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The Legal Intelligencer

Age Discrimination and Facebook: Micro-Targeting Comes Under Fire

Fifty years ago, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) was enacted to prohibit and eradicate systemic age discrimination that aging workers faced in the workplace.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

How RICO Plays a Role in the World of Harvey Weinstein and #MeToo

Who in civil litigation does not love a good RICO claim? Its boundaries are seemingly endless, and in the case of Harvey Weinstein—perhaps one of the most vilified defendants on the planet right now—there is the possibility of catastrophic implications, as if being the face of an entire movement (#MeToo) is not bad enough.
9 minute read

Law.com

Labor of Law: Driving Labor Law Into the Gig Economy

Uber is working with labor leaders to create a “portable benefits plan” for drivers in Washington state. Plus, the downside of banning questions about salary history.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

The #MeToo Implications of the Supreme Court's Workplace Class-Action Case

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in the consolidated cases at the start of the term in October, just before the #MeToo movement would take off nationally.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Persons Who Drive for Uber After Job Loss May Still Get Unemployment Benefits, Court Rules

Out-of-work Pennsylvanians who drive for a ride-hailing service in their spare time are not automatically ineligible for unemployment benefits, a Pennsylvania appellate court has ruled.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

HR's #MeToo Dilemma: How Much to Say About That Fired Employee?

"The inclination both culturally and legally for companies was historically not to publicize reasons for employees or executives leaving the company," one lawyer tells Corporate Counsel.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Judge Trims Yoga-Teaching Assistant Principal's Discrimination Lawsuit

The lawsuit involves an assistant elementary school principal who was transferred to a low-performing school after being targeted with protests for teaching yoga-based "mindfulness" practices.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

4 Tips for Employers About ICE Undocumented-Worker Raids Under Trump

From ensuring proper training on Form I-9 procedures to conducting self-audits, three immigration law experts provide tips for employers on how to navigate the new era under the Trump administration of increased scrutiny of employment of unauthorized workers.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Sexual Harassment Settlements With Nondisclosure Agreement No Longer Deductible

The new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act adds a provision to the tax code which disallows a deduction for amounts paid to settle a sexual harassment or abuse claim if that settlement includes a nondisclosure agreement. Section 162(q) to the Internal Revenue Code now disallows a deduction for any payment “related to sexual harassment or abuse if such settlement or payment is subject to a nondisclosure agreement.”
5 minute read

National Law Journal

US Labor Department, Eyeing SCOTUS Case, Moves to Shield In-House Judges

Federal agencies are waiting and watching how the U.S. Supreme Court decides a major new challenge to the lawfulness of the SEC's administrative law judges.
4 minute read

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