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NEW YORK - NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and union chief DeMaurice Smith have taken a back seat to lawyers and paperwork for two days.
Attorneys for the NFL and the players' association are sorting out contract language and details that could speed the process in reaching a new labor deal.
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Property Law a. Urban Real Estate Administration Law (Amended) b. Implementation of the Property Law 2. Corporate Tax Law 3. Labor Contract Law 4. Individual Income Tax Law (Amended) 5. Anti-Trust Law Annex: Other NPC Laws Passed/Amended in the Year 2007 1. Emergency Response Law 2. Employment Promotion Law 3. Animal Epidemic Prevention Law (Revised) 4. Urban and Rural Planning Law 5. Civil Procedure Law (Amended) 6. Lawyers Law (Amended) 7. Energy Saving Law (Amended) 8. Law on Labor Dispute Mediation and Arbitration of the People's Republic of China 9. Law on Scientific and Technological Progress (Amended) 10. Law on Frontier Health and Quarantine (Amended) 11. Law on the Protection of Cultural Relics (Amended) 12. Law on Road Traffic Safety (Amended) 13. Law on Narcotics Control
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LOS ANGELES - A court-appointed official has awarded drivers for FedEx Corp. in California about $14.4 million in a dispute over whether the delivery company illegally classified them as independent contractors instead of employees.
Lawyers for about 200 drivers said Monday that the award for job- related expenses and interest is about $9 million more than was awarded to the drivers by a trial court in 2005.
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While NFL owners and players on Friday continued to chip away at a collective bargaining agreement, ending the lockout and saving the 2011-'12 pro football season, L.A. fans shouldn't expect a team in the area anytime soon.
Lawyers from both sides of the NFL's labor dispute plan to work through the weekend - although not face-to-face - to try to resolve the differences that are preventing players from voting on the owner- approved proposal to end the lockout.
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Score another one for the National Football League.
In a 2-1 decision Friday, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said a federal court cannot prevent the league from locking out its employees in a labor dispute. The players had filed an antitrust suit against the league after contract negotiations fell apart.
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Two legal powerhouses squared off against each other Friday before a federal appeals court in St. Louis over whether the dispute between National Football League team owners and players is a labor issue or an antitrust issue.
Paul Clement, arguing on behalf of team owners, told the three- judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals it is a labor dispute, which should be decided by the National Labor Relations Board.
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Seven lawyers from Portland firm Markowitz, Herbold, Glade & Mehlhaf were honored in the 2010 issue of "Oregon Super Lawyers.
David Markowitz, Peter Glade, William Mehlhaf, Lisa Kaner and Kerry Shepherd were listed in the business litigation category. Jeffrey Batchelor was recognized for work relating to alternative dispute resolution. Lynn Nakamato was included in the employment and labor category.
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Requiring employees to sign mandatory pre-dispute arbitration agreements that prevent them from collectively pursuing employment- related legal claims in any other forum violates the National Labor Relations Act, the National Labor Relations Board has ruled.
In one of its last opinions before the recess appointment term of Board member Craig Becker expired, the Board ruled that an arbitration agreement that nationwide homebuilder D.R. Horton required its employees to sign violated federal labor law.