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Practical pieces about employment law trends and how companies can stay compliant with quickly changing regulations and case law. A recent focus is how Legal should handle #MeToo and accusations of harassment and discrimination.
By Amy C. Lachowicz | October 19, 2017
“How much were you paid at your last job?” This common, seemingly innocuous question that is routinely asked during an employer's pre-hiring process, could lead to disparities in salaries between men and women.
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By Samuel Estreicher and Holly H. Weiss | October 19, 2017
In their Arbitration column, Samuel Estreicher and Holly H. Weiss discuss cases recently argued before the U.S. Supreme Court that, at their core, concern how two federal statutes—the FAA and the NLRA—interact and raise the basic question of whether the NLRB has authority to regulate arbitration agreements in the nonunion sector.
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By Lizzy McLellan | October 19, 2017
Pennsylvania-based Cozen O'Connor is looking to grow its labor and employment practice in California.
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By Erin Mulvaney | October 17, 2017
An employee loses her argument, in the Ninth Circuit, that the NLRB's new, less deferential standard for arbitral decisions should have applied to her pending dispute.
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By Meredith Hobbs | October 17, 2017
An ambitious project by GSU law professor Charlotte Alexander evolved into the Legal Analytics Lab, which she calls an incubator to "see what's possible."
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By Alex Berry | October 17, 2017
Big four accountancy firm appoints employment leader as new head of legal services
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By Mike Scarcella | October 16, 2017
The Labor Department's suit alleges JPM paid certain female employees less than male counterparts.
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By P.J. D'Annunzio | October 13, 2017
Employers are obligated to pay their employees for breaks of 20 minutes or less under the Fair Labor Standards Act, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled in a precedential decision Friday.
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By Kacey C. Wiedt and Audrey L. Copeland | October 12, 2017
In June, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court declared Section 306(a.2), the impairment rating evaluation provisions of the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act, to be unconstitutional under Article I, Section II of the Pennsylvania Constitution pursuant to the nondelegation doctrine in Protz v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Derry Area Schchool District), 161 A.3d 827 (Pa. 2017) (Protz II).
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By Commentary by David C. Miller | October 12, 2017
For today's U.S. workers, very often, a long-awaited vacation tends to become a “workation.” Although they have every intention of relaxing and enjoying their time away, many workers can't resist the temptation to check their email, write that report, or answer work-related phone calls while on vacation.
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