Earlier this month the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a settlement with the architects and civil engineers involved in the design and construction of a number of multifamily housing complexes located in Mississippi, Louisiana and Tennessee. Full Story
Our blog posts have been somewhat fewer and farther between since the release of the Omnibus Rule, primarily because we have been busily working to understand the subtleties of the Omnibus Rule, while helping our clients implement the necessary changes. Full Story
A “former shy bladder sufferer of over 40 years” wrote in to us to address the question as to what “major life activity” is substantially limited by possessing a “shy bladder”? Full Story
Are the courts crafting a bright-line test to determine when a crude and offensive remark is severe enough by itself to constitute a hostile work environment? Full Story
Believe it or not, how your company is organized can play a significant role in how it is treated for benefit purposes. Full Story
Earlier this week the United States Senate Judiciary Committee finished adding fifty (50) amendments to a significant immigration reform bill. Full Story
Michele Sommer, a Senior HR business partner in the New York area, responded to a critique of a previous post of ours, written by Anthony Vieira, Esq., which we reprinted at Reader Takes Issue With Our Post About Harassment In The Military. Full Story
Wikipedia defines Human Trafficking as “the trade in humans, most commonly for the purpose of sexual slavery, forced labor or for the extraction of organs or tissues.” I’m going to go out on a limb and say that we can all agree that the practice is deplorable. Full Story
I have posted numerous times on the crackdown by numerous States of alleged misclassification of individuals as independent contractors. Full Story
The common practice in New Jersey is to start a mortgage foreclosure action in the Chancery Division of the State Superior Court. Many practitioners also promote the use of the federal court system as a forum that might short circuit use of questionable defense tactics and thereby expedite the process. Full Story
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