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Marcia E. Goodman Document Search Results (7) Sort by:  | The Backlash to Employers Requesting Applicants’ Facebook Passwords
Robert P. Davis, Marcia E. Goodman, Richard E. Nowak, Andrew S. Rosenman; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 27, 2012, previously published on April 26, 2012 Social media has come to play an increasingly important role in how businesses operate. Because social media sites allow users to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content faster than ever before, employers have sought to harness the power of social media to remain relevant in...
|  | New California Law Raises Liability Risk for Misclassifying Employees as Independent Contractors
Marcia E. Goodman, Jerome M. Jauffret, Maritoni D. Kane, John Nadolenco, Lori A. Zahalka; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article November 15, 2011, previously published on November 10, 2011 Many employers think they can save money by classifying their workers as independent contractors. But doing so incorrectly can now cost even more—something the California plaintiffs’ bar is sure to take notice of. On October 9, 2011, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law...
| | Second Circuit Holds that “Presumption of Prudence” Applies in ERISA Stock Drop Litigation
Robert P. Davis, Reginald R. Goeke, Marcia E. Goodman, Brian J. Wong; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article October 21, 2011, previously published on October 20, 2011 On October 19, 2011, a divided panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued two long-awaited opinions addressing the legal standard governing breach of fiduciary duty claims brought against administrators of defined-contribution retirement plans in so-called “stock...
| | Continued Impact of Dukes on Class Actions: Ninth Circuit Cases on Gender Discrimination and Wage and Hour
Christopher S. Comstock, Lisa Walgenbach Cornehl, Robert P. Davis, Marcia E. Goodman; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article October 12, 2011, previously published on October 11, 2011 The decision in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, 131 S. Ct. 2541 (2011) continues to have a profound impact on employment class actions across the country. The Ellis v. Costco decision, in the Ninth Circuit, gives greater focus to the impact of Dukes on employment discrimination classes. The Supreme...
| | National Labor Relations Board Focusing On Employee Use of Social Media
Marcia E. Goodman, Melissa E. Manning, John Nadolenco, Lori A. Zahalka; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article October 3, 2011, previously published on September 29, 2011 Social media has come to play an important role for employees airing workplace grievances. As a result, employers have had to develop policies that restrict inappropriate speech while not violating their employees’ rights. In just the past few months, the US National Labor Relations Board...
| | California Supreme Court Applies California’s Overtime Law to Nonresidents; Rejects Unfair Competition Law Claims Based on FLSA Violations Outside California
Donald M. Falk, Marcia E. Goodman, Jerome M. Jauffret, John Nadolenco, Bronwyn F. Pollock; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article July 18, 2011, previously published on July 12, 2011 On June 30, 2011, the California Supreme Court issued its decision in Sullivan v. Oracle Corporation, No. S170577 (June 30, 2011), deciding three questions of state law that had been certified from the Ninth Circuit.
| | Important Notes About the EEOC’s Final ADAAA’s Regulations
Courtney L. Anderson, Marcia E. Goodman; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article June 13, 2011, previously published on June 10, 2011 The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC’s) final regulations implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 (the “ADAAA”) became effective as of May 25, 2011. At their heart, these regulations, and the accompanying Interpretive...
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