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The Legal Intelligencer

Former Duane Morris CMO Sues Insurer for Disability Benefits

Edward Schechter claims Standard Insurance refuses to pay benefits from a "disabling cognitive impairment" that he says forced him to leave his job in 2009.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Why SF Judge Turned Down Class Claims in Twitter Bias Case

"This court concludes that plaintiff failed to satisfy the commonality requirement necessary to certify the proposed class," San Francisco Judge Mary Wiss wrote.
5 minute read

International Edition

Top Hong Kong Court Says Lesbian Couple Should Receive Spousal Visa

Global law firms and banks said the ruling strengthens Hong Kong's ability to attract global talent, although same-sex marriage remains unrecognized in the jurisdiction.
4 minute read

Law.com

Labor of Law: Giving Trump the Middle Finger: Protected Speech? | US Chamber Lawyer Decamps for Plaintiffs Firm | Twitter Beats Class Certification

You've seen the photo of a Virginia employee giving Trump the middle finger—let's explore some of the issues raised in her lawsuit. Also: a boutique plaintiffs firm picks up the U.S. Chamber's top appellate lawyer, and a judge rules for Twitter in rejecting class certification in a gender discrimination case. Thanks for reading Labor of Law!
8 minute read

Texas Lawyer

EEOC Accuses Halliburton of Subjecting Muslim Workers to Hostile Workplace

“Passivity in the face of this kind of abuse is certainly enough for an employer to be held accountable, but the participation by supervisors in the mean-spirited degradation of an employee's ethnic heritage and faith is unconscion­able as well as unlawful,” the EEOC said in its complaint.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Georgia Case Asks US High Court for LGBT Protection in the Workplace

An Eleventh Circuit case figures prominently in a new push in the U.S. Supreme Court to end discrimination against gay workers.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

Forecast for Jones Day: Sun Could Shine on Its Black Box

The law firm's bid to seal the gender pay discrimination lawsuit it's defending is bodacious, but experts said the odds are against it.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Fifth Circuit OKs Ex-Nurse's Suit Against Assisted Living Center Over Assault by Dementia Patient

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has allowed a nurse at an assisted living center to sue her former employer for fostering a hostile workplace environment after she was allegedly assaulted repeatedly by a resident who suffers from dementia.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

3 Predictions After the Supreme Court's Blow to Public-Sector Unions

Here are early takeaways and predictions from employment attorneys on the impact of the court's ruling in Janus v. AFSCME.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Court Halts Lab Tech's Discrimination Claim Filed After Sale of East Orange Hospital

A U.S. district court judge in Newark—upholding a deal to sell East Orange General Hospital out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy free and clear, without any successor liability—has ruled that a former employee's suit against the buyer was rightly dismissed.
4 minute read

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