Employment Archive » August, 2021

Employment - August, 2021

318 articles

• Team Differences Block Class Cert. In NFL Painkiller Suit
• NJ Cops Lose Challenge To Health Benefits Contributions
• Court Security Officers Union Can't Sue Over COVID Measures
• Class Attys Get $152M As Sutter Settles Antitrust Case In Calif.
• What To Know About Texas' New Sexual Harassment Laws
• Paper Wants 3rd Circ. To Say If 1st Amendment Bars Bias Suit
• NortonLifeLock Beats Investor Suit Over Board Diversity
• Calif. Health Giant Sutter To Pay $60M To End FCA Claims
• FCC Atty's Race Bias Suit Against Agency Ends In Mistrial
• DOL Creates Unit To Update Unemployment Insurance System
• NY Giants Want Judge To Hear GC's Taped 'Strangle' Remark
• NY Health Workers Charged In Alleged Fake Vax Card Ring
• Tufts Settles Claim It Punished Student For Bogus-Data Report
• How SEC's Policy Pivot Supports Whistleblowers
• 3rd Circ. Challenges FLSA Exception For Deputy Coroners
• Ill. Firm Settles Claims Atty Worked Around 'Anti-Female' Bias
• 3rd Circ. Sets Strict Rule For Bankruptcy Bar Dates
• Pa. Panel Says Virus Warrants Redo Of Unemployment Appeal
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To 182 Attys From 77 Firms
• EB-5 Sector In Flux Amid Calif. Lawsuit, Stalled Congress
• Fear Reigns That NJ Crackdown Might Bruise Employers
• What The Judiciary's Font Recommendations Can Teach Us
• Vaccines, Tuition, Race: The Litigation On Law Schools' Radar
• How Firms Can Help Law Schools Leap Into The Future
• 4 Ideas For Updating Law Schools Post-Pandemic
• Labor-Focused Firms Merge Into 11-Atty Chicago Outfit
• Arnold & Porter Snags Executive Compensation Atty In NY
• Judge Flags Walmart Stock Conflict 7 Years After $21M Deal
• $2.5M Verdict Axed Over Atty's Use Of 'Inflammatory Cartoons'
• 6th Circ. Revives Ex-U Of Cincinnati Worker's Race Bias Suit
• Biz, Worker Groups Weigh In On DOL's Contractor Wage Plan
• Employment Authority: Vax Policy Tips & McFerran Dissents
• Bias Suit Against Newark Agency Tossed Over Filing Flaws
• Gay American Airlines Worker's Firing Bias Suit Gets Trimmed
• Axed NCAA Coach Gets Fine, Probation For Blackmail Threat
• Ex-Pharma Co. Heads Plead Guilty In Trade Secrets Case
• How Court Ruling, DOE Guidance Change DeVos' Title IX Rule
• Home Aides' Attys Get $5.6M In Fees In Humana Settlement
• NYS Bar Urges Employers Statewide To Mandate Vaccinations
• Ga. Judge Defends 'Homeless-Sexual' Social Media Post
• Mass. Pot Dispensary To Pay $300K For Violating Wage Laws
• Ex-Avco Atty Targets Blank Rome Over Alleged Frivolous Suit
• Over 200 Fla. City Employees Fight Vaccine Mandate
• Mexican Restaurant Executives Charged In RICO Indictment
• GSK Arbitration Bid Axed In Consultants' Prison Stint Suit
• Ex-Dentons Partner Says Labor Law Issue Must Be Resolved
• Texas Negligence Case Holds Lessons For Construction Cos.
