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Practical pieces about employment law trends and how companies can stay compliant with quickly changing regulations and case law. A recent focus is how Legal should handle #MeToo and accusations of harassment and discrimination.
By Samuel H. Pond and Vladimir Dorash | May 17, 2024
The means used to obstruct the approval of the fee are not only flawed litigation tactics but arguably rise to the level of tortious interference. While some choose to be willfully blind to the plain language of Section 442 of the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act, as well as its clear interpretation in Neves and Williams, we call on the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation defense bar to abstain from tortious interference with contractual relationship between injured workers and their attorneys under the pretext of a "greater good."
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By Edward T. Kang | May 17, 2024
As a growing body of academic literature asserts, noncompetes are restraints against competition, and they are harmful to both employees and the economy. As one of the major levers that the federal government has over the economy, antitrust laws can provide significant deterrence to abuse of noncompetes by employers.
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By Cheryl Miller | May 16, 2024
State legislators also shelved bills that would have set rules for AI-generated evidence and for when a boss can contact a worker after hours.
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By Aleeza Furman | May 16, 2024
U.S. District Judge Gene Pratter of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania denied a motion from Penn to dismiss claims that it defamed anthropologist Dr. Janet Monge through its reaction to accusations that she had acted unethically in her handling of the remains of the 1985 MOVE bombing victims.
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By Sulaiman Abdur Rahman | May 15, 2024
Risa L. Lieberwitz, a professor of labor and employment law in the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations, said the D.C. Circuit's majority opinion is "quite a significant decision."
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By Chris O'Malley | May 15, 2024
In a hearing Tuesday, agency staffers provided reassurance to rattled businesses, noting that other tools remain at their disposal to protect IP and investments in training.
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By ALM Staff | May 15, 2024
Follow how the regulation might affect the legal industry from across the Law.com Newsroom.
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By Trudy Knockless | May 14, 2024
Employers that refused to use transgender workers' preferred pronounces or barred them from using bathroom that match their gender identity would be committing workplace harassment, according to recently issued EEOC guidance.
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By Trudy Knockless | May 14, 2024
Employers that refuse to use transgender workers' preferred pronounces or bar them from using the bathroom that matches their gender identity would be committing workplace harassment, according to recently issued EEOC guidance.
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By Christian Petrucci | May 14, 2024
Last month, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court brought unreasonable contest attorney fees back to the forefront in the precedential matter of Torres v. Amazon.com Services (Workers' Compensation Appeals Board), and offered further elaboration as to the Supreme Court's holding in Lorino.
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