November 01, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer
Plaintiffs Firm Spars With Uber's Morgan Lewis Counsel Over DQ MotionMorgan, Lewis & Bockius attorneys, representing Uber, filed a motion to disqualify the firm Keller Lenkner last week, because they claim a conflict of interest exists with partner Warren Postman, who left the U.S. Chamber Litigation Center this summer to join the plaintiffs-side firm.
By Erin Mulvaney
5 minute read
November 01, 2018 | The Recorder
Plaintiffs Firm Says Uber Attempt to Disqualify Is 'Strategic,' Not GenuineMorgan, Lewis & Bockius attorneys, representing Uber, filed a motion to disqualify the firm Keller Lenkner last week, because they claim a conflict of interest exists with partner Warren Postman, who left the U.S. Chamber Litigation Center this summer to join the plaintiffs-side firm.
By Erin Mulvaney
5 minute read
October 31, 2018 | National Law Journal
Advocates Push Court to Decide Pay Data Lawsuit Against Trump AdministrationRecent data show that women make 80 cents on the dollar, compared with male counterparts. For women of color, the gap is larger. Latina women make 53 cents and African-American women make 63 cents on the dollar compared with white men.
By Erin Mulvaney
4 minute read
October 31, 2018 | Law.com
Men Are Worried, but EEOC Panel Finds Little Evidence to Support #MeToo Backlash Fears“We stand at a watershed moment with regard to harassment,” EEOC Commissioner Chai Feldblum said. “We can see it. We can hear it. We can feel it."
By Erin Mulvaney
5 minute read
October 30, 2018 | New York Law Journal
#MeToo at the Bookstore: Barnes & Noble Claims It Fired CEO for Sexual MisconductThe New York-based bookseller alleges ousted CEO Demos Parneros sexually harassed a female employee, bullied and belittled subordinates and undermined a potential change in control.
By Erin Mulvaney
4 minute read
October 26, 2018 | National Law Journal
Thinking About a 'No-Poach' Agreement? What Employers Should Know“There are more hard-line stances on noncompetes and no-hires are in the crosshairs,” says King & Spalding litigation partner Cheryl Sabnis in California. "Companies are having to rethink old models."
By Erin Mulvaney
6 minute read
October 26, 2018 | National Law Journal
EEOC 'Fumbles' in Discrimination Case Against Walmart, DC Judge Says“A well-pled complaint requires more; namely, the facts alleged must be enough to raise a right to relief above the speculative level,” U.S. District Judge Rosemary Collyer wrote.
By Erin Mulvaney
3 minute read
October 25, 2018 | The Recorder
Uber's Attorneys Move to Disqualify Ex-Chamber Lawyer Now on Plaintiffs Side“Uber's disqualification motion is wrong on the facts and wrong on the law,” Travis Lenkner of the plaintiffs firm Keller Lenkner says. "This is nothing more than an Uber-concocted sideshow to distract from its misclassification of its drivers and the liability that it faces in the litigation.”
By Erin Mulvaney
6 minute read
October 25, 2018 | Law.com
Labor of Law: DOJ Opens New Front Against EEOC at Supreme Court | Who Got the Work | Plus: All the Latest New HiresThe U.S. Justice Department renews its conflict with the EEOC, filing a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court against a broad interpretation of Title VII workplace rights. Scroll down for Who Got the Work and our roundup of moves and news hires. Thanks for reading Labor of Law.
By Erin Mulvaney
8 minute read
October 24, 2018 | National Law Journal
Justice Dept. Takes Stance Against Transgender Rights—and the EEOC—in Supreme CourtNo EEOC lawyers signed the Justice Department's brief Wednesday that said federal civil rights laws don't protect against gender-identity discrimination in the workplace.
By Erin Mulvaney
6 minute read