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Retaliation Breach of Contract

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Massachusetts Superior Court Finds Incentive Payment Under Profit-Sharing Scheme Is Not a Commission Under Wage Act

On January 31, 2024, in Mehra v. Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC, a Massachusetts Superior Court judge held that a percent-of-profit incentive payment under a profit-sharing scheme is not a commission subject to the...more

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Wage War: Massachusetts Trial Court Rejects Globe Ex-President’s Profit-Sharing Claim Disguised as Wage Act Violation

On January 31, 2024, a Massachusetts trial court dismissed a claim against the Boston Globe alleging that the newspaper violated the commonwealth’s Wage Act by failing to pay an executive’s 2020 profit-share which the...more

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Employment Flash - November 2023

...NLRB Issues Final Rule on ‘Joint Employer’ Standard On - October 26, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a final rule titled “Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status,” which rescinds and...more

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Employment Litigation Roundup: September 2023

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September 2023: Enjoining competitive employment, advisor mobility, reverse discrimination, the low bar for retaliation, and litigating “Cause” Connecticut Court Issues Temporary Restraining Order Enforcing Noncompete...more

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Patience is a Virtue: NJ Appellate Division Affirms Settlement of Discipline Bars Recovery Under the NJLAD

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On May 1, 2023, in Onukogu v. New Jersey State Judiciary, the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division affirmed the trial court’s grant of summary judgement in favor of the employer, affirming the dismissal of the...more

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Employment Litigation: How to Prepare and Mitigate the Associated Risks

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From allegations of workplace discrimination, sexual orientation discrimination to violations of non-compete clauses or breaches of contract, lawsuits between organizations and their employees are an ever-present threat for...more

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Employment Law Reporter Spring 2022

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Here is what we cover in this issue of Employment Law Reporter Spring 2022: •The U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York has granted the defendant’s motion in an employment discrimination lawsuit brought...more

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Massachusetts Appeals Court Clarifies Issues Regarding Overtime Compensation Defenses

Employees who claim that their employers misclassified them as exempt from the overtime requirements of Massachusetts law frequently attempt to recover overtime pay for hours worked outside the statute of limitations...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

COVID-19 and Unprecedented: Litigation Insights - Issue 23, September 2020

COVID-19 and Unprecedented: Litigation Insights, Issue 23 - This 23rd edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, sees us returning from a brief Labor Day break. The spate of lawsuits...more

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COVID-19 Litigation Report – August 2020 #1

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Using timely research, Blank Rome’s COVID-19 litigation team provides a weekly report highlighting the latest cases and updates in key litigation areas, such as workplace claims, class actions, breach of contract claims, and...more

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Littler Global Guide - European Union - Q4 2019

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EU Approves Directive on Whistleblowing and Internal Channels for Reporting - New Legislation Enacted - On October 23, 2019, the European Parliament approved the Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council...more

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Med-Staff Newsletter - January 2020 | VOL 4

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With the New Year comes new medical staff leaders and a new set of growing pains. Contrary to what many of us believe, some simple steps can lessen the pain. ...more

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Commercial Division Applies Noerr-Pennington Doctrine to Dismiss Claim for Unlawful Retaliation

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...more

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Religious Institutions Update: December 2019 - Lex Est Sanctio Sancta

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Key Cases - School States Claim Against State Superintendent for Unconstitutional Discrimination In Bethel Ministries, Inc. v. Salmon, No. SAG-19-01853, 2019 WL 6034988 (D. Md. Nov. 14, 2019), the court denied Maryland...more

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Key California Employment Law Cases: February 2019

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This month’s key California employment law cases involve reporting time pay and potential liability of payroll companies for wage and hour violations. ...more

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Interference On The Defense? Tenth Circuit Reinstates EEOC’s Formerly Dismissed Claim

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Seyfarth Synopsis: After a federal district court dismissed the EEOC’s unlawful-interference claim against a private college that had sued a former employee for allegedly breaching a settlement agreement by filing an EEOC...more

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California Employment Law Notes - July 2017

In response to three questions asked of it by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the California Supreme Court opined as follows...more

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Brooklyn Supreme Court Recognizes Private Right of Action for Not-for-Profit Employees under New York Nonprofit Revitalization Act...

Not-for-Profit Corporation Law (“NPCL”) § 715-b, enacted as part of the New York Nonprofit Revitalization Act, requires New York not-for-profit corporations with 20 or more employees and annual revenue in excess of $1 million...more

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Jackson Gentlemen’s Club Agrees to Extend Settlement Agreement in EEOC Race Discrimination Suit

Danny's Downtown Failed to Abide by Terms of Litigation Settlement, Federal Agency Charged - JACKSON, Miss. - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has settled a contempt action...more

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California Employment Law Notes - January 2017

$90 Million Judgment Reinstated: Employers Must Relieve Employees Of All Duties During Their Rest Periods - Augustus v. ABM Sec. Servs., Inc., 2016 WL 7407328 (Cal. S. Ct. 2016) - Jennifer Augustus filed this...more

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EEOC Sues Midwest Freight Systems for Breach of Mediation Agreement

Company Refused to Honor Agreement to Pay Monetary Relief to Charging Party, Federal Agency Charges - DETROIT - Midwest Freight Systems Corporation, a freight transportation company with headquarters in Warren, Mich.,...more

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California Employment Law Notes - March 2016

Nuclear Plant Maintenance Manager's Whistleblower Claim Was Properly Dismissed - Sanders v. Energy Northwest, 2016 WL 560809 (9th Cir. 2016) - David W. Sanders, a maintenance manager for Energy Northwest (a...more

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Contracts May Not Be All They're Cracked Up To Be: The Extension Of Legal Protections In Employee Contractual Settings

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For many years, employers have generally embraced a policy of utilizing at-will employment as often as possible, where employers and employees can end their relationship with each other at any time and for any (legal) reason....more

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The Jury's Out of the Game and Employers are Back on the Bench: No Right to Jury Under the Tennessee Public Protection Act

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Recently, the Tennessee Supreme Court quietly passed down David G. Young v. City of LaFollette, which changed the face of labor and employment litigation in Tennessee. In Young, the Court held, among other things, that "there...more

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KONE Inc. to Pay $85,500 to Settle EEOC Retaliation and Breach of Mediation Agreement Lawsuit

Elevator Manufacturer Refused to Hire Applicant in Retaliation for a Previous Discrimination Complaint, Federal Agency Charged - MEMPHIS, Tenn. - KONE Inc., a manufacturer and servicer of elevators and escalators, has...more

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