On November 5, 2013, residents of New Jersey voted 61 to 39 percent to amend the New Jersey state constitution to increase the state’s hourly minimum wage from $7.25 to $8.25. The minimum wage increase will go into effect on January 1, 2014....
The mother of a three-year-old recently filed a wrongful death claim after a helicopter crash in Pennsylvania killed the child and three other passengers, including the child’s father. Crystal McKain requested more than $550,000 in damages from...
In a case likely to affect employer-employee arbitration agreements, one court has ruled that a court, and not an arbitrator, must determine whether ambiguous arbitration agreements cover class claims. Reed Elsevier, Inc. v. Crockett, No. 12-3574...
In one of the first decisions issued this term, the Rhode Island Supreme Court confirmed in Wyso v. Full Moon Tide, LLC, No. 2012-195-Appeal; 2012-359-Appeal that neither property owners nor lessees of real property owe a duty of care to those who...
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has proposed a major change to its rules regarding the way that employers report injury and illness data to the agency.... By: Akerman LLP - HR Defense
In the coming years, the pressure on corporate boards will reach new levels. Enforcement agencies are scouring investigations and sources of information to bring civil and criminal cases against board members. Activist shareholders know that the...
We have three short but good cases from the circuits from last week. I think my favorite is U.S. v. Glover, a nice suppression case.... By: The Kaiser Law Firm PLLC
The Missouri Supreme Court has ruled the state's Department of Transportation did not engage in sexual orientation discrimination when it denied survivor benefits to the same-sex partner of a state trooper killed in the line of duty. Glossip v....
On October 30, the CFPB filed an amicus brief in Edwards v. First American, a long-running case concerning the anti-kickback provisions of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) that is currently pending in the U.S. Court of Appeals for...
On October 31, 2013, the Supreme Court of Canada (the “Court”) released its decisions in Pro Sys Consultants Ltd. v. Microsoft Corporation (“Pro-Sys”), Sun Rype Products Ltd. v. Archer Daniels Midland Company (“Sun-Rype”), and Infineon Technologies...
