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Corporate Counsel

Union Organizing Still Booming, But Growth Rate Slows

"Right now, unions are on a playing field that has never been more favorable for them, at least not in the last decade," Duane Morris partner Gerald Maatman said. "Now's the time to do it, while the going is good."
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Deborah Willig, Tapped for ABA Award, Revisits Her Impact on Phila. Legal Community

As the first female chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association, Willig helped transform the organization by pushing women into committee chair roles. And union-side labor and employment firm Willig, Williams & Davidson was a trailblazer in offering paid maternity leave in the 1980s.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Dockworkers Union Wins State Appeal in South Carolina Dispute Over New Terminal Jobs

Unionized dockworkers have the right to staff every job at a new container terminal in South Carolina under a federal court decision — but there…
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

Employee Sues Delta Air Lines for Alleged Discrimination Under ADA

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Juul Lawyer's Suit Buttresses Concerns Pregnancy Discrimination Lives On, Just in Subtler Ways

"If a woman happens to become pregnant and for medical reasons they can't devote the time and attention to their job, fair or not, that can trigger resentment by the company," said Craig Barkacs, a professor of business law at the University of San Diego.
9 minute read

Daily Report Online

Ex-Cop Sues West Point for Allegedly Being Fired for Not Kicking in Suspect's Door

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

Daily Report Online

Popular Savannah Restaurant Hit With Lawsuit Over Alleged Racist Abuse

"The facts here feel like 1963, not 2023. This kind of blatant and unrepentant racism is as cruel as it is illegal," said plaintiff's attorney and former U.S. Rep. Artur Davis.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

But Did They Ratify It? Determining Employer Liability For an Employee's Acts

An employer's continued retention of an employee after wrongdoing is not conclusive evidence of the employer's ratification of the employee's bad acts, but it is one of the factors a jury may consider.
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

Employee Sues Ingles, Claiming Wrongful Firing After Reporting Sex Harassment

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

The American Lawyer

Gibson Dunn Forms DEI Task Force as Employers Rush to Comply With Affirmative Action Reversal

"Phones are ringing off the hook with questions from clients about advancing DEI goals in a lawful way," said Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher labor and employment co-chair Jason Schwartz.
3 minute read

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