Employment Archive » December, 2019

Employment - December, 2019

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• Judge Puts Brakes On California's Forced-Arbitration Ban
• Top Employment Law Insights From Lexis Practice Advisor
• NCAA Owes Student-Athletes' Attys $33M In Fees And Costs
• Hottest Legal Industry Guest Topics Of 2019
• Uber Wins Challenge To NYC Ride-Hailing 'Cruising Cap'
• 10 Most-Read Employment Law360 Guests Of 2019
• NLRB Rolls Back Standard On Deference To Arbitrators
• Ex-Tinder Exec's Sexual Assault Suit Sent To Arbitration
• Sullivan & Cromwell Accused Of Arbitration Double-Dealing
• Law Firm Shakes Off Malpractice Suit Over Union Deal
• NJ Enacts Statewide Hairstyle Discrimination Ban
• Judge Sinks Challenges To Trump's '2-For-1' Reg Order
• NLRB Accuses Chipotle Of Suppressing Union Drive In NYC
• Fired Davis Polk Associate Wants To See Colleagues' Reviews
• Ex-Genentech Workers Can't Ditch Trade Secret Charges
• Labor & Employment In The Courts: A Decade In Review
• Recent Cases Offer Clues To Successful Trade Secret Claims
• Top 10 Whistleblowing And Retaliation Events Of The Year
• United Ends EEOC Suit Over Pilot's 'Reprehensible' Pic Posts
• Weinstein Can't Escape Actress' Sex Trafficking Claim
• DC Circ. Backs NLRB's Censure Of Hospital For Firing Nurse
• The Delicate Nuances In New State Noncompete Laws
• 5th Circ. Says Ponzi Claims Against Pershing Came Too Late
• Ex-Kansas Coach Wants Quick Win In $3M Contract Row
• State Laws May Lead To Many Revived #MeToo Claims
• For Legal Pot, Grass May Be Greener On The Arbitration Side
• The Year In Cannabis Case Law: Major Pot Rulings From 2019
• 3 Ways Attys Are Preparing For Illinois Cannabis Sales
• Poetic Justice: How Judges Got Creative In 2019
• Top Immigration Policy Changes Of 2019
• Top State & Local Tax Cases Of 2019
• Ch. 11 Trustee To Take Over Liddle & Robinson
• Morgan Stanley Blasts Outside Attys' Fee Bid In Wage Suit
• 'Walking Dead' Stuntman's Parents Win $8.1M Over Fatal Fall
• Starbucks To Pay NYC Workers Over Illegal Sick Leave Policy
• Ill. Justices Say Rail Cos. Can Sue Workers For Property Harm
• Couriers Rip Postmates For Flouting Court's Arbitration Order
• House Approves Retooled North American Trade Accord
• Scandals, Court Battles That Rocked New Jersey In 2019
• 5th Circ. Says Judge Botched Divvy Of $10M Atty Fee Award
• Disney, Miramax Were 'Enablers' Of Weinstein, Ex-Model Says
• Calif. Is Chipping Away At NCAA's Monopoly On Amateurism
• Biggest Illinois Decisions Of 2019
• Ex-Cubs Supervisor Claims He Was Fired Over Guard Service
• Bayer Drops Trade Secret Suit Against Fired Scientist
• 5 Top Labor And Employment Laws & Regs From 2019
• Employee NDAs Need Recalibration Under Ill. Law
• Calif. Lawmakers Kept Employers On Their Toes In 2019
• The Biggest Transportation Rulings Of 2019
• 3 Grooming And Dress Code Updates For Calif. Hair Bias Law
• 5 Trends That Rocked The Legal Industry In 2019
• The Biggest Massachusetts Cases Of 2019
• Dynamex Drivers Reach $400K Deal In Misclassification Row
• Uber To Pay $4.4M To End EEOC Sexual Harassment Probe
• Ex-Legal Chief Says Cognizant Withholding Defense Atty Fees
• Auburn Officials Must Face Professor's Retaliation Claim
• E-Verify Tool May Help Employers Avoid A DOJ Investigation
• Ill. Cases May Instruct Insurance Suits Over Calif. Privacy Law
• NFL Settles With Chubb Insurers In Concussion Coverage Suit
• DOL Rule Clears Up Overtime Math Exclusions For Employers
• Ex-Exxon Worker's Suit Over Drug Testing Tossed
• Legal Services Co. Says Ex-Worker Poached Staff And Secrets
