The Voice | November 4, 2020 | Volume 19, Issue 44
November 4 , 2020 Volume 19 , Issue 44 This Week’s Feature DRI Voices Member News And the Defense Wins DRI News DRI Cares DRIKids DRI Pets Upcoming Seminars Upcoming Webinars Quote of the Week Gig economy companies increasingly face class action lawsuits brought by their workers . Uber , Lyft , Inst
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The Voice | November 4, 2020 | Volume 19, Issue 44
The Voice | November 4 , 2020 11 Volume 19 , Issue 44 DRI Cares Cedar Grove Board of Education Receives 2 , 250 Masks from O’Toole Scrivo Law Firm Last month , during a town council meeting , councilman Joe Zichelli presented the Cedar Grove (NJ) Board of Education with 2 , 250 masks donated by Ceda
The Voice | November 4, 2020 | Volume 19, Issue 44
The Voice | November 4 , 2020 4 Volume 19 , Issue 44 This Week’s Feature Gig Economy Companies Can’t Thwart Class Certification with Shoddy Recordkeeping By Emily Melvin Gig economy companies increasingly face class action lawsuits brought by their workers . Uber , Lyft , Instacart , Doordash , and
The Voice | November 4, 2020 | Volume 19, Issue 44
The Voice | November 4 , 2020 6 Volume 19 , Issue 44 DRI Voices Systemic Racism Exists ; Acknowledge It By Vernon M . McFarland Many have the mindset that they are personally above racism or over racism . They say things like , “I don’t see color , ” “I don’t have a racist bone in my body , ” or my
Riding the E&O Line | Professional Liability Committee | Vol 12, Issue 3
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2020 Asbestos Medicine Virtual Seminar Schedule-at-a-Glance Thursday , November 19 , 2020 1:00 pm – 1:15 pm Welcome and Introduction Evelyn Fletcher Davis , Hawkins Parnell Young LLP , Atlanta , GA Jennifer Snyder Heis , Ulmer Berne LLP , Cincinnati , OH 1:15 pm – 2:15 pm Mesothelioma: Scientific Cl
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The Voice | October 28, 2020 | Volume 19, Issue 43
October 28 , 2020 Volume 19 , Issue 43 This Week’s Feature COVID-19 DRI Voices And The Defense Wins 2020 DRI Virtual Annual Meeting DRI Cares DRIKids Upcoming Seminars Upcoming Webinars Quote of the Week A company employee receives an email from a trusted vendor that instructs the employee to update
The Voice | October 28, 2020 | Volume 19, Issue 43
The Voice | October 28 , 2020 7 Volume 19 , Issue 43 COVID-19 Give me your masked smile , your sense of humor , and your huddled masses , yearning to breathe free one day outside of your mask! If we gotta wear them , lets show our masks off . Send your mask photos to lolson@lightfootlaw . com .
The Voice | October 28, 2020 | Volume 19, Issue 43
The Voice | October 28 , 2020 15 Volume 19 , Issue 43 DRI Cares Lathrop GPM Helps Feed KC’s Homeless and Hungry Recently , members of Lathrop GPM LLP safely prepared and served almost 150 to-go style BBQ lunches to Kansas City residents . A modified version of their annual Legally Sauced event , ins
The Voice | October 28, 2020 | Volume 19, Issue 43
The Voice | October 28 , 2020 4 Volume 19 , Issue 43 This Week’s Feature An Evolving Landscape: Insurance Coverage for Social Engineering Wire-Fraud Scams By Jessica H . Park and John G . O’Neill A company employee receives an email from a trusted vendor that instructs the employee to update the ban
The Voice | October 28, 2020 | Volume 19, Issue 43
The Voice | October 28 , 2020 8 Volume 19 , Issue 43 DRI Voices “I’m Speaking” By Ebony S . Morris It was the comment heard in the ears of every woman watching the 2020 Vice Presidential Debate . Each time Senator Kamala Harris (“Senator Harris”) spoke , Vice President Mike Pence (“VP Pence”) consta