United States: Distracted Driving: What’s In Your Policy?

Long before cell phones, drivers faced various distractions: eating, grooming, attending to children, changing the radio, rubbernecking someone else’s accident, becoming absorbed in a conversation, or arguing. These distractions created safety hazards and, of course, still do. So, just what is “distracted driving”? Anything that takes a driver’s attention off the task at hand, driving safely, results in distracted driving.

Distracted driving clearly includes entering phone numbers or talking on a cell phone (even hands-free) […]

By | April 14th, 2015 ||

United States: From Handshake To Ribbon Cutting: Lessons In Implementing Economic Development Incentives That Avoid Clawbacks

Once an incentive agreement is in place, it is time for the company to get to work building and staffing the new or expanded facility. While the economics of a deal are typically still on track, the initial buildout/expansion can raise issues that may not have been anticipated during the negotiation process, such as construction delays, interim hiring or how to calculate average salaries of new employees. As these questions arise, it is critical […]

By | April 14th, 2015 ||

United States: Supreme Court Crafts Modified Mcdonnell Douglas Analysis To Handle Pregnancy Discrimination Claims

On March 25, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a long-awaited decision in Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc., wherein the Court vacated the Fourth Circuit’s decision to affirm UPS’s successful motion for summary judgment. The plaintiff, Peggy Young, had worked as a part-time driver for United Parcel Service (“UPS”). Part of her job required her to be able to lift packages of up to 70 pounds. After […]

By | April 13th, 2015 ||