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Pay Equity Disputes May Be the 'Sleeping Giant' of Wage Transparency Laws, Employment Lawyers Predict
“There were pay equity statutes before there were pay transparency requirements which I think are sleeping giants,” Christopher T. Wall of Stoel Rives, said. “There is a ton of exposure that, I think, people both on the plaintiff side and on the employer side, are not totally tuned in to. It is good to take […]
Sui Generis: Negotiate Like You Mean It
What happens when you talk about various negotiation events, strategies, desired outcomes and potentially low key disasters? How should these items should be discussed and what positions are worth taking and which aren’t?
Crowell Builds in Chicago, Luring Neal Gerber Corporate and Securities Leaders
The firm is now adding a large corporate practice in Chicago after its 2021 merger with an IP boutique in the city.
Paraquat Judge Tosses Key Plaintiffs' Expert Over 'Methodological Contortions'
U.S. District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel, who is overseeing the paraquat multidistrict litigation, found that Dr. Martin Wells, a biostatistician and epidemiologist at Cornell University, used unreliable methodologies in concluding that exposure to the pesticide increased the risks of getting Parkinson’s disease.