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Practical pieces about employment law trends and how companies can stay compliant with quickly changing regulations and case law. A recent focus is how Legal should handle #MeToo and accusations of harassment and discrimination.
By Amanda Bronstad | November 4, 2019
Lieff Cabraser's Anne Shaver, representing the plaintiffs, got a lot of questions from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit about Microsoft's employment practices. Citing Walmart v. Dukes, Judge Johnnie Rawlinson told her, "I don't feel there is a policy that's been pointed out."
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By Angela Turturro | November 4, 2019
In this Special Report: "The Top 5 Labor and Employment Laws You Don't Know," "Generation Gig: Can New York State Learn From California's Legislation?," "Can the Wisdom of a Guns N' Roses Song Help Us Avoid a Retaliation Claim?," "Pay Data Pitfalls: What We Can Learn From Facebook's Discrimination Case" and "Sexual Harassment Investigations in New York."
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By Patrick P. Dinardo and Christopher K. Shields | November 4, 2019
This ruling should enhance employers' abilities to seek the opinion of outside medical professionals to gauge an employee's fitness for work, and reassure those medical professionals that they will not be subject to liability.
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By Robert Storace | November 1, 2019
A federal judge has ruled Fairfield University did not discriminate against the former director of its pre-law advising program. The university detailed several reasons behind its decision not to renew Sharlene McEvoy's appointment.
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By Greg Land | November 1, 2019
Donald Mikko was fired after Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard Jr. complained to Atlanta's Police brass that the crime lab director was going to testify on behalf of a criminal defendant in Florida.
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By Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart | November 1, 2019
In recent years, there have been so many changes made in New York that we find many labor and employment laws are not being remembered or even noticed. Consider this article an important reminder of the top five labor and employment laws you might have missed (but definitely need to know).
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By Randi May and Amory McAndrew | November 1, 2019
Employers should do everything they can to fortify these investigations from scrutiny by the complainant, the subject of the investigation or witnesses involved in the investigation.
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By Michael W. Macomber and Nicholas A. Devyatkin | November 1, 2019
As the number of gig workers continues to grow, so do the voices calling for these workers to be treated as employees.
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By Bret Cohen, Robert Sheridan and Timothy Harvey | November 1, 2019
Understanding Facebook's alleged misconduct provides a playbook for any business looking to capitalize on big data's various applications, while avoiding its inherent risks.
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By Howard Miller | November 1, 2019
I'm not sure how many people would instinctively look to Axl Rose as a font of wisdom when it comes to workplace temperament and strategic, non-emotional decision-making. But, when employees are "welcomed to the jungle"—the jungle of discrimination and retaliation claims—it is Axl's ballad "Patience," the ode to taking things slowly with faith that "it will work itself out fine," that provides the ultimate foundation for avoiding, and if necessary, defeating a retaliation claim.
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