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Labor & Employment
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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Increased Federal Scrutiny Warrants Another Look at I-9 Compliance
Editor: Please tell us about your background. Pollack: I have been practicing immigration law for nearly 20 years, including business immigration, family immigration, deportation issues, and worksite enforcement, including I-9 compliance. I’ve just concluded my term as chair of the New...
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Balancing Patient Care With Whistleblower Liability Concerns
Editor: What do you credit for the recent uptick in whistleblower cases relating to the healthcare sector? Kierkut: I believe that there are two major reasons for the uptick. The first is that there is a big increase in the number of hospitals merging in the healthcare industry and that has...
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