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4th Circuit Rules for Class Certification in Racial Discrimination Case

August 10th, 2009
In Brown v. Nucor Corporation, the 4th Circuit reversed the district court on the question of class certification. Under Title VII, the plaintiffs had brought racial discrimination claims of disparate treatment and disparate impact with regard to pro… Read More
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Tags: Case Commentary, Class Action, Discrimination, Fourth Circuit, Labor and Employment, Title VII

Ninth Circuit Says Individual Managers Can Be Held Responsible for FLSA Violations, Regardless of Bankruptcy

August 2nd, 2009
In Boucher v. Shaw, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that individual managers/owners — in this case a hotel’s CEO, CFO, and labor/employment manager — may be held liable for unpaid wages, vacation, and holiday pay under the Fair… Read More
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Tags: Bankruptcy, Case Commentary, Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA, Labor and Employment, Lost Wages, Manager Liability, Ninth Circuit

Unemployment Benefits Expansion Signed by Governor

July 31st, 2009
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Tags: Labor and Employment, Legislation, North Carolina, Severance Agreements, Unemployment Benefits

4th Circuit Rules for Plaintiff in Title VII Case

July 21st, 2009
In EEOC v. Central Wholesalers, Inc., the 4th Circuit reversed the district court’s grant of summary judgment to the employer. The court concluded that there was enough evidence for a jury to find that the plaintiff suffered from severe racial… Read More
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Tags: Case Commentary, Discrimination, Fourth Circuit, Labor and Employment, Title VII

Unemployment Legislation passed by NC Legislature

July 21st, 2009
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Tags: Labor and Employment, Mike Okun, NC Legislature, North Carolina, Unemployment Benefits

Employee Free Choice Act Update

July 17th, 2009
Here’s the latest update on the Senate negotiations on EFCA. As expected, it comes down to figuring out what the moderate Democrats in the Senate will support. For more information of the various parts of the bill, see Narendra’s paper on… Read More
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Tags: Congress, EFCA, Labor and Employment, Narendra Ghosh, Union

Unemployment Data

July 15th, 2009
Although there’s lots of happy talk about the economy turning around, and the big banks are apparently minting money, the situation for ordinary workers is still perilous. The long-term unemployment rate — the proportion of the labor force th… Read More
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Tags: General News, Labor and Employment, North Carolina, Unemployment Benefits

Another Serious Labor Violation

July 1st, 2009
The Fourth Circuit affirms the granting of some injunctive relief to remedy, after much delay, very serious labor violations by a mining company in NLRB v. Pharmacy high fresno and there are kamagra gold forum some new australianedmeds stuff out, it… Read More
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Tags: Case Commentary, Fourth Circuit, Labor and Employment, UMWA, Union

UFCW Local 1208 successfully Negotiates Contract at Smithfield

June 26th, 2009
Smithfield Packing Company and the bargaining committee of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1208 reached a tentative agreement on a first contract for the workers at the Tar Heel pork processing facility. More coverage is avaliable… Read More
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Tags: Labor and Employment, North Carolina, UFCW, Union

Michael Okun elected a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers

June 26th, 2009
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Tags: Labor and Employment, Michael Okun, News of the Firm, Recognition
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