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The EEOC recently announced that it reached a settlement with financial services firm JPMorgan Chase in which JPMorgan Chase agreed to pay $1,450,000 to resolve allegations of sex discrimination and sex-based harassment brought by female mortgage...

In response to concerns about the growing number of judicial review cases, and fears that these are slowing down the realisation of important infrastructure projects, the Government has recently consulted on proposals for further reforms to judicial...

On February 12, 2014, President Barack Obama signed an Executive Order establishing a new minimum wage for certain government contractors. Acting pursuant to the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act, 40 U.S.C. 101 et seq., President Obama...

3D printing refers to the techniques also known as “additive manufacturing”. This process uses a digital model to create a three-dimensional object by adding successive layers of materials in the shape of the object....

On February 12, Orrick submitted written comments regarding proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ("FRCP") intended to facilitate more meaningful discovery efforts and to reduce cost and delay in litigation. The proposed rule...

After being brought in by the National Football League to investigate claims that Richie Incognito and two other Miami Dolphins starters bullied a junior player, a partner of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison has substantiated the allegations.

IFT started a process to declare which telecom operators are preponderant and could be subject to assymetric regulation or de-invest rulings. Recently, Telmex announced a spin-off of some real estate and leasing corporations....

Three days after authorities said an off-duty sheriff's officer acted with exceptional bravery and in self-defense when shooting to death a 16-year-old during an armed robbery at a Chicago gas station that was captured on surveillance cameras, an alleged teen accomplice was charged with murder.

Recently proposed legislation would amend the FMLA to require employers to provide unpaid leave for parental involvement and family wellness. These new proposed amendments would require employers to grant up 24 hours of unpaid FMLA per year for...

On Wednesday, February 12, the White House released the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity. The Framework represents the culmination of a year-long private-sector led effort to create voluntary guidelines for businesses...

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