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The Recorder

California Supreme Court Justices Appear Unwilling to Strike Down Proposition 22

The justices suggested the Legislature may still be able to extend workers' compensation coverage to app-based drivers if Prop 22 survives.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Employer Regulation of Employee Political Conduct In and Outside of the Office

A discussion of an employer's ability to regulate employee political activity inside and outside of the workplace. "In the current era of heightened political discourse, seamless social media and hybrid work arrangements, employers face difficult questions as to the extent to which they can lawfully limit or prohibit employee political conduct in and outside of the workplace. Just ask Google…"
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Court Rejects Prophylactic Use of Affirmative Defenses, Sanctions Defendant

The ruling serves as a reminder to legal practitioners that pleadings should not be used as a testing ground for defenses but rather as a platform for assertions grounded in existing evidence and legal principles.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Workers' Comp Defense Counsel Should Refrain From Tortious Interference in Contractual Relationship Between Attorneys, Clients

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."
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

FTC Ban on Noncompetes: Antitrust Implications of Agreements

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.
9 minute read

The Recorder

Legislation to Allow Disqualification of Appellate Judges Weakened to 'Study' Bill

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.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Federal Judge Rejects Penn's Bid to Escape 'Canceled' Professor's Defamation Claims

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.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

DC Circuit Rules Civil Servant Was Removed, Demoted Without Proper Due Process

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."
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Noncompete Ban Won't Leave Employers Defenseless, FTC Says

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.
5 minute read

Law.com

A Controversial Regulation: How the FTC Noncompete Ban Might Affect the Legal Industry

Follow how the regulation might affect the legal industry from across the Law.com Newsroom.
3 minute read

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