Near the end of 2021, a flurry of decisions that significantly affect employers facing and settling Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) lawsuits were published. The first two decisions, Uribe v. Crown Building Maintenance Co. (2021) 70 Cal.App.5th 986 and Turrieta v. Lyft, Inc. (2021) 69 Cal.App.5th 955 were decided on the same day–30 September […]
Month: February 2022
On Friday, the Paynes met with their insurance adjuster with USAA. They walked around the property describing what used to be there. They learned it’s not just one claim for the whole house and everything inside, there’s the structure itself, the shrubbery and hardscaping and then personal property. And in […]
The first was to go back to school. She’s almost done with a nursing degree from Arapahoe Community College. She’s worked throughout the program but has had to pawn possessions and visit the school’s food bank to make ends meet. “Anything that I can put in my pantry to have […]
United States: CFPB Issues Revised Administrative Litigation Procedures, Signaling Possible Increase In In-House Adjudications 28 February 2022 Mayer Brown To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The upshot, for busy people: The […]
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EU flags flutter at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. REUTERS/Yves Herman Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register BRUSSELS, Feb 3 (Reuters) – Cloud services providers such as Amazon and Microsoft (MSFT.O) and other data processing service providers must set up safeguards against illegal data transfers […]
More than three years ago, a fire that started in a neighbor’s property ravaged Anne McNeill’s Brooklyn brownstone. She hoped the incinerated interior would be quickly repaired. She wanted to return to her three-story home, in the Stuyvesant Heights historic district on Macdonough Street. A month after the fire, McNeill […]
CHANDIGARH: The Supreme Court has laid down that any reservation in public employment cannot cross 50% and the general category should get at least 50% share in the advertised posts but in Haryana, the general category candidates hardly get any chances to even manage 10% share in the advertised state […]
International law firms Baker McKenzie and Dentons have closed their offices in Kyiv, Ukraine following the military invasion by Russian forces early Thursday. The offices will remain closed until further notice, according to statements provided by spokeswomen at the two firms. The health and safety of employees is their primary […]
Kirkland & Ellis is cranking out new partners like doughnuts off the assembly line at Krispy Kreme. This month, it announced a batch of 151 new partners—its largest class to date—and by far the largest of any of its competitors. Among comparable firms (I focused on the dozen or so […]
More and more, law firms of all sizes are choosing to outsource some or all of their legal marketing. As leaders in Outsourced Legal Marketing Services, the LISI recently hosted an “Ask Me Anything” livestream on LinkedIn to answer questions about all things marketing outsourcing. Why might it make sense […]
Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. Facing a potential fraud investigation by the state of Florida, GoFundMe reversed a decision to redistribute money given by thousands of donors to the Canadian “Freedom Convoy” protesting COVID-19 regulations. On Friday, the crowdfunding platform GoFundMe froze the convoy’s official campaign, claiming law enforcement […]
Department Will Make Available $215 Million for Projects That Will Promote Competition and Increase Resiliency and Create Economic Opportunity in Rural America WASHINGTON, Feb. 24, 2022 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is making available up to $215 million in grants and other […]
Google recently suffered a blow in its ongoing National Labor Relations Board litigation, when an Administrative Law Judge appointed to rule on a discovery dispute ordered the Silicon Valley company to turn over the lion’s share of certain documents subpoenaed by former Google employees. Discovery issues have become more prevalent […]
Featuring Sally Schmidt, President at Schmidt Marketing, Inc. In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re spotlighting a woman law firm leader achieving success for her firm and making progress toward equality in the workplace. We caught up with Sally Schmidt, president of Schmidt Marketing, Inc. and founder of LMA, to […]
The Ministry of Finance said the new tax, the first of its kind in the country, will be applied on the adjusted accounting net profits of a business above 375,000 AED (US$102,000), and would “be amongst the most competitive in the world.” The new corporate tax will not be […]
The Allstate Corp. said it will cut approximately 3,800 jobs in claims, sales, service and support functions as part of its continuing plan to grow its property/casualty market share. The layoffs will affect about eight percent of the insurer’s 45,780 workforce. “Implementing this plan is difficult as we still deal […]
Varanasi: In a joint action of the special task force (STF) of UP police and military intelligence, a gang of miscreants engaged in duping money from unemployed youths in the name of arranging jobs in government institutions was busted on Saturday. Three persons including the kingpin of the gang were […]
Baby Formula Recall for Salmonella, Cronobacter Contamination: Who’s Affected? The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an urgent baby formula recall on Similac, Alimentum, and EleCare, warning consumers that units shipped across the country may be contaminated with deadly bacteria. Caregivers should not give their infants any of the recalled […]
During his more than 35 years of practice as a senior partner at two of Canada’s most prestigious national law firms, Riyaz has developed considerable, sophisticated, and wide-ranging expertise in International Trade and Investment Law. This expertise includes international investment arbitrations, international trade disputes (including before NAFTA panels, the WTO, […]