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National Law Journal

Justices, Divided, Say Employment Contracts Banning Class Actions Are Lawful

"The policy may be debatable but the law is clear: Congress has instructed that arbitration agreements like those before us must be enforced as written," Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote for the majority. In dissent, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg called the decision "egregiously wrong."
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New York Law Journal

Justices, Divided, Say Employment Contracts Banning Class Actions Are Lawful

"The policy may be debatable but the law is clear: Congress has instructed that arbitration agreements like those before us must be enforced as written," Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote for the majority. In dissent, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg called the decision "egregiously wrong."
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Suspended New Jersey Judge Russo Denies Ethics Violations

A New Jersey judge who last year sued the state judiciary, and who is now accused of violating ethics rules for his conduct in Family Court, is pushing back against those ethics charges.
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New Jersey Law Journal

In the Era of #MeToo, Employers Should Consider Complaint Response Plans

In light of the increased number of reports of sexual harassment, and the heightened public expectations of how employers will handle such complaints, advance preparation is time well spent.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

AB InBev Toasts to Its New Path on Due Diligence and Compliance

The brewing giant used truly unconventional and high-tech methods to transform compliance on a global scale.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

NetApp Had a Long Road to the Top of In-house Innovation

NetApp's lawyers are not just committed to improving technology within the legal department--they've spread their tech savvy to other parts of the company (and even outside NetApp) as well.
7 minute read

Law.com

EEOC, Women Law Profs Settle Bias Suit Against Denver School for $2.7M

The payment is one of several provisions of a consent decree the school reached with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and approved by a federal judge Thursday.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Business Advocates Urge Calif. to Limit Scope of Landmark Labor Case

The decision could have wide implications for gig-economy companies and others that rely on independent contractors. "These law-abiding employers should not now face mammoth retroactive liability," Paul Grossman, general counsel to the California Employment Law Council, told the California Supreme Court.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

4 Considerations as Trump's Labor Board Mulls Joint-Employer Rulemaking

The NLRB doesn't often take up rulemaking. “Rulemaking has been the exception to the rule, not the rule,” one lawyer said. Here are some considerations as the board looks anew at the joint-employer issue.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Grubhub Resists 'Do-Over' in Worker's Classification Case After Landmark Ruling

"Basic principles of fairness and due process preclude retroactive application of the new ABC test in a way that would nullify years of litigation and a full trial," Grubhub's lawyers at Gibson Dunn told the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday.
4 minute read

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