• Judiciary Slams 'Intrusive' Workplace Misconduct Bill
• Texas County's Early Win In Ex-Clerk's Assault Case Set Aside
• Division I Colleges Can't Shake Athletes' NCAA Wage Suit
• Texas Tech Can't Bounce Former Hoops Coach's Sex Bias Suit
• Calif. Judge OKs Counsel, Trimmed Class In MLB Wage Suit
• Dredging Co. Says Employee Stole Secrets Of $100M Project
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Exxon Union's Win In Contracting Row
• Female Ex-Estee Lauder Director Says Beauty Co. Favors Men
• Ascension Health Settles Discrimination Claims With DOJ
• Amazon Says It Ousted NJ Workers For Pot After Legalization
• DOL Loses 'Troubling' Bid To Block Ex-Felon From Union Role
• 4 ShiftPixy Blank-Check Vehicles Slash IPO Sizes
• Another Trucking Co. Settles Out Of No-Poach Suit
• EQT Says Conflict, Not Bias, Drove Black Ex-Exec's Firing
• Feds OK'd Work Authorization For 800K Without Full Vetting
• Amazon Faces Another Employment Suit Over Pot Drug Test
• IBM Settles Pa. Labor Dept.'s Suit Over $110M IT Upgrade
• Grassley Amendments Are Not The Way To Reform The FCA
• NFL Can't Use CBA To Dodge Face Shield Suit, Ex-Player Says
• NFL Concussion Settlement Still Underestimated 5 Years Later
• Health Care Co. Sued For Alleged Medical Pot Discrimination
• Pharmacy Operator Hits Ex-Employee With Trade Secrets Suit
• Pa. Welders Seek Pay For Time Spent On Buses To Work Site
• Train Workers' Arbitration Appeal Barred By Railway Labor Act
• Calif. Panel Revives United Mechanic's Meal Break Claim
• Major Lindsey Recruiter Accused Of Threatening Rival
• Divided Mass. Justices Back Broad View Of Retaliation Law
• Calif. Jury Clears Two In Applied IP Theft Case, Convicts One
• State Auto Claims No Duty To Defend Ill. Cafe's Wage Suit
• Sysco's Pension Contributions Were No Mistake, Judge Says
• DC Circ. Backs Firing Of USAID Whistleblower
• Texas AG Review Finds 'No Evidence' He Abused Office
• Mont. Mineral Biz Admits Fault In Worker Arsenic Exposure
• Ga. County Staff Freed From Suit Over Biker Hit By Tree
• Epstein Becker Adds Life Sciences Pro From Ogletree
• Best Practices For Compliance With NYC's New Vaccine Order
• How The 'Rocket Docket' Continues To Roar Through COVID
• Full 11th Circ. Will Consider School District's Bathroom Policy
• Ex-Jones Day Attys Say Firm's Bid To Stop Discovery A 'Loser'
• Ex-MSC Cruises Crew Member's Injury Suit Must Be Arbitrated
• Disney Says Johansson Must Arbitrate 'Black Widow' Beef
• Trulieve, Exec Hit With Noncompete Suit By Medical Pot Rival
• McDermott Settles Asthma-Afflicted Contract Atty's Firing Suit
• Exec Says He Needs More Than 'Panicky Messages' From DOJ
• Groups Say AB 5 'Textbook Example' Of Speech Violation
• NJ Must Face Whistleblower's Suit Over Medicaid Fraud Dept.
