“A reasonable jury could find that the absence of any time sheets submitted during the two-year audit period, contrasted with the over 800 time sheets submitted in a four-month period two years later, is evidence that Levering failed to effectively communicate its policy—which did not change—to employees during the audit period,” Judge Jane L. Kelly said in the majority’s decision.
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SCOTUS Set to Weigh in on NY's Transition of Medicaid Program
A Big Law challenge to New York’s transition of its Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program, to a singular fiscal intermediary, has been taken up by the U.S. Supreme Court. Gibson Dunn & Crutcher is representing companies that alleges the transition violates the constitution’s Takings and Contracts Clauses.
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How Diversity Became a Dirty Word in Law Firms, Even in the UK
Sources and early evidence shows that law firm diversity staff could be quietly pivoting away from DEI.
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SEC Nominee Vows Deregulation as Democratic Senator Questions His Record
“The current regulatory environment for our financial system inhibits investment and often punishes success, Paul Atkins told the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee. “Unclear, overly politicized, complicated and burdensome regulations are stifling capital formation while American investors are flooded with disclosures that do the opposite of helping them understand the true risks of an investment.”
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'Definitely Established' Doctor Visits Could Keep Med-Mal Claims Alive, State High Court Rules
The trial court had sided with the physician’s efforts to toss the case, finding the negligence and wrongful death claims were barred by the seven-year statute of repose based on the 2006 test results.
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Student Athletes Sue University of Michigan, Ex-Football Assistant Coach, Over Intimate Photo Hacking Scandal
Two unnamed student athletes sued University of Michigan, ex-football assistant coach Matthew Weiss and other defendants after Weiss was indicted for allegedly downloading thousands of students’ intimate photos and videos.