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The Legal Intelligencer

Flaster Greenberg Litigation Head Starts New Firm

Two labor and employment veterans strike out on their own.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Hiring Practices and the FCPA

In his Employment Issues column, Philip M. Berkowitz writes: Ban-the-box laws did not make the decision whether to carry out background checks any easier for publicly traded companies and financial institutions. These companies must be familiar with the requirements of these various laws. Failing to get this right can have dire consequences.
9 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Democrats Press Fifth Circuit Nominee on Sexual Harassment Decisions

Senators repeatedly asked U.S. District Judge Kurt Engelhardt about his decisions tossing several sexual harassment cases.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Workplace Class Action Balloon Will 'Burst' as Trump Takeover Settles: Seyfarth Report

The rise in class action settlements and federal government workplace litigation last year is expected to soften as the Trump administration's takeover settles in, according to Seyfarth Shaw's annual workplace litigation report.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Contested Harassing Statements Leads to Denial of Summary Judgment

“He said, she said” is one of the clearest paths to trial for a plaintiff claiming workplace harassment or discrimination. This is particularly so when the statements in question are explosive. A clear example of this conundrum for employers was addressed in the recent decision of El v. Advance Stores, No. 17-2345, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 211887 (E.D. Pa. Dec. 27, 2017).
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Legislating Financial Penalties for Employers Seeking to Keep Sexual Harassment Settlements Confidential

The daily press coverage disclosing alleged actions of high profile men accused of sexual harassment in the workplace, has resulted in a change to the tax treatment of settlements in claims of sexual harassment and discrimination.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Trial Date Set for Staten Island Attorney Indicted in Kidnapping Case

A flamboyant Staten Island lawyer who made headlines by challenging another attorney to "trial by combat" and who was recently indicted on kidnapping and other charges for allegedly taking part in a violent scrap metal fraud ring remains behind bars and a May trial date has been set in his case.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Weed in the Workplace: What are California Employers' Rights?

With the sale of marijuana for recreational use now legal in California, have employers' rights to keep the substance out of workplace gone up in smoke?
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

FordHarrison Founder Passes Baton to New Leadership

After growing his firm from 14 lawyers to nearly 200 over the course of four decades, Lash Harrison is stepping down to make way for a new leader based in Florida.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

1st Dept. Rulings to Restore Fired NYC Teachers Were Judicial 'Overreach,' Court of Appeals Says

The New York State Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that the terminations of three teachers by the New York City Department of Education did not "shock the conscience" and should not have been set aside by a state appellate court in Manhattan.
3 minute read

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