Employment Law in South Africa by Fisher & Phillips LLP on 5/16/2012 South Africa, a country with over 50 million people, has the largest economy in Africa. Among its major sources of business are tourism, agriculture and mineral resources. Many U. S. and multi-national companies have...more
Impacts of Criminal Procedural Law Amendments on Investigations of Bribery Cases by McDermott Will & Emery on 5/15/2012 In a recent landmark decision, China’s national legislature, the National People’s Congress, increased the protection of suspects’ legal rights and reinforced its efforts to punish bribery and other crimes. The decision will...more
Legislative Update: Minimum Wage Hike, Personnel Files Act and Unemployment Discrimination Bills Fail by Pullman & Comley, LLC on 5/15/2012 The General Assembly finished its business for 2012 last night and although there was a last minute flurry of legislation, several bills that had been tracked by many employers came up short. •Senate Bill 79, which...more
Mergers & Aggravations by Ford & Harrison LLP on 5/11/2012 My colleagues and I have written on this blog about all of the costly potential lawsuits the Scranton branch has spawned since Sabre acquired Dunder Mifflin. Let’s assume some of these incidents have become actual lawsuits...more
Age discrimination and compulsory retirement in the UK – Seldon v Clarkson Wright and Jakes by White & Case LLP on 5/4/2012 This Insight focuses on the recent Supreme Court judgment in Seldon, a significant case in the UK concerning the scope of justification for direct discrimination on the ground of age and, in particular, a mandatory retirement...more
A Month in UK Employment Law - May 2012 by Proskauer Rose LLP on 5/4/2012 A monthly newsletter covering the latest developments in UK Employment Law. - Case Update...1 - News Update...7 Excerpt from Case Update: MANDATORY RETIREMENT AND AGE DISCRIMINATION Under the Equality...more
New Jersey Business Litigation: Attorney-Client Privilege Only Extends So Far by Robert Levy on 5/4/2012 New Jersey Business Litigation: Attorney-Client Privilege Only Extends So Far by Robert Levy In Marshall v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, A-1405-11, the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey reminded litigants...more
CFPB Puts Consumer Lenders on Notice Regarding Discriminatory Practices by BuckleySandler LLP on 4/19/2012 he CFPB today put consumer lenders on notice that it “will use all available legal avenues, including disparate impact, to pursue lenders whose practices discriminate against consumers.” The CFPB intends to employ disparate...more
Employment in the Czech Republic by Fisher & Phillips LLP on 4/18/2012 This is the fifth article in a series about East European employment law issues. Bordered by Germany, Austria, Poland, and Slovakia, the Czech Republic occupies an important position in Europe. Following the Velvet...more
United States Eases Sanctions on Financing for Development Organizations in Burma by Foley Hoag LLP - Corporate Social... on 4/18/2012 On April 17, the U.S. Treasury issued new General License No. 14-C, which relaxes sanctions on financial services with respect to certain humanitarian and not-for-profit activities in Burma. This License allows...more
California Transparency in Supply Chains Act – First 90 Days by K&L Gates LLP on 4/16/2012 Many retail sellers and manufacturers doing business in California are subject to the website disclosure requirements of California’s Transparency in Supply Chains Act, effective since January 1, 2012. The new law requires a...more
Comment On Case: Ceglia v. Zuckerberg and Facebook, Inc. (Diversity of Citizenship) by Dan Goodman on 4/5/2012 In the case of Ceglia v. Zuckerberg and Facebook Inc., the plaintiff, Paul D. Ceglia avers that he is a resident of the State of New York and that Mark Elliot Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, Incorporated, is a resident of...more
Lottery Pool Members Win Big: Jury Divides Winnings in Absence of Written Agreement by Daniel Brecher on 4/3/2012 Several members of a New Jersey “lottery pool” won big when a jury recently awarded them $20 million. The co-workers played the lottery as a pool and filed a lawsuit after they belatedly discovered the winning member hid that...more
Fourth Circuit Finds Allegations of Discriminatory Severance Package Sufficient to State a Claim Under Title VII by Venable LLP on 3/29/2012 On March 16th, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal of a woman’s claim that she was discriminated against because she was offered a less favorable severance package than that previously offered to men in...more
Fundamentos Anteproyecto Código Civil 2012 Anteproyecto Código Civil 2012 Argentina by Fernando Pietragalli on 3/29/2012 Fundamentos del anteproyecto....more