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Constitution Revision Proposal Could Require E-Verify in Florida

A panel of the Florida Constitution Revision Commission unanimously backed a proposal that would require all employers in Florida to use the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Employment Authorization Program to determine the eligibility of new employees.
4 minute read

The Recorder

California Assembly Weighs Outsourcing Sexual Harassment Investigations

State legislators are reeling amid a storm of harassment accusations made by legislative staffers, lobbyists and private consultants who say a culture of misconduct pervades the Capitol.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Third Circuit's Paid Breaks Ruling a Bright Line, but Not an Open Door

A federal appeals court offered a clear rule earlier this year in holding that employees must be paid for breaks lasting 20 minutes or less, but private suits on that issue have been few, and appear poised to remain so, practitioners say.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Duane Morris Takes Sedgwick Employment Group, With More to Come

Ten lawyers from soon-to-shutter Sedgwick are planning a move to Duane Morris in San Francisco next month.
3 minute read

International Edition

Pinsent Masons cuts 78 legal PA roles following redundancy consultation

Redundancy consultation concludes with 78 voluntary cuts
3 minute read

International Edition

Pinsent Masons cuts 78 legal PA roles following redundancy consultation

Redundancy consultation concludes with 78 voluntary cuts
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Tripp Scott Adds 6-Lawyer May Meacham Law Firm

May, Meacham & Davell will combine with Fort Lauderdale-based Tripp Scott on Dec. 1.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Justice Department, in Court, Argues Mick Mulvaney Is 'Proper' Interim CFPB Leader

Main Justice says in a court filing: "The confusion that presently exists surrounding the CFPB's acting directorship stems from plaintiff's meritless claims. The president, OLC, and the CFPB's general counsel all agree that Mulvaney is the acting director of the CFPB, and Acting Director Mulvaney has begun work at the agency."
6 minute read

National Law Journal

The EEOC Got What It Wanted in First Suit Alleging Sexual Orientation Discrimination

A Pennsylvania federal judge this month, ruling for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, awarded $55,500 in damages and other relief to a private employee who claimed he was discriminated against because he is gay. The case was a test for the agency as it pushes for such protections to be recognized under federal civil rights laws.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Real Estate Firm CBRE's Arbitration Agreements Violate Labor Law: NLRB Judge

The real estate company CBRE Inc.'s mandatory arbitration agreements violate federal labor law, according to an administrative law judge ruling that highlighted controversial employee restrictions that are at the center of a U.S. Supreme Court case this term.
5 minute read

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