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COVID-19 pandemic roundup

Walter Olson — Sun, 29 Mar 2020 16:05:22 +0000

Bonfire of the regulations, continued: feds and states ditch trucking rules to keep the deliveries rolling [Christian Britschgi, earlier on bonfire of the regs]
Poll finds U.S. public approving extraordinarily coercive measures to combat epidemic, in many cases with little if any gap between parties [Adam Chilton, Summary, Judgment]
Could the emergency spur a shift to online video notarization, already authorized in 10 states? [Eugene Volokh]
“It must really be the apocalypse if the state of Oregon is letting drivers fill their own tanks. My favorite moment in this FAQ: ‘How will I know how to pump my own gas?'” [Jesse Walker linking Eugene Register-Guard]
Legal resources related to the crisis, from the UCLA law library;
Eggs in one basket: tsunami of unemployment claims should force rethink of monopoly state fund idea practiced by four states (Washington, Ohio, North Dakota, Wyoming) [Ray Lehmann, R Street Institute]

Tags: COVID-19 virus, Oregon, unemployment benefits

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“Good morning, this is your California unemployment insurance fraud hotline….”

Walter Olson — Mon, 21 Dec 2015 05:15:06 +0000

“…How can we help you commit fraud today?” [Coyote]

Related, an entry of mine from Twitter’s #ExplainaFilmPlotBadly:

Profit-hungry insurance company resists death benefit payout despite clear policy language #ExplainAFilmPlotBadly pic.twitter.com/9N2Px6jgft

— Walter Olson (@walterolson) December 13, 2015

Tags: California, insurance fraud, unemployment benefits

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Labor and employment roundup

Walter Olson — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 04:05:21 +0000

EEOC investigating claim that personality tests for job applicants discriminate against mentally ill [ABA Journal]
Many “living wage” ordinances contain a sneaky provision that encourages unionization [Maxford Nelsen, WSJ]
Sixth Circuit agrees to rehear case suggesting employees can demand telecommuting as accommodation [Jon Hyman, earlier; EEOC v. Ford Motor]
Should employers give informative references? [Daniel Schwartz, Evil HR Lady]
EEOC will abuse conciliation process unless judges exercise oversight [Merrily Archer]
Here is how Politico proposes to cover labor issues as “straight news right down the middle” [The Weekly Standard, RiShawn Biddle/Rare]
Study: extended jobless benefits prolonged labor market’s woes [Karahan, Kapon, Satar, New York Fed via Tuccille]

Tags: disabled rights, EEOC, labor unions, unemployment benefits

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Labor and employment roundup

Walter Olson — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 13:41:51 +0000

Following KMart settlement, new California suitable-seating class action filed against Costco [Recorder, Law360, Canela v. Costco, PDF; earlier here, etc.]
Judge enjoins Teamsters: “members had disrupted funeral of a child, harassed mourners” [Bill McMorris, Free Beacon] “How would you feel if someone you never met from a ‘worker center’ went to your boss and said he represents you?” [Diana Furchtgott-Roth, earlier here and here] More: Eric Boehm, Watchdog.org;
“Business Fears Of The New National Labor Relations Board Are Justified” [Fred Wszolek]
Layoff package much nicer if you’re at Boeing, courtesy taxpayers [Seattle Times via Amy Alkon]
“European Court of Human Rights: Religious Autonomy Trumps Right to Unionize” [Becket Fund]
“Drink and Drive. Get Fired. Collect Unemployment Benefits? Yep, Says [Connecticut Supreme] Court.” [Daniel Schwartz]
Judge strikes down NYC prevailing wage law [Bloomberg]

Tags: California, Connecticut, labor unions, minimum wage, National Labor Relations Board, unemployment benefits

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Labor and employment roundup

Walter Olson — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 04:07:30 +0000

Seventh Circuit upholds Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s public sector labor law reform [Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel]
In theory, California workers fired for cause aren’t entitled to unemployment compensation. In practice… [Coyote]
Comstockery meets occupational licensure: how New York’s Cabaret Law tripped up Billie Holiday [Bryan Caplan]
New Jersey lawmakers move to cut nonunion workers out of Hurricane Sandy recovery jobs [Jersey Journal]
Cheer up, plaintiff’s bar, you’re doing very well these days out of FLSA wage-and-hour actions [Max Kennerly]
Back to “spiking”: “CalPERS planning to gut a key cost-control provision of new pension law” [Daniel Borenstein, Contra Costa Times] When government negotiates with public sector unions over pay, the process should be transparent to taxpayers and the public [Nick Dranias, Goldwater Institute]
Sacre bleu! Labor law reform reaches France [NYT]

Tags: California, France, labor unions, New Jersey, public employment, unemployment benefits, wage and hour suits, Wisconsin

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April 4 roundup

Walter Olson — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 04:20:17 +0000

