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August 14, 2006 |

Preventive Measures for Public Employers

Recent years have seen a rise in the number of lawsuits brought by employees against cities, counties and other public entities under the Fair Labor Standards Act. These actions, which are brought as "collective actions" specifically authorized by the FLSA, can impose substantial liability on public employers. Attorneys Peter Brown and David Urban describe the dangers of FLSA collective actions and explain preventive measures public employers can take to avoid such lawsuits.
7 minute read
August 08, 2006 |

Preventive Measures for Public Employers

Take steps to avoid throwing away money on "collective actions" brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
8 minute read
August 14, 2006 |

Preventive Measures for Public Employers

Recent years have seen a rise in the number of lawsuits brought by employees against cities, counties and other public entities under the Fair Labor Standards Act. These actions, which are brought as "collective actions" specifically authorized by the FLSA, can impose substantial liability on public employers. Attorneys Peter Brown and David Urban describe the dangers of FLSA collective actions and explain preventive measures public employers can take to avoid such lawsuits.
7 minute read
February 08, 2005 |

Big Business, Small Profits in Sex Harassment Training

Employment lawyers say a new law mandating sexual harassment training at California companies means more business for firms with established training practices. But no one expects a revenue bonanza. In order to maximize the payout from training, some firms have created online training programs to limit the time investment of attorneys in what is seen, for the most part, as a sideline business.
5 minute read
February 09, 2005 |

Weighing the Dollars and Sense of Sex Harassment Training

A law mandating sexual harassment training at California companies with at least 50 employees is expected to bring more business to firms with established training practices. To boost the payout, some law firms have created online programs, which are doing quite well, thank you. "We've had an absolutely phenomenal two years," said Shanti Atkins, CEO of a Littler Mendelson project. But attorneys' limited involvement in the online programs may leave the industry vulnerable to competition from tech companies.
5 minute read
February 27, 2006 |

On the Move

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June 23, 2008 |

Northern Calif. Boutique Joins Burke Williams

Southern California's Burke, Williams & Sorensen has gained a foothold in Northern California by snapping up public sector labor and employment boutique Kay & Stevens. The combination gives 55-attorney Burke Williams an entry point into Silicon Valley and augments its growing labor and employment group, which has about doubled in the past five years to 17 lawyers. Kay & Stevens co-founding partner William Kay says his firm needed to find a larger law firm because it'd been turning away business.
3 minute read
September 16, 2010 |

The End of the IPO Doldrums?

With IPOs promising to pick up in the fall, Skadden, Latham, Davis Polk, and Simpson Thacher have landed assignments on the latest round of offerings. Plus: SEC filings for the offerings reveal a DLA Piper money pit in San Fransisco and litigation involving a former Jeffer Mangels partner.
7 minute read
July 05, 2007 |

Wage Disputes Over Donning Gear Fuel Suits

In lawsuits filed across the nation, employees from auto workers to poultry workers are suing to be paid for the time it takes to get ready for work. Many of the lawsuits are fallout from a 2005 U.S. Supreme Court case involving poultry and meatpacking workers in which the high court ruled that employees should be paid for the time it takes to "don and doff" mandatory uniforms or equipment. And one of the biggest groups of employees bringing these lawsuits is police officers.
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