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March 13, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Financial Services Industry Group Update: $30M Fine Issued to NY Bank for Misuse of Confidential Information: What Happened?

The New York Department of Financial Services imposed a $30 million penalty on the New York branch of a foreign bank. The fine had nothing to do with employment discrimination or wage-and-hour issues—but it was the outcome of an internal transfer of a single New York-based employee to an overseas affiliate, and is a lesson in how financial services clients are at risk of penalties going far beyond those that are normally imposed by employment law regulators.
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March 08, 2024 | National Law Journal

On 'Chevron' Deference and a Path Forward

"If Chevron is overturned or modified in a significant way by the Court, some impacts will be immediate," the writers state. "For one, it will affect current litigation, such as the lawsuits that have been filed to challenge the Department of Labor's independent contractor rule, the Davis-Bacon reform rule, and the ESG investing rule."
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February 28, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

New Test for OT Eligibility Rife With Land Mines for Employers

With the new independent contractor standard, the U.S. Department of Labor is "essentially putting their thumb on the scale to encourage a finding of employment," Baker & Hostetler partner Todd Lebowitz said.
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February 22, 2024 | Law.com

Legal Forges Ahead With DE&I Efforts, Despite Backlash

While DE&I rhetoric may not be as prominent as it was in 2020, efforts to address gender and racial disparities in the legal industry are not only ongoing, but also expanding and maturing.
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February 09, 2024 | National Law Journal

Starbucks Takes Fight Over Union Pins Distribution Ban to DC Circuit

National Labor Relations Board says coffee chain manager illegally prohibited an employee from distributing pins inside store.
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February 08, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania Backs Uber Drivers in Leadup to First-of-Its-Kind Worker Classification Trial

"While the drivers' federal law claims are governed by the economic realities test, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has yet to endorse a specific test for the state law claims," Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti partner Jeremy Abay.
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February 01, 2024 | Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: Gen AI Use in the Am Law 100 Earns Our Spotlight

We heard about generative AI approaches at Wall Street heavies, global firms, labor and employment giants, and outfits with roots in nearly every major legal market in the U.S.
5 minute read
February 01, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Why Progress on Law Firm Diversity Is 'Minimal at Best'

"I think what gets in the way is fear. If you're going to advance an interest like diversity in our profession, you have to have some courage," said Akshay Verma, a former legal ops chief at Meta and Coinbase.
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January 31, 2024 | The American Lawyer

'Late Adopters' or 'Cautious Optimism': Law Firm Partners Share Divergent Approaches to Gen AI

A Legalweek panel highlighted the lack of consensus surrounding how large law firms should be approaching the emerging technology.
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January 26, 2024 | Law.com

State High Court Rejects Law Professor's Wage Dispute, Finding Fee Basis Is 'Far Exceeding' Minimum Wage, Salary Requirements

Based on his hours in the classroom, the adjunct professor earned $75 per hour for teaching the banking law course, and approximately $102 per hour for the second course—rates "far exceeding" Maine's minimum wage and salary-basis requirement in Section 663(3)K, the court determined.
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