• Proofpoint Entitled To $14M In Trade Secrets Case, Jury Says
• 9th Circ. Told To Block Calif. City's COVID Hazard Pay Law
• What Employers Should Note In Illinois' New Noncompete Law
• 5th Circ. Revives Bell-Textron Worker's Bias Case Over Leave
• Ga. Engineering Co. Says Ex-Execs Took Clients For Rival Biz
• Country Club Shortchanged Servers, Mass. Top Court Says
• Calif. Judge Says Prop 22 Driver Measure Unconstitutional
• 9th Circ. Affirms Traveling Nurse Agency's No-Poach Loss
• Fox Rothschild Pans Ex-Aide's Bid To Revive Sex Assault Suit
• BNSF Says Truck Driver Can't Ship BIPA Claims To State Court
• Mass. Cannabis Regulator Gives Guidance On Diversity Hiring
• Media Exec Says MLS Fired Her After Diversity Complaints
• Pandemic Tests Hospitality Industry At Midyear Point
• Employment Authority: EEOC Misconduct & Wage Self-Audits
• Uber Drivers Aren't Doing Interstate Biz, Must Arbitrate Claims
• DC Circ. Dumps Unions' Bid To Vacate Rail Safety Plan Rule
• Judge Says Radio Host's Suit Against PGA Misses Fairway
• GEO Group Not Immune From Wash. $1-A-Day Wage Suit
• Ga. Judge Defends Facebook Post Over Atlanta Spa Shootings
• Gunster Expands With 5 New Associates
• Natural Disaster Defense Unsuited For Virus WARN Act Cases
• Ballot Measure Not Delivering For Gig Workers, Report Says
• Deloitte Inks $4.95M Deal To End Data Breach Class Claims
• Strip Club Loses 'Overlooked' Motion 2 Years After EEOC Win
• DOD Agrees To End Clearance Bias Suit, But Throws Final Jab
• 9th Circ. Says Calif. Truck Driver Must Arbitrate WARN Act Suit
• Ex-GitHub Atty Can't Revive Calif. Equal Pay Suit On Appeal
• Calif. High Court Clears Johnny Mathis In Worker Fall Suit
• Ex-Kraft Heinz Workers Claim 'Virulent Racism' In $30M Suit
• Battery Co. Must Pay Workers' Actual Uniform-Changing Time
• 9th Circ. Says No Pay For Time Spent In Airport Security Line
• Ex-Fox Rothschild Aide Aims To Expand Sex Assault Suit
• Why A Missed Email Could Cost You Your Case
• Reed Smith Nabs Baker McKenzie Labor Pro In Houston
• NJ Firm Accused Of Firing Aide Over Harassment Complaints
• Cognizant Tech Must Face Former Exec's Visa Fraud Claims
• No Class Cert. For FedEx Drivers In OT And Breaks Suit
• Laborers Union Sues Die Cast Co. Over Lapsed Health Plans
• 11th Circ. Won't Rehear Driver's Bid To Avoid Arbitration
• Conn. Legal Services Co. Settles Trade Secrets Suit
• Migrant Child Shelter Org. Sues Feds Over New Wage Rules
• Judge Rips 'Unfair' Jury Instruction Request In Bias Case
• Delta Workers Denied Cert. In Lands' End Uniform Fight
• NFL, Player Can't Resolve Disability Suit Over Face Shield
• Appellate Court OKs Indiana's Unemployment Pay Drawdown
• 5th Circ. Says Probation Officer Wasn't Fired For Union Work
• DOJ Rips Poultry Execs' Early Bid For Docs In Price-Fix Case
• Ill. Gov's Campaign Defeats Trans Worker's Bias Claims
• Riot Games Says Calif. Agency Trying To Sully Its Reputation
• PATH Worker Gets $2.3M For Railroad Spike Injury
• Biden Admin Mulling Tweaks To ACA Birth Control Provisions
• Fiat Chrysler Hit With $30M Fine In UAW Corruption Case
• NY Giants, GC Can't Nix 'Strangle' Threat Suit, Court Told
• Uber Drivers Urge 9th Circ. Redo Of Arb. Order In Leave Suit
• GMU Law Prof Gets Exemption After Challenging Vax Mandate
• Insurer Isn't Required To Cover $30M Philly Balcony Collapse
• Atty In Amazon Pay Suit Chided For 'Hide And Seek' On Key Q
• Salt Bae Accused Of Stiffing Foreign Workers On OT
• Post-Gazette Can't Duck Ex-Reporter's Racial Bias Suit
• NFL Concussion Deal Auditor Settles Firm's Hacking Claim
• Staffing Co. Rivals Must Arbitrate Ga. Noncompete Suit
