Barclays Banker Fired Over Sexual Harassment Loses $770,000 Employment Suit July 28, 2023 A former Barclays director who was fired for sexual harassment has lost an employment lawsuit against the British bank in...
U.S. Employers Must Be Careful in Drafting Severance Agreements, Labor Board Warns March 23, 2023 By Daniel Wiessner A recent U.S. labor board ruling limiting what employers can include in severance agreements is a reminder that companies must...
Key Biden Administration Labor Policies Will Face Legal Challenges in 2023 December 27, 2022 By Daniel Wiessner The Biden administration and a Democrat-led U.S. labor board will implement a series of major employment policies in 2023 but...
Cyber Attacks and Data Loss Are Top 2 Risks Facing Directors & Officers: WTW Survey April 23, 2021 By L.S. Howard Cyber attacks and data loss are the top two risks facing directors & officers, with pandemic-related changes in working practices...
COVID Lawsuits by State and Key Trends in Workplace Litigation for 2021: Seyfarth January 7, 2021 The coronavirus pandemic contributed to a spike in workplace lawsuits in 2020 and the number is only expected to grow...
Fired Moody’s Executive Wins Back Paris Job, Gets $1.8 Million Payout January 16, 2019 By Gaspard Sebag A Moody’s Corp. managing director fired for lashing out at a junior co-worker who criticized his team’s work won his...
UK Court Rules Contractor Entitled to Employment Rights in Test Case for Gig Economy June 18, 2018 By Danica Kirka A London plumber who claimed he was unfairly dismissed after years of working as a contractor won a court ruling...
UK Supermarket Group Tesco Faces Potential Equal Pay Claims of Up to $5.6B February 7, 2018 By James Davey Supermarket group Tesco is facing a potential bill of up to 4 billion pounds ($5.6 billion) in a record equal...
Your Boss Can Snoop on Your Personal E-Mails, European Court Rules January 12, 2016 By Stephanie Bodoni Bosses can snoop on workers’ e-mails including personal messages with loved ones during working hours, the European Court of Human...
Jury Orders Wall St. Financier to Pay Ex-Employee $18M in Harassment Case June 30, 2015 By Joseph Ax A federal jury on Monday ordered the chief executive officer of a Manhattan investment firm to pay $18 million in...