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By Mike Scarcella | May 7, 2020
Welcome to Labor of Law. On tap this week: As businesses open, lawsuits loom over covid-19 exposure | In legal recruitment case, stop playing 'games,' Texas judge warns | L&E headlines: Workplace surveillance in focus amid pandemic. Scroll down for Who Got the Work, and all the big moves. Thanks for reading!
By Mike Scarcella | April 30, 2020
Welcome to Labor of Law. On tap this week: What employers should think about as states reopen | New legal landscape for automated, post-pandemic world | Latest EEOC settlements | Who Got the Work. Thanks for reading!
By Mike Scarcella | April 23, 2020
Welcome to Labor of Law, and we hope you are safe and well. Lawyers predict 'huge explosion' in covid-19 worker class actions. Law firm roundup: Seyfarth cuts partner draws. A new 4th Circuit hostile workplace ruling. Scroll down for Who Got the Work, and much more. Thanks for reading!
By Mike Scarcella | April 16, 2020
Welcome to Labor of Law, and we hope you are safe and well. We've got the latest Covid-19 headlines, and a roundup of some of the things firms are doing to help stabilize. In case you missed it: Virginia embraces new LGBT workplace protections, the EEOC picks a new counsel, and a Venable team will defend Mike Bloomberg in L&E litigation.
By Mike Scarcella | April 9, 2020
Welcome to Labor of Law, and we hope you, family and colleagues are safe. We're looking at how law firms are managing their workforce amid the coronavirus crisis. Plus: two new arbitration rulings in the U.S. appeals courts, and scroll down for headlines and Who Got the Work. Thanks for reading!
By Mike Scarcella | April 2, 2020
On tap this week: EEOC's Covid-19 Q&A. Seyfarth Withdraws from US Soccer defense. There's a new pay-equity case at the US Supreme Court. A Postmates arbitration fight gets personal. Scroll down for Who Got the Work. Stay safe -- and be well.
By Mike Scarcella | March 26, 2020
Welcome to Labor of Law, and hope you are safe and health. On tap this this week: 'Essential business' or not? DOJ pitches bias case to SCOTUS. 7th Circuit reminds judges: Listen to us. Plus: Who Got the Work: new Postmates suit seeks to compel individual arbitration.
By Mike Scarcella | March 19, 2020
Welcome to Labor of Law. It's "all hands on desk" for labor and employment firms, as the COVID-19 pandemic spreads. Plus: check out some of the latest L&E rulings from the Sixth Circuit, and scroll down for Who Got the Work.
By Cheryl Miller | March 12, 2020
A big weed-in-the-workplace ruling in New Jersey • The FDA's request for more data on cannabis and CBD • A new office and new cannabis partner for Burns & Levinson • Executive search firm sues a cannabis company • A Big Four accounting firm eyes cannabis work in the U.K.
By Mike Scarcella | March 12, 2020
On the clock this week: Coronavirus: L&E Headlines • Docket Watch: Pay-Equity Headed to SCOTUS • Federal Judge Slams 'Epic Systems' • DOJ Watchdog's Workplace Romance Guidance • US Soccer Federation hires Latham
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