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California Workers Given a Break or Two

The California State Supreme Court issued a decision today to define employers' obligations concerning their employees' mealtime.  Some confusion was inherent in California's meal break laws, which state that employers...
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The Lesser-Known UC Davis Settlement

The news in the past couple of days has been awash with the announcement of the California Supreme Court task force's report on the infamous UC Davis pepper spraying incident....
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Age Discrimination Suit Settled for $570k

The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has set a precedent for old geezers everywhere by forcing a law firm to remove restrictions on salary for its older partners as they...
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Police Misconduct Costs Beloit $265,000

Beloit, Wisconsin will have to pay $265,000 to a teenager who was illegally strip-searched in public by a police officer.  Conner Poff was sitting in his car with some friends...
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Foreclosure Settlement Finally Official

The US District Court judge for the District of Columbia signed off, finally, on the big $25 billion foreclosure settlement between five banks, the federal government, and most of the...
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