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Salary Transparency’s Impact On the Future of Labor
With salary ranges being required in more areas, how can executives use these new laws to better their hiring practices?
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| February 3, 2023
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U.S. Supreme Court Sides With ERISA Plaintiff
The ruling in a case against Intel could make it easier for retirement plan beneficiaries to sue administrators for investing plan funds imprudently.
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Matthew Heller
| February 27, 2020
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Technology
Ring Suit Alleges Cameras Vulnerable to Hackers
“Ring does not fulfill its core promise of providing privacy and security for its customers, as its camera systems are fatally flawed,” the suit says.
By
Matthew Heller
| December 27, 2019
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Risk & Compliance
Banks Settle Bond Price-Fixing Claims for $337M
“The brazen attitude exhibited by Wall Street traders toward public institutional buyers of GSE bonds was shocking,” the lead plaintiff says.
By
Matthew Heller
| December 17, 2019
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Risk & Compliance
Court Dismisses Suit Over CBOE’s ‘Fear Gauge’
A federal judge says investors failed to show the exchange intentionally designed a settlement process that made its VIX index vulnerable to manipulation.
By
Matthew Heller
| May 30, 2019
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Risk & Compliance
Navistar Settles Defective Engine Suits for $135M
The settlement resolves the class-action claims of truck owners who alleged Navistar failed to disclose a defect in engine exhaust-treatment systems.
By
Matthew Heller
| May 30, 2019
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Technology
Supreme Court Deals Antitrust Blow to Apple
The court says iPhone users are eligible to sue Apple for overcharging them for apps sold in the App Store.
By
Matthew Heller
| May 13, 2019
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Risk & Compliance
Philadelphia Sues Banks for Bond Rate Collusion
The city says seven big banks conspired to inflate rates on VRDO bonds so they could "continue to collect re-marketing fees for doing nothing."
By
Matthew Heller
| February 22, 2019
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Risk & Compliance
Petrobras Settles Investor Class Action for $2.9B
The settlement resolves investor claims arising from the $2 billion corruption scandal that has rocked Brazil for four years.
By
Matthew Heller
| January 3, 2018
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Risk & Compliance
Facebook Scraps Share Reclassification Plan
The plan would have enabled CEO Mark Zuckerberg to maintain control of the company but ran into a shareholder class-action lawsuit.
By
Matthew Heller
| September 25, 2017
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Risk & Compliance
Neiman Agrees to Pay $1.6M Over Data Breach
The settlement ends a three-year legal battle between the retailer and customers whose credit card information was allegedly exposed by the 2013 hack.
By
Matthew Heller
| March 21, 2017
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Workplace Issues
Exposure to Wage-and-Hour Class Actions Heightens
For plaintiffs' lawyers, it's growing easier to get wage-and-hour cases certified and to win settlements from employers.
By
David McCann
| February 1, 2017
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Risk & Compliance
Class-Action Filings Hit Record in U.S. Courts
The 43% increase in securities cases to 270 last year largely reflects "forum shopping" in the wake of a Delaware court ruling.
By
Matthew Heller
| January 31, 2017
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Risk & Compliance
Judge OKs $14.7B Settlement in VW Scandal
VW calls the approval of the deal with 475,000 vehicle owners "an important milestone in our journey to making things right in the United States."
By
Matthew Heller
| October 25, 2016
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Risk & Compliance
Transamerica Settles Suit Over Its Own 401(k)
The class action alleged the retirement plan provider charged participants $40 million in "bloated and superfluous" fees.
By
Matthew Heller
| June 29, 2016
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Technology
High Court Sides With Businesses in Privacy Case
Consumers must show "concrete" harm when consumer reporting agencies publish inaccurate information about them, the court rules on a 6-2 vote.
By
Matthew Heller
| May 16, 2016
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