• Key Trade Secrets Developments Of 2019: Part 1
• Without Expert, Drillers' OT Claims For Donning Gear Fizzle
• Ex-Sirius Host Accuses PGA Of Sabotaging Golf Radio Show
• Justices To Mull Bias Suit Exemption For Religious Groups
• Fox Rothschild Fires Atty At Center Of Graphic Sex Bias Suit
• EEOC Retracts 1997 Policy Opposing Arbitration Mandates
• NCAA Prez Says Rule Reforms Limited By Antitrust Cases
• LA Times Wants Ex-Columnist's $15M Bias Award Slashed
• 'Walking Dead' Stuntman's Parents Seek $80M For His Death
• Freelance Journalists Challenge Calif. Gig Economy Law
• 7th Circ. Backs NLRB In UChicago Student-Worker Case
• Ex-De Niro Aide Wants To Strike Claim She Binged 'Friends'
• 10th Circ. Backs IHOP's Win In Christian Waitress's Bias Suit
• Court Finds Edward Snowden Violated NDA With New Memoir
• Ex-NFL Player Takes Suit Over School Firing To High Court
• Spearmint Rhino Exotic Dancers Ink $3.7M Classification Deal
• Texas Judge Says No To Gay Marriages Despite Warning
• Pittsburgh Sets March Start For Paid Sick Leave Law
• '60 Minutes' Producer Alleges Gender Discrimination By CBS
• Judging A Book: Hinojosa Reviews 'Crimes And Punishments'
• 'America's Snootiest Golf Club' Accused Of Stiffing Caddies
• Uber Can't Dodge Calif. Driver's Misclassification Suit
• House Panel Greenlights Revised North American Trade Pact
• Labor Giant Fisher Phillips Acquires Michigan Boutique
• Noncompete Misconceptions May Be Inhibiting Reform
• NLRB Says Employers Can Forbid Discussing Pending Probes
• NLRB Ditches Obama-Era Work Email Use Standard
• Amazon Driver Tells 1st Circ. Wage Suit Belongs In Court
• Economist Testifies Oracle Pay Disparities Not Discriminatory
• ​​​​​​​'Patently Frivolous' Appeal Brief Gets Atty 7th Circ. Sanctions
• IRS Proposes Broadening Executive Pay Deduction Limits
• NLRB Orders Redo Of 'Micro' Unit Dispute In Years-Old Case
• Davis Polk Rebuffs Black Atty's Racial Bias Claims
• Embattled NFL Concussion Atty Wants Liens On 5 Players
• Apple, Google Rely On Child Labor Abroad, Suit Says
• NLRB Judge Gives Mixed Ruling On Union's Rat-Aided Protest
• ABC Beats Claims Over Calif. Guard's Filming Site Injury
• Jones Day Gender Bias Suit Runs Into Skepticism From Judge
• Consumers Fight DoorDash's Bid To Arbitrate Tip Policy Suit
• Payout Terms Between IP Firm, Ex-Partner Puzzle Judge
• Justices Won't Hear Ex-Tribal Agency Worker's Suit
• Ex-Judge Asks 5th Circ. To Revive Harassment, Firing Suit
• USTR Tells Mexico Watchdogs Won't Be 'Labor Inspectors'
• RiverPay Says Rival's Trade Secrets Case Not On Firm Ground
• Kansas University Rips Ex-Coach's Bid For Employment Info
• New California Laws Will Make Discovery More Costly
• Employers Can Cut Off Dues When CBAs End, NLRB Says
• Ill. Recreational Cannabis Law Brings Risks For Employers
• 4 NLRB Rulings Revamp Employer Private Property Rights
• Existing Laws Can Likely Solve Contractor Misclassification
• Mexico Objects To US Labor Watchdogs In Trade Deal Bill
• Oracle Loses Bid For Early Win In $400M Pay Equity Trial
• UT Law Prof Again Alleges Gender Pay Discrimination
• New NLRB Election Rules Re-Level The Field For Employers
• Credit Union Inks $450K Deal To End EEOC Bias Suit
• 'Walking Dead' Star Testifies Stuntman's Fatal Fall Haunts Him
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive FCA Retaliation Suit Against Contractor
• 8th Circ. Affirms Anixter's Early Win Over Fired Army Vet
• North American Trade Pact Vote Could Come Wednesday
• Ex-Pond Lehocky Partner Wants Court To Stop 'Client Theft'
• Texas Justices Turn Down Firm's Doc Fight With Ex-Partner
