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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

The Legal Intelligencer

Hostile Work Environment Case Against Susquehanna County Can Proceed

A former Susquehanna County government employee claiming she was constructively discharged from her administrative duties after complaining of sexual harassment can move forward with her hostile work environment claim.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Big Law Partner, Ex-Bay Area Police Commission Head Found Dead

L. Julius Turman, head of the San Francisco office at labor and employment firm Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, died over the weekend at 52.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

AT&T Is 'Punishing Women for Being Pregnant,' Plaintiffs Claim in Class Action

“We do not tolerate discrimination of any kind, including for an employee's gender or pregnancy,” AT&T said in a statement in response to the amended complaint in Indiana federal district court.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Hurry Up and Wait: Indian Foreign Nationals Facing Immigration Backlogs

Immigration paths for many foreign nationals are being methodically deterred by the current administration in Washington, but citizens from India seem to have a multitude of barriers to continue living and working in the United States after completing their college education.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Awkward Positions: Second Circuit Confronts Dueling Claims for Deference

Although this landmark ruling rightfully garnered national attention as a historic civil rights victory, its unique procedural posture also raised questions in a different legal context: administrative law.
8 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Uber CLO Explains Decision to Scrap Mandatory Arbitration Clauses and NDAs Around Sexual Harassment, Assault

Tony West of Uber explained the rationale behind his company's announcement of new policies on how it deals with claims of sexual harassment and assault.
5 minute read

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