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Who Got the Work: Morgan Lewis Set to Defend X Corp., Elon Musk in ERISA Suit

Plaintiffs, former Twitter executives, say in their complaint that Elon Musk's acquisition of the microblogging app constituted a "material adverse change" in employment terms and meant they were entitled to severance packages upon resignation.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Pittsburgh Jury Returns $29.4M Against Investment Firm That Accused Terminated Contractors of Fraud

Horne Daller partner Nicole Daller, an attorney for one of the plaintiffs, said the matter was a "unique type of employment case," sounding in tort law rather than more common employment claims like discrimination or wrongful discharge.
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National Law Journal

Attorney Urges DC Circuit to Revive Race Bias Lawsuit Against Morrison & Foerster

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit pressed contract attorney Junius J. Joyner III to highlight how he was treated differently from similarly situated white counterparts at the firm.
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New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Judge Explains Rejection of Italian Professor's National Origin, Age Bias Claims

This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decisions editors. 
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The American Lawyer

Paul Hastings Adds 4-Partner Employment Group From Baker McKenzie

The four "further enhance our ability to represent clients at the C-suite and board levels on their most sophisticated and complex matters," said firm chair Frank Lopez in a statement.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Campbell Soup Employees Claim Company Penalizes Smokers

"The plan creates an unfair and discriminatory process by only allowing participants who complete the Quit for Life program to have the surcharge refunded on a prospective basis," the suit claims.
3 minute read

Law.com

'That's Not the Job' for the DOL: Crop of Suits Against Biden Administration

"It's a very antiemployer regulation, and it's not based really on any factual finding. Rather, it's based on DOL's belief that foreign farmworkers are vulnerable. [T]his is not based on any studies or statistics or anything," one immigration lawyer said.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY's Top Court Mulls Whether State Can Investigate Fired Catholic Priest's Bias Claim

Among the issues is whether the ministerial exception in employment cases applies to hostile work environment allegations.
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New York Law Journal

New York Retail Workplace Violence Prevention Law

A discussion of the newly enacted New York Retail Safety Act which will task New York State retailers with protecting employees from violence in the workplace.
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Law.com

Judge Sides With McDonald's In Attorney-Client Privilege Dispute With Former Executives

"McDonald's has successfully asserted a privilege 'shield' to prevent disclosure of actions we believe were unlawful, but the case continues, and we look forward to trial," said the plaintiffs' attorney, Jonathan I. Loevy of Loevy & Loevy in Chicago, following attempts to gain access to outside counsel's investigation.
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