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National Law Journal

Brett Kavanaugh 'Looks for Ways to Rule for Employers'

Advocates for business interests would find comfort in a would-be justice who could move the court from reliably pro-business to more resoundingly so. Worker advocates, meanwhile, are sounding alarms as Kavanaugh's nomination, to succeed Justice Anthony Kennedy, advances in the U.S. Senate.
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Law.com

Labor of Law: Your Predictions (And a Few Questions) About a Justice Kavanaugh

Brett Kavanaugh elevation to the U.S. Supreme Court would put on the bench a veteran judge with deep experience on labor and employment issues. Here's a snapshot of some questions and predictions. Thanks for reading Labor of Law.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Third Circuit Revives Harassment Suit Against Susquehanna County

A former part-time secretary for the Susquehanna Department of Veterans Affairs may pursue sexual harassment and discrimination claims against the county and her ex-boss, even though she never reported the former boss's alleged unwanted sexual advances toward her, a federal appeals court has ruled.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

#MeToo at Home and Abroad

In his Employment Issues column, Philip Berkowitz writes: On the international front, the #MeToo movement has had significant impact, both in employment and labor laws as well as in employment practices of multinational companies with highly mobile employees who travel from country to country, on short- and long-term assignments. Some of these employees, sad to say, wreak havoc.
9 minute read

The Recorder

Risks Calif. Employers Face Using Time-Rounding Software to Record Employee Hours

Properly drafted and applied time-rounding policies will obviate the need to rely on the de minimis defense.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Theft, Bias and Retaliation Claims Fly in Ex-Partner's Fight With Wilson Elser

Former partner Kym Cushing said the stress of his position became too much, and he was in a "drunken stupor" when he deposited firm funds in his personal account.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Court Addresses Sexual Harassment Claim in Context of #MeToo Movement

he recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Minarsky v. Susquehanna County, No. 17-2646 (3d. Cir. July 3, 2018) explicitly references #MeToo as it relates to affirmative defenses to sexual harassment claims in the Third Circuit and may help change that dynamic—particularly as it relates to women not coming forward with complaints against their male supervisors.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Sharp Contrasts Mark Opening of Columbia Business School Sexual Harassment Trial

Attorneys for each side painted starkly different versions of events in the sexual harassment suit brought by former assistant professor Enrichetta Ravina against Columbia professor Geert Bekaert and the school.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Former Driver for Trump Says in Lawsuit He Wasn't Paid Overtime

The former personal driver for President Donald Trump, who is now chauffeured by the Secret Service, alleges in a lawsuit filed Monday that his former boss stiffed him on overtime pay and that, despite Trump's wealth, he hasn't gotten a raise in 12 years.
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The Legal Intelligencer

SCOTUS Rejects Cert Bid From DuPont, Handing Win in Pay Dispute to Pa. Workers

The decision rejected DuPont's argument that the Fair Labor Standards Act allowed the company to avoid paying overtime by taking a "credit" for break-time pay and then using it to offset its obligations to compensate its employees for off-the-clock work.
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