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December 20, 2021

New York City Enacts Law to Regulate Use of Automated Hiring Tools - JD Supra

Over the past decade many employers have adopted Artificial Intelligence driven tools to automate various aspects of the workplace, including the recruiting and hiring process. These tools have come under scrutiny by federal, state and local governments based on research that has suggested the possibility of bias or discrimination arising from the widespread use of such tools. Due to a new la...
December 20, 2021

Thornton Law Firm Reminds Novavax, Inc. (NVAX) Investors of Class Action Lawsuit - Yahoo Finance

BOSTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / December 20, 2021 / The Thornton Law Firm alerts investors that a class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of investors of Novavax, Inc. (NASDAQ:NVAX). The case is currently in the lead plaintiff stage. Investors who purchased NVAX securities between March 2, 2021 and October 19, 2021 may contact the Thornton Law Firm's investor protection team by visiting www.t...
December 20, 2021

Pan America's Argentina silver mine back in limbo after mining law repealed - Reuters

BUENOS AIRES, Dec 20 (Reuters) - A silver mine owned by Canada's Pan American Silver (PAAS.TO) in Argentina was back in limbo on Monday after the provincial government repealed a mining law approved last week. Chubut province, in Argentina's southern Patagonian region, repealed the law after days of violent protests by local communities against the bill. The law would have allowed open-pit mi...
December 20, 2021

Laird Hammons Laird Law Announces Release of Documentary: - GlobeNewswire

OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Chris Hammons of Laird Hammons Laird Law firm and Liquidfish Productions announce the release of System Breakdown: The Tragedy of Marconia Kessee. Innocent lives lost in jail cells is not an uncommon occurrence, yet their stories are seldom told. This short-form documentary chronicles the untold story of Marconia Kessee, a mentally ill homeless...
December 20, 2021

Information for Pennsylvania Employers Regarding Paid Sick Leave - The National Law Review

Jackson Lewis Law Firm Logo As we previously reported, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania enacted a paid sick leave law (the “County Ordinance”) on September 15, 2021 requiring employers with 26 or more employees to provide paid sick leave. Under the County Ordinance, covered employers have an obligation to notify employees in writing that they are entitled to paid sick time, the amount of paid s...
December 20, 2021

Woman-Owned Business Law Firm Named Fastest Growing Law Firm for the Fourth Year in a Row - PRNewswire

CHICAGO, Dec. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Woman-owned, business law firm Meyer Law, Ltd. named one of the Fastest Growing Law Firms in the United States for the fourth year in a row by Law Firm 500. With offices in Chicago, Denver and Los Angeles, the lawyers at Meyer Law help businesses of all sizes across the United States with corporate, contracts, employment, intellectual property, fundraisi...
December 20, 2021

Woman-Owned Business Law Firm Named Fastest Growing Law Firm for the Fourth Year in a Row - Yahoo Finance

CHICAGO, Dec. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Woman-owned, business law firm Meyer Law, Ltd. named one of the Fastest Growing Law Firms in the United States for the fourth year in a row by Law Firm 500. With offices in Chicago, Denver and Los Angeles, the lawyers at Meyer Law help businesses of all sizes across the United States with corporate, contracts, employment, intellectual property, fundraisi...
December 20, 2021

ICYMI: Secretary Granholm Traveled to California to Highlight the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law - Energy.gov

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, December 17th, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm traveled to Sacramento, California to amplify how the historic climate investments of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and President Biden’s Build Back Better Agenda will help lower energy costs, generate good-paying, union jobs and secure a safer and more reliable energy grid for Californians and Amer...
December 20, 2021

Partner Promotions in Big Law Highlight Talent War Divides | The Legal Intelligencer - Law.com

Credit: ra2studio/Adobe Stock What You Need to Know New partner classes at Morgan Lewis, Dechert and Faegre Drinker ballooned this year compared to last. This follows an industrywide trend, as firms aim to retain lawyers by offering more of them a path to partnership. Industry leaders said it's important to note many of the promotions do note come with equity in the firm. Some of Pennsylv...
December 20, 2021

Rep. McClain declines to voice support for gun storage law in wake of Oxford shooting - Detroit Free Press

Three weeks after a deadly mass shooting at Oxford High School, U.S. Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Bruce Township, has declined to voice support for federal legislation that could require gun owners to lock up their firearms or face prosecution. It's of note because under any of the proposed new congressional maps being considered by an independent redistricting commission, McClain could represent Oxf...