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US District Court in Puerto Rico Rejects Distributor’s Efforts to Hold Wholesalers Liable for a Terminated Agreement Under Puerto...

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Share on Twitter Print Share by Email Share Back to top In Meta Med, LLC, et al., v. Insulet Corporation, et al., Lyvette Mercado Velez, a dietitian, entered into a distribution agreement with Insulet Corporation, a medical...more

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How Can Managers Be Lawfully Removed under the Commercial Companies Law in the UAE?

In the UAE, the process for lawfully removing a manager from a company is governed by Federal Decree-Law No. 32/2021 on Commercial Companies. This comprehensive legislation outlines the procedures and requirements for the...more

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Sufficiently Conspicuous: Arbitration Agreements and Class Action Waivers for Subscription-Based Businesses

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Since its enactment in 2010, California’s Automatic Renewal Law (ARL) has motivated an ever-increasing number of putative class action complaints. The latest surge is due in large part to amendments that went into effect last...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Fristlose Kündigung wegen Kaffepause – Arbeitszeitbetrug als schwerwiegende Pflichtverletzung

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Nachdem die Pflicht zur Arbeitszeiterfassung bestimmt worden ist, werden sich Arbeitgeber zukünftig womöglich vermehrt dem Problem des Arbeitszeitbetrugs und des Missbrauchs von Zeiterfassungssystemen stellen müssen. Mit...more

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Terminating a CEO for Cause

Terminating a CEO “for cause” requires that the board of directors (“Board”) of the employer focus on two questions – What is the applicable standard for cause? Do the facts and circumstances satisfy this applicable standard?...more

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Where Am I and How Did I Get Here (In This Venue)?

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In June 2019, David Dunwoody (“Dunwoody”) left his position as President of EnVen Energy Corporation (“EnVen”) amidst a scandal centering around his alleged involvement in a kickback scheme.  Dunwoody sued EnVen, the oil...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Farewell to Malcom Young and Disparaging the Wells Fargo Settlement

Emily Glazer and Allison Prang, reporting in a Wall Street Journal piece, entitled “Wells Fargo Fires a Top Official”, wrote about the termination of a 23 year company employee, Franklin Codel, who was the head of consumer...more

Proskauer - Whistleblower Defense

E.D. Pennsylvania Limits Protected Activity Under SOX

In Westawski v. Merck & Co., No. 14-cv-3239 (E.D. Pa. Oct. 18, 2016), the Eastern District of Pennsylvania granted Defendant Merck & Co. (Company) summary judgment on Plaintiff Joni Westawski’s (Plaintiff) SOX whistleblower...more

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A Review of Recent Whistleblower Developments

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Second Circuit Splits from Fifth Circuit on Whistleblower SEC Reporting Obligations On September 10, 2015, the Second Circuit in Berman v. Neo@Ogilvy LLC, 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 16071 (2d Cir. 2015), ruled that...more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

Third Circuit Issues Employer-Friendly Ruling in Discrimination and Retaliation Case

On August 12, 2015, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals issued a precedential opinion in Jones v. SEPTA, a discrimination and retaliation claim brought by a former employee of the Philadelphia-area transit agency. The Third...more

Genova Burns LLC

Third Circuit Rules A Paid Suspension Is Not An Adverse Employment Action

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On August 12, 2015, the Third Circuit ruled that a suspension with pay does not constitute an adverse employment action within the meaning of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) and the Pennsylvania Human...more

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Federal Court in District of Columbia Dismisses Whistleblower Claims of Former Fannie Mae Employee

On August 25, 2014, the District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed a claim brought by a former employee of Fannie Mae alleging violations of the anti-retaliation provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Texas Supreme Court Limits Fraud Claims by Terminated Employees

In a case of first impression, the Supreme Court of Texas declared that at-will employees may not bring an action for fraud that is contingent on the promise of continued at-will employment. The Court also held that...more

Franczek P.C.

Holy Smokes! Employee's Minister Uncovers Her FMLA Abuse, Leads To Her Termination

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Linette Williams-Grant had a week worthy of Judith Viorst's classic children's story Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, which (as an aside) is one of my all time favorites to read to my young...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

BB&K Police Bulletin: Employment Termination - Public Record of Prior Termination Admissible to Show Security Guard’s Fraud

Overview: A California appellate court recently ruled that an administrative law judge and the State Personnel Board erred in excluding evidence of an employee’s prior dismissal from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s...more

Burr & Forman

Why Go To The Movies?

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Summer has arrived. The Hollywood blockbusters are here. New animated features hit the big screens this week. Superman is flying once more. Sure, if the movies are your cup of tea, then summer is your annual thirst...more

Proskauer - California Employment Law

Employee Could Proceed With Whistleblower Claims

Brian McVeigh, a former Operations Supervisor for Recology, alleged Recology fired him in retaliation for his reporting possible fraud in connection with California Redemption Value payments made by and to Recology for...more

Proskauer - Whistleblower Defense

District Court Widens Split On Whether Complaints Of Alleged Future Misconduct Are Protected

The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California ruled that a SOX whistleblower complaint survived a Rule 12(b)(6) challenge on “reasonable belief” grounds and found that complaints of potential future...more

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