Thomas Travis is a member of the Firm's Litigation & Dispute Resolution Service Team. He represents a broad range of clients in a variety of cases, including appellate practice, constitutional law, commercial litigation and ...
By Thomas E. Travis and Mitzi D. Wyrick
With continued breaking headlines from news outlets regarding the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) throughout the world, and its capacity for disruption to the international economy, employers are questioning what, if any, specific actions they should consider in forming their own response plan. ...
On April 29, 2019, the Department of Labor issued an opinion letter pertaining to individuals providing services in the “unidentified virtual marketplace,” and placed a thumb on the scale in favor of their status as independent contractors, rather than employees. The “unidentified virtual marketplace,” also known as ...
The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) recently proposed a new rule to scale back a controversial Board decision from 2015 regarding the appropriate test for whether a franchisor and franchisees are “joint employers” under the National Labor Relations Act. This would directly roll back the NLRB decision in ...
On July 9, 2018, President Trump nominated Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to the Supreme Court. If confirmed, Judge Kavanaugh will fill the seat recently vacated on July 31 by retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. Here’s what we know about Kavanaugh and how his ...
On April 26, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled that portions of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”) protect job applicants, in addition to internal employees.
Dale Kleber, a 58-year old attorney applied for a legal position with CareFusion, a healthcare product company. The job ...
With the Kentucky Supreme Court’s recent ruling in McCann v. The Sullivan University System, Inc., employers should take heed to potential class action exposure in cases related to alleged violations of Kentucky’s wage and hour statute. However, the Court, in its text-centric opinion, appears to have issued a broader ...