter Olson, 04-18-2007 Business Week cover story: "Fear of Firing" By Walter Olson, 04-18-2007 EEOC launches hiring crackdown By Walter Olson, 04-16-2007 EEOC launches hiring crackdown By Walter Olson, 04-16-2007 Employment law: A "No Bad Apples Rule"? By Walter Olson, 04-11-2007 Employment law: A "No Bad Apples Rule"? By Walter Olson, 04-11-2007 New York's scaffold law By Walter Olson, 04-10-2007 New York's scaffold law By Walter Olson, 04-10-2007 Texas Jones Act lawsuits By Walter Olson, 04-02-2007 Texas Jones Act lawsuits By Walter Olson, 04-02-2007 Here comes "family responsibilities discrimination" By Walter Olson, 04-01-2007 Here comes "family responsibilities discrimination" By Walter Olson, 04-01-2007 "Asking an employee about retirement can get you sued" By Walter Olson, 03-27-2007 "Asking an employee about retirement can get you sued" By Walter Olson, 03-27-2007 Answering company email during nonworking hours By Walter Olson, 03-23-2007 Answering company email during nonworking hours By Walter Olson, 03-23-2007 One-way fee-shifting By Walter Olson, 03-15-2007 One-way fee-shifting By Walter Olson, 03-15-2007 The rewards of break time By Walter Olson, 03-12-2007 The rewards of break time By Walter Olson, 03-12-2007 Alvin Lurie: More on cash balance plans By Walter Olson, 03-08-2007 Alvin Lurie: More on cash balance plans By Walter Olson, 03-08-2007 Hedge funds hit by employment suits By Walter Olson, 02-27-2007 Hedge funds hit by employment suits By Walter Olson, 02-27-2007 Quotations from Judith Vladeck By Walter Olson, 02-14-2007 Quotations from Judith Vladeck By Walter Olson, 02-14-2007 More on Dukes v. Wal-Mart By Ted Frank, 02-08-2007 More on Dukes v. Wal-Mart By Ted Frank, 02-08-2007 Sued if you do files: workplace religious accommodation By Walter Olson, 02-08-2007 Sued if you do files: workplace religious accommodation By Walter Olson, 02-08-2007 Wal-Mart class affirmed by Ninth Circuit, 2-1 By Ted Frank, 02-07-2007 Wal-Mart class affirmed by Ninth Circuit, 2-1 By Ted Frank, 02-07-2007 Employment law: benightedness not unlawful By Walter Olson, 01-29-2007 Employment law: benightedness not unlawful By Walter Olson, 01-29-2007 "Telecommuters Are Reaching Out to Sue Their Employers" By Walter Olson, 01-28-2007 "Telecommuters Are Reaching Out to Sue Their Employers" By Walter Olson, 01-28-2007 Around the web, January 25 By Ted Frank, 01-25-2007 Around the web, January 25 By Ted Frank, 01-25-2007 Family & Medical Leave Act disputes on the rise By Walter Olson, 01-25-2007 Family & Medical Leave Act disputes on the rise By Walter Olson, 01-25-2007 Cash Balance Pension Plans Not Discriminatory: Supremes Deny Appeal By mkrauss, 01-17-2007 Cash Balance Pension Plans Not Discriminatory: Supremes Deny Appeal By mkrauss, 01-17-2007 "S.F. businesses scramble over sick leave law" By Ted Frank, 01-17-2007 "S.F. businesses scramble over sick leave law" By Ted Frank, 01-17-2007 Cash balance pension plans By Walter Olson, 01-13-2007 Cash balance pension plans By Walter Olson, 01-13-2007 Job applicants' credit records By Walter Olson, 01-09-2007 Job applicants' credit records By Walter Olson, 01-09-2007 George Will on the minimum wage By Walter Olson, 01-06-2007 George Will on the minimum wage By Walter Olson, 01-06-2007 News bulletin: EEOC wins loses does some of each By Walter Olson, 01-05-2007 News bulletin: EEOC wins loses does some of each By Walter Olson, 01-05-2007 A Franchisor is Not an Employer