Labor / Employment
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 03.06.23
* Sam Bankman-Fried allowed to carry flip phone. Cue the Eighth Amendment. Just give him a rotary phone and be done with it. [Reuters]
* Former inspector general revisits the Supreme Court’s “oops, I mean, we talked to the justices ‘about’ the investigation but I cannot say that they were part ‘of’ the investigation” effort, and ruminates on how unbelievably inept this is. [The Atlantic]
* George Conway is getting a divorce from Kellyanne confirming that marriage requires more than one person with a foot in reality. [CNN]
* Starbucks’ labor troubles have gone from venti to cento. [Bloomberg Law News]
* Law360 continues to be laser-focused on the former NY Chief Judge Janet DiFiore beat, uncovering seemingly misleading testimony used to justify her multimillion-dollar publicly funded security detail. [Law360]
* A collection of crazy law firm merchandise. [LegalCheek]
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Finance
Talked To Some Union Guys Building Buses And The Secret Service, Also Kamala Harris Was There
Though it was a pleasure listening to the vice president, I learned a lot more about the new green economy from hours of talking to the union laborers actually building it.
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 01.31.23
* Trump sues Bob Woodward claiming copyright on all the stuff he told Woodward during interviews Trump granted for the purpose of letting Woodward write a book. This is not going in the magical “Trump keeps winning cases” bucket his lawyer talks about. [Courthouse News Service]
* Johnson & Johnson tried the “Monopoly Man turns out his pockets” routine and failed. [Law360]
* Hey Siri, explain labor law. [MacRumors]
* Speaking of labor law, a look at the upcoming Supreme Court labor showdown from the perspective of the service workers are preparing. [Eater]
* Jones Day facing sanctions request citing harassment as the motivation for the earlier sanctions request Jones Day made against former associates in discrimination case. You may remember this one as the case that brought attention to Jones Day’s… questionable photoshop decisions. [Reuters]
* The pandemic may have broken lawyers. I mean, lawyers were always broken, but it broke them in a new way. [American Lawyer]
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Labor / Employment
Will The Cute Videos Of Kids Opening Toys Be Future Labor Law Evidence?
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Courts
Discriminate At Your Own Risk: Colorado's Employment Discrimination Laws Are Getting Quite The Rehaul
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Guidance For Employers On Vaccination And Testing Rules
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Labor / Employment
I Know A Good Apple Is Tart, But Exploitation Is Bitter
And on the eighth day, God said, 'Let their jobs suck.' -
Labor / Employment, Sponsored Content
Court Addresses Some Of The Bostock Gaps In Declaratory Judgment Class Suit By Church And Christian-Owned Business
The entities sought religious exemption from, and a declaration that they do not violate, the anti-discrimination provisions of Title VII so that they could hire and fire in accordance with their alleged religious beliefs and employment policies. -
Biglaw
Oops! Biglaw Partner Sent Private Strategy Presentation To Adversary In 'CC' Snafu
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Vaccine Skeptics, Remote Employees, And The 2021 Workplace
How the pandemic era continues to challenge employment lawyers.
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5 Hot Practice Areas In A Biden Administration
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Labor / Employment
Labor And Trade: Prioritize The Workers
We need to avoid a global race to the bottom in labor standards. -
Labor / Employment, Sponsored Content
Tracking COVID-19’s Employment Law Impact: The Role Of Traditional Labor
The overarching dynamic has been cooperation, perhaps in keeping with the 'we’re all in this together' mindset that marked the early days of the pandemic. -
Labor / Employment, Sponsored Content
Tracking COVID-19’s Employment Law Impact: Compliance Concerns In The Return-To-Work Process
'Crises like the COVID-19 pandemic can bring out the best and worst in people.' -
Labor / Employment, Sponsored Content
Tracking COVID-19’s Employment Law Impact: The Sheltering-In-Place Factor
‘There is the fear of the virus -- and the fear of liability.’