Media Mentions
2008
Linda M. Doyle was quoted in the June 13 issue of Employment Law360 in an article regarding employers’ implementation of four-day, 10-hour-per-day workweeks in response to rising gas prices. Ms. Doyle noted that some employees may become disgruntled over a change in schedule if they have commitments that make 10-hour days more difficult. "The most significant issue is child care, where an employee has to pick up a child at 5:30 but now they would have to work until seven. Extra daycare can be very expensive," she said.
Linda M. Doyle, Labor & Employment, Trial
2007
Linda M. Doyle was quoted in a July 16 article published by The National Law Journal regarding the use of the "Larson Test" in the Delaware Supreme Court. The case was brought by an employee in a personal injury suit against a co-worker based on injury by horseplay on the job. Ms. Doyle commented that although most states have a variation of the Larson rule, it is difficult for plaintiffs to get third party damages from other employees. "In the Grabowski decision, he got his workers' comp and now he has to show [his co-workers' actions] were outside the scope of employment," Ms. Doyle said. "That inconsistency would not work in all states."
Linda M. Doyle, HR & Employment Litigation, Labor & Employment, Trial
Linda Doyle was quoted by The Boston Globe on January 10 in regard to the severance pay Thomas Finneran received as president of the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council. "It's not a lot for an executive generally, but it's generous for an executive leaving under these terms," commented Ms. Doyle.
Linda M. Doyle, Labor & Employment, Trial
2006
Linda Doyle was quoted extensively in the February issue of CFO Magazine regarding so-called right-to-smoke laws in some states that make it illegal for employers to discriminate against smokers in employment or hiring decisions.
Linda M. Doyle, Labor & Employment, Trial
2005
Linda Doyle was quoted in the November issue of CFO magazine advising CFOs not to treat noncompete agreements lightly because all too often they are not appreciated in terms of enforceability.
Linda M. Doyle, Labor & Employment, Trial
Linda Doyle was quoted in the April issue of CFO Magazine in regard to increased scrutiny of executives' compensation. Ms. Doyle commented that although executives are giving up stock options "there is a demand for more-predictable compensation," meaning more restricted stock grants, stock appreciation rights, and deferred-compensation elements rather than stock options alone.
Linda M. Doyle, Executive Compensation, Labor & Employment, Trial
Linda Doyle was quoted in the January issue of Corporate Counsel regarding the certification one of the largest civil rights class action in history, a gender discrimination suit brought by 1.6 million current and former female Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. employees. Ms. Doyle discussed the case and said that for Wal-Mart, class certification has taken the settlement value of that case into the tens of millions of dollars. She was asked about the recent changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations regarding exempt employees and class action FLSA litigation. She stated that, depending on the size of the company, a mistake in the exempt/non-exempt classification can cost a company several million dollars, because the statue of limitations on the FLSA cases is two or three years depending on the violation and employers are required to pay back pay to all employees improperly classified as exempt.
