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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 Jonathan E. McMeen | November 8, 2019
Analysis of the Workers' Compensation Act as applied to a volunteer for a municipality; can the volunteer be considered an employee?
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By Dan Packel | November 7, 2019
Andrea Ivan, 65, alleges that Louis Lehot pushed to have her fired because of her age.
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By Charles Toutant | November 7, 2019
Rebecca McCarthy, an African American woman, filed a lawsuit after she was fired from her $190,000-per-year job as vice president of clinical leadership at Care One's facility in Bound Brook.
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By Thomas F. Dorn | November 7, 2019
Before a workers' compensation claim petition can be finalized, any existing liens must be identified and addressed. These liens can include Medicare, child support, attorney liens and more.
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By Elaina Smiley and Joshua Lorenz | November 7, 2019
As of the new year, an estimated 1.2 million more salaried employees in "white-collar" positions will become eligible for overtime pay, completing an effort to update federal regulations that had not changed in 15 years.
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By Kenneth A. Rosenberg, Micah L. Craft and Nicole D. Espin | November 7, 2019
Insights from a recent Workers' Compensation decision in the Appellate Division.
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By Stephen L. Korbel and Anna Z. Skipper | November 7, 2019
Title VII makes it an unlawful practice for an employer to "fail or refuse to hire or to discharge any individual, or otherwise to discriminate against any individual with respect to his … sex," or "to limit, segregate, or classify his employees or applicants for employment in any way which would deprive or tend to deprive any individual of employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affect his status as an employee, because of such individual's … sex."
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By Mike Scarcella | November 7, 2019
Welcome to Labor of Law, our roundup of news and trends for the L&E bar. Lots to unpack this week -- including a report on the Ninth Circuit's big Microsoft case, a Major Lindsey noncompete suit, an Ogletree partner picked for a federal court post, and much more. Thanks for reading!
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By Denise M. Heekin | November 6, 2019
It may not be reasonable to have an absolute "relationship ban" for every level of the organization. However, for those higher on the food chain, or whenever there are power imbalances, it is necessary that employers address its expectations.
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By Jonathan Crotty, Melanie Dubis and Robert Osborne | November 6, 2019
Can a business face a class action lawsuit when it has violated a law but may not have actually harmed anyone? And how do you measure whether racial harassment was severe enough for an employer to be liable for creating a hostile work environment?
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