Labor and Employment Law

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Drafting: No Defendant Left Behind
Posted on 21 Feb 2013 by John Holmquist

In Hoogland v. Kubatzke , the Michigan court of appeals addressed the issue of whom can benefit from a provision in an employment contract which shortens the limitations period for legal actions, including discrimination cases. The plaintiff had filed... Read More

Federal Appellate Court in New York Rules That Denying or Reducing Employee’s Discretionary Bonus May Be Unlawful Discrimination
Posted on 12 Nov 2015 by Doug Esten

On October 19, 2015, in Davis v. New York City Department of Education , No. 14-1034-cv, 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 18115 (2d Cir. Oct. 19, 2015), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that “the denial or reduction of a discretionary bonus... Read More