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A federal court ruling comes on the heels of the NLRB’s decision to decline jurisdiction in a case brought by college athletes seeking the right to organize and join labor unions. The month of March is synonymous with [...]

A Sixth Circuit ruling reaffirms to employers the importance of taking seriously an employee’s claim of sexual harassment. This article was published in the February 15, 2016,, issue of the National Law Review. The [...]

The proposed rule would dramatically expand the scope of required disclosures by employers. This article was published in the January 29, 2016, issue of the National Law Review. A little-known (or perhaps forgotten) fact is [...]

Failure to preserve evidence in a legal action can carry harsh consequences and is particularly challenging in the construction context. Brian Flaherty was the chapter author of “Spoliation,” Arizona Construction [...]

A comprehensive look at insurance for contractors and subcontractors, from the perspectives of an experienced construction law attorney and an insurance professional. Brian Flaherty was a chapter co-author (with Chris Duncan, [...]

Companies that contract with other companies to provide workers may be tagged as “joint employers” liable for issues not of their own making. For employers dealing with worker relationships, federal and state employment [...]

A worker who performs a function that is an “integral part” of the employer’s business is less likely than ever to be treated as an independent contractor. In a recent regulatory pronouncement discussing the Fair Labor [...]

Lawsuits filed by former and current student athletes at UCLA, Penn and Northwestern keep alive the question of whether college student athletes are entitled to employee rights. The 2017 College Football Bowl season has [...]

Under the broad definitions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), most workers are employees. This article was published in the July 15, 2015, issue of The National Law Review. The debate over worker classification of [...]