Labour law

Federal, provincial and territorial labour ministers discuss key challenges facing workers in Canada

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Saturday, April 6, 2024
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RICHMOND, BC, April 5, 2024 /CNW/ - Federal, provincial and territorial labour ministers met today to collaborate on common issues in workplaces across Canada.

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  • RICHMOND, BC, April 5, 2024 /CNW/ - Federal, provincial and territorial labour ministers met today to collaborate on common issues in workplaces across Canada.
  • Ministers then discussed occupational health and safety protections and labour standards for workers in gig work and other non-standard employment circumstances.
  • The labour ministers' meeting was a chance to compare best practices and discuss ways to keep up with the needs of our changing workplaces."
  • – The Honourable Harry Bains, Minister of Labour for British Columbia
    The federal, provincial and territorial ministers responsible for labour meet regularly to discuss issues of mutual concern that they can collaboratively address.

Industry-Leading Employment Litigators Tritia Murata and David Zins Join Davis Wright Tremaine in Los Angeles

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024
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In a significant expansion of the firm’s national employment law practice, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP has added two renowned litigators to its team.

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  • In a significant expansion of the firm’s national employment law practice, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP has added two renowned litigators to its team.
  • Tritia M. Murata and David P. Zins have joined the firm as partners in Los Angeles, advancing the firm’s strategic growth in California.
  • They join a Davis Wright employment team that is one of the largest in the country, with nearly 100 lawyers, including 28 in Los Angeles.
  • Murata and Zins were both included in the 2023 Los Angeles Business Journal list of Leaders of Influence: Labor & Employment Attorneys.

Burke Litigation Team Secures Daily Journal ‘Top Verdict’ Honor

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Thursday, February 29, 2024
Professional Services, Courts, Law Enforcement, Emergency Services, Public Policy, Government, State, Local, Legal, Real estate, Daily, Private law, Inland Empire, Oyster, City, Parent, Education policy, Corporate law, Natural Resources, Insurance, Private sector, Employment, Labour law, LLP, Senior counsel, Police, Intellectual property, Education, Partnership

A Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP Law Enforcement Defense Litigation team has been distinguished in the 2024 edition of the Daily Journal’s ‘Top Verdicts’ supplement for securing a high-profile defense verdict in Rusanovskaya et al.

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  • A Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP Law Enforcement Defense Litigation team has been distinguished in the 2024 edition of the Daily Journal’s ‘Top Verdicts’ supplement for securing a high-profile defense verdict in Rusanovskaya et al.
  • The DJ ‘Top Verdicts’ supplement annually distinguishes the top trial outcomes in California, including the top 20 defense victories.
  • Oyster’s litigation strategy keyed-in on leveraging deposition testimony and evidence to advance a jury-convincing ‘suicide-by-cop’ argument.
  • Burke has ten practice groups: Litigation; Public Law; Eminent Domain and Inverse Condemnation; Labor and Employment Law; Construction Law; Environmental, Land Use and Natural Resources; Real Estate and Business Law; Insurance Coverage and Litigation; Intellectual Property; and Education Law.

Martin Searle Solicitors Launch their Annual Pregnancy and Maternity Discrimination Campaign 'Mind the Bump 2024'

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Friday, February 23, 2024
Sickness, Woman, Workplace, Multimedia, Workforce, Employment, Pregnancy, Bump, FAQ, Common, Health, Labour law, Mother, Bullying, Sick leave, Adviser, Police Citizens Youth Club, Employment tribunal, Birth control

BRIGHTON, England, Feb. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- In March 2024, Martin Searle Solicitors launch their twentieth annual Mind the Bump campaign to avoid pregnancy and maternity discrimination at work.

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  • In March 2024, Martin Searle Solicitors launch their twentieth annual Mind the Bump campaign to avoid pregnancy and maternity discrimination at work.
  • BRIGHTON, England, Feb. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- In March 2024, Martin Searle Solicitors launch their twentieth annual Mind the Bump campaign to avoid pregnancy and maternity discrimination at work.
  • Martin Searle Solicitors' campaign will challenge these biased perceptions and provide clear information outlining best practice for employers on their responsibilities around pregnancy and maternity at work.
  • To support their campaign, Martin Searle Solicitors have produced a series of factsheets, case studies and FAQs for employers and employees covering basic pregnancy and maternity rights in the workplace, returning to work after maternity, as well as avoiding pregnancy and maternity discrimination in redundancy processes.

D.Law Reaches New Heights in 2023, Looks Ahead To An Even Greater 2024

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Labour law, Social media, Los, Multimedia, Associate, Acquisition, Employment, Labour, Growth

The acquisition of fellow employment law firm David Yeremian & Associates in August also fueled the company's growth, with David Yeremian and his team joining forces with D.Law.

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  • The acquisition of fellow employment law firm David Yeremian & Associates in August also fueled the company's growth, with David Yeremian and his team joining forces with D.Law.
  • One of D.Law's specialties is fighting for the California working class to recover unpaid wages in class action cases.
  • To date, D.Law has helped California workers recover almost 1 billion dollars, and is on track to surpass the billion-dollar mark shortly into 2024.
  • Davtyan sees the transformation of the new Pasadena headquarters as symbolic of the progress in store for 2024.

