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A new world for retaliation claims
In granting broad protection to workers claiming retaliation for bringing job discrimination claims, the U.S. Supreme Court last week shifted the balance of power in the workplace.New Deals: Swiss Company Logitech to Acquire LifeSize Communications
Lifesize Communications Inc. to be acquired by Logitech International S.A.; TPG Capital to purchase majority stake in Valerus Compression Services; Denbury Resources Inc. to acquire Encore Acquisition Co.; and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. to be acquired by Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Vinson & Elkins represented LifeSize Communications in the company's pending acquisition by Swiss company Logitech International S.A. for $405 million.View more book results for the query "BNSF Railway Company"
More General Counsel Attending to Party Politics
As the role of the general counsel continues to expand, perhaps it should come as no surprise that more of them seem to be turning up at political conventions.Legal Issues Involving Obesity and the ADA
Marta Fernandez got a call earlier this year from a client with a weight problem. Her client, a hotel and resort chain, was troubled about how to handle a request by an obese employee at one of its California properties. Required to walk the grounds as part of her job, the worker wanted to use one of the company's golf carts to get around.Tax Return: Kirkpatrick Hires Former Chief Counsel to Senate Finance Committee
Not many Democratic tax staffers on the Hill have moved downtown lately, but Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis just hired a prominent one: Patrick Heck, the former chief counsel to the Senate Finance Committee and senior tax adviser to Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.).The Obesity Problem is Growing
Obesity rates among the nation's work force at an all-time high portend claims from plaintiffs demanding accommodations for their condition — and lawsuits against employers that fail to provide them.Employers brace for ADA obesity claims
Marta Fernandez got a call earlier this year from a client with a weight problem. Her client, a hotel and resort chain, was troubled about how to handle a request by an obese employee at one of its California properties.State AI Legislation Is on the Move in 2024
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