• Steps For Gov't Contractors As US Leaves Afghanistan
• These Law Firms Have The Most Diverse Equity Partnerships
• Navy Contractor Accused Of Firing Engineer Over FMLA Time
• Billionaires Must Testify In NLRB Casino Union-Busting Suit
• GEO Group Can't Shake Detainees' $1-A-Day Wage Suit
• LGBTQ Jurors Part Of Protected Class, Mass. Justices Say
• REC Marine Can't Escape Maritime Injury Suit, 5th Circ. Says
• Hobby Lobby Discriminated Against Trans Worker, Panel Says
• Trulieve Workers, Applicants Nab Class Cert. In Hiring Dispute
• LinkedIn Says Data Scrape Suit Too Vague For Litigation
• Goodwin Atty Sues Unum, Provident For Disability Benefits
• Ex-MoFo Office Manager Gets 41 Months For Mail Fraud
• NY Labor Dept. Settles 'Most Unusual' Case With Former Atty
• Holland & Knight Scores Data Privacy Partner In Atlanta
• 6th Circ. Revives Amazon Workers' Security Check Wage Suit
• 17 Best Practices For Defending Against Ransomware Attacks
• Law360's Diversity Snapshot: What You Need To Know
• 3rd Circ. Lets Couple Try Again On Pep Boys Slur Claims
• Bello Welsh Attys Exit As Employment Boutique Winds Down
• Businesses Have The Right To Deny Unvaccinated Patrons
• Employment Authority: Cuomo Scandal Lessons; NLRB Rules
• Cuomo Impeachment Inquiry Halted, Surprising Investigators
• DuPont Must Bargain Over Subcontracting, 3rd Circ. Says
• NJ Town, Cops Try Again To Toss Ex-Jurist's Civil Rights Suit
• Mass. Gov. Claims Immunity From Suit By Fired Agency Head
• Temple Univ. Can't Dodge Ex-Worker's Discrimination Suit
• OSHA Issues New Workplace COVID Guidance As Cases Rise
• Nonprofit Owes Exec $274K In Annual Benefits, 2nd Circ. Says
• Pot Co. Is Sued After Firing Guardsman Called To Service
• Mass. Au Pair Agency Must Face Claims It Underpaid Workers
• High Points Of IRS' New Employee Retention Credit Guidance
• Insurer Looks To Dodge McDonald's Discrimination Suit
• Corporate Shuttle Co. Escapes Transpo Union's COBRA Suit
• 5 Reasons Lawyers Often Fail To Secure Litigation Funding
• EEOC Hits Fla. Applebee's With Anti-Gay And Racist Claims
• Despite Giuliani's Assertion, Lawyers Cannot 'Throw A Fake'
• IBM Age-Bias Plaintiffs Fight On After Class-Action Ouster
• Public Entity Punitive Awards Get Close Look, NJ Justices Say
• Embracing A Consumer-Centric Paradigm Shift In Data Privacy
• Workers Get Say On Safety In McD's COVID-19 Lawsuit Deal
• InterMune, Roche Sue For Millions Paid In Ex-CEO's Defense
• It's Time To Upgrade Our Attorney Licensure Rules
• Pa. Prison Guard Union Promises Suit Over Vaccine Mandate
• Mass. Strip Club Inks $292K Deal To End Dancers' Wage Suit
• NY Sports Commission Says Immunity Thwarts Wage Suit
• 3rd Circ. Says Ex-UnitedHealth VP Must Arbitrate Claims
• Tribal Health Center Officials Urge End To Nurse's RICO Suit
• Instacart Asks Appeals Court To Deliver Claims To Arbitration
• 7th Circ. Largely Vacates Ruling Over Chicago Teacher's Firing
• 4 Things To Know About 2nd Circ. Nominee Beth Robinson
• Vaughan Baio Snags 9 From Goldberg Segalla, Grows In NY
• Hochul Vows 'Turnover' In First Remarks After Cuomo Resigns
• Fluor Gets Win In Soldier's Suit Over Suicide Bombing
• Fisher Phillips Hires GE-Affiliated GC In Houston
• Feds Oppose Prison For Fired NCAA Coach's Blackmail Threat
• Former Ruby Tuesday Legal Chief Joins Taylor English
• Data-Based Predictions On Case Timelines After Pandemic
• Cuomo's Atty Previews Defense In Shot Across The Bow
• Michigan's Top Attys Say Pot Use No Reason To Deny Benefits
• Calif. Truckers Ask High Court To Weigh 9th Circ. AB 5 Ruling
• US Reaches Labor Peace With Mexican Auto Parts Co.
