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Employment - June, 2022

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• Ex-Hedge Fund Star Awarded $52M In Defamation Arbitration
• NJ Allowed To Cancel Atlantic City Arbitration Award
• Thomas Dissents On Denial Of NY Health Worker Vax Case
• CFPB Scraps Earned-Wage Access Co.'s 'Sandbox' Approval
• Cushman-Newmark Merger Could Spur Uptick In Conflicts
• Prior Settlement Doesn't Nix Wage Claims, Calif. Justices Say
• NJ Casino Workers Ready To Strike Over Wage Impasse
• Fed. Circ. Sides With Veteran Seeking Pay For Secondary Pain
• Trade Court Backs Denial Of Benefits To Ex-AT&T Workers
• Keurig Says Exec Who Joined Rival May Spill Tea On Strategy
• What High Court Got Wrong In Wash. Nuclear Workers Ruling
• Ex-Ga. Judge Can't Avoid Computer Hacking Charges
• Amazon Quota OK For Tom Brady, Judge Says In Age Suit Ax
• Pollock Cohen, Ex-Atty Resolve Settlement Payment Spat
• Ethics Considerations For Attorneys Joining Nonprofit Boards
• 6th Circ. Says 20-Year Delay Dooms Home Depot Bonus Suit
• NJ High Court Restores Union Carbide Asbestos Verdict
• Doc Who Misgendered Patients Loses Dismissal Appeal
• Staffing Co. Says No New Classes Belong In Fla. Wage Suit
• Norton Rose Fulbright Names New Employment, Tax Heads
• Justices Reject Airline Group's Wash. Sick Leave Law Fight
• High Court Won't Hear Truckers' Challenge To Calif. AB 5 Law
• Wells Fargo Faces Top Dem's Wrath, Investor Suit Over Hiring
• Feds Say Customer Service Rep Stole $88M In Software Codes
• Chick-Fil-A Branch Wrongly Fired Harassed Worker, Suit Says
• Uber Drivers' Microsoft BIPA Claims Sent Back To State Court
• Trenam Law Can't Rep PE Firm In Fight With Ex-CEO
• 11th Circ. Ends Ex-Cop's Case Over Flying Confederate Flag
• Curaleaf Wants Workers' Stolen Tips Suit To Go Up In Smoke
• 3rd Circ. Rules Workers Wrongly Punished Over BLM Masks
• Boeing Can't Escape Fired Worker's Intentional Distress Claim
• Feds Scrap Trade Secrets Case Against Ex-ADI Worker's Wife
• Justices Say Texas Not Immune To Military Discrimination Suit
• 1st Circ. Affirms Whole Foods Win In Workers' BLM Mask Case
• Judge Skeptical Of Sikhs' Suit Over Marine Corps Beard Ban
• NY Law Firm Beats Malpractice Claim In 'Doxxing' Suit
• 1st Circ. Sends Union's Pension Dispute To Arbitration
• No Escrow Payout For Exec After Trade Secret Conviction
• Airport Workers, Food Provider Ink $1.3M Time Trimming Deal
• Sens. Ask Minor Leaguers About MLB Antitrust Exemption
• Nationals Call Ex-Scout's Suit Over Vax Mandate 'Deficient'
• 11th Circ. Upholds VA's Defeat Of Doctor's Age Bias Suit
• One Mystery Word Has Set Off A Race For Rural EB-5 Deals
• McDonald's Defeats Ex-Workers' No-Poach Claims
• Objector Says $8.4M Uber Misclassification Deal Needs Work
• Ambulance Co. Must Face Death Claim Over Paraplegic's Fall
• Pot Retailer Hit With Overtime Suit
• Constangy Opens NJ Office With Top FordHarrison Atty
• NFL Coaches In Race Bias Suit Want Contracts Mostly Public
• Cabot Worker Says Merger Should've Triggered Stock Award
• What's At Stake In Justices' FCA Qui Tam Dismissal Review
• Judge Trims Ford Dealer's Workers' Comp Coverage Suit
• Tyson Workers Ask 5th Circ. To Revive COVID Safety Suit
