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ADVERTISEMENT Staffing Agencies Can't End Ill. AG's No-Poach Suit Law360 (June 1, 2021, 4:07 PM EDT) -- An Illinois state court judge has refused to toss a lawsuit brought by the state's attorney general alleging a display manufacturing company helped facilitate an unlawful conspiracy in which three staffing agencies agreed to suppress wages and refrain from hiring each other's workers. Cook County Circuit Court Judge Raymond Mitchell rejected the arguments made by Elite Staffing, Inc. Metro Staff Inc., Midway Staffing Inc. and their common client and manufacturer Colony Inc. that the AG's c...

Home run or a strikeout? Emeralds pitch new stadium in Glenwood "I think it would be kind of fun to have a stadium," Glenwood resident Lola Crandall said. "We have Autzen across the river. Why not one here?" Posted: Mar 12, 2021 7:03 PM Posted By: Michael Cerullo GLENWOOD, Ore. -- As the Eugene Emeralds consider a place to build a new ballpark, a nine-acre plot of land in Glenwood has caught the team's attention. According to Emeralds owner D.G. Elmore, it should take between eighteen months and two years to build the stadium. He said he expects the project to be complete before 2025.

Chicago teachers struggle at a crossroads The drive to reopen Chicago Public Schools (CPS), the third largest school district in the country, has become a pitched battle between educators and the state apparatus, the latter backed up by the corporate media and the unions. The fight by Chicago educators to prevent the reopening of schools is the focal point of the class struggle in the United States, with every other major district in the country looking to Chicago to set a precedent. In this context, it is of the utmost importance for teachers and other educators to organize independently of ...

City answers utility billing questions Oakridger Citizen complaints about new city utility billing dates have led to discussion by Oak Ridge City Council, but no changes have been made. Oak Ridge Electric Director Jack Suggs recently gave what he said were the reasons behind the change in billing dates and the city’s inflexibility regarding the dates at a work session. Earlier he said customers were “confused or in some cases angry because of the billing changes.” The City Council heard from one such citizen during one of its recent meetings. Oak Ridge resident Raymond Mitchell told Cou...

Afternoon Briefs: Ex-Jones Day lawyers drop class action claims; 'Grim Reaper' lawyer fights sanctions bid   Ex-Jones Day associates drop class action claims in bias lawsuit Former female associates suing Jones Day for alleged bias have agreed to drop their class action claims of systemic pay discrimination and disparate impact. The six plaintiffs decided to drop class action claims after they reviewed nationwide compensation and evaluation data from the law firm. Plaintiffs are still pursuing individual claims that remain. (Law.com, Law360) ‘Grim Reaper’ lawyer in Florida fights sanctio...