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GCs Warned to Prep Litigation War Chests
Some 200 GCs and human resource directors gathered in Washington, D.C., last week for a horror story. The tale -- told by lawyers from Epstein Becker & Green -- concerned employees, federal regulation and an expected wave of big-ticket litigation over issues like benefits, equal pay and layoffs. For employment lawyers, it's certainly a happy day. But that doesn't appear to give their in-house brethren much consolation. Several say they're bulking up legal budgets for what's coming down the pipeline.Are Companies Bound by Promises of Lifetime Benefits?
Over the past decade, the number of retirees offered health benefits by the nation's largest companies has plummeted, and some union retirees promised lifetime medical benefits have learned that "lifetime" only means "until revoked." Across the country, federal courts have been pulled into the wrangling over how promises of lifetime benefits can be broken, or whether the promises existed at all. The courts have provided divergent answers, signaling that the U.S. Supreme Court may have to step into the fray.Washington Fast Becoming Neutral Territory
Demand for alternative dispute resolution services in Washington, D.C., has shot up in recent years, as the federal government and local companies increasingly turn to arbitrators and mediators to resolve legal disputes.Appeals court resurrects suit that may wipe out states' immunity in some cases
A federal appeals court has resurrected a sex and race discrimination suit by a former top administrator in the Alaska governor's office, raising the potential it could wipe out 11th Amendment state immunity to such suits. At issue is whether the federal 1991 Government Employee Rights Act allows high-ranking employees, responsible for forming and communicating policy, a right to sue their employers using federal law.Blogs Make for Nasty Times in Workplace
According to one PR firm, 20,000 new blogs are created in the U.S. every day. But the blogging phenomenon is new enough that most companies have not established employee policies on the issue.State AI Legislation Is on the Move in 2024
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