• Investigators Not FLSA Exempt In OT Suit, 11th Circ. Says
• Ex-Tesla Worker Gets New Damages Trial After Bias Win
• Boston Schools Want Out Of Union's Remote Work Suit
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• High Court Turns Away Teamsters Fund's $58M Pension Suit
• Calif. Ruling Steadies Fraught EB-5 Landscape For Now
• No-Poach Case Nears Plea In Would-Be 1st DOJ Win
• Justices Should Resolve FCA Cases' Rule 9(b) Circuit Split
• Thinking Strategically About The Weekend's Impact On Jurors
• 5th Circ. Gives Fed Worker Vax Mandate Suit Another Shot
• NJ Atty Says County Fired Him For Crossing Sheriff
• McGlinchey Adds Liability, Employment Atty In New Orleans
• Miffed By Briefing, Judge Leaves Most Of DA Bias Case Intact
• Firms Look To Cover Out-Of-State Abortion Care After Dobbs
• Tennessee Titans Settle Ex-Worker's COVID-19 Leave Suit
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Journalists' AB 5 Challenge
• Justices Vacate, Remand PAGA Rulings In Light Of Viking
• High Court Backs Praying Coach In Religious Rights Battle
• Amazon Points To Worker Organizing To Deny Union-Busting
• What Employers Should Do Now That Roe Has Fallen
• Disney, Other Cos. Pledge To Cover Workers' Abortion Travel
• Employment Authority: Momentum In Retail Store Organizing
• Mortgage Lender Seeks Win In FHA Whistleblower Fraud Suit
• Dallas Jury Hits Spectrum With $337.5M Verdict In Murder Suit
• NJ Driver's Arbitration Pact Valid, Lyft Says In Wage Row
• 3rd Judge On NYC Vax Case Refuses To Step Down
• NJ Midyear Report: Disbarment Rethink, Record Access Wins
• Biden Urges Congress To Undo High Court's 'Tragic Error'
• Ex-XFL Commissioner, League Founder Drop Termination Suit
• Now's The Time To Address Archaic Law School Curricula
• Jackson Lewis Adds Littler Atty To Run Houston Office
• Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade
• Insurer Wants Out Of Gaming Co.'s Equity Dispute Settlement
• Varvatos Employees' Ch. 11 Bias Suit Loses At 3rd Circ.
• Chancery Lets Co. Booted From Amazon Project Pursue Suit
• Unions Call On FCC To Stop Tegna Go-Private Deal
• Women's Soccer Seeks OK For Pay Deal 6 Years In Making
• 11th Circ. Says Tampa Electric Didn't Violate OSHA Guidelines
• Employer Abortion Policy Considerations In A Post-Roe World
• High Court Rulings Highlight Arbitration Jurisprudence Shift
• Ex-ADI Engineer Tries To Sink Lone Trade Secrets Conviction
• Construction Worker Reported To ICE Wins $650K At Trial
• Lessons From Lawyer Fee-Sharing Agreements Gone Wrong
• SEC Fines Brink's For Whistleblower Limits In Employee Pacts
• Calif. High Court Will Consider 'Take-Home' COVID-19 Liability
• Whistleblowing Citibank Analyst Denied Share Of $400M Fine
• Texas Judge Tells Exec In Trade Secret Case To Stop Working
• SEC's Regulatory Priorities Draw Rebuke From Peirce
• DOJ Fights Bid To Duck Pandemic Wage-Fixing Charges
• NFL, Teams Say Arbitration Rule 'Clear' In Race Bias Case
• DOJ Says Trade Group Can't Join Suit Over EB-5 Visa Freeze
• 11th Circ. Axes Ex-Deputy GC's Suit Against Atlanta Agency
• LeClairRyan Bankruptcy Highlights Pass-Through Tax Issue
• Car Parts Co. Says Engineer's RICO Case Is Light On Facts
• Carnival To Pay States $1.25M Over 2019 Data Breach