DarrowEverett LLP Announces Promotion of Andrew J. Adams to Partner

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Labour law, Labour, LLP, Management

BOSTON, Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- DarrowEverett LLP, a full-service business law firm with offices in seven states, has promoted Labor & Employment Law Practice Leader Andrew J. Adams to Partner, marking an achievement based off not only his talent as an attorney but within key administrative and leadership roles.

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  • DarrowEverett LLP has promoted Labor & Employment Law Practice Leader Andrew J. Adams to Partner, marking an achievement based off not only his talent as an attorney but within key administrative and leadership roles.
  • BOSTON, Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- DarrowEverett LLP, a full-service business law firm with offices in seven states, has promoted Labor & Employment Law Practice Leader Andrew J. Adams to Partner, marking an achievement based off not only his talent as an attorney but within key administrative and leadership roles.
  • "The opportunities at DarrowEverett are there for those ready to take them on, and I'm grateful for the firm's leadership to give me those chances," Adams said.
  • "The opportunities at DarrowEverett are there for those ready to take them on, and I'm grateful for the firm's leadership to give me those chances," Adams said.

Martin Searle Solicitors launch their new campaign "Menopause Matters" in January 2024 to stamp out Menopause Discrimination in the Workplace

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Friday, January 5, 2024
Policy, Employment, Labour law, Equality Act, Multimedia, Woman, Menopause, Organic, Saint Andrew's Society, Fawcett Society

BRIGHTON, UK, Jan. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- In January 2024, Martin Searle Solicitors' Employment Law Team are launching "Menopause Matters", their new campaign to raise awareness and to stamp out menopause discrimination at work.

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  • In January 2024, Martin Searle Solicitors' Employment Law Team are launching "Menopause Matters", their new campaign to raise awareness and to stamp out menopause discrimination at work.
  • BRIGHTON, UK, Jan. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- In January 2024, Martin Searle Solicitors' Employment Law Team are launching "Menopause Matters", their new campaign to raise awareness and to stamp out menopause discrimination at work.
  • "We are a campaigning law firm and want to make menopause discrimination a thing of the past.
  • The Employment Law Team will also provide advice and assistance to menopausal employees and workers who are not adequately supported by their employer or who are experiencing menopause discrimination.

Shipman & Goodwin Promotes Five to Partner and One to Counsel

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Tuesday, January 2, 2024
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HARTFORD, Conn., Jan. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Shipman & Goodwin LLP is pleased to announce that five attorneys have been promoted to Partner within the firm as of January 1, 2024, including Keegan Drenosky, Lee Anne Duval, Laura Schuyler, Julia Wilde and Tracy Ellis Williams. This is the second consecutive year that all the attorneys promoted to partner are women. Michael King has been promoted to Counsel.

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  • This is the second consecutive year that all the attorneys promoted to partner are women.
  • "As we welcome our new Partners and Counsel, we look forward to the energy and ideas they bring to our partnership," said Leander Dolphin, Managing Partner.
  • "As we welcome our new Partners and Counsel, we look forward to the energy and ideas they bring to our partnership," said Leander Dolphin, Managing Partner.
  • Duval serves as Shipman's Associate General Counsel and focuses her practice on legal ethics, corporate governance, professional responsibility and risk management.

Complex Litigation Law Firm Berger Montague Ends Year of Monumental Growth with the Appointment of Two New Shareholders: Alexandra K. Piazza and Yechiel Michael Twersky

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Labour law, Metaxalone, State, Ascension (healthcare system), Senior counsel, Labour, Cosmic (album), Lawyer, University, Sport, Special counsel, Nursing, Temple University, Insurance, Thomson Reuters, Ones to Watch, Commonwealth, Groundwater, Growth, MTBE, Employment, District court, History, Holding company

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Complex litigation powerhouse Berger Montague is pleased to announce that the Firm has appointed two new shareholders, effective January 2024: Alexandra K. Piazza and Yechiel Michael Twersky. Ms. Piazza and Mr. Twersky have both made an indelible mark on the Firm, having played key roles in some of the Firm's most important cases of the last decade. Berger Montague is confident that they will continue to help shape and grow the Firm in their new roles.

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  • Berger Montague is confident that they will continue to help shape and grow the Firm in their new roles.
  • "With Alex and Michael joining the Berger Montague shareholder ranks, the future of the Firm is bright."
  • Yechiel Michael Twersky joined the Firm's Philadelphia office in 2011 upon graduating from Temple University's Beasley School of Law.
  • Berger Montague is a full-spectrum plaintiffs' law firm that litigates complex civil cases and class actions in federal and state courts throughout the United States and Canada.

White Collar Criminal Defense Law Expert Jan Lawrence Handzlik Joins Exclusive Haute Lawyer Network

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Haute Living, Labour, White collar, Labour law, Fashion design

NEW YORK, Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Haute Lawyer is affiliated with the luxury lifestyle publication Haute Living. As a section of Haute Living magazine. Haute Lawyer covers the latest legal updates through its network of acclaimed lawyer and experts.

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  • Jan Lawrence Handzlik joins Haute Lawyer as a Labor & Employment Law expert representing the Los Angeles market.
  • NEW YORK, Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Haute Lawyer is affiliated with the luxury lifestyle publication Haute Living.
  • Haute Lawyer covers the latest legal updates through its network of acclaimed lawyer and experts.
  • Esly Davis, Haute Lawyer by Haute Living, 7864195031, [email protected] , https://hauteliving.com/hautelawyer/