Media Coverage

Army Wife Talk Radio interviewed Adam Carter, principal, The Employment Law Group® about laws that protect military members and their families. The interview happened live on Army Wife Network and is also available online as a podcast.

The Wall Street Journal interviewed R. Scott Oswald, managing principal, The Employment Law Group® about how the combination of a Republican Party-controlled Congress and a president looking to make his mark in the area of employment law could result in new laws to increase protections for whistleblowers and to extend those rights to even more workers. The story was featured online.

 

CAREERS & the disABLED interviewed Tom Harrington, principal, The Employment Law Group®, about persons with disabilities in the workplace: Breaking Down Employment Barriers.

Legal Broadcast Network interviewed David Scher, principal, The Employment Law Group® about how LinkedIn is currently being sued in a proposed class action suit by LinkedIn members who allege they have been injured by its Reference Search feature, offered to premium members. Attorney David Scher discusses this case.

Law360 interviewed and featured Principal and Firm General Counsel Nicholas Woodfield’s comments for a story discussing the dangers of random drug testing policies.

Legal Broadcast Network interviewed David Scher, principal, The Employment Law Group® about The U.S. Office of Special Counsel’s  landmark determination this past week. They announced that the Army discriminated against a transgender employee on the basis of her gender identification. The employee in question is Tamara Lusardi, who transitioned from male to female. The case is part of a broader push by the government and the OSC to protect lesbian, gay, and transgender employees. Attorney David Scher discusses this groundbreaking case.

Law360.com quoted Tom Harrington, principal, The Employment Law Group®, about noncompete agreements in light of recent news coverage about Jimmy Johns sandwich shops’ noncompete agreements limiting former employees from working at competitors: 3 Tips For Keeping Noncompetes in Check.

Scott Oswald, managing principal, and Adam Carter, principal, The Employment Law Group®, have been featured on several online news sources and blogs for an article they authored discussing the laws that protect breast cancer patients from losing their jobs in light of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The article can be seen on MomsRising.org, Ciao Bella Magazine, Bicultural Mama, Generation X Blog, and Moms Who Blog.

WUSA CBS 9 interviewed R. Scott Oswald, managing principal, The Employment Law Group® to discuss the possibility of lawsuits from healthcare workers quarantined for Ebola in New Jersey and New York where the state governments enacted measures without a probable cause from a declaration of a public health emergency: Balancing Public Health and Workers’ Rights.

Government Executive quoted R. Scott Oswald, managing principal, The Employment Law Group®, for a story about the CDC strengthening its safety protocols for treating patients suffering from the Ebola virus: Does CDC Need More Authority to Enforce Its Own Ebola Protocols?

The DC Bar Voices Blog interviewed R. Scott Oswald, managing principal, The Employment Law Group, about the upcoming CLE entitled,”Changing Currents in Employment Law 2014: Recent Trends and Developments,”: CLE Sneak Peak: Changing Currents in Employment Law 2014.

Law360 quoted Adam Carter, principal, The Employment Law Group®, for a story discussing the recent Second Circuit ruling that Fujifilm Medical Systems USA Inc. could use evidence turned up after an executive was fired to confirm a nondiscriminatory reason for letting him go marked a rare appellate decision involving “after-acquired” evidence.

The Washington Post Blog ‘She The People’ quoted R. Scott Oswald, managing principal, The Employment Law Group®, for a story discussing the laws that protect breast cancer patients from losing their jobs in light of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

WUSA CBS 9 quoted R. Scott Oswald, managing principal, The Employment Law Group®, for a story discussing the rights of healthcare workers who treat patients suffering from the Ebola virus: Putting our health care workers at risk.

Principal and Firm General Counsel Nicholas Woodfield talks about the employment law Supreme Court case Integrity v. Busk with CBS MoneyWatch.

 

FrontiersLA.com quoted David Scher, principal, The Employment Law Group®, discussing the Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage decision.

SHRM quoted David Scher, principal, The Employment Law Group®, discussing the Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage decision.

Law360 quoted Nicholas Woodfield, principal, The Employment Law Group®, for a story discussing the beneficial uses of Wi-Fi in the Courtroom.

 

Law360 quoted R. Scott Oswald, managing principal, The Employment Law Group®, in a story about what the best practices are for submitting whistleblower claims to the SEC: Do’s And Don’ts For Lucrative SEC Whistleblower Tips.