• Ga. Justices Hint Initialed Page Not Enough For Arbitration
• SuperValu Urges High Court Not To Revive FCA Case
• Zurich Wants Out Of Workers' Asbestos Liability Suit
• Vedder Price Gets King & Spalding Employment Atty In SF
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Insurer's Win In Varvatos Pay Bias Row
• Seattle's 'Amazon Tax' Upheld By Wash. State Appeals Court
• Senior Home, Medical Pot User Resolve Suit Over Job Denial
• NFL, Snyder 'Obstructed' Sex Misconduct Probe, Memo Says
• PetSmart Urges Dismissal Of Worker's Voice-Tracking Claims
• Fired Wilson Elser Litigator Accuses Firm Of Disability Bias
• NC Judge Axes PE Firm's Holding Cos. From Contract Dispute
• Hospital Can't Arbitrate Payment Fight After Loss, Union Says
• Tribunal Must Review University's Redundancy 'Fairness'
• Uber, Lyft Drivers Want Court To Block Alleged Price-Fixing
• Ex-Trump Staffer Loses Early-Win Bid In Retaliation Case
• Altice Gets Initial OK For Employee Data Breach Settlement
• Colorado High Court Says Family Leave Premium Not A Tax
• Models Lose On Ch. 11 Class Claim Against Major Model Firm
• Ex-Ill. Sen. Gets 1 Year In Prison For Union Embezzlement
• NC Judge Pauses OSHA Citation Suit Pending Appeal
• Ga. Judge Transfers EEOC Case Over Fluor Ex-Staffer's Firing
• High Court Won't Hear Medical Cannabis Workers' Comp Case
• 5th Circ. Revives White Students' UT Austin Racial Bias Suit
• 8 Steps To Creating A Legal Ops Technology Road Map
• 20 States Ask 5th Circ. To Block Biden's Contractor Vax Order
• Parker Hit With Class Claims Over Employee Data Breach
• High Court Won't Hear Medical Cannabis Insurance Challenge
• DaVita Gets All Clear To Return No-Poach Docs
• High Court Says Wash. Nuclear Workers Law Discriminatory
• Supreme Court Won't Hear National Guard Civilian Pay Case
• High Court To Review DOJ Authority To Torpedo FCA Suits
• Ex-Tesla Workers Say Thousands Fired Without Proper Notice
• Will BigLaw Regret Its Hiring Spree As The Economy Softens?
• The Law360 400: Tracking The Largest US Law Firms
• Texas Justices To Hear Drug Test Liability Dispute
• Texas Justices Block Request For UPS Driver Drug Tests
• 4th Circ. Won't Reconsider American Airlines Pilot's Award
• Employment Authority: How Bostock Ruling Could Change
• Pa. Newspaper's Union Fight Brings Certainty To Bargaining
• Puerto Rico Highway Debt Reorg Heading For Creditor Vote
• Georgia Nurse Says She Was Fired For Reporting Harassment
• FTC Touts Labor As It Reviews Microsoft's Activision Deal
• 5th Circ. Denies Atty's Request For More Fees In Settled Suit
• Ex-Bulls Player Cops To Conspiracy In NBA Fraud Crackdown
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Tossing Fired Teacher's $1B Defamation Suit
• Buchanan Ingersoll Expands Employment Practice In Philly
• Ga. Attys Say Insurer Can't Stay Lin Wood Libel Suit
• Labor Law Lessons In Amazon's NY COVID Suit Win
• Coal Co. Faces $1.2M Fine For Not Vacating Mine During Fire
• McMahon Steps Back From WWE Amid Misconduct Probe
• GMB To Take Bolt To Court Over Drivers' Legal Status
• Tesla Investor Hits Musk With Suit Over 'Toxic' Workplace
• 7th Circ. Says Tariff Whistleblower Wasn't Wrongly Fired
• Court Declines To DQ Firm For Ex-Atty's Actions In NCAA Suit
