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The Legal Intelligencer

Investigating the Claims Adjuster's Investigation in Workers' Comp Matters

Once an insurance carrier is notified of a work injury, it is required by law to promptly investigate the injury and determine whether the claim is compensable within 21 days under Section 406.1 of the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act.
6 minute read

Delaware Law Weekly

Ex-Workers' Claim for Post-Spinoff Severance Pay From Chemours Survives

A Delaware Superior Court judge ruled Monday that former employees of The Chemours Co. may sue for severance payments they said they were denied after allegedly being duped into taking a less generous buyout deal as the chemical firm downsized following its spinoff from DuPont.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Judge Certifies Class in Suit Against MetLife Over Unpaid Overtime

The class action accuses MetLife of violating the Fair Labor Standards Act by failing to pay hundreds of long-term disability claims specialists overtime pay, although other MetLife workers in similar positions receive OT pay.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Thoughts on the Tax Code's New 'Harvey Weinstein Rule'   

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 inserted a new subsection (q) into Section 162 of the Internal Revenue Code which denies deductions for payments made in settlements of sexual harassment or sexual abuse cases, and “related” attorney fees.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Class Certification Granted to Hourly Workers in American Airlines Wage Suit

Baggage handlers and maintenance workers at American Airlines were granted certification Tuesday in a class action suit claiming the company programmed its time clocks to round down and reduce the amount of time employees are credited with working.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth Court Revisits Workers' Compensation's 'Premises Liability'

Normally, work injuries arise when an employee is injured on or off the employer's premises, while actually engaged in furtherance of the employer's business or affairs. Last week, in US Airways v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board Bockelman, No. 612 C.D. 2017, the Commonwealth Court revisited the less common compensability of a workers' compensation claim based on a premises theory of liability.
7 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Keep Austin in Compliance: A New Ordinance Shakes Up Employers

At its Feb. 15 meeting, the Austin City Council voted to make the city the first in Texas to require that employers provide paid sick leave to virtually…
6 minute read

The Recorder

Fisher Phillips Continues West Coast Expansion With LA Hire

The Atlanta-based labor and employment firm added Ogletree's Cheryl Schreck in Los Angeles after acquiring a Seattle firm earlier this month.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

False Claims Act Case Addresses Causation Discrimination Cases

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit's recent decision in DiFiore v. CSL Behring, 879 F.3d 71 (3d Cir. 2018) is instructive, not just for FCA claims, but for a lengthy discussion of the causation standards under Title VII, the Age Discrimination Employment Act and Family and Medical Leave Act. The case also addresses the standard for successfully stating a claim of constructive discharge.
6 minute read

The Recorder

In Bellwether Gig Economy Case, Judge Rules Grubhub Driver Is Not an Employee

U.S. Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley ruled that Grubhub properly classified a delivery driver as an independent contractor instead of an employee under California law.
5 minute read

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