Topics covered in this issue include:

  • NLRB Says Comments on Facebook Constitute Protected Activity 
  • Additional Burdens for New York State Employers: The New York State Wage Theft Prevention Act 
  • Supreme Court Rules Oral Complaints Sufficient to Trigger Protection from Retaliation under FLSA 
  • Supreme Court Rules No Retaliation Permitted Against Close Relations 
  • Cat’s Paw Theory of Liability Affirmed by Supreme Court 
  • Appellate Division Rejects Proposed Exception to At-Will Doctrine 
  • SDNY Mandates Mediation of Employment Discrimination Cases 
  • Employee Use of Employer-Owned Computers: When Is the Attorney-Client Privilege Waived?
  • Retaliation Claims and Temporal Proximity: The Latter Is Not Enough to Prove the Former
  • Top Ten Things Employees Should Know Before Sending E-mails and When Searching for Documents