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As recognized in a recent decision from the Maryland Federal Court, a poorly drafted severance agreement can prove to be a very expensive mistake. This article takes a closer look at this decision: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Nucletron Corporation.

This article explores some of the most common FLSA issues that employers confront on a daily basis, and ways to avoid being a victim of this FLSA wave.

Recent rulings of interest.

Nevada was the first state to enact a law requiring entities that transfer customer personal information outside of the secure system of the business through an electronic transmission (other than a facsimile) to use encryption. In late 2008, Massachusetts was the second state to pass such legislation; Michigan is considering similar legislation. This is an area to watch as other states could follow suit.

Corporate counsel must be able to master how audio files operate since they play a pivotal role within the recent court-created electronic data explosion that is electronically stored information ("ESI").

With the number of layoffs increasing dramatically, it is no surprise that individual charges of discrimination are ballooning. What may be a surprise to employers, however, is that the EEOC needs only one complainant, or in some instances, a mere suspicion that a discriminatory pattern or practice is occurring, to initiate a company-wide investigation.

Smithfield Foods' precedent-setting civil racketeering suit against the United Food and Commercial Workers' Union (UFCW) and several related defendants spawned critically important legal precedent that blazes a new trail for employers who are in search of litigation options for responding to non-traditional union organizing methods.

The end of the Bush administration and the first six weeks of the Obama administration resulted in significant changes to key federal fair employment statutes.But there are also four U.S. Supreme Court decisions issued since June 2006, which have significantly expanded the scope of the anti-retaliation provisions ...