The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to endorse a freeze on the reinstatements of two fired labor officials bodes poorly for precedent permitting Congress to insulate certain agencies from presidential control, but the justices signaled that the Federal Reserve will remain above politics. Here, Law360 looks at takeaways from Thursday's ruling.
Jenner & Block LLP convinced a Washington, D.C., federal judge to invalidate an executive order by President Donald Trump targeting it in part for its diversity, equity and inclusion practices as unconstitutional, and the U.S. Department of Justice announced the formation of an initiative to use the False Claims Act to quell discrimination by federal funding recipients tied to their DEI programs. Here, Law360 looks at notable DEI-related legal developments over the past week.
Wage and hour claims may not be the first issues that spring to a worker's mind following a layoff, but since they can be filed on a group basis and give the worker the benefit of the doubt, they are low-hanging litigation fruit for worker advocates.