November 2009

Manpower has published its most recent research on jury verdicts and the news is not good for employers.  According to a summary of the full report:

  • Employers won the lowest percentage of discrimination jury trials this decade; only 39 percent.  Employers won on 33 percent of age cases and 52 percent of disability discrimination cases.  Expect employer’s

Mad MenLast week’s season finale of AMC’s critically acclaimed series "Mad Men" shows a prime example of how to get involved in big time litigation when leaving a former employer to start-up a competing enterprise or work for a competitor. Mad Men is a made for cable series set in the 1960’s about a Madison

Let the Festivities Begin.

It’s that time again. The leaves are changing; there is crispness in the air and it’s time to start planning the company’s annual end of year or holiday party. While these events are wonderful opportunities for employees and their families to get together to celebrate the season, they can have unanticipated legal implications