In November 2008, as part of its ongoing study of the impact of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 ("CAFA") upon federal courts, the Federal Judicial Center ("FJC") published Preliminary Findings from Phase Two's Pre-CAFA Sample of Diversity Class Actions. That report studied 231 diversity jurisdiction class actions filed in or removed to federal court in the two years prior to Feb. 18, 2005, CAFA's effective date.
This article describes the type of activity Section 1553 protects and the competing burdens parties must bear in pursuing and defending retaliation claims under this statute. It also provides a framework for assessing the risks Section 1553 poses to employers, identifies questions Section 1553 leaves unanswered, and presents the question of whether a few of Section 1553's provisions pass constitutional muster.
The first part of this article about the Supreme Court's ruling Ricci v. De Stefano discussed what statisticians really have to say about disparate impact. The conclusion herein addresses the results of, and lessons to be learned from, the Ricci case.
If an employee orally complains to a supervisor about the employer's wage practices, which he believes violate the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"), has the employee engaged in protected activity that may form the predicate to a claim of retaliation under the FLSA?
As of April 3, 2009, employers were required to use the new Form I-9 for employment eligibility verification for new employees and applicable re-hires. The new form is the latest step in what has been an unsystematic effort by the United States government to create and enforce immigration laws in the workplace.
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Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.
In one of the most closely watched trademark-related appeals in recent memory, In re Bose Corp., the Federal Circuit overturned the central holding of Medinol Ltd v. NeuroVasx Inc.. Specifically, the Federal Circuit disapproved of the Board's practice of finding fraud if a registrant or applicant "should have known" that a material representation to the PTO was false.
Part One of this article described the types of operating covenants. The conclusion herein explains the remedies for violating these covenants.
As the green lease is first and foremost a business relationship concerning occupancy of real estate, the remedies for enforcement of the "green provisions" should strike an acceptable balance within that relationship.