By mkrauss, 01-02-2007 A Franchisor is Not an Employer By mkrauss, 01-02-2007 Immigration/employer whipsaws, cont'd By Walter Olson, 12-29-2006 Immigration/employer whipsaws, cont'd By Walter Olson, 12-29-2006 "Workplace bullying" not a cause of action By Walter Olson, 12-29-2006 "Workplace bullying" not a cause of action By Walter Olson, 12-29-2006 "Graying of US academia stirs debate" By Walter Olson, 12-28-2006 "Graying of US academia stirs debate" By Walter Olson, 12-28-2006 Swift & Co. meat plant immigration raids By Ted Frank, 12-27-2006 Swift & Co. meat plant immigration raids By Ted Frank, 12-27-2006 Are criminals a protected class? By Ted Frank, 12-19-2006 Are criminals a protected class? By Ted Frank, 12-19-2006 PIRG fund-raising By Walter Olson, 12-18-2006 PIRG fund-raising By Walter Olson, 12-18-2006 Strangling Pensions II By Ted Frank, 12-14-2006 Strangling Pensions II By Ted Frank, 12-14-2006 Wal-Mart overseas-supplier-labor suit By Walter Olson, 12-13-2006 Wal-Mart overseas-supplier-labor suit By Walter Olson, 12-13-2006 African-Americans at law firms By Ted Frank, 11-29-2006 African-Americans at law firms By Ted Frank, 11-29-2006 Fulbright & Jaworski corporate litigation survey By Walter Olson, 11-27-2006 Fulbright & Jaworski corporate litigation survey By Walter Olson, 11-27-2006 Setback for overtime suits By Walter Olson, 11-18-2006 Setback for overtime suits By Walter Olson, 11-18-2006 Costco sex-bias class action By Walter Olson, 11-14-2006 Costco sex-bias class action By Walter Olson, 11-14-2006 "Pain-and-a-half" By Walter Olson, 10-25-2006 "Pain-and-a-half" By Walter Olson, 10-25-2006 Update: Suing employers of illegal aliens By Walter Olson, 10-15-2006 Update: Suing employers of illegal aliens By Walter Olson, 10-15-2006 UK adopts age-discrimination law By Walter Olson, 09-30-2006 UK adopts age-discrimination law By Walter Olson, 09-30-2006 NYC Commission on Human Rights By Walter Olson, 09-23-2006 NYC Commission on Human Rights By Walter Olson, 09-23-2006 Checking employment references By Walter Olson, 09-21-2006 Checking employment references By Walter Olson, 09-21-2006 White-collar overtime suits By Walter Olson, 09-15-2006 White-collar overtime suits By Walter Olson, 09-15-2006 CIA Officer Liability Insurance By Martin F Grace, 09-11-2006 CIA Officer Liability Insurance By Martin F Grace, 09-11-2006 NYC jawbones ad shops into hire-by-numbers vow By Walter Olson, 09-09-2006 NYC jawbones ad shops into hire-by-numbers vow By Walter Olson, 09-09-2006 Blawg Review #73 at Workplace Prof Blog By Walter Olson, 09-05-2006 Blawg Review #73 at Workplace Prof Blog By Walter Olson, 09-05-2006 Wal-Mart as social program By Walter Olson, 08-29-2006 Wal-Mart as social program By Walter Olson, 08-29-2006 Suing employers of illegal aliens By Walter Olson, 08-23-2006 Suing employers of illegal aliens By Walter Olson, 08-23-2006 Mustn't discourage these things, you know By Walter Olson, 08-21-2006 Mustn't discourage these things, you know By Walter Olson, 08-21-2006 Big win for at-will employment in California By Walter Olson, 08-18-2006 Big win for at-will employment in California By Walter Olson, 08-18-2006 Los Angeles a Center for "Non-Employment" By Gail Heriot, 08-09-2006 Los Angeles a Center for "Non-Employment" By Gail Heriot, 08-09-2006 "Caregiver discrimination" By Walter Olson, 07-31-2006 "Caregiver discrimination" By Walter Olson, 07-31-2006 Employees charged with crimes By Walter