Other Litigation and Disputes
This is FindLaw’s collection of Other Litigation and Dispute articles, part of the Litigation and Disputes section of the Corporate Counsel Center. Here you’ll find valuable information on Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Protection extended by the Supreme Court of the United States, an informative piece on understanding your ethical obligations as in-house counsel if you represent an employee, as well as the company, and frequently asked litigation questions. You’ll also be able to learn the advantages that litigation finance offers to both corporate clients and their lawyers. Law articles in this archive are predominantly written by lawyers for a professional audience seeking business solutions to legal issues. Start your free research with FindLaw.
Litigation and Disputes
Other Litigation and Disputes Articles
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Emerging Legislative and Regulatory Considerations:
As state and federal legislators intensify their efforts to restructure the electric utility industry, investor-owned utilities ("IOUs") must vigilantly monitor the changing legislative and regulatory landscapes in order to meet the challenges ...
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Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board: Board Procedures
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employees' Compensation Appeals Board Washington, D.C. 20210 ___________________________ Board Procedures The Employees' Compensation Appeals Board (Board) was created under Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1946, effective July ...
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Employees Gain Legal Ground: US Supreme Court Authorizes Recovery for Untimely Discriminatory Acts
The US Supreme Court recently resolved a hotly contested legal issue that had spurred numerous conflicting viewpoints nationwide-whether an employee can recover damages for discriminatory/harassing acts that occurred outside of the statutory time ...
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Employers Beware: Court of Appeals Gives Employers More Latitude in Banning Union Materials
Among the tools unions utilize in their campaigns to organize workers is the posting of pro-union materials on an employer's bulletin boards. A long line of decisions by the National Labor Relations Board ("Board") and the federal courts holds that ...
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Employers in Carolinas Must Follow State, Rather than Federal OSHA Noise Exposure Standard
The Occupational Safety and Health Act permits states to administer their own workplace safety and health programs, as long as the state program adopts standards at least as stringent as the federal requirements of the Act. Half the states now ...
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Employers Who Use Chemicals May Soon Maintain Electronic MSDS
Employers that use chemicals are currently required to maintain material safety data sheets (MSDS) on the premises for each and every chemical substance. These sheets are cumbersome and must be updated regularly. However, the House of ...
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Employment Law Alert: NRLB Restricts Challenges to a Union’s Continued Majority Status
United States unions need help. Declining membership numbers vastly diminish their political influence. It has been many years since any pro-labor legislation has been passed on the federal level and prospects are this legislative shutout will ...
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Employment Law: New Decisions Redefine the Scope of Attorney-Client Privilege to Former Corporate Employees
An issue that frequently arises in employment cases is whether the attorney for the plaintiff may contact employees or former employees of the defendant corporation. The answer to this question depends, in the case of a current employee, on the ...
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Employment Law Update
On August 27, 1998, the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") decided that a non-union employer's maintaining certain "unacceptable conduct" rules in an employee handbook could violate the National Labor Relations Act ("NLRA"). The case arose from ...
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Endangered No More: Legal Implications Of Life After The List
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) grabs more headlines than nearly any other federal environmental law. Perhaps this is rightfully so. The United States Supreme Court has described the ESA as “the most comprehensive legislation for the preservation ...
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