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Ford & Harrison LLP Memphis, TN Document Search Results (10) Sort by:  | Is the NLRB Poised to Make Organizing College Faculty Easier?
Brian J. Kurtz, Kathryn W. Pascover; Ford & Harrison LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 28, 2012, previously published on May 25, 2012 Executive Summary: In an apparent nod to organized labor, the National Labor Relations Board announced this month that it will accept amicus briefs on the issue of whether university faculty members are employees who can organize a union or managerial employees who fall outside the protection of...
| | Second Circuit Rejects Board's ULP Determinations Against Starbucks
Carolyn Lam, Keith A. Warren; Ford & Harrison LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 16, 2012, previously published on May 15, 2012 On May 10, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit rejected a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decision and reinforced employers' rights on three fronts: (1) companies may, under the right circumstances, restrict employees to displaying their pro-union sentiment with a...
| | NLRB General Counsel Releases Guidance on Ambush Election Rules
Keith A. Warren; Ford & Harrison LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 30, 2012, previously published on April 26, 2012 Executive Summary: The National Labor Relations Board's Acting General Counsel has issued a guidance Memorandum and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) addressing the Board's December 2011 "Ambush Election" Rules. The Memorandum and FAQs are available on the Board's web site at: ...
| | Denial of Workers' Comp Claim May Form the Basis of RICO Claim
Robert D. Meyers; Ford & Harrison LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 18, 2012, previously published on April 17, 2012 Executive Summary: The Sixth Circuit has held that a group of transportation workers have a property right in their entitlement to workers' compensation benefits under Michigan law, and that the denial of their workers' compensation claims may form the basis for RICO claims against their employer,...
| | Jury Finds Virginia Tech Negligent in School Shootings
Kathryn W. Pascover; Ford & Harrison LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 21, 2012, previously published on March 19, 2012 The recent $8 million jury award to the families of two students killed in the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre illustrates the importance of responding quickly and appropriately to incidents of violence, whether in the workplace or on a school campus.
| | Supreme Court Grants Review of University Affirmative Action Practice
Kathryn W. Pascover; Ford & Harrison LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 28, 2012, previously published on February 27, 2012 Executive Summary: In what will likely be the most significant decision regarding affirmative action since the U.S. Supreme Court's 2003 decision in Grutter v. Bollinger, 539 U.S. 306 (2003), the Court has granted certiorari in a case challenging the use of race in the undergraduate admission...
| | The Trouble with Tips Continues: Two Recent Court Actions Illustrate Ongoing Challenges Facing Hospitality Employers
Jeffrey D. Mokotoff, Delaine R. Smith, Cullen Stafford; Ford & Harrison LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 22, 2012, previously published on February 21, 2012 Executive Summary: The United States Supreme Court recently denied review of an Eighth Circuit decision holding that employers must pay the federal minimum wage to tipped employees during those times when the employees performed related non-tipped "preparation and maintenance work," as...
| | Following the 2011 Appropriations Bill, Dealerships Face An Uncertain Future With Regard to Exempt Employees
David A. Prather; Ford & Harrison LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 6, 2012, previously published on January 5, 2012 Executive Summary: On December 23, 2011, President Obama signed the nearly $1 trillion omnibus spending act (H.R. 2055) into law, which provides $14.5 billion to the United States Department of Labor ("DOL") for fiscal year 2012. In addition to providing funding, the law places certain...
| | Tennessee Hotel and Motel Industry Targeted in Department of Labor Enforcement Effort
David A. Prather, Salvador P. Simao, Delaine R. Smith; Ford & Harrison LLP;
Legal Alert/Article December 21, 2011, previously published on December 20, 2011 Executive Summary: The hotel and motel industry has long been an enforcement priority for the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD). Recently, however, the WHD has embarked upon a multiyear enforcement initiative focused on the hotel and motel industry in Tennessee. Regulators...
| | Revised "Tip Credit" Regulations Take Effect
J. Dylan King, David A. Prather; Ford & Harrison LLP;
Legal Alert/Article June 2, 2011, previously published on May 2011 On April 5, 2011 the Department of Labor issued final regulations impacting an employer's use of a "tip credit" for tipped employees, which took effect May 5, 2011.
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