Two California employment attorneys are bringing a pregnancy discrimination suit against a lawyer who also happens to be the daughter of a California Supreme Court justice.
- January 30, 2013Scott Graham
A federal judge in the Middle District of Pennsylvania has approved a $20.9 million settlement in a wage-and-hour class and collective action against Rite Aid Corp.
January 30, 2013Gina PassarellaIt is essential that franchisors know, or at least can predict to some extent, in what circumstances they may be held vicariously liable for the acts of their franchisees and their franchisees' employees. This article explains why and how.
January 30, 2013Gary S. Kessler and Philip G. McNicholasIn an interesting published decision, the Fourth Circuit has held that an offer of less favorable severance benefits to a female may constitute sex discrimination in violation of Title VII.
January 30, 2013Kevin C. McCormickIn a recent decision, the Seventh Circuit held that the ADA obligates employers to reassign employees with disabilities to vacant positions for which they are qualified, provided that such accommodation is reasonable on its face and would not present an undue hardship to the employer.
January 30, 2013Ralph A. Morris and Alexis M. DominguezThis article discusses various risk management tools that in-house counsel can rely on to perform effective open-source due diligence in software acquisitions.
January 30, 2013Diana Marina CooperThis article examines the compliance issues raised by California's Online Privacy Protection Act, and the FTC's recent changes to the federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, and what companies must do to ensure they are not in violation.
January 30, 2013David J. ShawCorporate bankruptcy is an area that is often feared and misunderstood by those who believe that bankruptcy will be the end of their business. In reality, most businesses operate with limited difficulty in Chapter 11.
January 30, 2013Mark Manski, Nancy Mitchell and Ari NewmanRisk management and other considerations when setting up a "bring your own device" (BYOD) program in your company.
January 30, 2013Stephen S. WuM&A practitioners frequently face the vexing issue of whether to include target company financial projections in stockholder solicitation materials. A look at a recent ruling.
January 30, 2013Robert S. Reder

