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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.
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Labor of Law: Amid Labor Shortages, More Employers Suing to Enforce Non-Competes

"The thing that's changed to me is the appetite for actually pursuing litigation, as opposed to simply trying to resolve it before it gets to that stage," said Jeanne Fugate, a King and Spalding partner.
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Labor of Law: Could Hybrid Work Arrangements Result in a 'Mommy Track'?

"Are we going to see a recurrence of this gender divide that we saw with flex time and part-time—that more men are in the office, and that women and especially women with children are opting to work remotely?" asked Roberta Liebenberg, an attorney with Fine, Kaplan and Black.
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Labor of Law: 'Equal Pay for Equal Work' Doesn't Fix All Pay Disparities

"It is important to look at why are all the men in higher-paying jobs, and why are the women in lower-paying jobs," said Mariko Yoshihara, policy director for the California Employment Lawyers Association.
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Labor of Law: Will Employment Law Frameworks Neatly Apply to the Metaverse?

As companies try to strike a balance between in-person and remote work, Microsoft envisions immersive, digital spaces where workers—via avatar versions of themselves—can meet, mix, and collaborate.
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Labor of Law: Ruling Could Slow Push for Laws Allowing Workers to Sue on Behalf of Government

Depending on how the U.S. Supreme Court rules, California's Private Attorneys General Act could become a template for similar laws in other states.
6 minute read

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Labor of Law: How Can Companies Pay Employees in Russia?

"We're trying to read the tea leaves of what the Russian government is most concerned about when they have threatened foreign companies that have halted operations or pulled out of Russia," said Thad McBride, a partner with Bass, Berry & Sims.
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Labor of Law: Inflation Raises Stakes in Debate Over 'White Collar' Overtime Exemptions

The Department of Labor is pursuing a rule change that would reclassify millions of U.S. workers as eligible for overtime—a move that could force employers to rethink how they structure jobs.
7 minute read

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Labor of Law: EEOC Throws Spotlight on Caregiver Discrimination Rules

Employers could be deemed to have committed gender discrimination against men if they gave extra leeway to a female employee because she was a caregiver but did not extend the same flexibility to men.
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Labor of Law: Union Advocates Try to Thwart 'Captive Audience' Meetings

"This is one of those cases where the unions would hope to get a union-friendly opinion from the NLRB," said Don Schroeder, who represents employers at Foley and Lardner.
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