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04/18/12 Ethical Considerations for Labor and Employment Lawyers: A Case Study in Imputed Disqualification, presented at New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education Annual Labor Law Forum.

Presentation | Speech
Richard Rosenblatt

04/17/12 NLRB Enjoined from Enforcing Notice-Posting Rule Pending Appeal

LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice

D.C. Circuit Order prevents the Board from enforcing rule until the court resolves all of the issues before it; oral arguments scheduled for September 2012.

04/16/12 South Carolina Court Strikes Down NLRB Notice-Posting Rule

LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice

Judge holds that NLRB posting requirement exceeds Board's rulemaking authority under the Administrative Procedures Act.

04/13/12 California Supreme Court Clarifies Meal and Rest Break Obligations

LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice

Long-standing questions over California employers' responsibilities to provide meal and rest breaks, including frequency and timing, are resolved.

04/13/12 Managing the Global Workforce: Latin American Markets

Presentation | Webinar
A. James Vázquez-Azpiri, Mark Zelek

Morgan Lewis presented the second of four webinar sessions moderated by Morgan Lewis's International Labor and Employment team leader, Mark E. Zelek, entitled "Getting the Deal Through Labour & Employment 2011 - Managing ... more

April 2012 Corporate Spending Post-Citizens United Decision Comes under Attack

LawFlash/Client Alert | Cross-Practice Alert
Timothy Lynch, Doreen Davis, Linda Griggs

The Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission , 558 U.S. —, 130 S.Ct. 876 (2010), lifted long-standing limits on corporate and labor union political spending. Prior to Citizens United , ... more

04/05/12 EEOC Issues Rule Amending Its ADEA Regulation

LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice

Final rule discusses the regulation's RFOA defense and its impact on disparate treatment and disparate impact claims.

04/02/12 Courts Reject NLRB’s Ruling That Arbitration Agreements Violate NLRA

LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice

Three district courts to consider D.R. Horton have distinguished or rejected the NLRB's holding that it was a violation of the NLRA to condition employment on an agreement providing all employment disputes and claims would be resolved in arbitration.

April 2012 People May Talk, Corporate Counsel

Outside Publication | Article
Doreen Davis, Ann Painter

03/30/12 Intern Programs: Emerging Legal Risks for Employers

Presentation | Webinar
Corrie Conway, Russell Bruch

Recent wage and hour class action claims involving unpaid interns has raised some serious concerns for employers. Now is the time to catch up on the issues and create a plan of action to address them. Morgan Lewis presen... more

03/30/12 UK Employment Law Changes

LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Celia Kendrick, Matthew Howse

Government's efforts to spur economic growth lengthen the qualifying period for unfair dismissal claims and streamline Employment Tribunal procedures.

03/23/12 UK Court Decision on Objective Justification for Age Discrimination Claims

LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Matthew Howse, Robert Sinclair

Long awaited judgment from the Court of Appeal focuses on the merits of the 'cost-alone' argument.

03/15/12 UK Government Introduces Further Changes to Immigration Rules

LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Gemma Goodhead, Nicholas Hobson

New changes to Immigration Rules affect migrant workers and students and include minimum salary thresholds for indefinite leave to remain (ILR) applicants, a new visitor category, and a Graduate Entrepreneur route.

03/08/12 Managing the Global Workforce Series: The United Kingdom and European Union Countries

Presentation | Webinar
A. James Vázquez-Azpiri, Tram-Anh Frank, François Vergne, Matthew Howse, Tony Mou, Mark Zelek, Eleanor Pelta, Walter Ahrens, Denise Backhouse, Zaitun Poonja

Morgan Lewis presented the first of a four part webinar sessions moderated by Morgan Lewis's International Labor and Employment team leader, Mark E. Zelek, entitled "Getting the Deal Through Labour & Employment 2011 - Man... more

03/06/12 D.C. Court Issues Split Decision in NLRB Notice Case

LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Doreen Davis, Ross Friedman

Judge upholds Board's authority to issue the rule requiring notice, but strikes down penalty provisions.

03/03/12 Angels, Demons and the NLRB — Perspectives on Congressional Oversight, paper presented to the American Bar Association, Committee on Practice and Procedure Under the NLRA, Midwinter Meeting

Presentation | Speech
Philip Miscimarra

02/28/12 Power Harassment in the Workplace

LawFlash/Client Alert | Morgan Lewis-TMI LawFlash
David McManus, Lisa Yano, Gregory Salathé

Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare report addresses a growing problem in the country's workplace; definition and proposed guidelines offer new level of clarity to employers.

02/24/12 The Road Ahead for Immigration Issues, Part 1: The Most Important Immigration Developments for 2012

Presentation | Podcast
Eleanor Pelta

Morgan Lewis is proud to present a three-part interview series with Eleanor Pelta, Morgan Lewis partner and President of The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) for t... more

02/24/12 The Road Ahead for Immigration Issues, Part 2: Immigration Issues Before The United States Supreme Court

Presentation | Podcast
Eleanor Pelta

Morgan Lewis is proud to present a three-part interview series with Eleanor Pelta, Morgan Lewis partner and President of The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) for t... more

02/24/12 The Road Ahead for Immigration Issues, Part 3: From the AILA President’s Perspective – AILA’s goals and mission in 2012

Presentation | Podcast
Eleanor Pelta

Morgan Lewis is proud to present a three-part interview series with Eleanor Pelta, Morgan Lewis partner and President of The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) for t... more

02/19/12 Report of the Fiduciary Responsibility Subcommittee, presented at the ABA Employee Benefits Committee, Section of Labor and Employment Law Midwinter Meeting, San Diego, CA

Presentation | Speech
Sean McMahan, Deborah Davidson, Jeffrey Kmoch, Erica Flores, Simon Torres, Emily Glunz, Allison Powers

02/11/12 Practical Considerations When Hiring Employees With Restrictive Covenants, presented at the Fighting and Defeating Restrictive Covenants ICLE Seminar

Presentation | Speech
Richard Rosenblatt

02/10/12 Statistical Sampling Inappropriate in Wage and Hour Class Action

LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice

California Court of Appeal reaffirms in Duran v. U.S. Bank National Association that class actions cannot trump a defendant's due process rights.

02/07/12 DOL Proposes New FMLA Regulations on Military Family Leave

LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Michael Ossip, Corrie Conway, Silvia LeBlanc, Sarah Andrews

Proposed rules impact exigency leave and military caregiver leave and include clarifications on increments of intermittent leave.

02/06/12 DLSE Updates California Wage Theft Prevention Act FAQs

LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice

Despite the DLSE's effort to provide guidance to employers on compliance with the act, questions remain.