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National Law Journal

Kirkland Partner, Trump's Pick for Labor Solicitor, Reveals Pay, Clients

O'Scannlain would serve in the No. 3 post at the Labor Department, overseeing major cases. DOL has gender-pay suits pending against JPMorgan Chase and Oracle Corp. The department's investigation of Google is ongoing.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Facebook Likes Jury Duty: Company Expands Pay Policy for Would-Be Jurors

Facebook Inc. employees trying to get out of jury duty can no longer use the classic "but I can't miss work" excuse.
3 minute read

The Recorder

New Law Prohibits Employers From Asking Applicants About Salary History

Beginning Jan. 1, 2018, California employers will no longer be able to ask job applicants about their salary history.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Debate on Gender Pay Equality Not Going Away Anytime Soon

“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.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

SCOTUS to Tackle Interaction of FAA, NLRA on Arbitration Agreement Issue

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.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Cozen O'Connor Grabs Ex-San Diego Office Leader From Jackson Lewis

Pennsylvania-based Cozen O'Connor is looking to grow its labor and employment practice in California.
3 minute read

The Recorder

NLRB Wasn't Out of Line Applying New Standard Only to Future Cases

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.
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

GSU Law Starts Big Data Lab as Industry Girds for Disruption

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."
7 minute read

International Edition

PwC appoints new legal services head as Brookes steps down

Big four accountancy firm appoints employment leader as new head of legal services
3 minute read

International Edition

PwC appoints new legal services head as Brookes steps down

Big four accountancy firm appoints employment leader as new head of legal services
3 minute read

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