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The Legal Intelligencer

Judge Doubles Fracking Workers' Award in Overtime Case

A federal judge has doubled the compensation awarded to four fracking crane operators who sued a drilling company for failing to pay overtime wages.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Design Firm Must Turn Over Documents Related to Confidential, Settled Sexual Harassment Case

The judge faced the question of whether a settlement agreement's confidentiality provision can seal off evidence of past actions by a company that are potentially relevant to a new harassment claim.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

When Can a Health Care Provider Fire an Employee for Refusing a Flu Shot?

Employment law experts say private health care employers may fire employees for failing to comply with a mandatory flu vaccination policy provided it allows exemptions for medical and religious reasons.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Increased Standardization Would Benefit the Global Anti-Corruption Effort

For the past six years Walmart has been working to enhance its global ethics and compliance program, with a specific focus on anti-corruption.
5 minute read

Inside Counsel

What Companies Need to Do to Address Sexual Harassment Post-Weinstein

“Checks on power failed. Checks on ego failed. Legal failed. HR failed. Simple human decency disappeared,” said Phillip Maltin, attorney at Raines…
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Court Revives Gender Discrimination Claim Based on Spouse's Jealousy

With the recent spate of sexual harassment and sexual misconduct cases populating the cable news and talk radio airwaves we decided to take a closer look at two recently decided cases.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Applications and Interviews: What Not to Ask

Labor Relations columnists David E. Schwartz and Risa M. Salins examine New York City's restrictions on questioning applicants about their salary history, criminal backgrounds and credit information.
9 minute read

The Recorder

Former Amazon Worker Seeks Class Certification in Overtime Suit

A former Amazon.com LLC shift manager who claims the online retailer denied him overtime pay is seeking class action status in California federal district court, an attempt to widen the scope of allegations that workers are unfairly enduring grueling “internet speed” conditions in the retail company's warehouses across the country.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Sexual Harassment Training: Cultivating a Culture of Compliance

The #metoo phenomenon is a cultural tidal wave and it's only a matter of time before the ripple effects are felt in the everyday workplace outside of Hollywood and Capitol Hill.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Matt Lauer's Accuser Has a Veteran Washington Civil Rights Lawyer on Her Side

Meet Ari Wilkenfeld, a longtime civil rights and employment lawyer in Washington, who's representing the woman who brought sexual misconduct claims this week against NBC "Today" show host Matt Lauer.
5 minute read

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