Mike Scarcella

June 04, 2020 | Law.com

Welcome to Law.com's Labor of Law dispatch, and we hope you are well. On the clock: Fisher Phillips chairman Roger Quillen chats with ALM about the virus era. Plus: a snapshot from Littler's return-to-work survey. Scroll down for Who Got the Work: New covid-19 suits, and other cases. Thanks for reading!

By Mike Scarcella

11 minute read

May 30, 2020 | The Recorder

A team from King & Spalding, including former partner and now FBI Director Christopher Wray, provided legal services to WhatsApp in a sealed matter four years ago. WhatsApp's counsel at Cooley says the firm acquired confidential information relevant to a pending case where King & Spalding represents a WhatsApp adversary.

By Mike Scarcella

6 minute read

May 28, 2020 | Law.com

Welcome to Labor of Law. On the clock this week: Clients have a lot of questions as they weigh reopening plans. Plus: catch up on two cases at the US Supreme Court -- a pay equity fight and a California arbitration dispute. Scroll down for Who Got the Work, and headlines. Thanks for reading!

By Mike Scarcella

10 minute read

May 28, 2020 | National Law Journal

A draft version of the executive order calls to clarify the current protections given to online publishers, a move that could open up platforms to legal challenges.

By Jacqueline Thomsen | Nate Robson | Mike Scarcella

5 minute read

May 27, 2020 | National Law Journal

"Any liability stems entirely from their paying women less, and not from why they chose to do so," California lawyer Daniel Siegel told the justices in a closely watched Equal Pay Act case from the Ninth Circuit.

By Mike Scarcella

5 minute read

May 23, 2020 | National Law Journal

Wilkinson has long been in the spotlight in Washington legal circles and beyond as a successful defense-side trial lawyer advocating for major U.S. companies. Her more notable advocacy for individual clients including representing Brett Kavanaugh during his confirmation hearing for the U.S. Supreme Court.

By Mike Scarcella | C. Ryan Barber

4 minute read

May 21, 2020 | Law.com

Welcome to Labor of Law. At SCOTUS, Massachusetts defends its power to regulate au pairs working via a federal program. Jones Day can't dodge claims in gender bias case. Who Got the Work: Williams & Connolly brings trade-theft claims against a former Mars Inc. executive. Thanks for reading!

By Mike Scarcella

9 minute read

May 19, 2020 | National Law Journal

U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan's set July 16 for oral argument on DOJ's motion to dismiss the Flynn case. Flynn, meanwhile, has gone to the D.C. Circuit in a bid to force the trial court to grant the government's motion to ditch the prosecution.

By Mike Scarcella | C. Ryan Barber

7 minute read

May 14, 2020 | National Law Journal

Hillary Clinton's lawyers at Williams & Connolly, pointing to a 2018 D.C. Circuit decision, have argued there's no basis for a deposition. Judicial Watch, the plaintiff in the public-records case, contends the dispute is not moot.

By Mike Scarcella

5 minute read

May 14, 2020 | Law.com

Welcome to Labor of Law. Up to 43 million could lose employer-sponsored health insurance | Amicus briefing in major pay equity case at the U.S. Supreme Court | 'Curve has flattened' for ADA website lawsuit filings. Scroll down for Who Got the Work, and our roundup of covid-19 headlines about the changing workplace. Thanks for reading!

By Mike Scarcella

12 minute read