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11th Circuit Tosses Fired Dolphins Assistant Coach's Defamation Case

The court ruled that Jim Turner is a public figure and has not cleared the hurdle for a defamation lawsuit—malice. Turner was suing the lawyers the NFL hired to investigate ex-Dolphin Jonathan Martin's abuse allegations.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

7-Eleven Raids Portend 24-7 ICE Enforcement

This week, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) served a hundred 7-Eleven stores nationwide with notices of inspection and detained twenty-one undocumented workers. ICE will require the 7-Eleven stores to produce documents showing 7-Eleven required work authorizations from their employees.
4 minute read

Legal Week

US employment law giant continues European expansion with Milan office launch

Littler Mendelson recruits six-lawyer team for Italy launch following UK debut last year
3 minute read

International Edition

US employment law giant continues European expansion with Milan office launch

Littler Mendelson recruits six-lawyer team for Italy launch following UK debut last year
3 minute read

The Recorder

After Google Memo Suit, How Should Companies Handle Digital Discussions on Diversity?

As more tech workers turn to internal chat apps and message boards to talk about social issues, companies face new legal risks and evidence challenges in litigation.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania Court Imposes Increased Overtime Regulations

In a recent decision, the Pennsylvania Superior Court complicated the already tricky business of paying nonexempt employees on an hourly basis for Pennsylvania employers. In Chevalier v. Hiller, the court found that a “fluctuating workweek” overtime calculation method, approved by federal regulation, violates Pennsylvania's Minimum Wage Act, 43 P.S. Section 333.101 et seq. (PMWA).
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

'Protz' and the Implications of Its Retroactive Application

“AMA's Approach to Impairment Rating Evaluations is Unconstitutional”—an article written by Samuel H. Pond and Andrew F. Ruder of Pond Lehocky Stern Giordano, published in The Legal Intelligencer on April 23, 2013. The title speaks for itself, but contained therein was an explanation that while the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act (act) does not place limitations on the length of time an injured worker can receive ongoing wage loss benefits, it did establish an impairment rating system for individuals who had been receiving total disability benefits for a period of two years.
9 minute read

National Law Journal

Kagan Questions US Solicitor's Absence in Labor Case

Justice Elena Kagan questioned the absence of the U.S. solicitor general "in a case in which one would expect the government to be here." The Labor Department is revisiting the rule at issue in the case.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Littler Continues European Expansion With Opening of Office in Milan

A six-lawyer team in Italy gives Littler Mendelson its fourth European office; the labor and employment firm has offices in Germany France and the U.K.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

2018: The Year of the Dog ... Or Is It the Year of the Employer?

With the Trump administration settled into the White House and honing in on its one-year anniversary, we have begun to see an expected shift from a heavily administrated workplace to a more hands off, employer-friendly regulatory environment. It is expected that this trend will continue in 2018.
12 minute read

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