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Agents of numerous countries, led by the United States, have engaged in closed-door meetings about a secret agreement to create rights for foreign corporations and other “investors” to challenge domestic consumer protections, environmental provis… Read More

As the economy has become more globalized and volatile, a growing number of companies have sought to minimize liabilities while maximizing profits by using the corporate form to create supposed separation between closely related entities. This “sep… Read More

In a closely watched employment law and civil rights case, the Supreme Court emphatically rejected the common employer argument that employees have no right to a religious accommodation in the workplace unless they explicitly ask for one. Justice Ant… Read More

The Supreme Court recently ruled that pregnant workers cannot be treated less favorably than non-pregnant workers simply because it is inconvenient or costly to accommodate pregnancy. In Young v. United Parcel Service, the plaintiff employee had medi… Read More

A Federal jury in New Orleans returned a verdict in the first of numerous labor trafficking cases against a global construction company with major operations in the United States, Signal International, Inc., and several co-defendants. The jury awarde… Read More

After considering the Federal government’s forceful national security argument, the Supreme Court – yet again – took an expansive approach to retaliation claims in a recent and high-profile case. In that matter, Dep’t of Homeland Security v.… Read More

In Integrity Staffing Solutions, Inc. v. Busk, a unanimous Supreme Court recently ruled that companies do not have to pay employees for the time employees must spend being subjected to daily anti-theft screening procedures imposed by employers. Notab… Read More

In recent years, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) has rendered a number of courageous decisions that promote workplace fairness for both union and non-union employees. For example, the NLRB ruled that employers cannot retaliate against… Read More