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Employment
Employment Law360 provides breaking news and analysis on labor and employment law. Coverage includes employment-related litigation, government enforcement actions, and arbitration proceedings, as well as legislative and regulatory activity.
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Latest News in Employment
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July 20, 2018
Truckers Fight Calif.'s New Independent Contractor Standard
A nonprofit trade association representing some 6,000 trucking operators has filed suit in California federal court asking a judge to find that federal law supersedes a recent landmark state Supreme Court ruling redefining employees versus contractors that some observers say could devastate the industry.
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July 20, 2018
Atty Sues NJ Firm Over Fees In Legal Malpractice Action
An attorney has slammed a New Jersey firm with a state lawsuit accusing it of violating a deal that entitles her to half of the legal fees recovered in a malpractice action against another lawyer over his handling of an employment discrimination case.
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July 20, 2018
Zero-Tolerance In #MeToo Era May Be Perilous For Employers
Although the #MeToo movement has spurred employers to re-evaluate — and in some cases toughen — their anti-harassment policies, strict zero-tolerance policies in which first-time offenders are fired for arguably minor transgressions could leave employers on dangerous legal ground, experts say.
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July 20, 2018
EEOC Atty Can't Revive Disability Bias Suit Against Agency
A Washington, D.C., federal judge on Thursday rejected a bid by a onetime U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawyer to reinstate her claims that the agency discriminated against her by not granting her an extended period of leave while administrative complaints she filed were processed.
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July 20, 2018
Pharma Co. Can Peek At Just 1 Email In Cancer Research Suit
A New Jersey federal judge on Friday denied most of a biopharmaceutical company’s bid to access more than 170 emails by a cancer researcher it claims stole proprietary materials relating to an antibody, but agreed to unshield one message between the researcher and an executive of another biopharmaceutical firm.
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