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Two former top Goldman Sachs executives must testify in one of the biggest gender-discrimination cases in Wall Street history, a federal judge ruled.

Former top Goldman Sachs executives Lloyd Blankfein and Gary Cohn can be deposed in a gender discrimination lawsuit accusing the Wall Street firm of tolerating a “Boy’s Club” atmosphere, a New York federal judge ruled Tuesday.

Many people have canceled vacations or have been unable to take time off during the pandemic. My company has a use-it-or-lose it policy, but we can’t all take off between now and the end of the year. What will happen to my unused vacation days?

The Second Circuit's ruling that national criminal justice statistics are insufficient to support claims of a company's discrimination against applicants with felony convictions will disproportionately harm workers of color, a collection of public interest groups and criminologists supporting rehearing the case told the appeals court.

The Legal 500 issued its 2020 list of distinguished U.S. law firms and practice teams, and Outten & Golden LLP appears once again in the top tier of the "Plaintiff Labor and Employment Disputes" category.

The Fortune Society, Inc. (“Fortune”), a nonprofit community-based organization that supports successful community reentry for people with prior criminal justice involvement, and Macy’s, Inc. (“Macy’s”), have reached an agreement in The Fortune Society, Inc. v. Macy’s, Inc., a case brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Fair Chance Act (“FCA”) provisions of the New York City Human Rights Law that sought to address Macy’s’ criminal history screening policies and practices in New York City. 

A New York federal judge on Thursday conditionally certified a collective action by former staffers that worked on Mike Bloomberg's failed presidential bid who accused the billionaire's campaign of failing to pay unpaid overtime and reneging on a promise to employ them through November.

In tightknit social media groups and private email chains, black entrepreneurs share their Silicon Valley stories. It often starts with a racist comment from a venture capitalist or a subtle jab that reveals a deep bias. The stories usually have the same ending: a decision to pass on investing.

New Jersey transportation companies gained some new leverage in fighting employment class actions after the state Supreme Court reinforced employers' arbitration agreements under Garden State law, even if their workers are exempt from arbitration under a federal law.