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DISCRIMINATION
WAGE & HOUR
Target Beats NY Warehouse Walking-Time Wage Suit
By Benjamin Morse
Target won't have to face a proposed class action accusing it of shorting warehouse workers for time spent walking to and from their time clocks, after a New York federal judge found Wednesday that state wage law incorporates federal restrictions that make the pre- and post-shift travel noncompensable.
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LABOR
BENEFITS
NONCOMPETES
Fox, Ex-Detroit Anchor Settle Noncompete Dispute
By Susan Smiley
A former news anchor for Detroit's Fox 2 WJBK-TV who is suing the Fox affiliate in Michigan federal court on sex discrimination and retaliation claims can seek employment elsewhere while her suit proceeds after the sides agreed Monday to dismiss a claim that the network was unlawfully enforcing a noncompete agreement.
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Goldman Unit Funded Compass Lexecon Raid, Suit Says
By Katryna Perera
FTI Consulting Inc. and its subsidiary Compass Lexecon have asked a Maryland federal judge to add a Goldman Sachs unit to a long-running suit alleging two former Compass Lexecon employees broke away from the firm and founded a competitor that unlawfully poached clients and talent from the FTI subsidiary using capital from Goldman.
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WHISTLEBLOWER
WORKER SAFETY
Conn. Judge Trims Claims In 3M Firefighter PFAS Suit
By Katherine Smith
A Connecticut federal judge has dismissed some "forever chemicals" allegations lodged against 3M Co. by state firefighter unions and firefighters in a Minnesota multidistrict litigation concerning municipalities that purchased firefighting turnout gear, ruling that the unions lack associational standing over certain claims in the case.
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PEOPLE
EXPERT ANALYSIS
LEGAL INDUSTRY
Protesters Say Feds' Fight Shows Need For Misconduct Probe
By Lauraann Wood
The U.S. government's opposition to a special investigation of prosecutorial misconduct that "poisoned" a now-dismissed criminal conspiracy case suggests Chicago prosecutors are still shielding critical details regarding the extent of official communications preceding the prosecution, underscoring the probe's necessity, protesters argued Tuesday.
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Apple Backs Its $132K Fee Ask Over 'Bad Faith' Subpoenas
By Bonnie Eslinger
Apple has urged a California federal magistrate judge to grant its $132,700 attorney fee request as a sanction against plaintiff consumers' lead lawyer in antitrust litigation claiming Google muscles out rival search engines, but said Apple's counsel doesn't want to disclose their "highly and competitively sensitive" negotiated legal rates.
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