By C. Ryan Barber | December 28, 2018
Letter replaces former Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher appellate partner Thomas Hungar, who was picked for the post in 2016 by House Speaker Paul Ryan.
By Mike Scarcella | December 28, 2018
D.C. Circuit Judge A. Raymond Randolph, writing in dissent, said his colleagues were too quick to rule on Obama-era worker-friendly "joint employer" standards that are getting a fresh look from the Trump administration's new leadership at the National Labor Relations Board.
By Marcia Coyle | December 11, 2018
"Particularly for a question of this magnitude, the court may wish to wait for a vehicle in which all nine justices are likely to participate," Jeffrey Wall, the acting U.S. solicitor general, said in a brief in a case where newly confirmed Justice Brett Kavanaugh would recuse.
By Erin Mulvaney | December 5, 2018
The California Supreme Court's decision rattled companies and forced state and federal courts to grapple with unresolved, consequential questions. Meanwhile, plaintiffs attorneys find themselves with more leverage in suits challenging employment practices.
By Marcia Coyle | November 6, 2018
In analyzing the law's definition section, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said the Age Discrimination in Employment Act creates two separate categories: persons engaged in an industry affecting commerce with 20 or more employees; and states or political subdivisions with no specified number of employees.
By Tony Mauro | October 15, 2018
Michael Carvin of Jones Day, counsel for Sherwin-Williams, said the cases highlighted runaway tort liability claims by states against companies.
By Erin Mulvaney | October 8, 2018
"Employers large and small, in every region of the United States, have historically used prior salary as a metric to assess a range of matters," the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business groups said in an amicus brief at the Supreme Court.
The Legal Intelligencer | Analysis
By Zack Needles | October 4, 2018
In the span of three months, the Pennsylvania Superior Court issued two very similar precedential rulings that both plaintiffs and defense attorneys agree are likely to put to rest an issue that has been debated across the state over the past four years: whether registering to do business as a foreign corporation in Pennsylvania still means consenting to be sued in Pennsylvania.
By Marcia Coyle | October 3, 2018
The three cases follow on the heels of last term's blockbuster Epic Systems v. Lewis, which said employment agreements can lawfully restrict class actions.
By Phillip Bantz | September 27, 2018
The case has implications for corporations of all sizes and their legal departments, which could be facing class action-sized headaches if Home Depot falters.
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