Olson, 07-26-2006 Employees charged with crimes By Walter Olson, 07-26-2006 HIPAA and employment litigation By Walter Olson, 07-21-2006 HIPAA and employment litigation By Walter Olson, 07-21-2006 Workplace defamation verdicts By Walter Olson, 07-17-2006 Workplace defamation verdicts By Walter Olson, 07-17-2006 Chicago Tribune on overtime suits By Walter Olson, 07-16-2006 Chicago Tribune on overtime suits By Walter Olson, 07-16-2006 Bounty-hunting employers of illegal aliens By Walter Olson, 07-10-2006 Bounty-hunting employers of illegal aliens By Walter Olson, 07-10-2006 Million dollar employment verdicts By Walter Olson, 07-08-2006 Million dollar employment verdicts By Walter Olson, 07-08-2006 Burlington Northern v. White By Walter Olson, 06-26-2006 Burlington Northern v. White By Walter Olson, 06-26-2006 Peace-Loving Mosque Fires Radical Imam, He Sues, Guess What Result? By mkrauss, 06-19-2006 Peace-Loving Mosque Fires Radical Imam, He Sues, Guess What Result? By mkrauss, 06-19-2006 RICO for illegal-alien-hiring? Not so fast By Walter Olson, 06-19-2006 RICO for illegal-alien-hiring? Not so fast By Walter Olson, 06-19-2006 Surge in overtime suits By Walter Olson, 06-07-2006 Surge in overtime suits By Walter Olson, 06-07-2006 Paying indicted employees' legal fees By Walter Olson, 06-01-2006 Paying indicted employees' legal fees By Walter Olson, 06-01-2006 Stockbroker overtime, cont'd By Walter Olson, 05-10-2006 Stockbroker overtime, cont'd By Walter Olson, 05-10-2006 Blawg Review #56: Sex, Virtual Weddings, and Baseball By James R. Copland, 05-08-2006 Blawg Review #56: Sex, Virtual Weddings, and Baseball By James R. Copland, 05-08-2006 RICO and illegal-alien-hiring, cont'd By Walter Olson, 04-28-2006 RICO and illegal-alien-hiring, cont'd By Walter Olson, 04-28-2006 Who Knows Whether Or When You May Say That? By Benjamin Zycher, 04-27-2006 Who Knows Whether Or When You May Say That? By Benjamin Zycher, 04-27-2006 How I beat the EEOC By Walter Olson, 04-14-2006 How I beat the EEOC By Walter Olson, 04-14-2006 Online job applications, cont'd By Walter Olson, 04-13-2006 Online job applications, cont'd By Walter Olson, 04-13-2006 McKinney and employment class actions By James R. Copland, 04-06-2006 McKinney and employment class actions By James R. Copland, 04-06-2006 How well do you understand wage and hour law? By Walter Olson, 04-05-2006 How well do you understand wage and hour law? By Walter Olson, 04-05-2006 And Now For Something Completely Different By mkrauss, 03-28-2006 And Now For Something Completely Different By mkrauss, 03-28-2006 Rolling back the FLSA By Walter Olson, 03-27-2006 Rolling back the FLSA By Walter Olson, 03-27-2006 "Indentured employertude" By Walter Olson, 03-24-2006 "Indentured employertude" By Walter Olson, 03-24-2006 French student riots By Walter Olson, 03-20-2006 French student riots By Walter Olson, 03-20-2006 Arise, ye prisoners of high-paid brokerage jobs By Walter Olson, 03-09-2006 Arise, ye prisoners of high-paid brokerage jobs By Walter Olson, 03-09-2006 Raising the minimum wage By Walter Olson, 03-07-2006 Raising the minimum wage By Walter Olson, 03-07-2006 Nonprofit organizations' legal risks By Walter Olson, 02-08-2006 Nonprofit organizations' legal risks By Walter Olson, 02-08-2006 General contractors in Connecticut By Walter Olson, 02-03-2006 General contractors in Connecticut By Walter Olson, 02-03-2006 Online job applications By Walter Olson, 01-30-2006 