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Baker McKenzie brings in Simmons for review of firm's response to sex assault claim

Firm to lead independent review amid SRA scrutiny over alleged sex assault by partner
3 minute read

International Edition

Baker McKenzie brings in Simmons for review of firm's response to sex assault claim

Firm to lead independent review amid SRA scrutiny over alleged sex assault by partner
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Keep Austin in Compliance: A New Ordinance Shakes Up Employers

At its Feb. 15 meeting, the Austin City Council voted to make the city the first in Texas to require that employers provide paid sick leave to virtually…
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Philip Miscimarra, Former NLRB Chairman, Rejoins Morgan Lewis

Philip Miscimarra will return to Morgan, Lewis & Bockius after his nearly five-year stint as a National Labor Relations Board member.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Clarence Thomas's Confirmation Faces #MeToo Microscope

A New York magazine report Sunday raised new questions about Justice Clarence Thomas's U.S. Senate confirmation hearings amid the national dialogue now about misconduct claims against men in power.
7 minute read

The Recorder

Ending Sexual Orientation Discrimination in Employment

Twenty-two states, including California, and the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico, protect both public and private employees from discrimination on the basis of their sexual orientation.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

False Claims Act Case Addresses Causation Discrimination Cases

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit's recent decision in DiFiore v. CSL Behring, 879 F.3d 71 (3d Cir. 2018) is instructive, not just for FCA claims, but for a lengthy discussion of the causation standards under Title VII, the Age Discrimination Employment Act and Family and Medical Leave Act. The case also addresses the standard for successfully stating a claim of constructive discharge.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Read the NLRB Memo Defending Google's Firing of James Damore

A six-page internal "advice" memo from the NLRB said Google did not violate labor law when it fired James Damore for writing a memo that argued in part that women were less fit than men for careers in tech.
5 minute read

The Recorder

State Senator, Facing Harassment Claims, Sues Senate Over 'Unbounded Investigation'

"This Kafkaesque process is the Senate's response to the #MeToo movement," according to the complaint, filed by the Sacramento firm Downey Brand.
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: A Gig Economy Bellwether Battle

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher partners Michele Maryott and Theane Evangelis scored a win for GrubHub in a bellwether case that could have a lasting impact on how gig-economy workers are classified.
5 minute read

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