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Court affirms dismissal of FLSA wage claims over unpaid pre-employment training

A federal court in North Carolina dismissed FLSA wage claims, ruling pre-employment trainings were not compensable since they primarily benefited employees through transferable certifications.

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FBI, DOJ probe expose corruption in rural Georgia county

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$4.05 million settlement; Cardiac arrest at hospital claims gravely injured woman

$221,000 settlement; Collision on way home from work injures employee

$3 million settlement; Student, 21, dies in crash with landscaping truck

$3.75 million mediation; Victim dies after being trapped in wrecked vehicle

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Power List honorees are selected by looking at a range of criteria, including whether an attorney is considered to be an leader in his or her field, well-versed in relevant case law, statutes and regulations; experienced, with a record of success in cases and/or transactions; a lawyer whom other lawyers respect and make referrals to; and a leader in the community, with a record of bar involvement and leadership.

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Power List honorees are selected by looking at a range of criteria, including whether an attorney is considered to be an leader in his or her field, well-versed in relevant case law, statutes and regulations; experienced, with a record of success in cases and/or transactions; a lawyer whom other lawyers respect and make referrals to; and a leader in the community, with a record of bar involvement and leadership.

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Shohei Ohtani, a star player for the Los Angeles Dodgers, was sued in August by a Hawaiian real estate investor and broker who said Otani and the baseball player’s agent caused him to be fired from a $240 million luxury housing development. (Associated Press)

Shohei Ohtani, agent seek dismissal of Hawaii lawsuit

Shohei Ohtani and his agent Nez Balelo moved to dismiss a Hawaii lawsuit accusing them of interference in a $240M Big Island real estate project.

Stan Patz, right, father of 6-year-old Etan Patz, who disappeared on the way to a school bus stop in 1979, reacts after a news conference after the second trial of Pedro Hernandez, who was convicted of killing the boy Feb. 14, 2017. With Stan Patz is Assistant District Attorney Joel Seidemann. (Associated Press file)

NYC seeks Supreme Court review in Etan Patz murder case

NYC prosecutors will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate Pedro Hernandez’s overturned conviction in Etan Patz’s 1979 disappearance after the 2nd Circuit ruling.

The Kentucky Supreme Court hears oral arguments Wednesday, Sept. 10, at the Norton Center for the Arts at Centre College in Danville, Ky. (Associated Press)

Kentucky Supreme Court hears charter school funding case

Kentucky’s Supreme Court weighs House Bill 9, a law to fund charter schools, in a case that could reshape public education and school choice in the state.

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