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Board Diversity Mandates Hits A Wall In CA.

Two recent court cases have dealt a blow to efforts in California to enhance diversity in corporate governance. A post […]

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Zero For 2: Scathing Dismissal Of Uber Race Bias Complaint In CA

A federal judge in the Northern District of California, for the second time, has dismissed a putative class action alleging […]

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Challenges Mount For Mandatory Arbitration

Companies that have been shielded from class actions by mandatory arbitration clauses in consumer and employment contracts are facing a […]

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How To Respond To Whistleblower Demands

The company receives a letter from a former employee, alleging the company has engaged in a financial fraud and demanding […]

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Is This The End Of “Captive Audience” Anti-Union Meetings?

The General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board has issued a memo to NLRB field offices, announcing she will […]

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Shareholder Suit: IBM Cooked The Books To Enhance Executive Pay

A class action securities lawsuit has been filed against IBM Corporation and four executives, including its current CEO, alleging violation […]

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Upstart Company In Pitched Battle With Boeing Over New “Air Taxi” Technology

Battery-powered Air Taxis, which look a bit like big drones, with propellers that enable them to take off straight up […]

Workers Comp Tradeoffs, and a Kentucky Class Action

In an article in Workers Compensation News, Florida Judge David Langham discusses the tradeoffs when workers who are injured on […]

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DOL To 401(K) Fiduciaries: Steer Clear of “Cryptocurrencies”

The warning stopped short of an outright prohibition, but its title, 401(k) Plan Investments in “Cryptocurrencies,” says it all. Grammarians […]

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Workplace Drug Use At 20-Year High

The rate of positive workplace drug tests is higher than it’s been in 20 years, according to a study from […]

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