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PwC to ramp up in Belfast and boost consulting arm as new legal head takes control

PwC's new head of legal on US expansion, the launch of its flexible lawyering business and future growth plans
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National Law Journal

SEC's Whistleblower Chief Says Companies Heed Call Not to Silence Tipsters

Jane Norberg, the head of the SEC's whistleblower office, said the corporate world is getting the hint and not using severance agreements to stifle would-be tipsters. “The good news is that I have seen some improvement in this area,” Norberg said Thursday at a securities conference in Washington. The “message is out there” that severance agreements cannot include terms preventing employees from contacting regulators, she added.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Foreman Who Controlled Employee's Hours 'Supervisor' Under Title VII

In Moody v. Atlantic City Board of Education, No. 16-4373 (3d Cir. Sept. 6), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reversed summary judgment for an employer based on an elastic and expansive interpretation of just who constitutes a "supervisor" in a hostile work environment case.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

HR Chiefs, Tech Companies Ramp Up Opposition to Trump's Immigration Policies

More than 100 human resources chiefs and dozens of the world's largest businesses on Thursday ramped up support for undocumented workers, signaling their opposition to the Trump administration's move to scuttle an immigration program that allows hundreds of thousands workers to be employed.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Porsche Design Tower Developer Dezer Named in Profit-Sharing Lawsuit

Dezer Development LLC owes pay to its former chief operating officer for his work on some projects, according to the lawsuit complaint.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Legal Recruiter Alleges 'Barrage' of Sexual Harassment in New Complaint

New, ugly allegations against national legal placement company Wegman Partners were filed by the same law firm that helped Lis Wiehl reach a $32 million settlement with Bill O'Reilly.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Ex-Associate Sues Former Firm, Alleging Unpaid Wages, Ethnic Jokes

A Cherry Hill, New Jersey, law firm has been sued for race discrimination and fraud by a former associate who said he never received his agreed-on…
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Court Likens Health Care Co.'s Bid to Avoid Class Arbitration to 'Forum-Shopping'

A home health care provider's attempt to avoid arbitrating a proposed class action suit "smacked of forum-shopping," a Pennsylvania judge has told the state Superior Court.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Does 'Kaczkowski v. Bolubasz' Apply to Social Security?

Kaczkowski v. Bolubasz, 491 Pa. 561 (1980), is one of the few decisions in the nation that rules out discounting to present value, under the assumption that the inflation rate is equal to the discount rate.
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

Courts Recognizing Employment Discrimination Causes of Action for Medical Marijuana Patients

As more states legalize marijuana for medical use, employers are asking themselves whether they need to hire or continue to employ those who have a prescription for marijuana and test positive for marijuana.
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