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ADA Accommodations Are Not Set in Stone - Ogletree
Granting a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) does not render that accommodation sacrosanct. A case recently decided by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seve...
Read moreWhen ‘Independent Contractors’ Are Actually Employees: Lessons from the $9.3M Steadfast Medical Staffing Judgment - The National Law Review
Takeaways The appeals court conducted an exhaustive review of the factors defining independent contractor status under the Fourth Circuit’s McFeeley economic realities test. Merely calling legal ...
Read moreBallard Power Slashing Costs 30% in “Fundamental Reset” with Job Cuts - Samfiru Tumarkin LLP
What’s Going on at Ballard Power? Ballard Power Systems is launching a sweeping internal overhaul — including workforce reductions, significant cost-cutting, and a strategic pivot away from aspira...
Read moreBeyond Noncompetes - Why Trade Secret Protection is an Employer Must-Have (Video Chat) - The Employer Report
As noncompete agreements continue to face legal scrutiny, employers are focusing on trade secret protection as a more sustainable strategy. For employers, this shift raises a host of practical ques...
Read moreFed. Circ. Won't Revive Tax Whistleblower's Reward Suit - Law360
The government was not required to give a bigger whistleblower award to a former auditor who helped the Internal Revenue Service recover $180,000 in taxes, the Federal Circuit said Tuesday, affirmi...
Read moreFlorida’s CHOICE Act Enacted: Helping Employers Read Between the Lines of the New Non-Compete Law - The National Law Review
Takeaways Florida’s CHOICE Act diverges sharply from national trends, expanding rather than restricting employers’ power to safeguard their business interests. The new law makes preliminary injun...
Read moreLewis Silkin opens in Scotland with three-lawyer Glasgow employment team - The Global Legal Post
Lewis Silkin is opening in Scotland with the arrival of a three-lawyer team to expand its employment law offering across the UK and Ireland. The incoming lawyers will be based in Glasgow and inclu...
Read moreBONUS: Whistleblower Was Silenced for Calling out the LIES in the Russia Ho - NewsRadio 1000 KTOK
BONUS: Whistleblower Was Silenced for Calling out the LIES in the Russia Ho Whistleblower Claims A whistleblower from the Obama-era intelligence community alleges they were pressured and silenc...
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When False Scam Claims Collapse Under Transparency: A Real-World Look at How Public Scrutiny Exposes Baseless Accusations - North Penn Now
The offshore world has always attracted strong opinions. It’s complex, global, and full of moving parts that most people don’t fully understand. Mix that with online anonymity and you suddenly hav...