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Delaware Law Weekly

Employee: FedEx Not Paying for Military Leave Violates Federal Labor Law

Workers said in a complaint FedEx has for 18 years uniformly violated the federal law that requires civilian employers to treat their employees who take leave to perform military service as well as it treats those who take comparable leave, such as for jury duty, bereavement or illness.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Amazon Is Using Gig Economy Drivers to Deliver From Malls

The service that uses Amazon's sprawling network of gig drivers to fetch packages from mall-based retailers and deliver them to customers could help it expand the variety of goods it has available for fast shipment.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

UPS Turns to DLA Piper to Handle Employee Termination Suit

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the document here.
1 minute read

Law.com

Labor of Law: Transportation Workers Hope SCOTUS Will Exempt Their Claims From Arbitration, Push Them Into Court

The case revolves around a federal law that says workers engaged in foreign or interstate commerce can sidestep arbitration and instead use the courts. The question is how broadly to define that group.
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Will the Waterfront Commission Survive?

The position of New York, which is in line with Judge Wigenton's opinion, has merit, and we hope to see the Supreme Court accept jurisdiction and ultimately determine that New Jersey cannot unilaterally abandon the compact.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Port of Houston Lands $22.3 Million Verdict in Lease Contract Dispute

"We needed to convince the jury that just because [the facility] was still running was not enough," attorney Todd Mensing said. "The contract detailed a higher standard of care."
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Labor Union Lodges ERISA Suit Against UPS

This suit was surfaced on Law.com Radar. Read the document here.
1 minute read

New York Law Journal

SCOTUS Blocks New Jersey From Ditching Waterfront Commission

New Jersey has been trying to pull out of the interstate compact with New York for several years, arguing that the ports watchdog has outlived its purpose.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Financing Options for Coastwise Trade-Qualified Vessels for Use in US Offshore Wind Projects

Currently BOEM is considering approximately 30 million acres off the coasts of Texas and Louisiana for commercial development of offshore wind energy projects and has received expressions of interest from several parties.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

The Russian-Ukrainian War's Impact on Maritime Commerce

From a maritime-law perspective, questions arise as to whether Russia's wanton war and its consequences may trigger a charter's force majeure clause, which generally has the effect of suspending contract performance obligations that are disrupted by unforeseeable events beyond the control of the vessel's owner or charterer.
7 minute read

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