The California Supreme Court is expected to dig into the meaning of the word "and" in the state's Private Attorneys General Act to determine whether workers can bring wage and hour claims under the statute on behalf of only other workers and not themselves, attorneys said.
A New Jersey federal judge tossed the bulk of a suit against McCarter & English LLP pursued by an ex-associate who said he was underpaid and ultimately fired because he is a veteran, finding that the former Navy SEAL's discrimination allegations suffered from misplaced comparisons and insufficient facts.
A longtime National Labor Relations Board attorney who most recently served as acting chief of staff to Chairman James Murphy will take over as solicitor to the board, leading an office that provides legal guidance to the adjudicatory side of the agency, the board announced Monday.