Obama's NLRB Recess Appointments are Constitutional
February 11, 2012
JURIST Guest Columnist James Kennedy, former administrative law judge for the National Labor Relations Board, argues that President Obama's recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board were an appropriate exercise of his constitutional powers based upon historical and judicial precedent....... [more] 
Federal judge upheld firing of medical marijuana user
February 11, 2012
On February 11, 2011, a federal judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Michigan ruled that Wal-Mart did not wrongly fire an employee, Joseph Casias, who tested positive for medical marijuana he was using to treat a brain tumor. In the decision, Judge Robert Jonker found that th....... [more]
Ninth Circuit upheld class certification in Wal-Mart discrimination case
February 6, 2012
On February 6, 2007, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that a class-action lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. for allegedly discriminating against female employees should go to trial. The decision upheld a 2004 certification from the US District Court for the Northern District of....... [more]
Obama's NLRB 'Recess Appointments' are Unconstitutional
January 28, 2012
JURIST Guest Columnist Glenn Taubman, Staff Attorney for the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, argues that President Obama's "recess" appointments of three new members to the National Labor Relations Board are invalid because the Senate was not actually in recess at the time of the ap....... [more]
Federal judge dismisses ex-State Department employee's diplomatic immunity suit
January 6, 2012
A judge in the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit brought by a former State Department employee demanding diplomatic immunity against charges she participated in the kidnapping and rendition of a terrorism suspect abroad. The former State Department employ....... [more]
Former Israel president convicted of rape
December 30, 2011
On December 30, 2010, former Israeli President Moshe Katsav was convicted of two rape charges in Tel Aviv after he rejected an earlier plea bargain. He was found guilty of assaulting a female employee while serving as head of the Tourism Ministry, and two women at his residence during his time as P....... [more]
Labor Law Leads to Efficient Operations in the NFL
December 19, 2011
JURIST Guest Columnist Erica Menze, Marquette University Law School Class of 2012, is a member of the Marquette Sports Law Review. She writes on the implications of labor law and antitrust law on the National Football League's operations...During the National Football League (NFL) lockout in 2011, t....... [more]
Mali gold mining industry violating child labor laws: HRW
December 6, 2011
More than 20,000 children are subjected to harsh and unsafe conditions while working in Malian gold mines,
Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Tuesday. Children reportedly carry heavy ore from the mining shafts and are exposed to mercury inhalation, which causes severe health problems. The gold mined....... [more]
Framing Discrimination Law: Wal-Mart v. Dukes and Title VII
November 12, 2011
JURIST Guest Columnist Sandra Sperino of the University of Cincinnati College of Law says that the frameworks courts currently use to examine employment discrimination cases are too narrow in scope to deal with the type of discrimination alleged in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc v. Dukes...The case of Wal-Mar....... [more]
Ohio voters reject collective bargaining law in statewide referendum
November 9, 2011
Ohio voters on Tuesday rejected Senate Bill 5 , which would have impacted Ohio's 400,000 public workers by limiting their ability to strike and collectively bargain for health insurance and pensions. It would have mandated that public workers pay 15 percent of their health insurance premiums and at....... [more]
China mining companies in Zambia violating labor laws: HRW
November 4, 2011
Chinese copper mining companies in Zambia routinely violate national and international labor standards, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Thursday. The report describes poor health and safety standards, regular 12-hour and 18-hour work shifts, and anti-union activity. Workers also reportedly face t....... [more]
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