By Raychel Lean | September 21, 2018
"We are now opening the lid on what's really been going on," said Louise R. Caro of Napoli Shkolnik in Miami, counsel to investigative journalist Michele Gillen, who claims CBS Television Stations Inc. fired her because of her age and sex.
By Raychel Lean | September 20, 2018
"Certainly, employers are allowed to use language skills as a basis for hiring, firing, promotion and all these sorts of things," said employment lawyer Jason Melton.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Jeffrey Campolongo | September 20, 2018
A recent constructive discharge decision from the Eastern District of Pennsylvania involving the use of the N-word highlights the importance of “factual nuances and context” in employment discrimination cases.
By Cheryl Miller | September 19, 2018
A lawyer for Judge John Laettner said his client denies the charges, and that complaints stem from an ongoing dispute between the judge and the public defender's office over the use of cash bail.
By Erin Mulvaney | September 19, 2018
Major internet technology companies and advocates were backing Glassdoor's arguments urging the Texas Supreme Court, which heard argument Wednesday, to protect the anonymity of online reviews.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Jeremy H. Temkin | September 19, 2018
In his Tax Litigation Issues column, Jeremy H. Temkin discusses 'U.S. v. Sertich'. While criminal statutes often set forth prohibited conduct, in 'Sertich' the Fifth Circuit followed several other circuits in concluding that §7202 imposed affirmative duties that defendants must satisfy in order to avoid committing a crime.
By ALM Staff | September 19, 2018
The planned Monday hearing exploring the sexual assault allegation against Brett Kavanaugh "is as much a judgment of how this committee handles this as it is of the two witnesses," Marcia Coyle, chief Washington correspondent at NLJ, says.
By Erin Mulvaney | September 18, 2018
The Ninth Circuit's en banc decision Tuesday "will help millions of waitresses, waiters, bartenders, and other hard-working servers get paid a decent wage and reasonable tips," said Outten & Golden's Jahan Sagafi, who argued for the workers.
By Michael Booth | September 18, 2018
"The appellate tests for reviewing an administrative disciplinary sanction and a criminal sentence are virtually the same," and the Appellate Division "erred in suggesting that appellate review of a disciplinary sanction imposed by a judge is de novo and different from traditional appellate review of an agency determination," the court said in "Matter of Hendrickson."
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Howard B. Epstein and Theodore A. Keyes | September 18, 2018
Corporate Insurance Law columnists Howard B. Epstein and Theodore A. Keyes write: Upon receipt of a claim, the risk manager or in-house counsel should coordinate with the company's insurance broker to make sure notice is submitted to the insurer. However, even earlier, in anticipation of claims, counsel should review the terms of the relevant insurance policies and develop an understanding of the defense cost coverage provisions.
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