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In 2007, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed suit against a trucking company, alleging a pattern and practice of sexual harassment affecting a class of 270 female employees. The district court dismissed the complaint, and awarded the...By: Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

In Pozner v. Fox Broadcasting Co., Justice Saliann Scarpulla of the Commercial Division dismissed plaintiff Cliff Pozner’s (“Pozner”) retaliation claim, which alleged that counterclaims filed against him by defendant Fox Broadcasting Company’s...By: Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

• Numerous new California laws going into effect on January 1, 2020, will impact employers and employees. • The most significant laws include a new employee classification law, extension of the statute of limitations for FEHA claims, the banning of...By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Despite the proliferation of R&W insurance as the sole recourse for buyers with respect to sellers’ breach of representations and warranties, an indemnification remedy against sellers (subject to a cap) continues to find its way into many private...By: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of again attending CoMotion LA. Spearheaded by John Rossant, CoMotion LA brings together leaders and innovators of new solutions to solve the mobility issues of our modern world. One of the central themes was...By: Nossaman LLP

Last summer, after a decade of fits and starts, and just minutes before the end of the 2018 legislative session, the Massachusetts legislature finally passed comprehensive non-compete reform, which went into effect on October 1, 2018. It had become...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

On December 12, 2019, the California Court of Appeal for the First Appellate District handed down a unanimous decision in Luke v. County of Sonoma, Sonoma County Employees’ Retirement Association, et al., affirming the superior court’s determination...By: Nossaman LLP

On December 13, 2019 the National Labor Relations Board (the Board) announced a number of modifications to its representation case procedures – the so-called quickie or ambush election rules. These modifications are scheduled to be published in the...By: Varnum LLP

As previously reported, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) has been considering major changes to the state’s Wage Protection Act (WPA)....By: Ballard Spahr LLP

The Italian M&A market experienced positive growth in both domestic and cross-border transactions over recent years, with the number and value of deals steadily increasing, especially since 2017. While neither sellers nor buyers intend for M&A deals...By: White & Case LLP