Labor Days
Payless Pays More in Connecticut FLSA Settlement with Store Managers Seeking Overtime Wages
Following on the increase in wage class actions, this week brings us a hefty settlement for shoe retailer, Payless Shoesource Inc. Last March, former Payless store managers filed suit in Connecticut federal court,…
Happy Valentine’s Day to New Jersey Employers
The New Jersey Supreme Court last week gave New Jersey employers an early Valentine’s Day present, with a decision that recognizes that an employer may defend a “hostile environment” sexual harassment claim under the…
Finding Employer Can Require Employees to Cooperate in Internal Investigation, Federal Court Tosses Executive Severance Suit
On January 26, the Southern District of New York dismissed claims for severance and stock benefits brought by two former executives of professional services firm Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., arising out of their…
Court of Appeals Rules that Even Rigorous Timekeeping and Reporting Policies Cannot Overcome Imputed Knowledge of Overtime
On January 15, The Eleventh Circuit rejected an oft-used defense in employment cases – that an employee’s violation of company policy should relieve the employer from liability under the equitable defense of “unclean…
Sex and Power: Lessons from a Boutique Law Firm and an Ivy League University
Two seemingly unrelated news items today impart a lesson that, while not new, bears repeating. First, as reported by Law360, the long-running lawsuit by a female associate against her former law firm, Faruqi and…