UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said Tuesday that there had been an “extensive failure” by Russia to protect the safety and human rights of civilians in Ukraine. Türk’s remarks... Read more »
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that Poland’s failure to recognize same-sex couples violates its obligations to human rights. Przybyszewska and Others v. Poland involved several same-sex couples who had... Read more »
Takeaway: This court decision illustrates that the purpose, express language and decades of judicial interpretation of the Fair Labor Standards Act all weigh heavily in favor of ensuring that employees are properly... Read more »
Takeaway: While closeness in time between protected activity and adverse action can be a factor to show an employer’s bad motive, it is not by itself enough to establish causation, especially if... Read more »
US-Russian journalist Alsu Kurmasheva was arrested in Russia Wednesday for failing to register as a “foreign agent.” Kurmasheva, a reporter for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), holds dual citizenship in Russia and... Read more »
A US federal judge on Friday issued an order punishing former New York mayor and Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani for “continued and flagrant disregard” of court demands. The order resulted from Giuliani’s... Read more »
Many of us still get a chill running down our spines when we hear about bank failures and bailouts. After all, it was less than 15 years ago when we went through... Read more »
Below-freezing temperatures in Texas that caused widespread property damage, business closures, injuries and deaths have led to lawsuits against Electric Reliability Council of Texas Inc. (ERCOT) and Houston-based utility CenterPoint Energy Inc.... Read more »