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Unsuccessful Whistleblower Was Not Entitled To Recover Attorney’s Fees

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Lampkin v. County of Los Angeles, 2025 WL 1874669 (Cal. Ct. App. 2025) - D’Andre Lampkin, a deputy in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, investigated a man whom he believed was soliciting a prostitute. (In...more

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Employees Not Automatically Entitled to Attorneys' Fees Under North Carolina Wage and Hour Act

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When litigating claims under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), litigants are aware of long-standing case law that essentially awards a prevailing plaintiff with their attorneys’ fees absent extraordinary...more

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Valentine’s Day “Gift” For Employers With California Employees That Work Under Noncompete Agreements

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In September, California created a cause of action whereby employees may challenge non-compete agreements and win damages and attorney’s fees (see our prior post on “New Golden State Law to Create Gold Rush Litigation Testing...more

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Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Services, Inc.

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Earlier this week, the California Court of Appeal reached a decision that may ease employers’ worries when presented with a wage and hour lawsuit. California’s plaintiff-friendly laws provide avenues for plaintiffs to...more

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New York State Set to Further Expand Protections Against Workplace Harassment

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New York State lawmakers have approved broad legislation that will lower the burden on plaintiffs seeking to prove claims of workplace harassment under the New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL), as well as extend the...more

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California Dreaming: Pennsylvania’s Proposed “Freedom to Work Act” Aims to Join California in Banning Non-Compete Agreements

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Late last year, Pennsylvania legislators introduced House Bill 1938, the “Freedom to Work Act” (the “Act”), an outright ban on “covenant[s] not to compete” in Pennsylvania. Under the Act, “a covenant not to compete is...more

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