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Corporate Counsel

Testing Legal Authority, Trump Fires NLRB Member, Leaving Panel Without Quorum

In a note to clients Tuesday, Littler Mendelson called the dismissal of Gwynne Wilcox "literally unprecedented."
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Five Years After Vega Much Remains Unsettled in Pay Frequency Litigation

The author states "Can New York employees – who were paid all wages due on a biweekly pay schedule – state a claim against their employer for violating the pay frequency provisions of §191 of the New York Labor Law? Well, it depends on who you ask – or, more accurately, where the plaintiff can file suit."
7 minute read

National Law Journal

Trump Administration Faces Legal Challenge Over EO Impacting Federal Workers

"This Executive Order, which generally reinstates the one issued in 2020, is intended to cover as many as 50,000 employees, leaving them vulnerable to being fired for any reason, including political agenda," counsel for the National Treasury Employees Union alleged in a complaint challenging President Donald Trump's workforce policy.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Intersection of Labor Law and Politics Following the Presidential Election

In the case of the Dartmouth basketball team, this legal issue has taken on significant importance. This unionization movement would set a precedent for collegiate athletes nationwide, challenging the long-standing tradition of categorizing them as “student-athletes” rather than workers entitled to the protections and rights afforded to employees under federal labor law.
8 minute read

National Law Journal

Three Akin Sports Lawyers Jump to Employment Firm Littler Mendelson

The three attorneys, who join the Am Law 100 firm as shareholders, have extensive experience in the realm of labor and employment law related to professional and collegiate sports employers and organizations.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Blank Rome Snags Two Labor and Employment Partners From Stevens & Lee

Daniel Sobol and Brandon Shemtob, who served for around six and a half years at Stevens & Lee, joined the firm effective on Jan. 15, seeking out a larger platform for their national traditional labor practice.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Ogletree Deakins Names 5 New Office Managing Shareholders

The majority of new office leaders in four U.S. cities and Montreal are women.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Southwest Airlines Faces $100M Class Action Over Pay Periods

A lawsuit has been filed against Southwest Airlines for allegedly violating New York labor law by paying baggage and cargo handlers bi-monthly instead of weekly.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Impact of New NYS Workers’ Compensation Work-Related Stress Relief on Discrimination Claims

Andrew Lieb discusses how New York State’s expansion of workers' compensation benefits, (effective 1/1/25), to cover claims for mental injury premises upon extraordinary work-related stress will impact an employee's workplace discrimination claim.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

How the Trump II Administration Can Combat Antisemitism

The second Trump Administration has a unique opportunity to combat antisemitism by taking a multifaceted, whole-of-government approach.
9 minute read

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