Some employers may not be aware that their obligation to prevent harassment in the workplace extends to preventing harassment by non-employees, including, for example, customers, patients, and university students.
Employers must use the latest version of Form I-9 bearing an edition date of March 8, 2013, and those that fail to do so may be subject to penalties enforced by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Here's what you need to know.
Alabama's Supreme Court in January rendered a potentially far-reaching decision in a case pitting a consumer against drug manufacturers. While its holding applies only to cases brought in Alabama, the court's decision may lead to that state's becoming the preferred forum for certain types of drug litigation:
Two concepts that are mainstays of the medical malpractice arena are: 1) lack of informed consent; and 2) res ipsa loquitur. Some plaintiffs may attempt to pursue these two theories in the same case. Is either of them ripe for dismissal?
Two recent events have dramatically changed the face of estate planning and each will have a significant impact on divorces for years ' likely decades ' in the future. This article explores each of these two factors.
Questions posed by the Supreme Court may portend rulings not on the merits.
What is the enforceability of nursing home arbitration clauses? A look at federal and state rulings.
