Employment Law Strategist

  • Top 10 International Employment Law Issues

    This article compiles and describes, with varying degrees of specificity, what appear, to this author, to be the top 10 global employment law issues facing employers in 2015. They are listed in reverse order.

    January 31, 2015Philip M. Berkowitz

  • Business As Usual Despite Republican Control of Congress?

    The midterm elections returned the Republicans to control of the Senate after an eight-year hiatus. Not surprisingly, the Republicans were elected on platforms opposing President Obama's policies. The surprise may be that the Democratic agenda may continue to prevail.

    December 31, 2014Robert G. Brody and Alexander Friedman

  • Federal Contractors

    With a recent string of Executive Orders signed by President Barack Obama and new rules published by the Department of Labor (DOL) regarding employment practices of federal government contractors and subcontractors, it may seem overwhelming to keep track of all the new requirements. This article identifies and summarizes these important developments over the course of the last year, and serves as a checklist for maintaining compliance.

    December 31, 2014John P. Furfaro and Risa M. Salins

  • Employers and Ebola

    While relatively few U.S. or global businesses are directly affected by the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa, or by the handful of cases in the U.S., organizations of all sizes are well-advised to do some contingency planning should the disease spread to other regions of the globe, including in the U.S.

    December 31, 2014Bennett Pine and Diana Shafter Gliedman

  • With All Due Deference

    In the courtroom, a business transaction, or on a ball field, a loss can also be a victory. Such is the case for employees in the matter of Nielsen v. AECOM Technology, decided by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in August 2014.

    November 30, 2014Tom Harrington and R. Scott Oswald

  • CA Employers, Heads Up!

    Beginning in 2015, California employers will be required by law to provide paid sick leave to employees. Because California is often a bellwether state for changes in others, this legislation is of national interest. Will your state be next?

    November 30, 2014Steven M. Schneider and Amara Russell Bromberg

  • Social Media Invades and Modernizes Employment Practices

    Social media sites present a potential treasure trove of information on applicants, but mining this information for use in recruiting, hiring, firing and monitoring of employees is fraught with risk. This article explores practices to avoid and offers guidelines on how to use social media in ways that minimize exposure.

    November 30, 2014Morey Raiskin and Celeste Thacker

  • The NLRB McDonald's Ruling and Franchisors

    The NLRB general counsel's July 29, 2014, ruling that McDonald's is a joint employer of those who work for its roughly 14,000 franchised restaurants in the United States continues to send ripples through both the legal and business worlds.

    November 30, 2014Geoffrey A. Mort

  • If You're Not on Facebook, You're Committing Malpractice

    Imagine you're cross-examining a witness about a phone call, but you've never used a telephone before. Ridiculous, right? But is it any different than wading into a new client matter where social media communications are at issue without having ever used social media?

    November 02, 2014Josh King