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Employment Law Issues Continue Forward Motion in 2019
Employment law issues in 2019 will mirror those of 2018. The past 12 to 18 months have brought a maelstrom of public attention to employment-related issues, including sexual harassment, structural inequity and disability as well as other workplace accommodations.Justices: No 'Good Cause' Exception to Attorney-Client Privilege in Derivative Actions
The justices ruled 5-2 in Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation v. Ziegler to reverse a Commonwealth Court decision adopting the qualified attorney-client privilege originally set forth in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit's 1970 ruling in Garner v. Wolfinbarger.Small Business Jobs Survival Act May Have Opposite Effect
The New York City Council is considering a bill, the Small Business Jobs Survival Act, that it claims will protect small businesses even though the Act contains no protections tailored to them. Instead, the Act would implement a new lease renewal arbitration system that treats all commercial tenancies the same, allowing businesses as large as Amazon to benefit.2018 Pay Raise Commission: Questionable Means to a Desired End
The merits of the pay raise proposal are incontestably justified after 20 years of no increases in the base salaries at issue. Yet, the questionable means to the desired end runs squarely into the old adage that would make Machiavelli smile for its audacity.Protecting Unpaid Federal Employees Would Be a Home Run for Accountability
A retired Willkie Farr & Gallagher partner writes that the prospect of narrow, limited injunctive relief would give the broader electorate more skin in the shutdown game.View more book results for the query "*"
Shutdown Imperils DC Bar Exam, Swearing-In Postponed
Whether February's test will occur is in question amid the federal government's partial shutdown. Several states are stepping in to allow D.C. takers to register late for their exams.NY Steps in to Help DC Law School Graduates With No Place to Take the Bar Exam
It's too soon to know how many D.C. registrants will end up taking the bar in New York, said New York State Board of Bar Examiners Executive Director John McAlary in an interview Thursday.Freshfields Names First US International Arbitration Leader
Noiana Marigo will head up the firm's U.S-based international arbitration practice from New York.Kubicki Draper Beats Insurance Company's Malpractice Suit
Arch Insurance Co. hoped to sue Florida law firm Kubicki Draper over its defense of a customer, but the Fourth District Court of Appeal said their legal interests were never aligned.Supreme Court Sides With East Haven in Government Immunity Case Involving $12M Verdict
The state's highest court has upheld a Connecticut Appellate Court ruling that reduced an eight-figure verdict to $6.2 million in a case involving government immunity and local police.