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8 Jun 2016, 9:15 pm by Walter Olson
Regulations that drive up closing costs make things worse [Naomi Schaefer Riley/New York Post, thanks for quotes] Cato Institute Senior Fellow Walter Olson says that it’s not just the taxes that make some states more expensive than others. [read post]
8 Jun 2016, 3:35 am by Amy Howe
” At Cato at Liberty, Walter Olson discusses February’s denial of review in a challenge to “California’s practice of seizing unclaimed property after only three years of idleness with relatively minimal efforts to contact owners. [read post]
7 Jun 2016, 3:15 am by Walter Olson
The discovery that systematic lawsuit campaigns can be aimed at the press, and not just against every other institution, might be reason to rethink litigation-as-weapon [Gordon Crovitz, Wall Street Journal]: Walter Olson, author of “The Litigation Explosion” (1991), explained in his Overlawyered.com blog that Mr. [read post]
3 Jun 2016, 4:45 am by Jon Hyman
 — via The HR Capitalist, Kris Dunn Lawsuit: drive-through-only hours at McDonald’s violate ADA — via Walter Olson’s Overlawyered Transgender & Sexual Orientation Discrimination Under Title VII — via Employment Essentials Hey Guys, Please Stop Saying “Hey, Guys” at Work — via Workplace Diva SCOTUS May Have Made it Easier for Employers to Recoup Legal Fees in Discrimination… [read post]
27 May 2016, 3:21 am by Jon Hyman
— via Walter Olson’s Overlawyered The High Cost of Obama’s Overtime Edict — via Cato Daily Podcast How Can Employers Respond To the DOL’s New Overtime Rule? [read post]
25 May 2016, 2:20 am by Amy Howe
At Cato at Liberty, Walter Olson looks back at the Court’s recent decision in CRST Van Expedited v. [read post]
13 May 2016, 7:55 am
(Pix © Larry Catá Backer 2015)In 2012, the American Law Institute (in which I am a member), agreed to launch a revision of its famous and quite influential Model Penal Code to focus specifically on rising issues of "sexual assault and related offenses. [read post]
13 May 2016, 4:51 am by Jon Hyman
— via Jeff Nowak’s FMLA Insights On religious exemptions in discrimination law — via Walter Olson’s Overlawyered Caught on tape! [read post]
6 May 2016, 4:54 am by Jon Hyman
— via Employment Matters Blog The Inbox – An Unexpected Treat — via Suits by Suits 86 the “100% cured” policy for employees returning from FMLA leave — via Eric Meyer’s Employer Handbook BlogLabor Relations Shrinking membership at the NLRB — via Ross Runkel Report Misclassifying Workers Could Get You in Hot Water With … the NLRB — via The Emplawyerologist Uber drivers in New York can’t unionize, but some are forming a labor group… [read post]
2 May 2016, 4:28 am by SHG
At Cato At Liberty, Walter Olson raises a vexing problem that often flies under everyone’s radar. [read post]
22 Apr 2016, 4:11 am by Jon Hyman
Before we get to this week’s list of links, one more thank you to Walter Olson, who featured me in one of his posts at Overlawyered this week. [read post]
18 Apr 2016, 9:17 pm by Walter Olson
Walter Olson Cato Institute Washington Tags: discrimination law, federalism, religious liberty, sexual orientation, transgender More state battles on religion, sex, and discrimination law is a post from Overlawyered - Chronicling the high cost of our legal system [read post]
15 Apr 2016, 5:00 am by Jon Hyman
It’s on the House — via Walter Olson’s Overlawyered Federal Legislation Introduced to Stop DOL’s Misguided Proposed OT Regulation — via Ohio Chamber Blog What Constitutes a “Complaint” Pursuant to the FLSA? [read post]
18 Mar 2016, 4:12 am by Jon Hyman
— via Suzanne Lucas, Evil HR Lady Sleep On It: Employee’s Quick Response Hurts Termination Claim — via Suits by Suits Defamation and Termination — via Minnesota Employer Employee Investigation Best Practices — via The SHRM Blog Wage & Hour The story of an overtime suit — via Walter Olson’s Overlawyered Wage and Hour Division’s Latest Newsletter Confirms Its Aggressive Approach — via Wage & Hour Defense… [read post]
11 Mar 2016, 4:25 am by Jon Hyman
” — via Walter Olson’s Overlawyered March Madness in the Workplace: Boosting Morale or Legal Nightmare? [read post]
8 Mar 2016, 7:49 am by Ron Coleman
  Walter Olson: The patenting of software, in contrast to the patenting of chemical and pharmaceutical compounds, generates relatively high litigation costs and low benefits . . . [read post]
4 Mar 2016, 4:57 am by Jon Hyman
— via Walter Olson’s Overlawyered Can Employees Engage in Union Organizing in Mixed-Use Areas Where Work and Non-Work Activity Occurs? [read post]