• 8th Circ. Revives Women's Hockey Players' Sex Bias Suit
• Biden Names US Atty Picks For SDNY, EDNY, 6 Other Offices
• NJ Judiciary Can't Pause Judge's Disability Pension Suit
• 9th Circ. Says TCPA Applies To Job Recruiting Robocalls
• Missed Email A 'Cautionary Tale' In Failed 5th Circ. Appeal
• Union And Counties Back Calif. In Tribal Casino Gaming Fight
• Ex-Camera Co. COO Says He Was Tricked Into Leaving Board
• FedEx Must Face Military Leave Pay Suit, 3rd Circ. Says
• The Big Picture: Andrew Cuomo's Fall From Grace
• Designer Says Bed Bath & Beyond Yanked Job Over Visa
• Embracing ESG
• LA Atty Accuses Fired Firm Of Exposing Confidential Files
• 1st Circ. Asks Mass. Top Court To Decide 7-Eleven Wage Suit
• Cuomo Resigns As Harassment Inquiries Ratchet Up
• Ill. Judge Cuts Class Claims From Mariano's Wage Dispute
• Long Beach Escapes Calif. Grocers' Pandemic Pay Challenge
• DOJ Blasts Indicted Chicken Exec Over 'Fishing Expedition'
• Bayada Home Health Care Workers Get Cert. In OT Suit
• Bam Margera Sues MTV, Paramount Over 'Jackass' Firing
• Cuomo Ethics Atty Resigns After Harsh Diary Quoted By AG
• Buchalter Picks Up Reed Smith Benefits Partner In California
• Software Co. Unit Nabs Default IP Win In Deleted Code Row
• Pa. Atty Suspended After Assistant Steals $200K From Clients
• Anti-Boycott Compliance Still Key In UAE Business Dealings
• NCAA QB Inks Groundbreaking Image Deal With Pro Team
• Klinedinst Adds New Litigation Group, Expands To Nev. & Ariz.
• Retention Is Key To Meaningful Diversity At Law Firms
• Ex-Law Firm Secretary Drops Texas Discrimination Suit
• Employment Authority: Vaccine Objections & Trumka's Legacy
• Applied's IP Protections Come Under Fire In Criminal Trial
• Telemundo Again Beats Retaliation Claims In Harassment Suit
• Cuomo On Defensive After Aide's 'Brave' Criminal Complaint
• New McDonald's Suit Widens Stockholder Sex Scandal Probe
• Panera Founder Seeks 2-Court Damages Proceeding In Del.
• Utah Work Site Owners Must Face 'Take Home' Asbestos Suit
• Valeant To Pay $23M To End 'Secret' Pharmacy RICO Claims
• McDonald's Urges End To Black Franchisees' Race Bias Suit
• Insurer Escapes Lionbridge's Suit Over Kirkland, Akerman Tab
• Ex-Dykema Legal Secretary Says Age Bias Behind Her Firing
• Human Rights-Focused Lending Models Can Curb Trafficking
• 5th Circ. Kills Airline Workers' Hearing Loss Suit
• Nonprofit Slams Darden Restaurants' Bid To Escape Bias Suit
• CBD Oil Co. Sued By Fired Trucker Gets RICO Claim Tossed
• SEC Whistleblower Actions Create Agency Rift, Halt Lawsuit
• American Airlines Unit Ducks Worker's Post-2016 BIPA Claims
• Panel Says Pa. Pot Law Lets Users Sue For Wrongful Firing
• Foreign-Born Soldiers Look To Drop Their Clearance Bias Suit
• 9th Circ. Told To Halt Wash. Sick Leave Law In High Court Bid
• Bakery Agrees Not To Threaten Migrants In DOL Wage Probe
• Bartender's Disability Suit Not Cut Off By Tenn. COVID-19 Law
• DOJ Denies Doing End-Run Around FCA Intervention Denial
• NJ Judiciary Tries To Pause Judge's Disability Pension Suit
• Justices Urged To Shield Christian College From Bias Suit
• 8th Circ. Backs Funds' ERISA Win Against Landscaper
• NJ AG Backs Fired Catholic School Teacher's Bias Suit
• Postmates To Pay $1M To Resolve Seattle Sick Pay Probe
• 10 Steps To Building An ESG Board Committee: Part 2
• Biden Nominates 1st Openly LGBT Woman To 2nd Circ.
