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The Legal Intelligencer

Thoughts on the Tax Code's New 'Harvey Weinstein Rule'   

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 inserted a new subsection (q) into Section 162 of the Internal Revenue Code which denies deductions for payments made in settlements of sexual harassment or sexual abuse cases, and “related” attorney fees.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Local Ordinances Prohibit Discrimination Against Transgender Individuals in Workplace, Schools

Federal laws including Title IX, which governs access to education, and Title VII, which concerns employment, prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex. In short, educational institutions and employers must provide equal opportunities to both men and women.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Jury Adds $125,000 in Punitive Damages to Ogletree's $1.8M Malpractice Verdict

The firm was hit with a $1.8 million legal-malpractice verdict Wednesday for forging signatures on a woman's work visa for National Geographic.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

What Notice Is Required for Mandatory Employee Arbitration?

Increasingly, employers are seeking to impose mandatory arbitration provisions to resolve disputes with employees.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

FedEx Must Hand Over Emails to EEOC in Deaf Discrimination Lawsuit

A federal judge has ordered FedEx to produce emails it claims were too vast in number to retrieve in a deaf and hard-of-hearing discrimination case brought against the shipping company by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Proposed EEOC Enforcement Guidance Updated in Light of #MeToo Movement

Now, more than ever, employers need specific universal guidance on how to prevent and remediate sexual harassment, as well as other forms of workplace harassment.
9 minute read

National Law Journal

Why Management Lawyers Are Tracking DOJ's Suit Against California

"A lot of what the federal government is saying right now is drama, but it doesn't relieve employers from California law,” said Charles Thompson, an Ogletree Deakins shareholder in San Francisco.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

A Transformational Time for Employment Law: A Q&A With HireRight's Alonzo Martinez

Alonzo Martinez, associate counsel of compliance at Irvine, California-based HireRight gave Corporate Counsel his take on some of the most vexing employment law issues for companies today.
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Conducting a Workplace Investigation After a Sexual Harassment Claim

This article explores the investigation process and highlights some areas of legal concern for any investigator.
11 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Hartford Firm Offers Online Labor and Employment Resource

For the last 40 years, Shipman & Goodwin has published the popular hard-copy version of the Employment Law Letter, and wanted to continue this legacy by expanding to an online format.
3 minute read

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