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Former Salesforce VP's Whistleblower Retaliation Suit Allowed to Proceed, Judge Rules

"Protected activity only needs to implicate 'a reasonable belief' that 'a violation is likely to happen,'" U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley for the District of Massachusetts said. "Given his background and the factual circumstances, Wirth had enough information to sufficiently plead that he reasonably believed a violation of SOX was likely to happen."
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The Legal Intelligencer

Navigating the Shifting Landscape of Noncompete Agreements: Key Updates and Implications for Pa. Employers

Changes in the world of noncompetition agreements (noncompetes) have been particularly prevalent in recent weeks, most notably including court activity barring the Federal Trade Commission's new noncompete ban and Pennsylvania's new law restricting the use of certain noncompetes for health care practitioners.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Fired In-House Lawyer Claims She Lost Job During Miscarriage Recovery

"The defendants also went to great lengths to invent bogus and pre-textual performance issues in an attempt to justify an otherwise unlawful termination," plaintiffs lawyer Matthew Luber said.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Third Circuit Rules Temporary Back Injury Can Be Deemed Disability Under ADAAA

The hope was that many of the problems in having to prove an actual disability would go away following the amendments to the ADA in 2008 with the advent of the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA).
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New York Law Journal

Positional Conflicts Under ABA and New York Rule 1.7

"Positional conflicts can be a major barrier to firms participation in pro bono work involving direct delivery of services, but the barrier is one rooted more in perception rather than legal analysis of ethics rules," write Samuel Estreicher and Samuel Ball.
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The American Lawyer

Ex-Kirkland Associate Advances Suit Against Firm, as Gender Bias Claims Multiply in Big Law

"We continue to see women not being given opportunities, not being paid properly, and pregnancy accommodations not being provided for at respected and large law firms," one employment lawyer said.
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New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Summary Judgment Denied for Equinox, Questions as to Plaintiff's Firing

This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decisions editors. 
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Texas Lawyer

Employment Law for Dummies (and Other Types of Attorneys)

"That is the goal of this article, to enable those who dabble not to drivel but to speak intelligently about a very few, but common, issues in employment law," writes Jackson Walker's Scott Fiddler.
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Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: Ingersoll Rand Enforces a Noncompete Against an Exec Who Jumped Ship to Verboten Competitor

Despite Colorado's law rendering most noncompete agreements void, a state court judge barred former ILC Dover CEO Corey Walker from working for Aventor through next June. The ruling was a win for Dover's acquirer, Ingersoll Rand Inc., and its lawyers, Quinn Emanuel's Andrew Rossman, Peter Fountain and Owen Roberts.
9 minute read

The American Lawyer

Morgan Lewis Singled Out in 'Open Letter' Over Intel Discrimination Suit

"Morgan Lewis stated that antisemitic activities would not be tolerated at its firm. Yet it is now defending antisemitic hatred at Intel and attempting to 'out' me," said a plaintiff's open letter posted Thursday.
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