Employer Hosting Golf Outing Not Liable for Drunk Driver, Pennsylvania High Court Says August 24, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has declined to extend the state’s liquor liability law to social hosts. The high court cited...
New York Technology Firm Sued for Not Hiring Engineer Who Is Deaf July 21, 2023 A Rochester, New York technology firm has been charged with allegedly violating federal law by ending its interview with and...
Actor Sues, Claiming She Was Sexually Harassed by Rhode Island Resort Owner July 18, 2023 An actor and model who had roles in the soap opera “Guiding Light” and movies including “The Hunger Games: Catching...
Workers’ Compensation Undercuts Employer Liability Exclusion, U.S. Appeals Court Rules July 11, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson Since workers’ compensation shields an employer from liability, an insurer may not be able to rely on an employer liability...
New York Law Protecting Warehouse Workers From ‘Unreasonable Quotas’ Goes Into Effect June 22, 2023 Legislation aimed at protecting New York warehouse workers from “unreasonably demanding work quotas” is now in effect. New York Governor...
Jury Awards Ex-Starbucks Manager $25.6 Million Over Firing After Arrests of 2 Black Men June 16, 2023 CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) – Jurors in federal court have awarded $25.6 million to a former Starbucks regional manager who alleged...
Jury Should Decide ‘Borrowed Employee’ Liability, New Jersey High Court Affirms June 6, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson The New Jersey Supreme Court has affirmed that whether an employer is vicariously liable under the borrowed-employee doctrine is a...
New York City Enacts Law Banning Discrimination Based on Weight, Height May 30, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson New York City Mayor Eric Adams has signed into law a bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of a...
New York Dairy Farm Workers Gain $150K in Unpaid Wages May 23, 2023 A settlement in New York in a wage theft case has resulted in two dairy farm workers receiving nearly $150,000...
University Employees Say They Were Fired for Using ‘He/Him,’ ‘She/Her’ in Emails May 23, 2023 By Bobby Caina Calvan Shua Wilmot and Raegan Zelaya, two former dorm directors at a small Christian university in western New York, acknowledge their...