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Daily Labor Report ®

Decades-Old Workplace Bias Burden Test Under Circuit Scrutiny

A growing number of federal appeals court rulings are finding a misapplication of a long-standing US Supreme Court burden-shifting standard used to assess liability in employment discrimination cases, igniting further debate over its usefulness.

IP Law

Judge's Rare Rebuke of Lawyers Shakes Up Patent-Funding Probe

Chief Judge Colm F. Connolly took an unusual step at a recent hearing in his long-running litigation finance investigation, telling a paralegal who owes his Delaware court a $53,000 contempt fine that her lawyers aren’t really working for her.

Daily Labor Report ®

401(k) Student Loan Match Perk Hindered by Employer Hesitation

Companies have been slow to offer an enticing new perk—a 401(k) match for employees’ student loan payments—because of compliance and logistical concerns even as the IRS cleared the way for employers to provide the benefit.

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