Online job applications By Walter Olson, 01-30-2006 No "living wage" for hired picketers By Walter Olson, 01-28-2006 No "living wage" for hired picketers By Walter Olson, 01-28-2006 NY Times mag on "living wage" laws By Walter Olson, 01-18-2006 NY Times mag on "living wage" laws By Walter Olson, 01-18-2006 Do as I say: ACORN and the minimum wage By Walter Olson, 01-09-2006 Do as I say: ACORN and the minimum wage By Walter Olson, 01-09-2006 Rough justice, indeed, for Wal-Mart By Walter Olson, 01-07-2006 Rough justice, indeed, for Wal-Mart By Walter Olson, 01-07-2006 Plaintiffs ask for $66 million, get three times that, from Wal-Mart By mkrauss, 12-23-2005 Plaintiffs ask for $66 million, get three times that, from Wal-Mart By mkrauss, 12-23-2005 Keeping records of online job applications By Walter Olson, 12-20-2005 Keeping records of online job applications By Walter Olson, 12-20-2005 Ross Runkel: "Employment Law 101" By Walter Olson, 12-11-2005 Ross Runkel: "Employment Law 101" By Walter Olson, 12-11-2005 Great moments in affirmative action By Walter Olson, 11-22-2005 Great moments in affirmative action By Walter Olson, 11-22-2005 Wal-Mart and health insurance By Ted Frank, 11-03-2005 Wal-Mart and health insurance By Ted Frank, 11-03-2005 Alito and the FMLA By Walter Olson, 11-02-2005 Alito and the FMLA By Walter Olson, 11-02-2005 "Resplendent in their new rights"... but unemployable? By Walter Olson, 11-02-2005 "Resplendent in their new rights"... but unemployable? By Walter Olson, 11-02-2005 Sociopathically litigious, cont'd By Walter Olson, 10-27-2005 Sociopathically litigious, cont'd By Walter Olson, 10-27-2005 Administration reinstating Davis-Bacon in disaster zone By Walter Olson, 10-27-2005 Administration reinstating Davis-Bacon in disaster zone By Walter Olson, 10-27-2005 Drawbacks of employment-law practice By Walter Olson, 10-24-2005 Drawbacks of employment-law practice By Walter Olson, 10-24-2005 FedEx race-bias suit By Walter Olson, 10-15-2005 FedEx race-bias suit By Walter Olson, 10-15-2005 "Davis-Bacon Confidential" By Walter Olson, 10-12-2005 "Davis-Bacon Confidential" By Walter Olson, 10-12-2005 Update: Jasper popcorn suits settle By Ted Frank, 10-09-2005 Update: Jasper popcorn suits settle By Ted Frank, 10-09-2005 Davis-Pork in the Gulf By Walter Olson, 09-21-2005 Davis-Pork in the Gulf By Walter Olson, 09-21-2005 Davis-Bacon lifted in disaster zone By Walter Olson, 09-15-2005 Davis-Bacon lifted in disaster zone By Walter Olson, 09-15-2005 Employment law overview By James R. Copland, 09-12-2005 Employment law overview By James R. Copland, 09-12-2005 Employers' responsibilities after natural disasters By Walter Olson, 09-06-2005 Employers' responsibilities after natural disasters By Walter Olson, 09-06-2005 Does the Roman Catholic Church Get Good Legal Advice? By Martin F Grace, 08-31-2005 Does the Roman Catholic Church Get Good Legal Advice? By Martin F Grace, 08-31-2005 Comparable worth and the clerks' conveyor belt By Walter Olson, 08-20-2005 Comparable worth and the clerks' conveyor belt By Walter Olson, 08-20-2005 Horrors! Roberts criticized "comparable worth" By Walter Olson, 08-17-2005 Horrors! Roberts criticized "comparable worth" By Walter Olson, 08-17-2005 John Roberts and employment law By Walter Olson, 08-01-2005 John Roberts and employment law By Walter Olson, 08-01-2005 California labor law By Walter Olson, 07-27-2005 California labor law By Walter Olson, 07-27-2005 Local