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DISCRIMINATION
WAGE & HOUR
Building Products Co. Can't Shake Wage, Break Suit
By Benjamin Morse
A Washington federal judge on Tuesday said a building products company cannot escape a proposed class action claiming it denied workers wages and breaks, finding that the former employee behind the suit plausibly alleged unpaid work and that federal compensability rules do not apply to her state law wage claims.
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Nike Ad Crew Member Sues Over Wages, Missed Breaks
By MJ Koo
A production assistant who worked on a Nike Inc. commercial has sued the sportswear giant, its advertising agency and a production company, alleging the companies failed to pay overtime wages, denied meal and rest breaks and delayed wage payments to film crew members, according to a complaint filed in California federal court.
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LABOR
BENEFITS
NONCOMPETES
Thermo Fisher Says TRO Needed To Protect $8.9B Deal
By Jarek Rutz
A Delaware Chancery Court judge said Tuesday he is still weighing whether to temporarily block a former Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. executive from joining Fortrea Holdings Inc., signaling that the dispute turns on difficult questions about the scope of restrictive covenants while cautioning the parties not to assume how he will rule.
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TRADE SECRETS
WHISTLEBLOWER
Pasco Bank Says It Fired Ex-CEO To Preserve Itself
By Sydney Price
The First National Bank of Pasco pushed back on a suit from its former CEO alleging he was wrongfully terminated for filing a whistleblower report with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, arguing that the bank was within its discretion to fire him for any reason, including to protect the bank from his management practices.
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WORKER PRIVACY
WRONGFUL TERMINATION
PEOPLE
EXPERT ANALYSIS
LEGAL INDUSTRY
DOL IG Says Info-Sharing Pacts Lacked Safeguards
By Irene Spezzamonte
U.S. Department of Labor Inspector General Anthony P. D'Esposito testified Wednesday before a U.S. House subcommittee that during the Biden administration, the department shared confidential information with plaintiffs' attorneys without notifying the Wage and Hour Division or the Employee Benefits Security Administration.
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