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Labor & Employment
Avoiding and Defending Whistleblower Claims
Learn about whistleblower programs and how to handle complications with terminated employees.
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Foreign Regulatory Files and the Scope of Discovery
The collective book of federal case law is full of quotable one-liners about the broad nature of civil discovery. These pithy passages embolden the plaintiffs’ bar to request almost anything and result in a judiciary hesitant to shut down seemingly relevant but broad discovery requests. As a...
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Using Statistics Effectively in Wage and Hour Litigation: An Employer’s Offensive and Defensive Tactics
The plaintiffs’ bar has increasingly used class action litigation in recent years to reap large damages from employers. That increase has not been lacking in wage and hour litigation. Both the collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and the state-law-based...
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The EEOC’s Systemic Initiative And High-Priority Enforcement Areas: Compliance Strategies For Employers
Introduction The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (commonly referred to as the EEOC) is the agency charged with enforcing many of our federal laws prohibiting workplace discrimination. In recent years, the EEOC has pursued with vigor its “systemic initiative” – an...
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Expertise And Value: Firm’s Core Principles Enable Winning Results
Editor: How does the quality of legal services at Shook, Hardy stack up to what is provided by firms on the East and West Coasts? Murphy: The quality of legal services provided by Shook is second to none. For many, many years we have been asked to handle complex litigation at the very...
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A Culture Of Diversity: Excellence, Education And Equity
Editor: Please tell us about your background. Murphy: I have been with Shook for 33 years, ever since graduating from law school in 1979. I am just starting my 11th year as the chair, and prior to this appointment, my practice focused mainly on products liability issues all around the country....
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Winning In Wage And Hour Litigation: Compliance, Experts And The Certification Process
The wage and hour litigation wave continues, and the essential areas of focus for corporate employers in successfully defending these actions is increasingly centering on a "back to basics" approach. Certainly, defense efforts in wage and hour litigation are sophisticated and nuanced,...
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