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Pharmaceutical Reps Found Exempt From OT Rules
The U.S. Supreme Court's 5-4 decision in Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham Corp. that pharmaceutical sales representatives (PSRs) were properly classified as exempt employees for overtime purposes was a major victory for the pharmaceutical industry and employers generally.
How to Maximize the Effectiveness of Voir Dire
To maximize the chances of a successful voir dire, an attorney must counteract the negative views with which many potential jurors enter the courtroom, understand the gap between the way jurors make decisions in their own lives and the jury room, and resist the temptation to fall prey to some common pitfalls, write Harry Jones, Jason Bloom and Emily McDonald.Labor Practices Boom With Economy
A series of key U.S. Supreme Court decisions and the booming national economy have fueled an increasing demand for employment lawyers nationwide. In Washington, D.C., rapid high-tech expansion is pushing the growth in employment practices to a new level. D.C. powerhouses have steadily added employment lawyers to work on behalf of corporate clients and have seen those practices grow as much as 500 percent in recent years. Some out-of-town firms building their D.C. offices aren't far behind.
Cal. Assembly Bill Would Protect Contract Workers
A bill seeking to beef up California's 40-year-old Fair Employment and Housing Act easily passed its first legislative committee hearing Tuesday morning. In addition to expanding protection against discrimination and harassment to contract workers, The omnibus bill, AB 1670, would increase employers' liability by broadening the definition of a supervisor and requiring greater workplace accommodation for pregnant workers or the mentally disabled.Inoculate Employers Against Wage-and-Hour Class Actions
Health-care employers have faced an onslaught of wage-and-hour class actions over the last few years, say Gregory C. Keating and Lisa Schreter. It all started in 2008, with a localized outbreak of class and collective actions filed against hospital systems in Rochester, New York. It has now become an epidemic, with the filing of nearly identical cases against large health-care systems throughout the Northeast during 2009. And more recently, another 22 class and collective actions were filed in federal and state courts against major New York-area hospital systems.With Changes Afoot, DLA Lands Role on Dual Discovery Deals
DLA Piper is advising Discovery Communications on a pair of big deals in Europe as the world's largest nonfiction media company moves to expand its reach on the continent. The assignment caps a busy 2012 for DLA, which made a spate of lateral hires this year while launching a strategic review of its U.K. and Pacific Rim operations that is likely to result in a reduction in lawyers and staffers.TRENDING STORIES
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