Seyfarth Synopsis: A federal district court denied a motion to dismiss an ERISA complaint that was based in large part on secondhand “information and belief” allegations about the defendants’ business operations. The...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Yesterday the Supreme Court issued a 5-4 decision in the Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela class action arbitration case. The holding and rationale are important to employers because the Court decisively ruled...more
4/25/2019
/ Ambiguous ,
Appeals ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Arbitration ,
Consent ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Jurisdiction ,
Lamps Plus Inc v Varela ,
Motion to Compel ,
Preemption ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS
Seyfarth Synopsis: A Massachusetts federal court has found that reporting a rumored office romance and complaining about paramour favoritism can be protected activity that is protected by anti-retaliation laws. The court also...more
11/16/2017
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Internal Reporting ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Omnicare ,
Reasonable Belief Test ,
Retaliation ,
State Labor Laws ,
Summary Judgment ,
Workplace Romances