Tag: Labor
Labor and Employment Lawyers Play Musical Chairs; Littler in the Hot Seat
NewsAmid a flurry of fresh lateral moves among labor and employment lawyers, one of the leading L&E firms is facing a lawsuit tied to hires it made several years ago from an industry group that counts many of its clients as members.
Begley Awarded $1.8M in Settlement
NewsAssistant Chief Mark Begley was awarded a $1.84 million lawsuit settlement against the County of Kaua‘i and Kaua‘i Police Department.
Biglaw Firm Resolves Pay Bias Claim Over Bonuses Paid at Predecessor Firm
NewsAfter a routine compliance review by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), Locke Lord LLP voluntarily entered into a conciliation agreement to resolve allegations of pay discrimination at its Providence, Rhode Island, office.
Return to Work COVID-19 Testing Considerations
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As employees increasingly transition back into the physical workplace, employers have begun to grapple with whether and how to deploy COVID-19 diagnostic testing as a return-to-work solution.
Baker Donelson Temporarily Cuts Pay, Furloughs Some Employees Because of COVID-19
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Baker Donelson is imposing temporary pay cuts, reducing partner draws, and furloughing some employees because of the financial impact of the COVID-19 epidemic.
EY Lays Off Some U.S. Lawyers Who Came through Pangea3 Acquisition
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While precise details remain uncertain, reports indicate that EY has let go some 20-30 lawyers who work for it in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area of Minnesota and the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas.
Coinbase Goes on Legal Hiring Binge as Circle Attorneys Depart
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Coinbase Inc., a San Francisco-based digital currency exchange specializing in bitcoin transactions, has gone on an in-house hiring spree.
In Collective Bargaining Agreement, Longevity Pay Increase Clause Can Outlive Contract
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The contract included a clause setting “longevity pay increases” for workers who reached certain tenure milestones with the company.
Why This Group is Trying to Stop Amazon From Buying Whole Foods
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Marc Perrone, president of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, sees Amazon the way some Rust Belt workers see global trade — as a threat to American jobs, reports The Washington Post.
Bankruptcy Law ‘Trumps’ the National Labor Relations Act in Casino Reorganization Case
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The Third U.S. Court of Appeals recently ruled that federal bankruptcy courts may extinguish a Chapter 11 employer’s obligations under an expired collective bargaining agreement pursuant to Section 1113 of the Bankruptcy Code where such relief is necessary to permit reorganization.