• NJ Housing Official Denies Defaming Accused Rapist
• Texas Justices Will Mull 'Intention' In Trucker Death Case
• NJ Benefits Bill May Deter Business With Contractors
• Whistleblowers' Unique Role In DOJ's Anti-Collusion Efforts
• 5 Noncompete Rulings From 2019 Attorneys Should Know
• This Year's NLRB Rulings Were Great News For Employers
• NFL Team Tries To Move Security Guard OT Suit To Arbitration
• 11th Circ. Nixes Race-Based Challenge To Ala. Wage Law
• NLRB Scales Back Obama Board's Election Regs
• Oracle Seeks Early Win In $400M Pay Equity Trial
• Interpreters Misclassified As Contractors, NLRB Memo Says
• Medical Pot Co. Says Ex-Exec Stole Trade Secrets
• 9th Circ. Won't Reconsider McDonald's Joint Employer Ruling
• Pa. Law Firm Wants To Arbitrate 'Shameless' Partnership Row
• Ex-Court Worker Gets 2 Years For Lying In Pay-To-Play Probe
• Quantcast Gets Sales Reps' OT Suit Booted To Arbitration
• 9th Circ. Affirms Ex-Mercedes Worker's $5M Disability Verdict
• Avoiding Employee Caregiver Discrimination Pitfalls
• 9th Circ. Undoes 'Problematic' $2M Strip Club Wage Deal
• Postmates Fires Back At Couriers' Arbitration Fee Demands
• McDonald's Wins NLRB Approval Of Joint-Employer Deal
• NFL Players Union Accused Of Harassing Agent
• High-Profile CEOs Urge 'Economy-Wide Action' On Paid Leave
• NJ Employment Legislation Had A Blockbuster Year
• 10 Former NFL Players Charged In Medical Benefits Fraud
• DOL Finalizes Rule Excluding Some Perks From OT Math
• Rabobank Sues Ex-Trader For Exit Package Over Libor Fight
• Oracle's Pay Unequal By Up To $800M, Economist Testifies
• Netflix Ordered To Stop Poaching Fox Executives
• House Clears Bill To Revamp Migrant Farm Workforce Laws
• New Littler Policy Embraces Nonbinary Gender Inclusion
• Mediator Tapped To Handle Controversial Concussion Claims
• Wash. Revamps Overtime Rules With Higher Salary Threshold
• Trucking Co. Accused Of Discriminating Against Black Hires
• Fisher Phillips Picks Up Employment Pro In Denver
• Burger Chain Settles EEOC Claims It Denied Men Server Jobs
• CBD Seller Says Farm Bill Tethers Case To Federal Court
• Ex-Novartis Exec Denied More Atty Fees In Whistleblower Row
• FMLA Case Shows Eligibility Issues For Staffing Agency Hires
• Pa. Justices' Ruling Highlights Federal, State Wage Law Divide
• Strategies To Maintain Privilege In Crisis Response Scenarios
• 7th Circ. Affirms Toss Of Ex-Navy Police Officer's Bias Suit
• GCs Look In Crystal Ball For 2020 And See Litigation Uptick
• 'Wholly Unprepared' Atty Sanctioned By Indiana Court
• 7th Circ. Nixes Ex-Prof's Fraud Suit Against ABA
• Female Engineer Says Oracle Fired Her After Pay Pushback
• Fox News 'A Sanctuary For Sexual Harassers,' Host Says
• Judge Skeptical Over Mooting Ex-Trump Aide's Subpoena Suit
• Eagles Lineman Takes Drug Ban Fight To 2nd Circ.
• Disney Workers Sue Over Anaheim Minimum Wage Violations
• Trade Deal Changes May Set New Course But Stir Discontent
• Frontier Air Hit With Pregnancy Suits By Pilots, Attendants
• 6th Circ. Keeps Dock Operator Locked In Benefits Grievance
• NuVasive Tells 1st Circ. Noncompete Law Can't Help Ex-Rep
• NLRB Ignored Evidence Backing Nurse's Firing, DC Circ. Says
• Employers: Start Prepping For Online H-1B Visa Registration
• Ex-Engineering CEO Can't Help Firm Investing In Competitors
• Rigid Compliance May Not Deter Employment Litigation
• Sports Agency Accuses Rival Of Poaching UFC Fighter
• Gov't Wants High Court To Revisit Religious Bias Precedent
• NJ, Pa. Ask Justices To Turn Down ACA Birth Control Cases
• 8th Circ. Says EEOC Must Fork Over $3.3M To Trucking Co.
