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The Legal Intelligencer

Buchanan: California Lawyers' Fight With Firm Belongs in Pa.

Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney says it shouldn't have to litigate with three former partners in a California court just because the firm operates under a different legal structure there.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Urban Outfitters Sued for Unpaid Wages and Overtime

Two Urban Outfitters retail employees have sued the apparel company for allegedly failing to pay them for all hours worked, including overtime, in an effort to conform with compensation budgets.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

High Court Upholds Disqualification of Lawyers in Waffle House Sex Tape Fight

In a one-line order, the state Supreme Court upheld the disqualification of John Butters and David Cohen as counsel for the housekeeper who made a secretly recorded sex tape of Waffle House's former CEO.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Appellate Division Further Refines 'Continuous Trigger' in Progressive Injury Claims

The Appellate Division revisited the “last pull of the trigger” recently in its "Air Master" decision -- another important step in New Jersey courts' allocation of risk among successive insurance policies where injury occurs over an extended period of time.
9 minute read

Daily Report Online

Three Tips for Addressing Harassment and Discrimination in Law Firms

When it comes to the work environment, law firms cannot afford to live in the past by maintaining unwritten rules that deprive attorneys of equal opportunities within the firm.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Is NJ Workers' Compensation Law Etched in Stone?

An argument for updating the 1911 schedule of disabilities with a modern wage-loss system.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

A Primer on Employer's Duty to Accommodate Employees Injured in the Workplace

Are employers required to provide light-duty work for an injured employee? Must they keep an injured employee's job open for more than 12 weeks? Can they retaliate against an employee for filing a workers' compensation claim?
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Labor & Employment

In this Special Report: "Lawmakers Slowly Begin to Regulate Gig Economy," "NY Employers Take Note: Paid Family Leave Benefits Law Becomes Effective Jan. 1st," "Reasonable Accommodation: Thoughts of a Cancer Survivor," "HR Policy Acknowledgements Overseas: A Whole Other World Out There," "What Emerging Multiracial Plaintiff Cases Suggest About Employment Discrimination Law" and "The Future of Class Action Waivers in Employment Arbitration Agreements."
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Impact of 'Protz' on the Business Climate

As the old adage goes, be careful what you wish for; you might get it. This saying is currently playing itself out in the world of Pennsylvania workers' compensation law.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Lawmakers Slowly Begin to Regulate Gig Economy

Matthew Steinberg and Raymond Berti write: Despite significant statistics, lawmakers have been extremely slow to address the radical shift in the labor market. Until now.
6 minute read

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