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Target, Major Employers Raise New Drug Price-Fixing Claims

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are among major employers that lodged new price-fixing claims in Pennsylvania federal court against dozens of pharmaceutical companies, accusing them of orchestrating illegal agreements to allocate customers and markets and fix the prices of hundreds of generic drugs for more than a decade. Target Corp., Lowe's Cos.

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Vedder Price Expands Labor and Employment Practice,? Adds Shareholder Hope Goldstein

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CHICAGO – Vedder Price is pleased to announce that veteran attorney Hope Goldstein has joined the Firm as a Shareholder in the Labor and Employment practice area. Most recently Goldstein spent the past 17 years as a partner with Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner in New York, bringing extensive experience to Vedder Price with a strong

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Ticking the Talons of Healthcare Transparency

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As of January 1, employer-sponsored Group Health Plans and Health Insurance Issuers must make make the prices of 500 medical services available via an Internet-based tool.

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US appeals court holds that companies may not use COVID as excuse to initiate mass layoffs without notice

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The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Wednesday issued an opinion in which the Court held “that the COVID-19 pandemic is not a natural disaster under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN Act)” and that employers are not allowed to initiate mass layoffs without notice due to pandemics.

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For Employers, Healthcare Costs Are A 'Black Box,' Reps. Told

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Amid rising drug prices and medical premiums, industry experts told U.S. House representatives in a hearing Thursday that employers who sponsor health insurance are critical to efforts to make healthcare more affordable for Americans — but they need more federal support.

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Switzerland high court rules Uber drivers are employees, entitled to benefits

JURIST

In the judgement , the court dismissed Uber’s argument that they are, “only… an intermediary between passengers and drivers,” because Uber “ entirely dictates the pricing conditions, controls [drivers’] activity and invoices the services to the customers.”

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Kenya dispatch: high cost of living prompts Nairobi protests in presidential election run-up

JURIST

Currently a packet of maize flour costs Ksh23,0 which is an increase of approximately Ksh100 over the usual price. Milk and oil prices have also risen. What is worse is that most Kenyans are finding it difficult to even find employment.