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April 10, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Some of the employees who will be terminated will still have pending complaints with the EEOC, the SEC, and other authorities at the time of the layoffs—and some of them will suspect that they were terminated not merely for economic reasons, but also for retaliatory ones.

By Milton L. Williams and Derek Borchardt

7 minute read

February 21, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Since the #MeToo movement, there have been several incidents of public outrage directed toward lawyers who "switched sides"—specifically, attorneys for accusers who switched to represent the accused. In the employment law context, this article provides a refresher on the relevant ethics rules attorneys who represent both employees and employers should keep in mind.

By Milton Williams and Derek Borchardt

7 minute read

January 21, 2020 | Law.com

The Supreme Court recently declined to review 'Cottier v. United States', an Eighth Circuit decision upholding a conviction of second-degree murder.

By Davida S. Williams

5 minute read

January 14, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

Employers in Pennsylvania should stay on their toes as the Pennsylvania attorney general (AG) announced charges against a major mechanical contractor engaged in numerous public works projects for crimes arising from a prevailing wage dispute.

By Christopher D. Carusone, Steven M. Williams and Carl L. Engel

4 minute read

January 10, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

AB-5, known as the "gig worker" law, was signed into law on Sept. 18, 2019, by California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who penned his support for the law in an op-ed touting a need to reverse what he called a "trend" of employer "misclassification" by re-classifying what could be tens of thousands of freelance workers and independent contractors as company employees.

By Roman T. Galas and Heather L. Williams

6 minute read

December 09, 2019 | The Recorder

Antitrust laws serve vital government interests by promoting free competition and innovation and protecting consumer welfare. The language of the Sherman Act and Clayton Act and their state law analogues, as well as their legislative histories, make that clear.

By Steve Williams and Gayatri Raghunandan

7 minute read

November 22, 2019 | Texas Lawyer

World-famous boxer Mike Tyson once said, "Everyone has a plan 'til they get punched in the mouth." Those words of wisdom can pertain tobusiness,…

By Jeff Eckert & Steven N. Williams

9 minute read

November 13, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Commercial buildings really could have used the tax break. Retail has suffered through increased vacancy and lower asking rents. Hotel supply outpaces demand while RevPAR falls.

By Benjamin M. Williams

7 minute read

October 25, 2019 | New York Law Journal

No one cross-examines a witness using syllogisms per se. Rather, the effective trial advocate, through his or her questions, develops testimony and signals inferences that the jury will grasp, recall, and care about, and this presentation requires an exercise of judgment as to which facts will drive the most helpful inferences (and will not drive any harmful inferences) and, tactically, how best to signal the desired inferences effectively to the factfinder (without backfiring).

By Milton L. Williams, Brian D. Mogck and Daniel A. Cohen

15 minute read

July 10, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Imagine that you are trying to develop a piece of vacant land into an apartment complex to meet the community's dire need for affordable, quality housing for teachers, first responders and our workforce.

By Katie Edwards-Walpole and Keith Williams

5 minute read