Injured nurse can’t get benefits under Chapter 151B

May 2, 2012 Comments Off on Injured nurse can’t get benefits under Chapter 151B

A certified nursing assistant who received workers’ compensation benefits for injuries sustained at work was not a qualified handicapped person under Massachusetts’ Chapter 151B because she failed to prove she could perform the essential functions of her job with or ...

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More whistleblowers reporting suspected tax fraud to the IRS

May 2, 2012 Comments Off on More whistleblowers reporting suspected tax fraud to the IRS

Lawyers have seen an uptick in people reporting employers, financial companies or high-worth individuals for ripping off the U.S. Treasury.

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Computer-assisted e-discovery review wins judge’s OK

May 2, 2012 Comments Off on Computer-assisted e-discovery review wins judge’s OK

For years, technology experts and attorneys have been predicting the rise of computer-assisted coding and review for electronic discovery.

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Decision invalidates part of controversial NLRB posting rule

May 2, 2012 Comments Off on Decision invalidates part of controversial NLRB posting rule

Employers and business groups won a partial victory in federal court earlier this month with a ruling that invalidated the portion of a controversial National Labor Relations Board rule that makes failure to post notice of employees’ rights under the ...

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In-house counsel cannot disclose conversations with manager

April 10, 2012 Comments Off on In-house counsel cannot disclose conversations with manager

Because an in-house attorney who met with a management employee about a sexual harassment allegation did not make clear that he was not representing that employee, he could not later disclose the substance of the meeting to company management or ...

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Interpreting who pays the cost of translators

March 30, 2012 Comments Off on Interpreting who pays the cost of translators

The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide whether the costs of document translators are covered under a federal statute that requires the losing party in litigation to pay for “compensation for interpreters.”

Tagged with: March 31 2012 issue

Case considers where workers can bring constitutional claims

March 30, 2012 Comments Off on Case considers where workers can bring constitutional claims

The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide whether the Civil Service Reform Act precludes federal workers from bringing certain constitutional claims in federal court.

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Consulting company cannot enforce non-compete

March 30, 2012 Comments Off on Consulting company cannot enforce non-compete

An information technology consulting firm could not enforce a non-compete agreement against employees who quit after the company cut their base salaries but gave them an opportunity to make up the difference through bonuses based on billable hours, a Superior ...

All fired up

March 30, 2012 Comments Off on All fired up

Reebok CEO Paul Fireman and lawyers from Boston’s Goulston & Storrs used to enter the courtroom side by side. Those days appear to be over.

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Piper and prejudice

March 30, 2012 Comments Off on Piper and prejudice

An ex-DLA Piper secretary has abruptly pulled the plug on a sexual harassment complaint she lodged against the Boston law firm and a former supervisor.

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