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National Law Journal

Union Fees Will Get Fresh Look at High Court, No Longer Deadlocked

Updated at 10:53 a.m.The U.S. Supreme Court, deadlocked last term on the constitutionality of mandatory "fair share" union fees that are paid…
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National Law Journal

Union Fees Will Get Fresh Look at High Court, No Longer Deadlocked

The U.S. Supreme Court, deadlocked last term on the constitutionality of mandatory "fair share" union fees that are paid by millions of public-sector workers, agreed on Thursday to step into this arena for a second time, with a case that raises alarms among some advocates who fear the court could deal a blow to organized labor.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

That Makes Five: Winston & Strawn Suit Adds To Growing List of Gender Bias Claims

When news broke this week that former Winston & Strawn intellectual property partner Constance Ramos has sued her old firm, she publicly landed among a group of female lawyers who claim in court that they faced sex discrimination in Big Law.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Ralph Lauren Lawyer Shares 3 Biggest Employment Law Trends for Companies in Retail, Hospitality

A lawyer for Ralph Lauren Corp. shared his take Wednesday on some of the biggest trends coming down the pike for employment lawyers in the retail and hospitality space.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

American General Life Ins. Co. v. Gottdenger

Insurer Granted $162,110 Judgment in Breach Suit to Recover Commission Debt From Agent
1 minute read

The Recorder

GE Faces Potential $700M ERISA Class Action

General Electric has been hit with a class action lawsuit demanding $700 million over claims that the corporation engaged in self-dealing in handling its employees' retirement plans.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Gov't Agencies Spar In Second Circuit Over LGBTQ Rights

The issue of whether sexual orientation falls under Title VII is up for argument once again in the Second Circuit.
6 minute read

Women Get Paid Less, No Matter What

Chalk this up to another instance where a girl just can't win.You know that stubborn pay gap between the sexes? (In big firms, women earn 90…
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Key Labor Case at the US Supreme Court Could Affect Millions of Workers

A report released Wednesday shows that more than 60 million workers in the United States are subject to mandatory arbitration in employment contracts, highlighting the potential scope of a key U.S. Supreme Court case that confronts the legality of those agreements.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Gov't Agencies Spar In Second Circuit Over LGBTQ Rights

Two government agencies faced off Tuesday afternoon before a federal appeals court over whether federal civil rights law, as written, includes protection…
7 minute read

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