Chris Opfer

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Jones Day Hit by Data Breach as Vendor Accellion Hack Widens

Law firm Jones Day says hackers got their hands on confidential client data and firm communications when an o…

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Trump Tax Saga Highlights Line Between Lawyering, Complicity

A court order forcing some of Donald Trump's former top tax lawyers to give thousands of documents to investi…

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Jones Day Bucks Big Law Trend of Firms Fleeing From Trump (1)

The list of lawyers former President Donald Trump can call upon for his legal battles, including a looming Se…

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Seyfarth Drops Trump Companies as Client After Capitol Riot (2)

Law firm Seyfarth Shaw has severed ties with President Donald Trump's businesses in response to the public ou…

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NLRB Watchdog Condemns Bias Probe as Attack on His Authority

The National Labor Relations Board's political leader and its inspector general are locked in a standoff over…

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Lyft Offers to Settle New York Driver Classification Disputes

Lyft Inc. has offered to pay New York ride-share drivers about $100 to $600 each to settle a lawsuit alleging…

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AI Hiring Could Mean Robot Discrimination Will Head to Courts

As companies turn to artificial intelligence for help making hiring and promotion decisions, contract negotia…

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Uber Hit With $650 Million Employment Tax Bill in New Jersey (3)

Uber Technologies Inc. owes New Jersey about $650 million in unemployment and disability insurance taxes beca…

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Oracle Owes $400M to Women, Black, Asian Workers, DOL Says (1)

Oracle Corp. shorted women and minority workers $400 million in wages by paying them less than other employee…

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Labor Board Member Cleared on Ethics Question

Embattled National Labor Relations Board Member William Emanuel (R) has been cleared to participate in drafti…

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Democrats to Probe Labor Department on Tips, Child Labor

House Democrats plan to use their new majority to bring Labor Department officials in for hearings on a botch…

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DOJ: Businesses Can Discriminate Against Transgender Workers (1) (1)

The Justice Department today told the U.S. Supreme Court that businesses can discriminate against workers bas…

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TV Interview: Cisco Allegedly Favored Visa Holders Over U.S. Workers

Bloomberg TV interview.

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Uber Still Wants Rider Rape Case Decided Privately

Uber Technologies Inc. recently said it wouldn't force riders who allege sexual assault by drivers to take th…

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Has Labor Board 'Protected Workers Right Out of a Job'? (1) (1)

Maybe so, NLRB chairman says Ring sees overlap between board's work and Trump 'jobs, jobs, jobs' policy Says …

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White House Leaves Harassment Guidance in Limbo

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sent the White House updated guidance on combating workplace hara…

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Labor Board Republicans May Decide Fate of Boeing Union (1) (1)

Days before workers voted to organize at a Boeing plant in South Carolina, a National Labor Relations Board e…

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Uber Still Wants Rider Rape Case Decided Privately

Uber Technologies Inc. recently said it wouldn't force riders who allege sexual assault by drivers to take th…

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Rent-A-Center Prevails in Transgender Bias Case

EEOC loses first jury trial on transgender job discrimination Agency at odds with Justice Department over whe…

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This Trump Ethics Probe Has Lawyers' Attention

Labor board member asked to sit out cases even indirectly affecting former firm, clients * Boeing-related cas…

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Democrats Want Answers From Labor Dept. on Tip Sharing Secret

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) and other leading Democrats are calling on the Labor Department to halt its new…

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The Coca-Cola Hack and Who's on Hook for Office Cybersecurity

Six years after Shane Enslin left his repairman job at a Coca-Cola distribution plant in Pennsylvania, the co…

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VIDEO: Skills Gap 'Very Real,' Former Commerce Secretary Says

Businesses are having a hard time finding the talent they need for the jobs of today, even as technology is c…

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Senate Tax Bill Said to Cover Contractor Classification

Senate Republicans want to protect businesses that mistakenly classify workers as independent contractors as …

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