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New Wash. Laws Create NLRB Stand-In, Ban Noncompetes
By Rachel Riley
Wash. Gov. Bob Ferguson signed employment bills on Monday establishing a fallback framework for the state to oversee certain private-sector labor disputes in the case that the National Labor Relations Board's jurisdiction is scaled back by the federal government and expanding the state's restrictions on noncompete provisions to an outright ban.
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AbbVie Escapes Ill. Genetic Privacy Lawsuit
By Celeste Bott
An Illinois federal judge on Friday granted AbbVie summary judgment in a lawsuit claiming it violated the state's genetic privacy law, saying there was "no genuine dispute" that AbbVie never conditioned the plaintiff's employment on whether he disclosed genetic information in the physical exam he was required to undergo before starting work.
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How 2 Decisions Reframed Witness-Centered Trials
The recent Maryland federal jury verdict in U.S. v. Goldstein and the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Villarreal v. Texas suggest that the traditional paradigm of American civil trial practice, with its emphasis on witness performance and assertive advocacy, may not reflect the ideal approach for the modern courtroom, says Joshua Robbins at Crowell & Moring.
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