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New Jersey Law Journal

NJ's Expanding Leave Laws Give Employees More Paid Time Off

A helpful overview of the recent changes to family leave and paid sick leave in the Garden State.
9 minute read

Litigation Daily

Shout-Out: Debevoise Defeats $14.5B Whistleblower Suit

The Debevoise team was led by partners Maeve O'Connor, Susan Reagan Gittes and Ed Schallert.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Advocacy in Action: How an SEC Program Inspired International Reform

What the SEC whistleblower program shows is that empowering private individuals to stand up and speak out makes integrity an organization's most prized asset—and how much of a difference it makes when the public sector protects and supports the exercise of that integrity.
6 minute read

Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: When a Settlement Demand Is Actually Extortion, Michael Avenatti Edition

The charge points to an interesting gray area in the law: Where to draw the line between a legitimate settlement demand and extortion?
7 minute read

Litigation Daily

Duke University to Pay $112.5M to Settle Fake Research Case

A former Duke University lab employee will receive nearly $34 million after the school Monday settled his False Claims Act lawsuit for $112.5 million alleging that another lab technician faked research data to obtain funding from federal agencies.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Whistleblower Gets Nearly $34M in Duke University Fake Research Case

A former Duke University lab employee will receive nearly $34 million after the school Monday settled his False Claims Act lawsuit for $112.5 million alleging that another lab technician faked research data to obtain funding from federal agencies.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Former Housing Authority General Counsel Gets $1.87M in Whistleblower Suit

A Houston jury sided Thursday with former housing authority general counsel Karen Miniex, who claimed the agency retaliated against her after she pursued allegations of employee voucher fraud.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

UM Law Professor Sues ICE on Behalf of Immigrant Activist Featured in Documentary

Rebecca Sharpless is the director of UM's Immigration Clinic and is part of the legal team fighting on behalf of detained immigrant activist Claudio Rojas. She represents Rojas in a suit alleging ICE officials detained the immigrant in retaliation for his participation in a documentary about the department's detention policies.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Case Signals Possible Uptick in Anti-Corruption Enforcement in Construction Industry

With big-money projects involving chains of subcontractors and sometimes corrupt foreign officials, the construction industry has become a target-rich environment for the DOJ, according to former federal prosecutors, criminal defense attorneys and construction and government contracts lawyers.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

In-House Counsel in Construction Industry May See Uptick in Anti-Corruption Enforcement

With big-money projects involving chains of subcontractors and sometimes corrupt foreign officials, the construction industry has become a target-rich environment for the DOJ, according to former federal prosecutors, criminal defense attorneys and construction and government contracts lawyers.
7 minute read

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