{"id":159775,"date":"2026-08-07T12:05:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/?p=159775"},"modified":"2026-08-07T12:05:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:05:44","slug":"litigation-spike-workers-are-suing-to-hold-2nd-jobsmdashand-these-law-firms-are-helping-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/08\/07\/litigation-spike-workers-are-suing-to-hold-2nd-jobsmdashand-these-law-firms-are-helping-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Litigation Spike: Workers Are Suing to Hold 2nd Jobs&amp;mdash;and These Law Firms Are Helping Them"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lawsuits over employer policies that forbid workers from having a second job or discussing discrimination, harassment, retaliation, sexual assault or wage-and-hour violations are contributing to a surge.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"0\" 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