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National Law Journal

Judiciary's Proposed Reforms Confront 'Power Disparities' Between Judges, Employees

Misconduct in the federal courts is more than "isolated," a judiciary working group reports. “Of the inappropriate behavior that does occur, incivility, disrespect, or crude behavior are more common than sexual harassment,” the report, released Monday, stated.
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New Jersey Law Journal

'Equal Pay Act' is a Misnomer

The recently enacted Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act calls for equal pay for “substantially similar” work; an entirely new standard that we fear will bestow benefits largely on the lawyers litigating its meaning.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

EEOC Sues Walmart for Alleged Discrimination Against Two Deaf Employees

The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, accused Walmart management of failing to provide accommodations for two workers who are deaf.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Woman Claiming She Was Denied IT Job for Not Being Korean Gets Second Chance in Court

A federal appeals court has revived part of a discrimination lawsuit filed by a black woman who claimed she was denied a transfer to a tech job because…
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Coming and Going Rule Revisited: Three Cases to Consider

A basic tenant of workers' compensation law is that commuting to and from work is not considered to be within the course and scope of one's employment. Of course, like most legal principles, the so-called “coming and going rule” does have exceptions.
7 minute read

The Recorder

Q&A: Lieff Cabraser's Kelly Dermody on Gender-Pay Cases, Arbitration & More

"Going forward, I think there will be renewed efforts to create pay transparency laws, including requiring employers to publish pay ranges and midpoints so workers have an idea of where their own pay falls," Kelly Dermody says in a wide-ranging Q&A.
8 minute read

Corporate Counsel

New Data on Trade Secrets Cases Can Point the Way for General Counsel

Claimants, primarily companies, won about 71 percent of trade secret cases, and a majority of the defendants are former employees, according to new research from legal analytics research company Lex Machina.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

New York's Scaffold Law: A 'Defining' Moment

George M. Heymann, retired judge of the NYC Housing Court and of counsel to Finz & Finz writes: The Legislature should take a serious look at the “Scaffold Law” and either amend it or rewrite it from scratch to avoid the frustration and confusion it has created for the courts, the litigators and their clients since its inception.
12 minute read

New York Law Journal

New York Employers Face New Sexual Harassment Legislation

In the wake of the #MeToo movement, employers operating in New York will be subject to sweeping new laws aimed at curtailing sexual harassment in the workplace.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

What Employers Need to Know About Implicit Bias Training

Starbucks' bold decision to close some 8,000 stores on the afternoon of May 29 to conduct racial bias training, following the arrest of two black men who were waiting for a friend at one of its Philadelphia locations, has shone a light on training related to “implicit bias.”
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