IA Supreme Court: Nature of Damages, Not Framing of Tort, Determines Viability of Civil Action Against Employer

Alaska High Court Says Trial Court, Not Jury, Decides Employment Status Issue

MD’s Highest Court Says Lower Court Erred in Reversing a Jury’s Finding as to Co-Employer Status

The Court of Appeals of Maryland, in a divided decision, held the state’s Court of Special Appeals erred in concluding, as a matter of law, that Tyson Farms was a...

NJ High Court Strikes Down Employment Contract Clauses Waiving Third-Party Claims

Yesterday, in an eagerly awaited decision, Vitale v. Schering-Plough Corp., Case No. A-20-16 (Dec. 11, 2017), the Supreme Court of New Jersey held that a disclaimer in an employment agreement...

Facebook® Plays Role in Indiana $400,000 Verdict for Retaliatory Discharge

An Indiana jury was within its province as factfinder in returning a verdict for more than $400,000 in compensatory and punitive damages against a former employer in a retaliatory discharge...