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Class action accuses NSW Health of underpaying 10,000 junior doctors
Two law firms have launched a class action against NSW Health on behalf of over 10,000 junior doctors for its alleged failure to pay overtime hours.
Amazon discriminated against pregnant job applicant, lawsuit claims
A job applicant has taken e-commerce giant Amazon to court for allegedly violating the Fair Work Act by refusing to give her a job because was pregnant.
Qantas did not misuse Jobkeeper, appeals court finds
The terms of the Fair Work Act do not guarantee employees of Qantas or potentially any workers in Australia the right to entitlements such as annual leave for work done while receiving JobKeeper payments, the Full Federal Court has ruled.
ABC hit with lawsuit for requiring make-up artist to wear a mask
A make-up artist has launched a Fair Work case against the ABC alleging she lost her shifts after refusing to wear a mask in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Patent attorneys lured lucrative US law firm clients from IP boutique, new suit claims
Two patent attorneys who resigned from Pizzeys Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys to launch a competing business performed work for clients of the boutique IP firm a year after they jumped ship, in breach of their employment contracts, a lawsuit claims.
Norton Rose hit with indemnity costs after ‘fatal misjudgment’ in dispute with ex-partner
Norton Rose Fulbright has been hit with indemnity costs in a long-running case brought by a former partner, with a judge finding the law firm persisted with its "continued maintenance of groundless denials" in the lead-up to a $160,000 judgment against it.
Partner won’t seek to resurrect Rio Tinto claims in Deloitte age discrimination case
A partner bringing a $3.8 million age discrimination lawsuit against Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu will not seek to replead claims struck out earlier this month that the accounting giant made misrepresentations to Rio Tinto.
Whistleblower laws don’t apply retrospectively, judge says in ANZ bank trader’s case
A judge has thrown out the portion of a lawsuit brought by an ANZ trader who was sacked in 2015 that was brought under enhanced whistleblower protections that took effect in 2019, saying the civil remedy provisions do not apply retrospectively.
Spotless on the hook for redundancy entitlements after High Court declines special leave
The High Court will not hear cleaning services giant Spotless Group's challenge to a ruling that found it must pay redundancy entitlements to a group of workers it sacked.
Slater & Gordon strikes out bullying cross-claim in client poaching case
Slater and Gordon has won a bid to strike out parts of a cross-claim seeking injury compensation for alleged bullying at the law firm brought by a solicitor accused of stealing clients after jumping ship.