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Uber Chief Legal Officer's Safety Report Could Spark Ongoing Industry Transparency

The ride-hailing behemoth's latest safety report is putting a spotlight on chief legal officer Tony West and his legal department on how they are addressing the 6,000 reports of sexual assault and other crimes over the last two years happening on the road between the drivers and riders who use the mobile app.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judge Jack Weinstein Focuses on Lawyers' Mental Health in Statement on 'Trial-by-Combat' Lawyer's Sentence

Since lawyers are accustomed to staying up to date on legal issues through continuing education classes, defense lawyer Arthur Aidala suggested they could learn coping skills in a similar format.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

New Lactation Room Laws: What Employers Need to Know

An examination of existing federal, New York State and New York City policies regarding lactation rooms in the workplace, with a discussion on some practical guidance for New York City employers in light of the new laws.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

 Medicaid Administrative Fair Hearings

In his Elder Law column, Daniel G. Fish discusses the fair hearing process as a means of challenging agency decisions of applications for Medicaid home care benefits and nursing home care. Given the size of the Medicaid program, perhaps it is not surprising that there are errors made by the agency. To manage expectations, clients should be advised, before the application is filed, to anticipate that their application may be initially denied erroneously or even after eligibility has been established, but that there is a process to challenge adverse determinations.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Oil Workers Flee Venezuela's Crisis for a Better Life

Over the years Nieves Ribullen has watched dozens of co-workers abandon poverty wages and dangerous working conditions at the rundown complex of refineries in Punto Fijo on Venezuela's Caribbean coast for jobs in far-flung places such as Kuwait, Angola and Chile.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Lunchtime Accident Isn't Covered by Workers' Comp, Says Split Appeals Court

The Georgia Court of Appeals held that "an injury occurring during the break period arises out of an individual pursuit and not out of his employment and is not compensable.”
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

OSHA Places Responsibility Squarely on General Contractors

With regard to the primary responsibility for implementation of the Job Site Safety Program, OSHA is clear.
6 minute read

International Edition

King & Wood Mallesons Under Investigation for Overworking Lawyers in Australia

Employees of the Sino-Australian giant were allegedly subjected to grueling conditions, with some employees sleeping at the office to meet deadlines and cope with the heavy workload that arose from a public inquiry into financial sector misconduct that involved some of their clients.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Appeals Court Imposes Duty to Warn of Asbestos in Replacement Parts

A New Jersey appeals court has ruled that a manufacturer has a duty to warn about the risk of harm from exposure to asbestos-containing replacement parts, even if the manufacturer did not make or distribute those parts.
1 minute read

The Recorder

San Francisco Jurors Hear Hours of Scientific Data About Herbicide's Link to Cancer

Lawyers bombarded a San Francisco jury on Monday with reams of scientific studies about whether a Monsanto Co. weed killer caused a man to get terminal cancer.
1 minute read

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