• MoFo Sex Bias Accuser Unmasks Herself As Linklaters Bigwig
• Revamped North American Trade Deal Set For Hill Vote
• 36 Million Workers Bound By Noncompetes, Survey Says
• 8th Circ. Affirms Nix Of Male Pharmacist's Gender Bias Claims
• Landscaping Supply Co. Sues DHS Over Director's Visa Denial
• Fired KU Coach Seeks Info On Scandals In $3M Contract Suit
• SunEdison Directors Dodge Whistleblower Retaliation Claims
• DOL Extends Comment Period For Tip Rule
• XPO Logistics Accused Of Closing Facility To Punish Workers
• Federal Workers Poised To Get 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
• SandRidge Can't Shake Worker's Suit Over Electric Shock
• Understanding Gov't Contractor Defamation Privilege
• How To Ward Off Nonclient Suits Over Lawyers' Speech
• Trucking Co. Still Can't Get Wage Dispute Sent To Arbitration
• 2nd Circ. Gives Indian Doctor Another Shot At Bias Suit
• US Pay Equity Progress Hinges On Data Transparency
• Calif. Plaintiffs May Prefer State Court For Trade Secret Claims
• Biz Groups Launch First Challenge To Calif. Arbitration Ban
• Billionaire Beats High Bail Bid As Judge Notes 'He's Here'
• Union Says FCC Abused Discretion In Sprint/T-Mobile Tie-Up
• Ex-Oracle Workers Air Grievances In $400M Pay Equity Trial
• WGA Likely Can't Dodge Talent Agencies' Antitrust Suit
• Marketing Co. Says USCIS Wrongly Denied H-1B For Manager
• 2nd Circ. Says Title VII Pay Claims Don't Need 'Equal Work'
• Senators To Consider College Athletes Being Paid
• Jones Day Wants Sanford Heisler Sanctioned In Bias Suit
• Surgeon Says Utah Children's Hospital Retaliated Against Him
• Wingstop Owner's Scans Skirt Ill. Biometric Law, Workers Say
• Tufts Profs Sue Over Policy Changes They Say Alter Tenure
• What State Lawmakers Will Be Focused On In 2020
• Nurse Alleges Pa. Hospital Ignored Her Sex Assault Report
• NJ Justices Will Review 'Good Faith' Defense In OT Suit
• 2019 Brought Major Changes To New York Employment Law
• 2nd Circ. Says Sushi Chef's FLSA Deal Didn't Need Court OK
• Ex-Pierce Bainbridge Atty's Bid To Unseal Report Falters
• EY Duo Can't Bring Trade Secrets Case To Early End
• Ex-Exec Can't Redo Whistleblower Suit Over Tribal Firing
• Saul Ewing Adds Employment Law Partner In NJ
• Big Lots To Pay $7M To Settle Post-Shift Waiting Time Suit
• DC Circ. Doubts Suit Over Non-US Train Crews Is Reviewable
• Southwest Pilots Union In Forum Fight Over Boeing Max Suit
• NLRB Extends Election Rule Comment Deadline Again
• Pension's $17.8M Renco Penalty Demand Paused For Appeal
• 9th Circ. Judge Rips US Airways Agents' OT Suit As Illogical
• What Is A 'Reasonably Useful Form' For Production Of ESI?
