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Five lessons for California employers from $6 million verdict against Walmart

In April 2019, a jury in a California federal court awarded plaintiffs over $6 million in damages for missed meal breaks. Hamilton et al. v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. et al. (Case No. 5:17-cv-01415-AB-KK).  The case involved 5,000 employees who worked at … Continue reading

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Five Top Law Firm Marketing Bloopers to Avoid

The interesting thing about bloopers when marketing a law firm is that lawyers do not need to be afraid of making mistakes or taking a risk, because innovation comes from taking that leap. It also strengthens the firm’s connection to … Continue reading

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Bitcoin hits $8,000 five days after cracking $6,000

Enlarge (credit: Thomas Trutschel / Getty Images News) Last Wednesday we reported that bitcoin had risen to $6,000 for the first time this year. On Monday, just five days later, bitcoin reached a new 2019 high of $8,000. As I … Continue reading

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SITKA – FIVE ALASKA FISHERMEN RESCUED FROM GROUNDED FISHING VESSEL MASONIC

The crew of the Fishing Vessel Masonic put on survival suits and abandoned ship into the vessel life raft on Tuesday.  The 62 foot Masonic went aground near Coronation Island south east of Sitka and the crew radioed a May … Continue reading

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Five rescued from abandoned F/V Masonic

Five fishermen were rescued from their life raft Tuesday after they were forced to abandon their fishing vessel taking on water southeast of Sitka. A Coast Guard helicopter hoisted all five people and brought them to Sitka, uninjured. A Channel … Continue reading

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