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Trader Joe's Employees Cry Foul Over New Part-Time Work Policy - Bloomberg Law

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Since last fall, local store managers have been asking part-time workers to take on more hours as part of an effort to address hiring issues and ensure everyone is more engaged on the job, employees told Bloomberg Law. But some workers say it’s not a coincidence that the policy, which is being rolled out unofficially, comes amid growing unionization efforts.
news.bloomberglaw.com     Jan 14, 2023

Migrant Workers Get Labor Protections Under New DHS Policy (1) - Bloomberg Law

Workers will be able to apply for the relief on the DHS website and the agency will provide “a single intake point for deferred action requests,” the agency said in an announcement. The system will allow DHS to “efficiently review these time-sensitive requests, provide additional security to eligible workers on a case-by-case basis, and more robustly support the mission of labor agencies,” the administration said.
news.bloomberglaw.com     Jan 14, 2023

Coinbase Legal, Compliance Ranks Thinned as Part of 20% Cutback - Bloomberg Law

A dozen people in “risk and compliance” and eight in “legal and policy” had their names listed on an online platform Coinbase set up to help laid off employees find jobs. Five of those listed were lawyers, and three other Coinbase in-house attorneys said on social media they were also let go by the company.
news.bloomberglaw.com     Jan 14, 2023

Biden Federal Contractor Vaccine Order Blocked by Sixth Circuit - Bloomberg Law

A federal appeals court in Ohio has blocked President Joe Biden from enforcing his mandate for Covid-19 vaccines and face masks for government-contractor workers in Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee, finding that he lacks the statutory authority to do so.
news.bloomberglaw.com     Jan 14, 2023

Judges Probe Whether Home Depot Event Precludes Seed Patent - Bloomberg Law

During oral arguments, Judge Richard G. Taranto sought to clarify why advertisement of the flower might not be enough to render it obvious and thus ineligible for a patent, contrary to what a US Patent and Trademark Office examiner ultimately determined.
news.bloomberglaw.com     Jan 13, 2023

Facebook and Others Nix Six Website Building Patent Claims - Bloomberg Law

The patents, which relate to website creation and display technology, have been asserted by Express Mobile Inc. in dozens of cases. The suits, many of which were filed in the Western District of Texas, allege patent infringement by companies including Facebook, Google, eBay Inc., Salesforce Inc., and Adobe Inc..
news.bloomberglaw.com     Jan 13, 2023

Novartis Sues HEC for Patent Royalties on Copies of Gilenya Drug - Bloomberg Law

Novartis AG expanded its courtroom defense of Gilenya, its blockbuster multiple sclerosis drug, alleging the label of HEC Pharm Co.’s copy, launched in October, infringes a patent by telling doctors to first test patients for the virus that causes chickenpox.
news.bloomberglaw.com     Jan 13, 2023

Arthrex Asks High Court to Review Acting Patent Director's Power - Bloomberg Law

Arthrex seeks to revive parts of a surgical-device patent that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board found invalid in response to a challenge from Smith & Nephew Inc. Arthrex had previously sued Smith & Nephew in the Eastern District of Texas in 2015 claiming infringement of the patent.
news.bloomberglaw.com     Jan 13, 2023

Sensormatic Sues Prosegur for Patent Damages on Anti-Theft Tags - Bloomberg Law

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news.bloomberglaw.com     Jan 13, 2023

LA Port Chief Warns of More Lost Business as Labor Talks Drag On

The two sides have been in discussions for a new pact since May and the union’s contract expired on July 1. Meanwhile, cargo volume at the LA port dropped 21% in November from a year earlier, as importers moved their freight through ports on the East and Gulf coasts to avoid logjams and any potential upheaval from the labor talks.
news.bloomberglaw.com     Jan 13, 2023

Dr. Dre, Greene Feud Over Music Copyright in Politics: Explained - Bloomberg Law

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Rapper and record producer Dr. Dre made clear that he doesn’t want his music being used by controversial Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), whose political video featuring his 1999 hit “Still D.R.E.” was removed from Twitter following a copyright takedown request.
news.bloomberglaw.com     Jan 13, 2023

ANALYSIS: Q4 Activism Boosts 2022 Activity to Five-Year High

Geopolitical tensions and legal developments in the US motivated investors last year to try to modify company behavior. In 2022, activists launched the most investor activism campaigns (632) since Bloomberg began tracking global investor activism in January 2017.
news.bloomberglaw.com     Jan 13, 2023