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Price-Fixing Suit Dismissed Against No-Tip Restaurants
By Lisa M. Schaffer, Esq. | Last updated on
A class action lawsuit threw everything but the kitchen sink at a group of restaurateurs. At the heart of the suit was a tipless policy that defendants had...
Boss Learns $21 Million Lesson in Honoring Employee Religious Beliefs
By Lisa M. Schaffer, Esq. | Last updated on
Park Hotels and Resorts, formerly known as Hilton Worldwide, was hit with a $21.5 million verdict for failing to honor an employee's civil and constitutionally...
Age Discrimination Protections Don't Apply to Job Applicants, Court Rules
By Lisa M. Schaffer, Esq. | Last updated on
In a divided decision, the en banc Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals overturned its prior three-member panel decision, and ruled that age discrimination...
How Will New Tax Laws Impact Cyber Monday?
By Lisa M. Schaffer, Esq. | Last updated on
In June 2018, the United States Supreme Court ruled that states should impose some sort of remote tax laws on local retailers that sell their wares online to...
Movie Subscription Service Sinemia Sued for Secret Fees
By Christopher Coble, Esq. | Last updated on
As the tumultuous last few years at MoviePass have proven, a subscription-based movie ticketing service is not the easiest thing to figure out. It turns out...
Small Biz Saturday: Top 5 Legal Tips to Get You Ready
By Christopher Coble, Esq. | Last updated on
Sandwiched in between the monolithic shopping holidays of Black Friday and Cyber Monday is Small Business Saturday -- a day for local and small businesses to...