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The Legal Intelligencer

Judge Dismisses Former UberBlack Drivers' Employment Dispute Following Second Hung Jury

"In this court's humble view, providing plaintiffs with a proverbial third 'bite of the apple' would be futile. A third jury trial would do nothing more than waste precious judicial resources while—in all likelihood—leaving the parties precisely where we began so many years ago," U.S. District Judge Michael M. Baylson of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania said following a second hung jury in an employment dispute against Uber.
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The Legal Intelligencer

3rd Circuit Reinstates Long-Term Disability Benefits Over Reliance on Incorrect Job Title

"Lincoln's erroneous statement of Mullins's job resulted in an erroneous statement of alternative positions as well," Judge Kent A. Jordan said, noting the two positions differ in skill set and education and experience levels.
4 minute read

International Edition

Japan Streamlines Registration Process For Foreign Lawyers

The move could see an influx of lawyers from overseas after an agreement to simplify the registration process.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Conservative Groups Challenge Corporate DEI Initiatives With Recent Success

"It is to be hoped that corporations that enacted illegal and polarizing DEI policies during the last few years will end those policies before they are sued," said Ed Blum of the American Alliance for Equal Rights.
7 minute read

Law.com

Bad Optics to Hire a White Man? Manager Says He Was Fired for Hiring Caucasian

"If somebody said to him, 'You're being terminated because you're a white guy, we don't like the optics that you hired another white guy.' If I were representing the employer, I would not want my client making a statement like that if they're terminating somebody," said employment lawyer Julie Levinson Werner, who is not involved in the case.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Third Circuit Revives Religious Discrimination Suit Over Phila. DA's Vaccine Mandate

A lawyer for the plaintiff said the ruling "could create a lot of litigation for people who work for municipal governments."
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Employment Law Update: The Government Is Locked In

The first six months of 2024 have seen a number of employment-related developments that impact employers nationwide. This article recaps of some of the principle employment issues addressed so far in 2024.
15 minute read

National Law Journal

Title VII at 60: The Evolution of 'Based on...Sex'

The broad and flexible interpretations of the word "sex" have surely surpassed the expectations of the bill's authors, and even more so its detractors who added the word itself.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

New Jersey's Temporary Workers' Bill of Rights Challengers Fall Short Before 3rd Circuit

"We are thrilled that the Third Circuit rejected the challenges to the 2023 Temporary Workers' Bill of Rights, which provide much-needed labor protections to some of our most vulnerable workers," a spokesperson for the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General said in a statement to the Law Journal. "We look forward to continuing to defend this law and to stand up for New Jersey workers in court."
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Law Firm in Crosshairs as 8 Ex-Staffers File Suit Against It

"Davis, Saperstein & Salomon will be serving frivolous litigation notices on attorney Shell and his clients, and will seek dismissal of these claims on procedural grounds, including legal fees and costs," said the firm's attorney, Keith McDonald.
4 minute read

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