• GAO Says Pentagon Must Improve Trafficking Oversight
• Judge Won't Reconsider Keeping Norton Locked In FCA Suit
• How An Impeachment Could Play Out For Cuomo
• Mo Brooks Doubles Down On Immunity Bid In Capitol Riot Suit
• Unvaxxed George Mason Law Prof Challenges COVID Policy
• Winning Firms In NCAA High Court Fight Add $3.5M To Haul
• DOJ's 1st Wage-Fixing Trial Set For April 2022
• 'Titanic' Actress Challenges SAG-AFTRA Benefits Cuts
• Avoiding Unauthorized Practice Of Law In Remote Work
• Marketing Biz Accused Of Using IRA Payments For Other Bills
• 10 Steps To Building An ESG Board Committee: Part 1
• Cuomo Criminal Inquiries Widen To NYC, Westchester, Nassau
• Applied Asked FBI To Charge Workers With IP Theft, Jury Told
• NY Hotel Accused Of Using Pandemic To Fire Older Workers
• Cuomo Sexual Misconduct Report A Road Map For Lawsuits
• Law Firm Report Says NCAA Undervalues Women's Tourney
• Oil Cos., Unions Urge Congress Toward Carbon Capture
• Activision Blizzard Investor Says Co. Hid Calif. Investigation
• Chemical Cos. Hit With Wrongful Death Suit Over Gas Leak
• NLRB Director Slams Casino's Bid To Pause Union Bargaining
• Bakery Derailed Probe With Migrant Worker Threats, DOL Says
• 11th Circ. Upholds Dismissal Of Deputy's Free Speech Suit
• Pa. Roadwork Firm Inks $20M Plea Deal In Wage Theft Case
• Mich. Health Providers Face Suit Over 'No Poach' Agreement
• White & Case Snags Ex-Baker Botts Partner In Silicon Valley
• Biden Calls On Cuomo To Resign After Harassment Report
• SEC To Review Controversial Whistleblower Rule Changes
• 6th Circ. Tosses Airport Retiree's Pension Suit
• Ex-Citibank Exec Can't Target Argentine Unit Over $9.5M Case
• Split Fed. Circ. Keeps Patent Case Against Apple Alive
• Ex-Jimmy John's Worker's Cert. Bid In No-Poach Suit Tossed
• Workers Planned To License IP They Allegedly Stole, VC Says
• The Non-Tech Antitrust Conduct Cases Defining 2021
• Union Ex-Brass Goes Down For Health Fraud In Jury Verdict
• DOJ Eyes Dec. Trial In 1st Wage-Fixing Prosecution
• Ex-Pa. Conveyor Co. Worker Sues Over Lost Wages
• CSX Derails Privacy Claims From Worker Termination Suit
• Pipe Connection Co. Nabs $1.5M Win In Trade Secrets Suit
• Pa. Judge Axes Suit Challenging AFSCME Dues
• 9th Circ. Says Uber Drivers Must Arbitrate Classification Fight
• 4 Restaurants Are One Employer, Mass. Appeals Court Says
• NJ Agency Hit With Whistleblower Suit From Ex-Audit Chief
• Spencer Fane Adds 2 Attorneys To Houston Office
• NJ Firm Accused Of Firing Paralegal Over COVID Complaint
• Ex-McGriff Exec Rejoins Littler To Lead Atlanta Office