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National Law Journal

Split Appeals Court Applies Ministerial Exception in Gay Teacher's Bias Case

"I think that the Fourth Circuit is kind of following the Supreme Court in broadening the ministerial exception," said attorney Amy Epstein Gluck. "I think we're going to see more leeway for religion."
5 minute read

The Recorder

Noncompetes and Legal Recruiting: How Has It Been Going and How Will the New Ban Change Things?  

Law firms and legal recruiters are stuck together—like it or not—but they each have a different set of rules, one is regulated and the other is not. Unlike regulated industries, some legal recruiting firms have made their own set of rules that can change on a dime and disrupt the entire market, especially when it comes to their noncompetes and traveling confidential information.
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

Top Workplace Considerations When Hiring Summer Interns

The decision to bring interns on board, and how to properly integrate them, should not be taken lightly.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Trump Campaign Finds New Law Firm to Defend Pregnancy Bias Lawsuit

A new law firm--Schulman Bhattacharya--was substituted for a previous firm that withdrew, citing an "irreparable breakdown in the attorney-client relationship."
3 minute read

The Recorder

Calif. Employers On Tight Deadline to Comply With New Workplace Violence Prevention Law

By July 1, all covered employers must adopt and implement a workplace violence prevention plan, or WVPP, and train their employees on the WVPP be in order to be compliance with the law.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

More Workers Seek Mental Health Accommodations, Creating Vexing Legal, HR Decisions for Firms

"People are more willing to step up and say, 'I'm a person who has this and this, and this is what it means to me,'" said Devjani Mishra, a Littler Mendelson shareholder.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Federal Judge Leaves Questions Regarding COVID-19 Vaccine Religious Exemptions for Jury to Decide

According to U.S. District Judge Malachy E. Mannion, Bey plausibly pleaded he gave his employer fair warning of the conflict, finding he couldn't be faulted for not providing more information about his faith on the religious exemption form.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

'Incredible and Gross Negligence': Pa. Federal Judge Sanctions Ikea for Destroying Evidence

Brody ruled that Ikea's deletion of four email accounts significantly prejudiced the plaintiffs, and the company's "conduct and strategy of delay and obfuscation since plaintiffs first inquired about the deleted accounts in January 2023 displayed a lack of candor that is offensive to a court."
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

11th Circuit Rules Portion of Fla.'s Stop W.O.K.E. Act Unconstitutional: What the Ruling Means for Fla. Employers

The mandatory meeting provision of the act was only in place for seven weeks before a preliminary injunction was issued preventing its enforcement. Now, with the Eleventh Circuit's ruling, Florida employers are permitted to continue conducting their mandatory workplace trainings without regard to the act.
8 minute read

Law.com

Peloton Accused Duping Workers With 'Worthless' Stock Options, Employment Suit Claims

Peloton was hit with an employment lawsuit in Kentucky state court last week by a employee who claims the at-home fitness company duped him to stay with the company during COVID-19 by granting him "worthless" restricted stock units and stock options.
3 minute read

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