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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 Marcia Coyle | October 2, 2017
Employees appeared to face an uphill fight in the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday as the justices heard arguments in a closely watched dispute over whether class action waivers in workplace arbitration agreements violate federal labor laws. Here are some key moments and takeaways from the arguments.
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By Michael P. Maslanka | October 1, 2017
My law professor gig is now going on two years plus. I've learned a lot about teaching. (As the Zen expression goes: "a good teacher always remains a good student.") Here's one lesson: yes teach doctrine, yet also teach mindsets; that is a way of thinking.
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By Alexa Woronowicz | September 29, 2017
C.A. 1st; A148849 The First Appellate District reversed a judgment. The court held that a plaintiff filing suit for civil penalties under the Labor Code…
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By Erin Mulvaney | September 29, 2017
The National Labor Relations Board, now under Republican leadership, is facing early pressure from employee advocates to confront ethical issues associated with one member's prior work at the law firm Littler Mendelson.
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By Alexa Woronowicz | September 29, 2017
Since the Texas Supreme Court's opinion in Light v. Centel Cellular Co., courts have struggled to assess in a consistent manner whether a noncompete, executed in connection with an at-will employment relationship, is "ancillary to an otherwise enforceable agreement" under the Texas Business and Commerce Code.
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By Mike Scarcella and Erin Mulvaney | September 29, 2017
A Kirkland & Ellis employment litigation partner in Washington and daughter of a federal appeals court judge is on tap to be the U.S. Labor Department's chief in-house lawyer, extending the Trump administration's ties to the Chicago-based Am Law 100 firm.
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By R. Robin McDonald | September 29, 2017
A federal judge in Atlanta has refused to dismiss a lawsuit by a Roswell police officer fired for flying a Confederate flag in her front yard…
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By Stephanie Forshee | September 29, 2017
A lawyer for Ralph Lauren Corp. shared his take Wednesday on some of the biggest trends coming down the pike for employment lawyers in the retail and hospitality space.
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By Alexa Woronowicz | September 28, 2017
C.A. 4th; D069526 The Fourth Appellate District reversed in part a judgment. In the published portion of its opinion, the court held that a former state…
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By Jason Grant | September 28, 2017
A Manhattan federal judge on Thursday threw out a paralegal's multiple age discrimination claims against Special Counsel, finding that the suit, even with its allegations of 41 unsuccessful job applications, fell short on pleading that the large national legal staffing firm knowingly passed her over for younger candidates.
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