N.Y. Times editorial flays Stand Your Ground, but dodges its (non)-application to Martin/Zimmerman case; Washington Post blasts same law, doesn’t seem to realize Florida homicide rate has gone down not up; chronology as of Sunday’s evidence [Frances Robles, Miami Herald] On the disputed facts of the case, it would be nice if NYT corrected its misreporting [Tom Maguire, more, yet more]
Lawprof Michael Dorf vs. Jeffrey Toobin on president’s power not to enforce a statute [New Yorker letter]
Israeli law bans underweight models [AP/Houston Chronicle]
Is price-fixing OK? Depends on whether the government is helping arrange it [Mark Perry]
Minnesota man arrested, jailed for neglecting to put siding on his house [KSTP via Alkon]
Once lionized in press, former Ohio AG Dann now fights suspension of law license [Sue Reisinger, Corp Counsel, earlier]
How California is that? “Killer got $30,000 in unemployment while in jail, officials say” [LAT]

Tags: constitutional law, Israel, Martin-Zimmerman case, Minnesota, Ohio, stand your ground, unemployment benefits

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Employment law roundup

Walter Olson — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 05:05:36 +0000

Age discrimination law (including my views) discussed [Reihan Salam, NRO] “3d Cir.: Employees Fired for Pornographic Emails Lose Age-Discrimination Case” [Molly DiBianca]
Will Obama administration lawsuit derail employer use of career-readiness certificates? [Charlotte Allen, Minding the Campus]
A warning for Gov. Cuomo: “The case against pension-financed infrastructure” [Edward Zelinsky, OUP]
EEOC is on the warpath and employers had better hope they escape unscathed [Hans Bader, CEI]
Since we know unemployment extensions have no incentive effects, this story from the Midwest is purely imaginary [Marietta, Ohio Times, related]
Court rejects “announcement of same sex marriage harassed me” hostile environment claim [Volokh] “Jobs with a higher risk of sexual harassment pay workers more” [WaPo] Half of all students harassed? Surprising it’s only half [Katie Roiphe, NYT]
Funny-sad “666” workplace suit: “The safety sticker of the beast” [Volokh]
“Do you know what an employment lawsuit costs?” [Jon Hyman]

Tags: age discrimination, EEOC, harassment law, hostile environment, unemployment benefits, workplace

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August 26 roundup

Walter Olson — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:17:44 +0000

Eugene Volokh on Lineage II “addictive videogame” lawsuit [Volokh Conspiracy, earlier]
New “Trial Lawyers Inc.” report on environmental litigation [Manhattan Institute, related from Jim Copland on a Richard Blumenthal suit]
Furor continues over Philadelphia’s $300 “business privilege tax” on bloggers and other low-revenue businesses [City Paper, Instapundit, Atlantic Wire, Kennerly]
“DoJ seeks Ebonics translators” story affords glimpse of oft-abused market for prosecution experts [Ken at Popehat]
Much more on FASB show-the-adversary-your-cards litigation accounting proposals [Cal Biz Lit and more, Beck, Hartley, ShopFloor, PoL (with Chamber views), earlier]
“The Many Ways In Which Fashion Copyrights Will Harm The Fashion Industry” [Masnick, TechDirt, on the Innovative Design Protection and Piracy Prevention Act, earlier links here]
Denmark carries out a real-world experiment in the incentive effects of unemployment compensation [Stossel]
“Junk fax” suit demands $2 trillion [eight years ago at Overlawyered]

Tags: accounting, bloggers and the law, copyright, Denmark, environment, expert witnesses, Philadelphia, taxes, unemployment benefits, videogames

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March 1 roundup

Ted Frank — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 09:22:23 +0000

Oregon Supreme Court plays chicken with SCOTUS over $79.5 million punitive damages award in Williams v. Philip Morris case. [Sebok @ Findlaw; Krauss @ IBD; POL Feb. 1]
Speaking of punitive damages, I did a podcast on Exxon Shipping v. Baker. I can’t bear to listen to it, so let me know how I did. [Frank @ Fed Soc]
Arkansas case alleged legal sale of pseudoephedrine was “nuisance” because meth-makers would buy it; case dismissed. [Beck/Herrmann]. This is why I’ve stockpiled Sudafed.
Lawyers advertise for refinery explosion victims before fire goes out. [Hou Chron/TLR]
Connecticut Supreme Court: cat-attack victim can sue without showing past history of violence by animal. [On Point] Looking forward to comments from all the anti-reformers who claim to oppose reform because they’re against the abrogation of the common law.
Op-ed on the Great White fire deep pockets phenomenon. [SE Texas Record; earlier: Feb. 2]
“FISA lawsuits come from Twilight Zone.” [Hillyer @ Examiner]
Legislative action on various medical malpractice tweaking in Colorado, Hawaii, and Wyoming. [TortsProf]
Request for unemployment benefits: why fire me just because I asked staffers for a prostitute? [Des Moines Register]
“So much for seduction and romance; bring in the MBAs and lawyers.” [Mac Donald @ City Journal; contra Belle Lettre; contra contra Dank]
Where is the Canadian Brandeis standing up for free speech? [Kay @ National Post]
In defense of lobbying. [Krauthammer @ WaPo]

Tags: Arkansas, Canada, chasing clients, Colorado, common law, Connecticut, deep pocket, Exxon, Exxon Shipping v. Baker, FISA, free speech, Hawaii, Heather Mac Donald, lobbyists, Oregon, Philip Morris v. Williams, pseudoephedrine, public nuisance, punitive damages, regulation through litigation, Rhode Island Station nightclub fire, roundups, Ted Frank, tort reform, unemployment benefits, Wyoming

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