On June 24, 2013, the United States Supreme Court narrowed the definition of who qualifies as a “supervisor” for the purposes of harassment cases. This holding is a significant win for employers and ...

There's some good and bad news for employers in New Jersey. A recent state Supreme Court case has adopted an affirmative defense, which allows employers to use anti-harassment policies to limit ...

When does your co-worker also count as your supervisor? The Supreme Court may make a final decision on whether to draw a legal line between work colleagues and work managers, at least when it comes to ...

The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case about work harassment that depends on defining who is considered a supervisor and who is considered a co-worker. Jeffrey Brown talks to The National Law ...

An employee dispute at an Indiana university has caught the attention of the U.S. Supreme Court, and how the Court rules on the definition of “supervisor” could make companies less liable for the ...

Supervisors work closely with employees to give their subordinates guidance and to help steer their performance. Good employee supervisors need a combination of hard (technical) and soft (people) ...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday used a case involving university employees to wrestle with the question of who qualifies as a workplace supervisor. The case has potentially broad implications for ...

Under federal law, unions cannot organize supervisors, but legislation favored by Organized Labor--the Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradeworkers (H.R. 1644, S.