Legal News

On June 4, 2019, the Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District issued an unpublished opinion in Krista Townley v. BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. holding that BJ’s Restaurants was not required to reimburse its employees for the cost of black, slip-resistant,...By: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Trade secrets can be stolen at any point, and such theft can be prosecuted by the Department of Justice. This is evident in recently unsealed charges brought against a software engineer who stole source code from his United States employer to benefit...By: Holland & Knight LLP

On July 1, 2019, the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor issued several new opinion letters. One such letter, FLSA 2019-9, concerns an employer’s use of payroll software to calculate the wages owed to its employees each pay period....By: Poyner Spruill LLP

On 8 July 2019, the UK Information Commissioner (ICO) issued a statement in response to an announcement to the London Stock Exchange of its intention to issue British Airways (BA) with a monetary penalty of £183.39 million for breaches of the General...By: Ropes & Gray LLP

Editor's Overview - As the summer heats up, so too has the U.S. Supreme Court's docket for next term where it has already agreed to hear three ERISA cases and more may be in the works. On the docket already are ERISA cases involving employer stock...By: Proskauer Rose LLP

In a recent decision arising out of the sale of Cablevision, the Delaware Court of Chancery issued important guidance regarding the interplay between what are commonly regarded as boilerplate merger agreement provisions and “bespoke” provisions that...By: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Key Points - • Tight labor markets are leading courts and legislatures to closely scrutinize noncompetes and other restrictive covenants. • If there are changes in an employee’s job and/or the company’s business, it may be prudent to proactively...By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

In response to the #MeToo movement, New York State has led the way in enacting legislation to expand employee rights to file and recover for sexual harassment claims.  ...By: Ballard Spahr LLP

As marijuana legalization laws spread, some states are more focused on employee protections, but Illinois recently adopted a new marijuana law that includes extensive workplace protections for employers. Last month, the Illinois legislature passed...By: Akerman LLP - HR Defense

A pending federal appeals court case is the latest to highlight the challenges employers face when considering accommodation requests from an employee with a medical condition. As we have written before, leave and accommodation requests present some...By: Foley & Lardner LLP