Government Liability Problems: Good or Bad? By Martin F Grace, 07-20-2005 Local Government Liability Problems: Good or Bad? By Martin F Grace, 07-20-2005 Update: RICO suits against illegal-alien-hirers By Walter Olson, 07-17-2005 Update: RICO suits against illegal-alien-hirers By Walter Olson, 07-17-2005 ADA for employee-only areas? By Walter Olson, 06-25-2005 ADA for employee-only areas? By Walter Olson, 06-25-2005 More Employment at Will vs. Self-Defense By Jonathan B. Wilson, 06-14-2005 More Employment at Will vs. Self-Defense By Jonathan B. Wilson, 06-14-2005 Shooting holes in employment at will By Walter Olson, 06-14-2005 Shooting holes in employment at will By Walter Olson, 06-14-2005 Post those EEOC posters By Walter Olson, 06-07-2005 Post those EEOC posters By Walter Olson, 06-07-2005 Commitment to "social justice" By Walter Olson, 06-01-2005 Commitment to "social justice" By Walter Olson, 06-01-2005 News flash: Wal-Mart not Beelzebub By Walter Olson, 05-31-2005 News flash: Wal-Mart not Beelzebub By Walter Olson, 05-31-2005 Suing managers personally By Walter Olson, 05-28-2005 Suing managers personally By Walter Olson, 05-28-2005 Needed: criminal checks for trash haulers? By Walter Olson, 05-25-2005 Needed: criminal checks for trash haulers? By Walter Olson, 05-25-2005 Employment at will By Walter Olson, 05-20-2005 Employment at will By Walter Olson, 05-20-2005 Title IX's invisible ink, cont'd By Walter Olson, 05-09-2005 Title IX's invisible ink, cont'd By Walter Olson, 05-09-2005 That $40 million teaching job By James R. Copland, 05-06-2005 That $40 million teaching job By James R. Copland, 05-06-2005 Video: Wal-Mart and public policy By Walter Olson, 04-29-2005 Video: Wal-Mart and public policy By Walter Olson, 04-29-2005 "Appearance-based discrimination" By Walter Olson, 04-22-2005 "Appearance-based discrimination" By Walter Olson, 04-22-2005 "Workplace bullying" By Walter Olson, 04-18-2005 "Workplace bullying" By Walter Olson, 04-18-2005 "UBS Ordered to Pay $29 Million in Sex Bias Lawsuit" By Walter Olson, 04-11-2005 "UBS Ordered to Pay $29 Million in Sex Bias Lawsuit" By Walter Olson, 04-11-2005 Working at home as "reasonable accommodation" By Walter Olson, 04-07-2005 Working at home as "reasonable accommodation" By Walter Olson, 04-07-2005 Clouded crystal ball By Walter Olson, 03-31-2005 Clouded crystal ball By Walter Olson, 03-31-2005 Overtime rules By Walter Olson, 03-29-2005 Overtime rules By Walter Olson, 03-29-2005 Caregiver discrimination suits By Walter Olson, 03-23-2005 Caregiver discrimination suits By Walter Olson, 03-23-2005 Minimum wage hikes By Walter Olson, 03-18-2005 Minimum wage hikes By Walter Olson, 03-18-2005 Wal-Mart class action By Walter Olson, 03-17-2005 Wal-Mart class action By Walter Olson, 03-17-2005 Wage and hour suits By Walter Olson, 03-16-2005 Wage and hour suits By Walter Olson, 03-16-2005 Atlanta courthouse shootings By Ted Frank, 03-12-2005 Atlanta courthouse shootings By Ted Frank, 03-12-2005 Starbucks managers By Walter Olson, 01-22-2005 Starbucks managers By Walter Olson, 01-22-2005 Employment: class-action-quake By Walter Olson, 01-13-2005 Employment: class-action-quake By Walter Olson, 01-13-2005 ERISA suits By Walter Olson, 01-05-2005 ERISA suits By Walter Olson, 01-05-2005 Litigating pensions into oblivion By Walter Olson, 12-15-2004 Litigating pensions into oblivion By Walter Olson, 12-15-2004 National Association of Manufacturers By Walter