.49 Million Verdict Underscores Expansive USERRA Protections

$2.49 Million Verdict Underscores Expansive USERRA Protections

USERRA prohibits employment discrimination and retaliation based on military status or obligations and includes broad reemployment rights. USERRA is more far-reaching than other employment anti-discrimination laws in several respects. Multiple pending lawsuits... Read more »
Iowa Lawyer Wants Sexual Harassment To Have 1st Amendment Protections – See Also

Iowa Lawyer Wants Sexual Harassment To Have 1st Amendment Protections – See Also

Iowa Lawyer Wants Sexual Harassment To Have 1st Amendment Protections – See Also – Above the Law Skip to content × Love ATL? Let’s make it official.Sign up for our newsletter. We... Read more »
DOL Issues Proposed Rule to Bolster Farm Worker Protections

DOL Issues Proposed Rule to Bolster Farm Worker Protections

​The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently released a proposed rule to better protect farm workers on H-2A visas against retaliation, add new protections for worker self-advocacy, make foreign labor recruitment more... Read more »
NLRB Expands Section 7 Protections to Include Advocacy for Non-Employees and Beyond

NLRB Expands Section 7 Protections to Include Advocacy for Non-Employees and Beyond

On August 31, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board issued its 3-1 decision in American Federation for Children, Inc. 372 NLRB No. 137, overturning Amnesty International, 368 NLRB No. 112 (2019), and... Read more »
ELC Win Compels Federal Government to Reconsider Endangered Species Act Protections for the Bi-State Sage Grouse – Mills Legal Clinic of Stanford Law School

ELC Win Compels Federal Government to Reconsider Endangered Species Act Protections for the Bi-State Sage Grouse – Mills Legal Clinic of Stanford Law School

After a several-year battle, Environmental Law Clinic students have shown that bi-state sage grouse – large, striking birds known for their distinctive mating dance – warrant reconsideration for federal protection as a threatened... Read more »
After 15-year Battle, Marin County Adopts Protections for Endangered Coho Salmon – Mills Legal Clinic of Stanford Law School

After 15-year Battle, Marin County Adopts Protections for Endangered Coho Salmon – Mills Legal Clinic of Stanford Law School

The Marin County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a conservation ordinance on Tuesday to protect one of the most important remaining watersheds for coho salmon and steelhead in the state.  The ordinance—prompted... Read more »
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