Obschon nicht neu, wird derzeit ein Urteil des LAG Köln dieskutiert. Dieses hatte am 6. Dezember 2012 entschieden, dass in einem qualifizierten Zeugnis für ein freigestelltes Betriebsratsmitglied die Tätigkeit als Betriebsrat erwähnt werden darf...
The UK Supreme Court has ruled in Clyde & Co LLP and another v Bates van Winkelhof that members of Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) are to be treated as “workers” and therefore are covered by the protections which UK law provides for...
Each year when CMS publishes its proposed changes to the IPPS Rule, it suggests a number of graduate medical education (GME) and indirect medical education (IME) reforms. This year has been no different. As part of the IPPS proposed rule, CMS has...
Summer is already in full swing, and every year it presents itself with a load of very preventable injuries. So avoid the summertime sadness (sorry Lana Del Ray), and be prepared for the hurt of these five common summer-related mishaps:......
First marketed internationally in 2002, battery-powered e-cigarettes are exploding stateside and may soon shake up many employers who need to decide whether or not to allow e-cigarettes in the workplace. Sales in the United States of the more than...
Pharmaceutical Facility Inspection Leads to Manufacturer Warning - After a recent inspection of a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility belonging to Endo International PLC, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning letter to the...
Standards Governing Business Claims Under 93A ¦ Higher standard applies for business plaintiffs. More decisions confirm that a business plaintiff must make a higher showing of defendant wrongdoing in order to prevail under 93A than would a...
In my last two posts, I’ve discussed rounding at the beginning and end of a shift, but what about rounding for meal breaks? If an employee clocks in from lunch at 12:25, do you round that time to 12:30? Unlike the beginning and end of a workday,...
An employee who lied to and misled her employer about her ability to perform her work as a reporter, was fired for just cause, and arbitrator has held. The employee severely injured her ankle while skydiving “on assignment for a travel piece...
A putative class action involving force-placed home insurance and an alleged scheme for mortgage lenders to obtain kickbacks in the form of commissions, reinsurance premium, and other fees, has survived a motion to dismiss....
