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National Law Journal

Kirkland & Ellis Faces Racial Discrimination Lawsuit in DC From Former IT Employee

Tyrone Gibson, the former IT employee, worked at Kirkland's Washington office for over four years before the firm fired him in April. His suit claims the firm turned a blind eye on a racist comment directed at Gibson along with other instances of harassment shortly after the initial comment then fired him when he officially reported the incident.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Judge Dismisses Nurse's Disability Discrimination Suit Over Medical Leave, Siding With CHOP

A former Children's Hospital of Philadelphia nurse filed suit against the hospital, claiming she was fired over taking leave to undergo operation, and after contracting COVID-19, however, a Pennsylvania judge found she failed to make a sufficient showing.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

'Too Dangerous to Work Here': New Lawsuits Emerge Amid Surge in Retail Theft

"Particularly in Philadelphia, there's lots of these incidents. They're growing into the suburbs as well. And yeah, it's tough for the employees. It's just an uncomfortable situation to have to work in," plaintiffs lawyer Alan Milstein said.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Insurance and Liability Issues in Our New Gig Economy

Non-standard or gig work consists of income-earning activities outside the standard, long-term employer-employee relationships that previously dominated the employment landscape. Gig workers are generally compensated as 1099 independent contractors and have control to set their own schedules.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Jury Hands Up Northern District's $3.5M Employment Discrimination Verdict After Defendant Declines to Participate in Trial

"This is the first time I've had the defendant and their lawyers flee the courtroom during a trial," said plaintiffs counsel Ed Buckley of Buckley Bala Wilson Mew in Atlanta.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Labor and Employment Lawyers Brace For a Possible Federal Ban on Non-Compete Agreements

"It's a fair question to ask, in five or 10 years from now, to what extent will non-compete agreements be common or even permissible in the U.S.," said Reed Smith partner Mark Goldstein.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Stroock Co-Managing Partner to Lead New Labor Practice at Steptoe, Joined by 2

Alan Klinger said Thursday he is making the move with fellow partner Dina Kolker and special counsel David Kahne. Steptoe & Johnson is also assuming Stroock's lease in Los Angeles.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Woman Sues HVAC Company, Claiming She Was Fired Following Miscarriage

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

The Recorder

California Supreme Court Weighs Power to Strike 'Unmanageable' PAGA Claims

During oral arguments, justices appeared uneasy with the idea of barring trial courts from striking unwieldy claims brought under the Private Attorneys General Act.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Energy Healing or Sexual Assault? Anti-SLAPP Claim Filed Against Georgia Shaman

"We have filed a motion to dismiss based upon Georgia's anti-SLAPP statute," Beal Sutherland Berlin & Brown partner Drew Beal told the Daily Report. "His lawsuit is nothing more than a strategic attempt to limit their free expression."
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