Olson, 11-10-2004 National Association of Manufacturers By Walter Olson, 11-10-2004 The glass ceiling in the mirror By Walter Olson, 10-27-2004 The glass ceiling in the mirror By Walter Olson, 10-27-2004 Overtime class actions: lawyers, too By Walter Olson, 10-27-2004 Overtime class actions: lawyers, too By Walter Olson, 10-27-2004 Another employee-misclassification settlement By Walter Olson, 10-22-2004 Another employee-misclassification settlement By Walter Olson, 10-22-2004 Stay open through a hurricane, go to jail By Walter Olson, 09-28-2004 Stay open through a hurricane, go to jail By Walter Olson, 09-28-2004 Employment suits, for profit or not? By Walter Olson, 09-21-2004 Employment suits, for profit or not? By Walter Olson, 09-21-2004 Minimum wage hikes By Walter Olson, 09-17-2004 Minimum wage hikes By Walter Olson, 09-17-2004 Examiner piece By James R. Copland, 09-15-2004 Examiner piece By James R. Copland, 09-15-2004 California overtime suits By Walter Olson, 09-10-2004 California overtime suits By Walter Olson, 09-10-2004 Employers: object to a button, go to jail By Walter Olson, 09-09-2004 Employers: object to a button, go to jail By Walter Olson, 09-09-2004 Wal-Mart class certification By Walter Olson, 09-07-2004 Wal-Mart class certification By Walter Olson, 09-07-2004 Working overtime to mislead By Walter Olson, 08-30-2004 Working overtime to mislead By Walter Olson, 08-30-2004 "Friends don't let friends censor Friends" By Walter Olson, 08-17-2004 "Friends don't let friends censor Friends" By Walter Olson, 08-17-2004 WalMart discrimination suit, cont'd By James R. Copland, 08-16-2004 WalMart discrimination suit, cont'd By James R. Copland, 08-16-2004 Sarbanes-Oxley: whistleblowers' delight? By Walter Olson, 08-16-2004 Sarbanes-Oxley: whistleblowers' delight? By Walter Olson, 08-16-2004 Griggs reconsidered By Walter Olson, 08-12-2004 Griggs reconsidered By Walter Olson, 08-12-2004 Always low class certification standards. Always By Walter Olson, 07-22-2004 Always low class certification standards. Always By Walter Olson, 07-22-2004 Reason to repeal RICO, #487 By Walter Olson, 07-12-2004 Reason to repeal RICO, #487 By Walter Olson, 07-12-2004 WalMart challenges gender discrimination class certification By James R. Copland, 07-08-2004 WalMart challenges gender discrimination class certification By James R. Copland, 07-08-2004 Further thoughts on the Walmart gender-discrimination class action By James R. Copland, 07-02-2004 Further thoughts on the Walmart gender-discrimination class action By James R. Copland, 07-02-2004 Popcorn butter: suppliers win one By Walter Olson, 06-30-2004 Popcorn butter: suppliers win one By Walter Olson, 06-30-2004 Wal-Mart class action By Walter Olson, 06-29-2004 Wal-Mart class action By Walter Olson, 06-29-2004 Pennsylvania State Police v. Suders By Walter Olson, 06-16-2004 Pennsylvania State Police v. Suders By Walter Olson, 06-16-2004 Bad-teacher removal: consensus now complete? By Walter Olson, 05-17-2004 Bad-teacher removal: consensus now complete? By Walter Olson, 05-17-2004 Killer nurse: hospitals didn't share records By Walter Olson, 05-16-2004 Killer nurse: hospitals didn't share records By Walter Olson, 05-16-2004 At-will employment By Ted Frank, 05-15-2004 At-will employment By Ted Frank, 05-15-2004 Employment law roundup By Walter Olson, 05-13-2004 Employment law roundup By Walter Olson, 05-13-2004
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