The United States Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) “persuader rule,” which requires employers and their advisors (including employers’ attorneys) to disclose publicly any advice that directly or indirectly persuades employees regarding union organizing or collective bargaining activity, took effect on April ...
Sharon Gold, a Partner with Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs and leader of the Firm's Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI) team, will be speaking at the Bluegrass Compensation Association meeting at the Lexington Herald-Leader on June 22, 2016. Ms. Gold will be providing an FLSA update concerning the Department of Labor's Final Rule that ...
On Monday, the United States Supreme Court rejected an appeal from 20 states seeking to block the MATS rule from taking effect while the EPA undertakes a second determination whether regulating power plant mercury emissions is appropriate and necessary. As previously discussed on this blog, the MATS rule was promulgated pursuant ...
On Monday, the United States Supreme Court, in a unanimous ruling, “eschew[ed] any rigid formula for awarding enhanced damages under § 284,” abandoned the prior “unduly rigid” Seagate test laid out by the Federal Circuit, and instead left the award of enhanced damages simply to the discretion of the district court. ...
An out-of-date employee handbook that fails to recognize ever-evolving laws and regulations is more harmful than helpful to an employer. It is important to ensure that your company’s handbook stays current and ‘with the times.’ The following are six employment law topics that should be taken into consideration ...
Written by Kate Van Namen, with contribution from Ryan Chambers
If a software company makes a free tool available online, can competing developers use it without the company’s permission? According to a California jury, the answer is yes, so long as the developers’ actions constitute fair use under The Copyright Act.
The Copyright Act, 17 ...
The Federal Circuit recently made an important ruling concerning the proper venue for patent infringement suits. The decision by the Federal Circuit did not change the current interpretation of the venue statutes and companies will continue to be brought into court in such locations as the Eastern District of Texas ...