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DISCRIMINATION
WAGE & HOUR
Insurance Call Center Settles OT, Misclassification Suit
By Benjamin Morse
An insurance call-center operator and its president have reached an agreement in principle to settle a proposed collective action alleging the company misclassified sales representatives as independent contractors, paid them through Cash App and denied them overtime wages, according to a notice filed Wednesday in Florida federal court.
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LABOR
NONCOMPETES
Chancery Denies Stay In Revived Noncompete Case
By Jarek Rutz
The Delaware Chancery Court on Wednesday refused to pause a revived restrictive covenant lawsuit against a former fire safety products company executive while related litigation proceeds in New York, concluding the parties should proceed with briefing unresolved dismissal issues that have been pending since the case returned from the Delaware Supreme Court.
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WORKER SAFETY
PEOPLE
EXPERT ANALYSIS
LEGAL INDUSTRY
Attys Urged To Challenge Clients Who Demand AI Research
By Aaron Keller
A Connecticut federal judge urged attorneys during a Thursday sanctions hearing to push back against clients who demand lawyers use generative artificial intelligence tools to conduct legal research, saying the technology is no substitute for professional judgment and discretion because it "aims to please" and can misstate the law.
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SCOTUSblog Founder Goldstein Blasts 'Inflated' DOJ Tax Math
By Jared Foretek
Convicted SCOTUSblog founder Tom Goldstein and federal prosecutors are clashing again over their dramatically divergent sentencing recommendations, with the defense accusing the government of presenting a "one-dimensional caricature" of the famed lawyer in seeking an eight-year sentence, and prosecutors accusing him of potentially deleting "secret chats" with his gambling backers.
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Quinn Emanuel Says 3M Fee Proposal Undervalues Its Work
By Carolina Bolado
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP has objected to a special master's recommendation on the allocation of common benefit fees in the $6 billion settlement that ended multidistrict litigation against 3M over allegedly faulty combat earplugs, saying the amount doesn't value the "length, extent and impact" of the firm's work.
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