E&O Prevention

Facebook + FMLA Leave = Termination

By Seth L. Laver, Esq., Michael P. Luongo , Esq. and Gary A. Marshall, Jr. Esq. of Goldberg Segalla Had a great vacation? Post it on Facebook. Fun...

Top 10 Financial Institution Considerations for 2016: #4 – Data Security and Privacy

By Joseph E. Silvia, Esq., Bart W. Huffman, Esq. and Charles M. Salmon, Esq. of Locke Lord LLP In our initial article announcing our top 10 considerations for...

Revisiting Employee vs. Independent Contractor Status in the Digital Age

By Bennett Pine, Esq. of Anderson Kill P.C. In a recent Wall Street Journal article spotlighted research showing that in many industries, software and other forms of technology...

EEOC Drafts Proposed Enforcement Guidance on Retaliation

By Philip R. Voluck, Esq. of Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck, LLP Last month the EEOC announced yet another new initiative aimed at eliminating systemic discrimination in the workplace:...

NLRB Holds Rule Prohibiting Employee Recording Unlawful

By Marc Zimet, Esq. of Jampol Zimet LLP On December 24th, an administrative law judge for the NLRB issued a ruling in several cases, including one against Whole...

Arbitration Provision Must Be Sufficiently Conspicuous to the Parties

By Thomas Paschos, Esq. of Thomas Paschos & Associates, P.C. The case Noble v. Samsung Electronics America, No. 15-3713 (D.N.J. March 12, 2016) involves allegations that Samsung misrepresented...

California Court Upholds Liability Policy’s Remodeling Limitation and Residential Construction Exclusion

By Ashley L. Conaghan, Esq. of Tressler LLP In Nazarian v. Colony Insurance Company, 2016 WL 471853 (Cal. App. February 8, 2016), the California Court of Appeals held...