However, it’s important to pay special attention to your role as an employer especially when it comes to employment law. Learn About the Differences Between Employees and Contractors A lot of startups prefer independent contractors because they’re more cost-effective than permanent employees.
This case involves a challenge to a portion of North Carolina’s notorious “H.B. 2” law that would prevent transgender persons from using public restrooms in line with their gender identity, if that identity does not match the gender on their birth certificate
In documents submitted to the United States Senate Judiciary Committee, two former law students of Judge Neil Gorsuch recount his expression of alarming views on women in the workplace during a class on ethics and professionalism at the University of Colorado Law School in April 2016
On April 6, 2016, NELA and the National Employment Law Project filed an amicus brief in support of the Respondents in Encino Motors, LLC v
On April 4, 2020, NELA signed on to an amicus brief drafted by Equal Rights Advocates, in collaboration with their law firm partner Wilkinson Walsh and former Department of Labor (DOL) and EEOC officials Patricia Shiu, Patrick Patterson, and Stuart Ishimaru, in support of the interveners seeking dismissal in Oracle America Inc. v
Oracle v. DOL Amicus Brief & Appendix (4.4.2020).pdf
This fact sheet, prepared by the Center for Justice & Democracy at New York Law School, describes what is at stake with the proposed changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and describes how you can get involved in stopping them
CJDFederalRulesHandout.pdf
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in support of plaintiff DeMasters who was wrongfully terminated in retaliation for using established internal complaint mechanisms to notify Carilion Clinic about the sexual harassment of a co-worker by a supervisor
DeMasters v. Carilion Clinic_NELA Amicus Brief.pdf
NELA’s amicus brief was filed in response to the MSPB’s invitation for public amicus participation, published in the Federal Register at 81 Fed. Reg. 2,913-2,914 (January 19, 2016)
Abernathy v. Dept. of the Army_NELA Amicus_Filed.pdf
Nearly 200 employee advocates, judges and academics joined NELA's charitable organization, The Employee Rights Advocacy Institute For Law & Policy, on Monday, April 23 at New York Law School for a symposium called, " Trial By Jury Or Trial By Motion?
NELA, The Institute, and over twenty other worker and gender justice organizations signed on to an amicus brief filed on October 25, 2019, by the ACLU Women’s Rights Project with the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in the case of National Women’s Law Center v. Office of Management and Budget (No. 1:17-cv-02458-TSC)
2019.10.25 NWLC v. OMB EEO-1 Amicus Brief.pdf
On March 6, 2020, NELA joined our Western and Eastern Pennsylvania Affiliates, AFL-CIO, National Employment Law Project, SEIU, UFCWIU, Justice At Work, and Towards Justice in filing an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania on behalf of the Appellants in Heimbach v
Heimbach v. Amazon Final Docketed Brief (3.6.2020).pdf
On October 26th, NELA, joined by AARP, The National Employment Law Project, The Legal Aid Society, the California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation, the DC Employment Justice Center, filed an amicus brief in support of the Respondent, Laura Symczyk, in Genesis Healthcare Corp. v. Symczyk , currently pending in the United States Supreme Court. Our brief was drafted by Richard J. (Rex) Burch (Houston, TX), with assistance from J
The NELA HQ Blog is pleased to publish the following post drafted by NELA member Andrew J...The amicus brief was drafted by Alan R. Kabat of Bernabei & Kabat (Washington, DC); Andrew J
Davis filed an internal complaint alleging sexual harassment and assault by an individual in her department, who was investigated and eventually resigned
NELA Amicus Brief Fort Bend County TX v Davis.pdf
NELA filed an amicus curiae brief in support of the plaintiff drafted by NELA Amicus Advisory Council Co-Chair Michael L. Foreman and the Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law Civil Rights Appellate Clinic
Further, it highlights the importance of “Fair Share” fees in allowing public sector unions to continue to provide essential benefits and protections for both union and non-union workers. The brief was drafted by our colleagues at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and the National Women’s Law Center, with assistance from colleagues at Jenner & Block LLP and the Supreme Court and Appellate Clinic at the University of Chicago Law School
NWLC LCCHR NELA_Janus v. AFSCME Amicus Brief_US SC_011918.pdf
Established in 2008, The Institute is NELA's public interest organization and shares NELA's mission of advancing equality and justice in the American workplace. The Institute furthers employee rights through innovative legal strategies, policy development, grassroots advocacy, and public education.
On October 4, 2017, NELA and a group of Business & Economics Law Professors filed an amicus brief in U.S
Nesbitt v FCNH_NELA Amicus Brief_10th Cir_Final.pdf
In This Issue: Forced Arbitration Almost Comes To Wall Street NELA Submits Comments On EEOC's Draft Strategic Plan For FY 2012-016 NELA Releases Report On "Judicial Hostility To Workers' Rights: The Case For Professional Diversity On The Federal Bench" NELA Representatives Participate In ABA Section Of Labor And Employment Law's Government Liaison Meeting NELA To Submit Comments To OFCCP On Proposed Revised Regulations Under Section 503 Of The Rehabilitation Act Of 1973 House Of Representatives Considers The Federal Consent Decree Act Matthew Kent To Join NELA As 2012 Peggy Browning Fellow #Newsletter #ForcedArbitration #LegislativePublicPolicy #OFCCP #EEOC #Report #JudicialNominations
OTH_02_2012.pdf
Supreme Court on behalf of the Respondents in Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro, et al. At issue in this case is whether automobile dealership Service Advisors are exempt from the overtime protections in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
NELA Amicus Brief_Encino Motors v. Navarro_US SC_120717.pdf
On January 19, 2016 NELA joined the National Employment Law Project, the National Association of Consumer Advocates, the National Consumer Law Center, and Towards Justice in filing an amicus brief in support of the Plaintiff-Appellees in Mohamed/Gillette v
Mohamed v Uber_NELA Amicus_9th Cir_FINAL.pdf
On March 11, 2016, NELA joined the Equal Justice Society, Justice at Work, the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, and the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice in filing an amicus brief in support of the Plaintiff-Appellants in Jones v
Jones v City of Boston_1st Cir_NELA et al Amicus.pdf
This case involves a challenge to a portion of North Carolina’s notorious “HB-2” law that would prevent transgender persons from using public restrooms in line with their gender identity, if that identity does not match the gender on their birth certificate
Carcano v. McCrory Amicus Brief (4th Cir.).pdf