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‘AI won’t take your job’ and other things CEOs say before the layoffs
Gartner surveyed 350 executives at billion-dollar companies already deploying AI agents, automation, and digital twins. Eighty percent cut headcount. Some by as much as 20 percent. The companies that cut […]
4th Circuit affirms dismissal of ERISA claims against Merrill Lynch
Merrill Lynch’s WealthChoice Award program does not qualify as an “employee pension benefit plan” under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the 4th U.S. Circuit Court […]
Your best people are not leaving for more money — they are leaving because you stopped paying attention
By JAIME RAUL ZEPEDA COVID-19 did something to us that a decade of wellness programs never could. It forced us to look directly at our own mortality and ask, with […]
Labor & Employment – Food Safety Modernization Act – ‘Contributing Factor’ in Employee’s Dismissal
The record allows a reasonable jury to determine that Plaintiff’s food safety complaints contributed to Defendant’s decision to fire him, and that Defendant may not have made that decision if […]
Labor & Employment – Bylaws of the Church – Incomplete Discovery
There is no issue of fact as to whether the vote to terminate the pastor of Saint Luke occurred in accordance with the bylaws of the church. We affirmed the […]
Labor & Employment – False Claims Act – Retaliation Claim – Protected Activity – Pretextual – Proffered Reason for Termination
Fired appellant failed to show that his conduct constituted protected activity because he did not demonstrate that the time he recorded on his internal timesheets was, or ever would be, […]
Labor & Employment – Gender Discrimination – Retaliation – Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 – Disparate Treatment – Discriminatory Animus
The district court did not err in granting defendant summary judgment on plaintiff’s gender discrimination and retaliation claims. We affirmed the district court’s judgment. Kristin Cosby appealed the district court’s […]
Labor & Employment – Defamation – Violation of Due Process – Breach of the Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing – Grievance Procedures – South Carolina Tort Claims Act
School District’s communications and findings that were not available to the public were not defamatory. We affirmed summary judgment. Andrew HaLevi appealed the circuit court’s grant of summary judgment to […]
Labor & Employment – Class Action – Restaurant Franchises – Tip Policy
The plaintiff-server filed this purported class action, alleging that Ladles Soups restaurants had a policy of withholding their servers’ credit card tips. The Ladles Soups restaurant for which plaintiff worked […]
Labor & Employment – Sex Discrimination Claim – Retaliation – Daily Hires
After the plaintiff-longshoreman had an altercation with one of the “headers” who hire workers day by day, she contends the headers retaliated against her by refusing to hire her. While […]
Labor & Employment – Public Employees – Unemployment Compensation – Resignation without Good Cause – Threat by Client
A month after she was threatened by a client, a social worker resigned. Because the social worker did not wait for the employer to complete its process of following up […]
Labor & Employment – Title VII – Retaliation Claim – Poor Performance – Prior Documentation
When timing is the only basis for a claim of retaliation, and when gradual adverse job actions began well before the plaintiff had ever engaged in any protected activity, an […]
Business Law
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- Va. company's Web site did not subject business to personal jurisdiction in S.C., appeals panel rules
- Former running back from S.C. wins courtroom victory in contract dispute
- Contract – Government Contract – Qui Tam – False Claims Act
- Licenses & Permits – Beer & Wine Permit – Restrictive Covenant – Suitable Location
- Consumer Protection – FCRA – Auto Loan – Bank Accounting Errors
- Licenses & Permits – Veterinarian – Vaccine Maintenance
- Tort – Business Tort – Va. Computer Crimes Act – Trade Secrets
- Textile firm, railroad settle Graniteville train wreck lawsuit
- State regulators look at car dealer accused of lying to customers
- Subprime mortgage meltdown hits securities law
Commentary
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- Content Marketing: Where law firms lose referrals and how to prevent it
- Your best people are not leaving for more money — they are leaving because you stopped paying attention
- Best at Work Insights: The choice we’re making about AI
- Beyond burnout: The case for workplaces where people thrive
- The December question every leader should anticipate
- Best at Work Insights: Don’t Import 996: Why America Should Reject Overwork Culture
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