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Calif. Top Court: Overtime, Unfair Competition Laws Apply to Nonresident Employees

SAN FRANCISCO - (Mealey's) The state' overtime laws and its unfair competition law (UCL) apply to nonresident employees of California-based employers who perform work in the state, the California Supreme Court held today ( Donald Sullivan, Deanna Evich

Published Thu, Jun 30 2011 5:57 PM by Bryan Redding

Split High Court Upholds 7th Circuit’s FELA Causation Standards Ruling

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) A split U.S. Supreme Court on June 23 morning upheld the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals' determination that Rogers v. Missouri Pacific R. Co. (352 U.S. 500) relaxed the proximate cause requirement in Federal Employers

Published Thu, Jun 23 2011 4:05 PM by Bajeerah LaCava

New York's Enigmatic Scaffold Law: Deciphering The Elevation-Related Risk Requirement For Falls Protected By New York Labor Law 240(1)

By William C. Kolb The often perplexing elevation-related risk requirement of section 240(1) of the New York Labor Law continues to generate a multitude of legal disputes at both the trial and appellate levels. This is, in large part, the result of the

Published Mon, Jun 20 2011 11:39 AM by LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Employment Law Legal News

Employer Appeals Ruling That CBA Bound It On All Construction Projects

Case: Sheehy Enterprizes, Incorporated v. National Labor Relations Board, Nos. 10-3688 and 10-2966, 7th Cir. Full story on lexis.com

Published Mon, Jun 20 2011 11:39 AM by LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Employment Law Legal News

Company Appeals Order To Provide Financials And Reinstate Striking Workers

Case: SDBC Holdings, Inc., f/k/a Stella D'oro Biscuit Co., Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board, Nos. 10-3709 and 10-4230, 2nd Cir. Full story on lexis.com

Published Mon, Jun 20 2011 11:39 AM by LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Employment Law Legal News

Supermarket Chain Appeals Finding That It Could Not Eject Handbillers

Case: Roundy's Incorporated, n/k/a Roundy's Supermarkets, Incorporated v. National Labor Relations Board, No. 10-3921, 7th Cir. Full story on lexis.com

Published Mon, Jun 20 2011 11:39 AM by LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Employment Law Legal News

Company Appeals Board Decision That It Refused To Bargain In Good Faith

Case: National Labor Relations Board v. Fred Meyer Stores, Inc., No. 10-72652, 9th Cir. Respondent opening brief: Filed April 15 by Fred Meyer Stores IncBrief available 73-110617-512B Full story on lexis.com

Published Mon, Jun 20 2011 11:39 AM by LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Employment Law Legal News

Former Blackwater Workers Seek $60M, Allege Misclassification Of Employment Status

Case: C.J. Mercadante, et al. v. XE Services, LLC, et al., No. 11-1044, D. D.C. Complaint: Filed June 6 by CJMercadanteComplaint available 43-110622-001C Full story on lexis.com

Published Mon, Jun 20 2011 11:39 AM by LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Employment Law Legal News

EEOC Sues Gas Station For Firing Woman Based On Disability

Case: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Meffert Oil Company, Inc. d/b/a Meffert's BP One Stop, No. 11-360, W.D. Wis. Full story on lexis.com

Published Mon, Jun 20 2011 11:39 AM by LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Employment Law Legal News

Sex Discrimination Plaintiff Responds To Defendant's Motion To Dismiss

Case: Jennifer Falcon v. Word of God Fellowship, Inc. d/b/a Daystar Television Network, No. 11-313, N.D. Texas; See May 2011, Page 52. Full story on lexis.com

Published Mon, Jun 20 2011 11:39 AM by LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Employment Law Legal News

Employer Asks Appeals Court To Find It Tried To Bargain In Good Faith

Case: El Paso Electric Company v. National Labor Relations Board, No. 10-60771, 5th Cir. Petitioner brief: Filed March 4 by the El Paso Electric CoBrief available 73-110617-503B Full story on lexis.com

Published Mon, Jun 20 2011 11:39 AM by LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Employment Law Legal News

Board And Employer Test Lab Conditions Standard On Appeal, Post-New Process

Case: National Labor Relations Board v. J.S. Carambola, LLP, Nos. 10-4334 and 10-4465, 3rd Cir. Respondent's opening brief: Filed April 25 by JSCarambola LLPBrief available 73-110617-501B Full story on lexis.com

Published Mon, Jun 20 2011 11:39 AM by LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Employment Law Legal News

Judge Remands Seaman's Injury Claims, Finds Arbitration Clause Is Void

NEW ORLEANS - A Louisiana federal judge on May 25 ruled that an agreement that would force a ship employee who sustained injuries while working aboard a vessel owned by a German corporation to arbitrate his claims in the Philippines was unenforceable

Published Mon, Jun 20 2011 11:39 AM by LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Employment Law Legal News

9th Circuit: Doctor May Sue Members Of Committee That Suspended His Privileges

SAN FRANCISCO - A doctor whose medical staff privileges were suspended at a Nevada county hospital may sue the individual members of the Medical Executive Committee (MEC) for constitutional injury because those individuals acted as agents of the state

Published Mon, Jun 20 2011 11:39 AM by LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Employment Law Legal News

Dances At N.Y. Strip Club Don't Qualify As Tax-Free Dramatic Performances

ALBANY, NY - Table and lap dances performed by women at an adult juice bar in Colonie, N.Y., do not qualify as "dramatic or musical arts performances" for tax purposes, a New York Supreme Court Appellate Division, Third Department, panel ruled June 9

Published Mon, Jun 20 2011 11:39 AM by LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Employment Law Legal News

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Calif. Top Court: Overtime, Unfair Competition Laws Apply to Nonresident Employees

Split High Court Upholds 7th Circuit’s FELA Causation Standards Ruling

New York's Enigmatic Scaffold Law: Deciphering The Elevation-Related Risk Requirement For Falls Protected By New York Labor Law 240(1)

Employer Appeals Ruling That CBA Bound It On All Construction Projects

Company Appeals Order To Provide Financials And Reinstate Striking Workers

Supermarket Chain Appeals Finding That It Could Not Eject Handbillers

Company Appeals Board Decision That It Refused To Bargain In Good Faith

Former Blackwater Workers Seek $60M, Allege Misclassification Of Employment Status

EEOC Sues Gas Station For Firing Woman Based On Disability

Sex Discrimination Plaintiff Responds To Defendant's Motion To Dismiss

Employer Asks Appeals Court To Find It Tried To Bargain In Good Faith

Board And Employer Test Lab Conditions Standard On Appeal, Post-New Process

Judge Remands Seaman's Injury Claims, Finds Arbitration Clause Is Void

9th Circuit: Doctor May Sue Members Of Committee That Suspended His Privileges

Dances At N.Y. Strip Club Don't Qualify As Tax-Free Dramatic Performances