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New York Law Journal

Pandemic Spotlights Inequity in New York's Tipping Regulations

New York's draconian wage and hour laws limiting tip pooling and sharing to only "food service workers" creates pay disparity and erects barriers between back-of-house, kitchen workers and front-of-house, service employees.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Judge Grants Forum Change After Defendants Pointed to Witnesses' COVID Fears

Defendants argued that the case had no connection to Philadelphia, and also raised the contention that numerous witnesses were afraid to travel to a more densely populated locale, where case counts of the COVID-19 virus have only recently begun to decline from record peaks.
5 minute read

Law.com

How I Made Partner: 'Wit, Personality and a Good Book of Business,' Says GrayRobinson's Valerie Haber

"Listen to your gut, and don't cut corners for quick fixes. Your honesty and integrity will shine through and give you a leg up when you go up for partner."
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

First Lawsuit Over Deadly Chicken Plant Accident Lands in Gwinnett

The wife of a supervisor killed at the Foundation Food Group last month sued the gas company that installed the nitrogen line that allegedly leaked, causing the deaths of six employees.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Senate's Alcohol 'To Go' Proposal Motors Ahead

Bill sponsor Jennifer Bradley amended her proposal to limit the "to go" option to licensed restaurants, cap individual container sizes at 32 ounces and require motorists to place the drinks in locked compartments, vehicle trunks or in areas behind the last upright seats in vehicles.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Ex-Hedge Fund Lawyer Takes Over as General Counsel for Burger King, Popeyes Operator

Jared Landaw most recently served as chief lawyer and operating officer at hedge fund Barrington Capital Group and was an attorney at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom earlier in his career.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

From Coffee to Spirits: Pernod Ricard Poaches JDE Peet's General Counsel

Anne-Marie Poliquin succeeds Amanda Hamilton-Stanley, who wanted to "take her career in a different direction."
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

11th Circuit: Identity Theft Alone Is Not Enough to Gain Standing in Litigation

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit was one of the few federal circuits that had not yet weighed in on this pressing issue.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Could Big Law-Backed Suits Overturn COVID-19 Hazard Pay Laws for Grocery Workers?

Grocery associations have enlisted Morrison & Foerster and Stoel Rives to seek injunctions that would prevent cities in California and Washington from enforcing their coronavirus hazard pay laws.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

How Much Graham Is in a Graham Cracker? Manhattan Federal Judge Allows Whole Foods Consumer Protection Lawsuit to Proceed

Even though U.S. District Judge Gregory Woods of the Southern District of New York did not know that the "graham" in graham cracker referred to a type of flour, he found that a reasonable consumer might expect graham crackers to be made from graham flour.
4 minute read

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