Human Resources

12 Years For Possessing Cell Phone In Jail

January 17, 2020

The Mississippi Supreme Court has affirmed the 12-year sentence for a black man who brought a cell phone into jail […]

MeToo Suit Can Proceed Against Prestigious Art Magazine, Not Alleged Perp

January 13, 2020

A former intern and later employee of Artforum, the distinguished contemporary art magazine, accused its former publisher of persistent sexual […]

Challenge To CA’s Women-On-The-Board Law Fails To Materialize

December 20, 2019

A law that was expected to spawn a wave of litigation – and which even Governor Jerry Brown, who signed […]

Have Algorithms Gotten A Bad Rap?

December 19, 2019

Sendhil Mullainathan, a professor of behavioral and computational science at the University of Chicago, is the co-author of two studies […]

Years of ADA Shakedowns Alleged, And A Law Firm Settles

December 6, 2019

A Silicon Valley law firm has settled a lawsuit alleging that it was shaking down small businesses by filing lawsuits for minor and in some cases bogus ADA violations and then extracting settlements.

$10M Settlement In Riot Games Gender Discrimination Lawsuit

December 6, 2019

Riot Games, a $1B-plus company owned by Chinese technology firm Tencent, has agreed to a $10 million payout to approximately […]

Insurance May Cover Allegations Related To Sexual Abuse

November 27, 2019

Claims against companies related to sexual abuse – such as negligent hiring or negligent supervision and negligent retention – are […]

Legal Battle With Ex-CEO At Barnes & Noble Is A Study In Privilege

November 22, 2019

The CEO of Barnes & Noble was accused of sexual harassment by an executive assistant, triggering an investigation under the […]

Workplace Shootings: The Three Ps

October 30, 2019

It’s a possibility that unfortunately these days cannot be discounted. With that in mind, the author of identifies three essential components of a strategy…

#MeToo Two Years Later: Some Unintended Consequences

October 17, 2019

Consciousness has been raised, and training and reporting procedures have improved, but some new laws have had mixed results, writes […]

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