Labor & Employment

Can Mediation Improve EEOC Conciliation?

Lorene Schaefer, who has seen the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's employment discrimination process both as a general counsel and as a plaintiff, favors incorporating a formal mediation process into the EEOC's conciliation step.

Take a Hard Look at Social Media Policy After NLRB Decisions

Social media provides a number of ways for employers and employees to get crosswise. But in-house counsel can help their companies navigate this fast-changing area of the law, even as recent National Labor Relations Board pronouncements are called into question.

Employers Face Liability Risks for Distracted Driving

A new white paper from Aegis Mobility examines how employers are coping with the risks of employees using mobile devices while driving company vehicles.

Can Men Be Encouraged to Take Paternity Leave?

According to a recent survey by London-based law firm Allen & Overy, almost 60 percent of male respondents said they would consider taking time off from work to care for a newborn child. But will they actually do it?

Wage-and-Hour Headaches Plaguing the Restaurant Industry

It's getting hot in the kitchen. And expensive. While the boom in wage-and-hour litigation certainly has not confined itself to any particular industry, restaurants have increasingly found themselves well-represented on the defendant side of the caption.