by Girish Anand | May 27, 2009 | EEOC
I stumbled upon this attorney’s employment law blog that focuses on the bizarre, humorous and unusual in case law (Wal-Mart execs dressed in drag and filmed at a meeting, for instance). On his site, CurrentEmployment.net, Tim Eavenson brings up the tale of a...
by Girish Anand | May 25, 2009 | Random Musings, State Labor Law
It was kind of hard to capture what I’m trying to say in one short headline (title), but basically the trial lawyers of America are going around knocking on the doors of statehouses and legislators everywhere to expand liability laws, so they can rack up...
by Girish Anand | May 24, 2009 | Random Musings
Scrambling to come up with money (i.e., take it from us taxpayers), Congress and the White House are experiencing a taxing time figuring out sources of revenue that won’t have serious political repercussions. One that is almost sure to be enacted in the name of...
by Girish Anand | May 18, 2009 | Random Musings
I don’t usually agree with AlterNet, which is generally a left-leaning (to say the least) site, but The Center for Public Integrity has a well-reasoned piece on “The Bad Guys of Subprime Lending Are Raking in Bailout Billions.” The article details...
by Girish Anand | May 14, 2009 | Federal Labor Law
James Sherk, writing for the Heritage Foundation, has challenged the assertion that current union organizing laws favor the employer over the organizers. He makes these points, and I’m taking the liberty to quote his text directly: In fact, as I have written...