Entries from July 2009

Friday, July 31st, 2009

9th Cir: FLSA Individual Liability

Introduction
The Ninth Circuit recently issued an opinion imposing individual liability for wage and hour violations.  The case is Boucher v. Shaw, ___ F.3d ___, Slip Op. 9731 (July 27, 2009).  This summary briefly reviews the opinion and its significance. 
The Case
The Castaways casino in Nevada filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which was subsequently converted to Chapter 7 […]

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

DAlaska: Bar on Advancement of ERISA Defense Costs, and Tax Exemption


Monday, July 27th, 2009

DAlaska: Interrogatory Subparts, Spoliation


Saturday, July 25th, 2009

The Weekend: Waiting for Godot at Studio 54


Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

9th Cir: Upholds EEOC on Federal EEO Exhaustion


Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

DAlaska: Attorney Fees, Res Judicata, Bivens, and Rule 37 Certification


Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

Alaska Blawgers: Punitives and Settlement


Monday, July 20th, 2009

Alaska Legal Miscellanea: AJC Challenge


Saturday, July 18th, 2009

The Weekend: Eddie Coyle’s Friends


Friday, July 17th, 2009

Alaska Supreme Court: Judicial and Attorney Discipline


Thursday, July 16th, 2009

Alaska Legal Miscellanea: Review of Little Title VII Decisions, Matters of Public Concern, and Eric Treisman


Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

DAlaska: Bethel Voting Rights Settlement


Monday, July 13th, 2009

Alaska Legal Research


Monday, July 13th, 2009

Alaska Occupational Licensing: Real Estate Broker


Monday, July 13th, 2009

Alaska Legal Miscellanea: Parental Consent and Law School Debts


Sunday, July 12th, 2009

The Weekend: The Clash, Pt. II


Saturday, July 11th, 2009

The Weekend: The Clash, Pt. I


Friday, July 10th, 2009

Legal Research: Alaska Trial Court Opinions


Friday, July 10th, 2009

Palin Appoints McConahy, Heath, and Hammers


Thursday, July 9th, 2009

Arbitration in Alaska: Contracting Out


Thursday, July 9th, 2009

Alaska Legal Miscellanea: Vexatious Litigants, and Alaska’s Judicial Selection Plan


Tuesday, July 7th, 2009

Is Unused Vacation Non-forfeitable Wages?


Tuesday, July 7th, 2009

Arbitration in Alaska: Disloyalty in a City Police Department


Monday, July 6th, 2009

DAlaska: Attack on Constitutionality of Alaska Judicial Selection Plan


Saturday, July 4th, 2009

The Weekend: Revanche, The Film


Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

The Proposed Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009