Outten & Golden LLP

An #unpaidinternship is supposed to offer training, an education, and the start of a career. For most, who cannot afford to work for free, they are out of reach. Plus, greedy employers often exploit uncompensated workers for free labor. Listen to this Marketplace Business News podcast to learn more about the class actions Outten & Golden has fought and won for unpaid interns. #payyourinterns

Sexual harassment is baked into the workplace experience of many low-wage restaurant workers. Can the #MeToo movement finally help shift that long-standing industry standard? Outten & Golden’s Jennifer Schwartz and Deirdre Aaron explain.

In a new op-ed on Common Dreams, Outten & Golden’s Lewis Steel sheds light on the long history of cancel culture in the U.S., citing several examples of right-leaning groups that have tried to suppress others’ First Amendment rights, from the Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement to today.

Outten & Golden’s Wendi Lazar will moderate this timely ABA Section of Labor & Employment Law discussion with an international panel of leading employment lawyers. Register for the online event here - https://bit.ly/3udkZSZ

Outten & Golden’s Wendi Lazar is a featured speaker in the first of a new ABA webinar series - The Financial Future is Female: Women Lawyers and Wealth Creation. Click this link for more information and to register - https://bit.ly/3dvGpEK

Preventing medical billing fraud will be essential as the federal government spends billions of dollars during the COVID-19 pandemic. Outten & Golden’s Tammy Marzigliano and Brittany Arnold discuss the ways the Fraudulent Claims Act incentivizes and protects whistleblowers who come forward to report such fraud.

The Occupational Safety and Health Act protects workers from unsafe workplaces during the #COVID19 crisis and beyond. Outten & Golden’s Tammy Marzigliano and Brittany Arnold discuss how the Act safeguards #whistleblowers who report employers’ hazardous conditions or inadequate PPE during the deadly outbreak.

C-suite and senior executives should know the significant roles that securities and tax laws play in regulating executive compensation. Outten & Golden's Wayne Outten and Cody Yorke explain.

The COVID-19 pandemic and recession that followed are driving an increase in minimum wage violations and other forms of wage theft, according to a new study discussed by Outten & Golden’s Christopher McNerney.

75% of people responding to a survey said diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace is an important factor when they evaluate companies and employment offers, prompting Glassdoor to add a DE&I scale to the site.

In this Wall Street Journal article, Outten & Golden co-founder Wayne Outten gives employees information about the loss of unused vacation time at the end of the year. (sub req'd)

The reasons for the opportunity gap? Barriers to entry to law school, "abysmal" career trajectories, and lack of representation to inspire future people of color to become lawyers.

By the end of 2021, every publicly-held company based in California must appoint at least one board member who identifies as Black, African-American, Hispanic, Latino, Asian, Pacific Islander, Native American, Native Hawaiian, Alaska Native, or gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender.

Female partners at large law firms made an average of 24% less than male partners in 2010. That gender pay gap widened by 2018, with female partners making 35% less than their male colleagues.

Your employer may have ordered you to work from home during the pandemic. But that doesn't mean you can't take your home on the road - or even overseas.

A new Marist Poll study shows 86% of Americans - across all party lines - strongly believe corporate and government #whistleblowers should be protected, making this a campaign issue for millions of voters in November.

Why do women in the tech industry leave the field by their mid-30s? Lack of inclusivity (as if you couldn't guess).

For many women educators, teaching at colleges and universities is an up-or-out field with high-stakes promotion decisions and not much leverage. COVID-19 has forced many to sacrifice career advancement to take care of their kids. (sub req'd.)

We congratulate our colleague and friend Wendi Lazar on receiving one of the most prestigious awards in the legal profession. Past Brent Award honorees include the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Do your career plans have you taking on an international assignment? If so, count on making adjustments and consider the headaches other expats encounter when they move abroad for employment.

"The pressures of remote working coupled with remote schooling are often felt more by women. Consequently, this is a time that has essentially exposed the raw nerve for women who are attempting to work and parent simultaneously."

Violations of state workers compensation laws, OSHA, wrongful termination lawsuits, and decreased morale are some of the issues employers face by forcing employees to assume the risk of contracting COVID-19 if they return to work.