• Calif. Appeals Court OKs Nixing Twitter Sex Bias Class
• US Women's Soccer Bias Suit Raises Complex Pay Questions
• NCAA Pay Bill Advances In NJ Amid Scholarship Concerns
• Speedway Says Manager's Class Action Bid Is 'Unmanageable'
• 7th Circ. Revives Police Sergeant's Military Bias Suit
• Ex-Jones Day Attys Seek Green Light For Sex Bias Class
• Alki David Victim Seeks Absent Billionaire's Arrest, $5M Bail
• VirnetX Investor Says CEO Using Co. As 'Personal Piggy-Bank'
• Motorcyclist Wins $21.5M In Calif. Trial Over Freeway Crash
• Guardswoman Wrongly Penalized For Writing Phone Sex Book
• Calif. May Be The Best Venue For Mass. Uber Suit, Judge Says
• Judge Holds Decision On Purdue Pharma CEO Bonus
• Another Former UAW Official Cops To Kickback Scheme
• Ga. County Wants Out Of Trans Deputy's Benefits Denial Suit
• Pa. Claims Manager Wants Atty Fees Paused In ADA Appeal
• NLRB Orders Hearing After Election Overseer Defended Union
• Calif. Justices Weigh Wages For Bag Checks In Apple Case
• Texas LGBT Rights Suit On Hold Pending High Court Rulings
• NLRB Prosecutor To Challenge Hotel's Union 'Neutrality' Deal
• Pond Lehocky Leader Pushes Court To Dissolve Partnership
• Postmates Faces Contempt Order In Couriers' Arbitration Row
• Univ. Of Miami Can't Dodge Sex Bias Suit Over Prof's Pay
• Navistar Accused Of Overcharging Marine Corps By $1.28B
• An Employer's Guide To Avoiding Holiday Party Liabilities
• BofA Workers Win Cert. In Missed Breaks, Unpaid Work Suits
• Child Labor Candy Alert A 'Slippery Slope,' 1st Circ. Suggests
• DOJ Denied Cameo In Hollywood Writers Row
• Texas Court Cuts Chevron Unit Loose From Oil Rig Injury Suit
• Sidley Partner DQ'd From Huawei Bank Fraud Case
• Dems To Float Bill Boosting Part-Timers' Hours, Benefits
• Fiat Chrysler Hit With Investor Suit Over UAW Bribes
• Pittsburgh Utility Sued For Firing Man Over Medical Marijuana
• Senate Work Committee Clears Safety Commission Noms
• NLRB May Rethink Part Of Supervisor Status Test
• Fla. High Court Questions Own Precedent On Review Powers
• Bally's Beats Whistleblower's Suit Claiming Retaliatory Firing
• Ill. Wage Suit Against Construction Co. Not Preempted
• Ex-Googler Levandowski Gets Jan. 2021 Trade Secrets Trial
• Minimum Wage Laws Apply To Au Pairs, 1st Circ. Says
• Country Club, EEOC Ink Settlement Over Sexual Harassment
• Evolving Deference Principles May Affect Tax Matters
• Armstrong Teasdale Ducks Atty's Age Bias Suit At 8th Circ.
• Patent Decision Highlights Cross-Appeal Considerations
• 4 Steps For Investigating Anonymous Workplace Harassment
• No End In Sight For Litigation Of No-Poach Antitrust Claims
• Calif. Trucking Group Pushes For Injunction On Dynamex Law
• Okla. Marijuana Ruling Underscores Broad Worker Projections
• Ex-Shkreli Employee Says Counterclaim Ignores Court Ruling
• LA Fitness, Care Home Sued Over Attack On Lifeguard
• SEC Case Opens Door For Investor Whistleblowers
• Riot Games Reaches $10M Deal In Workers' 'Bro Culture' Suit
• NJ Prison Agency Can't Shake $1M Whistleblower Verdict
• Ex-Chicago Transit Authority Worker Alleges Retaliation
• Legal Careers Org To List Info On Arbitration Pacts At Firms
• Chipotle Inks Deal Over Worker Allegedly Locked In Freezer
• Del. Justices Fault $8M Award Against Ford In Asbestos Death
• H&R Block Wants 'No-Poach' Row Arbitrated
• New DOL Tip Rule Would Cost Workers $700M, Group Says
• Logistics Co. Reaches $1.5M Deal In Calif. Workers' Pay Case
• Ex-Assistant Managers Drop OT Suit Against Walmart
• Serco Lands $95M Contract For Veteran Transition Services
• MoFo Settles With 5 'Mommy Track' Accusers In $200M Suit
• Fort Worth Fire Dept.'s Culture Allowed Sex Attacks, Suit Says
• NLRB Says Hotel Illegally Switched Workers' Health Insurer
• Billionaire Hit With $50M Punitive Damages For Sex Battery
• Post-Gazette Seeks To Stop Injunction Blocking Layoffs
• Suit Over NJ Prosecutor's 'Toxic' Bias Goes To Mediation
• 1st Circ. Upholds Stripped Bonus For Fired Abiomed Exec
• The Mitigation Defense Tool Your Employment Case May Need