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Retaliation claim by skycap can proceed

A skycap who was fired because his employer said he solicited tips in violation of company policy could bring a retaliation claim asserting that he was actually terminated for his involvement in a Fair Labor Standards Act action against the ...

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W Hotel bankruptcy creates big-ticket question for court

The city of Boston and Prudential Insurance Co. are locked in an acerbic, multi-million-dollar fight at the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that will have major implications for New England lawyers involved in large Chapter 11 reorganizations. The case, ...

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Supreme Court hears severance pay case

Is a severance package a form of employment income, or does it constitute a supplemental unemployment benefit? The answer makes a big difference when it comes to income taxes, and it’s now up to the justices of the U.S. Supreme ...

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Employee’s unused vacation days payable after one year

A high school principal did not have to work 10 years before being entitled to payment for her unused vacation time, a Rhode Island Superior Court judge has determined. The defendant School Committee argued that the plaintiff principal’s own employment ...

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Split affects ability to wield ‘hammer’ vs. ex-employees

Violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act are increasingly being alleged by employers in lawsuits against former employees, but with a split in the district of Massachusetts, the ability of a business to hold fraud charges over a defector’s ...

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Proposed tribunal would hear smaller copyright matters

Intellectual property attorneys practicing in the 1st Circuit say they have serious concerns about a proposed statute that would establish a new administrative panel to decide smaller copyright claims. The U.S. Copyright Office recently released a 161-page report recommending the ...

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EEOC’s recent focus may signal forthcoming guidance

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s recent focus on compliance and enforcement issues surrounding laws barring national origin-based job bias has some attorneys wondering if new guidance may be forthcoming. The EEOC held a meeting on Nov. 13 to address the ...

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Report: Firms should target global companies’ business

Corporate legal spending nationwide will remain flat in 2014, but winning the business of large international companies could give law firms a competitive edge in the year ahead, according to a newly released report from a local consulting group.

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Nurse’s $1.2M jury verdict vacated by JNOV ruling

A Massachusetts Superior Court judge has set aside a $1.2 million jury verdict awarded to a nurse who claimed her employer, Massachusetts General Hospital, retaliated against her for taking time off under the Family and Medical Leave Act. The plaintiff ...

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Texas company can’t be sued in R.I. for lost royalties

A Texas-based company could not be sued in Rhode Island for manufacturing allegedly defective fertilizer products that caused a Rhode Island plaintiff to lose royalty payments, a U.S. magistrate judge has found. The defendant company argued that the complaint should ...

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