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California sues Tesla for discrimination and harassment of Black workers

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This stands in contrast to the progressive brand of the company and of its head, Elon Musk. DFEH alleged that Black and/or African American workers were relegated to the lowest rungs of the factory’s hierarchy. Several Black employees resigned out of a lack of faith in the fairness in internal investigations.

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Lawyer Tech Tips: Collaboration Tools

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For larger team efforts, it’s easy to create group channels for messaging and sharing documents. For more, see the Sensei group’s tips below!). Catherine Sanders Reach: Consider Both Internal and External Collaborators’ Needs. Then consider different people within those groups. Try starting with a flowchart.

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Supreme Court on Patent Law for April 2021

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Oracle America, Inc., Argument Pending : One final case is set to be argued this term: Minerva Surgical, Inc. Hologic, Inc., In this case, the employee started his own competing company and was sued for patent infringement. Kingston Technology Company, Inc., 20-271; Rovi Guides, Inc. Iancu , No.

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What You Don’t Know About the Paralegal Job Market

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The most common ethnicity of paralegals is White (59.6%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (20.2%), Black or African American (9.2%) and Asian (5.7%). Tax practices will grow as M&A picks up, and as companies look to save taxes and plan for potential changes in the tax law. Vice President in a $5 billion company.

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In Puerto Rico horse-racing dispute, a looming question over independent contractors

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In our modern gig economy, independent contractors constitute an increasingly large share of the American workforce. Companies like Uber, Lyft, and Amazon rely heavily on these workers, because the lack of any formal employment relationship means they do not have to provide them with benefits like health care and retirement savings.

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Federal Circuit Narrows AIA Grace Period: Public Disclosure Must Make Invention ‘Reasonably Available’

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Kaijet Technology International Limited, Inc. , This contrasts with the current law amended by the American Invents Act of 2011 which substantially narrowed the safe harbor exceptions. Subsequent Events : At some later point, Liao (and his company) assigned the patent to Sanho. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. ,

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Guest Post: Third-Party Litigation Funding: Disclosure to Courts, Congress, and the Executive

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1] He is also an adjunct professor at American University Washington College of Law. Patent TPLF funds generally promise roughly 20% internal rates of return to funders (IRR) year-over-year, or about a 2x to 2.5x 18] (It also notes litigation finance industry lobbying groups active today, and their membership.)