As the National Labor Relations Board's blockbuster Browning-Ferris decision nears its first anniversary, the agency issued a complementary ruling Monday making it easier for temp workers to unionize, a one-two combination punch that management-side lawyers fear will open primary employers up to Continue Reading
5 Trends That Will Shape PE In The 2nd Half Of 2016
The first half of 2016 was a bit rocky for the private equity world, but plenty of deals were still inked, numerous funds were still raised and experts say the industry could have a strong second half of the year. There were more total private equity deals made in the first half of this year when Continue Reading
Robert Mintz quoted in “The Countdown is On: Bridgegate Trial Set for September,” which appeared in NJ.com
Gretchen Carlson’s Lawsuit: Fox News Wants No News About Fox News
When Fox News chief Roger Ailes asked a court on Friday to dismiss former Fox TV host Gretchen Carlson’s sexual harassment suit against him and force it into secret arbitration, he put on display a hornet’s nest of increasingly common and controversial employment practices. The notion that the Continue Reading
Objector Says Zucker Goldberg Hired Creditor As Counsel
A creditor in Zucker Goldberg & Ackerman LLC’s Chapter 11 case asked a bankruptcy judge Thursday to reject the foreclosure law firm’s choice of Connell Foley LLP as special counsel because it is named as a creditor, although Zucker Goldberg quickly denied there was a conflict of interest. In Continue Reading
Judge Weighs Bid To Toss Charges In Wilmington Trust Case
A federal judge may dismiss some counts in an indictment against Wilmington Trust and five former senior bank executives after hearing arguments Thursday. U.S. Judge Richard G. Andrews said he will likely dismiss a handful of counts alleging the bank and executives made false statements to the Continue Reading
Gretchen Carlson: The Weird and Wild Intricacies of Her Sexual Harassment Suit
In most workplace sexual harassment lawsuits, workers go after the company. But ex-Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson singled out her former boss Roger Ailes, chairman and CEO of the network. “That makes it different right off the bat,” said Thomas Doherty, a management-side employment litigator Continue Reading
Employment Cases To Watch In The Second Half Of 2016
As 2016 crosses the halfway mark and speeds toward a momentous election, employers and workers will be keeping tabs on challenges to recent regulatory actions and whether the National Labor Relations Board takes its fight to kill class waivers in arbitration agreements to the nation’s highest Continue Reading
Obscure N.J. Law Spurs Wave of Big-money Consumer Class Actions vs. Online Sellers
New Jersey is the only state that imposes statutory damages for supposedly deceptive consumer notices. So the good news for class action defendants is that if they can stamp out claims based on online terms of service in New Jersey, they’re off the hook nationwide. The terms of service litigation Continue Reading