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National Law Journal

Ethics Conflict at NLRB Pushes Agency Into 'Uncharted Territory'

The NLRB inspector general's report reinforced the concerns of union attorneys and Democratic senators that Trump-appointed member William Emanuel should not have voted in a high-profile joint-employment case. Labor lawyers and former board members are closely watching how the agency responds to the watchdog report.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

It's a Matter of Trust: Compliance Experts on How to Get Employees to Report Misconduct

A former DOJ compliance counsel and a former division GC at General Electric both wrote on the challenges that companies face around internal reporting of misconduct.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Court Refuses to Dismiss Case as Untimely Where No Rational Argument for Dismissal Is Found

As any practitioner knows, there are going to be times in your career where your opponent thinks they have you dead to rights. A “gotcha” moment, if you will. We have all been there, chest puffing, brooding with confident that no court in the world could see things any other way but your way.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

6th Circuit Upholds Verdict for In-House Lawyer Denied Telework in Pregnancy Bed Rest

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Wednesday upheld a $92,000 verdict for an in-house lawyer at a public utility in Memphis, Tennessee, whose request to work from home for 10 weeks while on bed rest due to pregnancy complications was denied.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami Ex-Professor's Lawsuit Over Indecent Exposure Allegations Reinstated

Former Miami Dade College professor Isabel del Pino-Allen represented herself in appellate court, winning the reinstatement of her defamation case against a former colleague who allegedly accused her of exposing her breasts.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Let's Help Build a Franchise Company: 5 Things Attorneys Should Consider

How can we help our clients build a chain of locations? Can our emerging clients ever compete with the big companies, the private equity companies, the multinationals with structured finance?
7 minute read

The Recorder

Jury Slams UCLA With $13M Gender Discrimination Verdict

A Los Angeles jury has order the University of California, Los Angeles to pay a $13 million verdict for allegedly retaliating against a female oncologist who complained about discrimination.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Inside the Morgan Lewis Investigation of Alleged Misconduct at NPR

Morgan Lewis partner Grace Speights in Washington, head of the firm's labor and employment group, led the team with partner Margaret Rodgers Schmidt and associate Jocelyn Cuttino. Their report offers broad guidance for companies taking fresh looks at workplace practices amid the #MeToo movement.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Fight Over Noncompete Agreement Gets Ugly

Bako's lawyers spent one sentence denying that the Delaware law voided the noncompete agreements and then offered pages of details of “gross misconduct” on which their counterclaims for breach of duty of loyalty, unjust enrichment and defamation are based.
5 minute read

The Recorder

'Lawson v. GrubHub': Good Omen or Temporary Reprieve?

A California federal district court may have just provided some breathing room for companies that pay for services from independent contractors.
6 minute read

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