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SEC Continues to Police Confidentiality Provisions for Theoretical Whistleblower Suppression

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) levied an $18 million fine against J.P. Morgan Securities, LLC (“JPMS”) for allegedly including overbroad release provisions in settlement agreements. This marks the continuation...more

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Financial Daily Dose 3.17.2021 | Top Story: Uber to Reclassify Its 70k British Drivers as “Workers”

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Uber will officially classify its British drivers, all 70,000 of them, as “workers” following a “major legal defeat” for the ride-hailing company in the British Supreme Court last month. The move entitles the drivers to “a...more

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The Seventh Circuit Rules on Whether to Send Notice in FLSA Collective Actions to Individuals with Arbitration Agreements

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On January 24, 2020, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals became the second federal appellate court to address whether notice of a collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) may be sent to individuals who...more

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Maternity Leave and Gender Discrimination: Recent Settlement Underscores Need for Gender Neutral Parental Leave Policies

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JPMorgan recently reached a settlement agreement to pay $5 million to a class of male employees who alleged they were discriminated against based on their gender under a leave policy that granted longer parental leave to...more

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Parental leave that is not gender-neutral can get expensive

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JPMorgan Chase recently announced that it reached a tentative settlement in a class action suit by male employees who claim they were denied equal parental leave to bond with newborns. ...more

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Chris Lazarini Examines Proximate Cause Claims in Wrongful Death Suit Against Broker-Dealer

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Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Chris Lazarini examined a case in which a wrongful death action was brought against J.P. Morgan and related entities after the death of a former broker. Following the suicidal death of the broker,...more

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Fifth Circuit Holds District Courts in FLSA Actions May Not Send Notice to Employees with Valid Arbitration Agreements that...

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In one of the most significant Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) appellate decisions in recent years, on February 21, 2019, a three-judge panel on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously held that “district courts may...more

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Fifth Circuit Says Plaintiffs May Not Send Notice of FLSA Suit to Employees with Arbitration Agreements

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In a must-read decision and case of first impression at the federal appellate level, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held late last week that a district court may not approve sending notice of an FLSA...more

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Sad Dad Wants Paid Leave to Care for Newborn Lad; Employer’s Leave Policy Is Not So Rad; ACLU Gets Mad

Can an employer distinguish between moms and dads when granting paid parental leave for care for a newborn? Bank JP Morgan appears to believe so. Derek Rotondo requested parental leave when his wife was expecting their second...more

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Is Your Parental Leave Policy Discriminatory?

Still think only moms are the primary caregivers for children? That ’50s era mindset is the subject of an ACLU charge of discrimination recently filed with the EEOC claiming that JPMorgan Chase’s parental leave policy...more

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California Supreme Court Tells Employers to Sit a Spell While Courts Review Individual Factors for Suitable Seating

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“Shut the door. Have a seat.” The phrase immediately conjures emotions from the recipient. Most likely, life-changing (typically bad) news is about to be imparted. For Mad Men fans, it harkens to the third-season finale when...more

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Sitting on the Job: When California Employers Must Provide Seats

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Employees are entitled to sit at work when the nature of the work reasonably permits the use of seats. On April 4, 2016, the California Supreme Court, in an opinion authored by Justice Carol A. Corrigan, clarified...more

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Question #275: Can We Take A Stand On Employees Sitting?

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Question: Some of our retail company’s employees in California are demanding chairs to sit in while they work. Management thinks it appears unprofessional to have workers sitting, but I hear the employees might have a legal...more

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California Supreme Court Tells Both Sides to Sit Down

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The California Supreme Court's recent decision in Kilby v. CVS Pharmacy/Henderson v. JPMorgan Chase has clarified the state's standards concerning when employers must provide suitable seating to their employees. While the...more

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Edge of Our Seats: Oral Argument on “Suitable Seats” Cases

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The countdown begins to receiving some clarity on the suitable seating rule from the California Supreme Court. On January 5, 2016, the Court heard oral argument in the consolidated matters of Kilby v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc. and...more

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Goal? Identify Rogue Employees Before They Misbehave. Means? Computer Algorithm. Impact? TBD...

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In an attempt to weed out bad actors before they act, JPMorgan Chase & Co. is implementing a computer surveillance program to identify potential problem employees. Here's a legal perspective on the initiative from Keith...more

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