• The Importance Of Data And Data Analysis In Litigation
• 9th Circ. Judge Open To Reviving UPS Hostile Workplace Suit
• Steptoe & Johnson Hires ERISA Pro Away From Winstead
• Partner's Estate Seeks $1M In Pay Suit Against NJ Firm
• Justices' Airline Ruling Bolsters Arbitration Course Correction
• Pa. Workers Get Full Benefits For Year Cut Short By Sale
• AIG Unit Says No Coverage For Pet Store's BIPA Suit
• Ex-Employee Sues Chicago Dispensary For Retaliation
• 5th Circ. Says COVID Doesn't Exempt Cos. From WARN Notice
• Justices' PAGA Ruling Could Chill Claims For Now, Attys Say
• DaVita Must Return Rather Than Destroy No-Poach Docs
• Zuora Says Ex-VP Can't Have Co.'s Secrets And His Fees Too
• Insurer Won't Defend Pet Supplies Chain In BIPA Violation Suit
• 6th Circ. Upends Ex-CEO's Victory In Severance Suit
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Ex-FBI Agent's Retaliatory Firing Claim
• 2 New Defenses To Federal Shareholder Derivative Claims
• Property Damage Firm Says Ex-Consultant Stole Data 'Library'
• CEO Willfully Ignored FLSA In Overtime Row, 4th Circ. Told
• Avoiding Endless Liability From 'Take Home' COVID Claims
• NY Courts End Mask Mandate For The Vaccinated
• Judge Trims CEO's Bonus Pay At His Last Purdue Hearing
• Supreme Court Says Viking Sales Rep Can't Dodge Arbitration
• Mo'Nique And Netflix End Oscar Winner's Pay Bias Suit
• Coinbase Legal Chief Backs Layoffs As 'Prudent Decision'
• Texas Court Orders New Trial In $2.2M Offshore Injury Dispute
• Walsh Defends DOL's Independent Contractor Approach
• Sikhs Push To Start Boot Camp Amid Marine Corps Beard Ban
• ​Boardroom Lessons From Shareholders' Diversity Lawsuits
• Limiting Liability When Using Volunteers: Key Points For Orgs
• Hirschler Snags Employee Benefits And Exec Comp. Partner
• 5th Circ. Affirms Toss Of Hospital Workers' Vax Mandate Suit
• Truck Broker Asks 11th Circ. To End Widow's Negligence Suit
• Steps Companies Can Take To Mitigate Privilege Labeling Risk
• App Driver Ballot Question Struck Down By Mass. Top Court
• 6th Circ. Denies Bank Exec's Bid To Review FDIC Penalties
• NJ Casino Workers To Vote On Strike Amid Stalled Wage Fight
• States Urge 8th Circ. To Keep Contractor Vax Mandate Blocked
• 9th Circ. Backs Grocer's Win In Drug Test Reimbursement Suit
• Ga. DA's Office Can't Halt Pregnancy Bias Case, Ex-Aide Says
• Masseuses Hit NY Spa With Wage-And-Tipping Suit
• Ga. Judges Say Ports Authority Immune In Dock Worker Suit
• DaVita, Ex-CEO Need Civil Case OK To Destroy Criminal Docs
• Pa. Panel Says 'Earning Power' Not Key In Workers' Comp
• Court Keeps UT Law Prof's Pay Discrimination Suit Alive
• Judge Exits NYC Vaccine Case After Stock Complaints
• Finance Company Claims Georgia Rival's GC Defamed It
• Labcorp Accused Of Bias Over Medical Pot In Job Drug Test
• Dechert Beats Racial Bias Suit From Black Ex-Billing Manager
• Papa John's Franchises Owner, Driver Ink Pay Row Deal
• Employment Authority: States Link Minimum Wage To Inflation
• 3rd Circ. Can't Review Judge's Arbitration Ruling, Driver Says
• Morgue Trainee Not Owed Pay As An Intern, 11th Circ. Says
• NJ AG, Gov.'s Aide Escape COVID-19 Whistleblower Suit
• What Litigation Funding Disclosure In Delaware May Look Like
• NYC Teachers Want Judge Off Vax Case Due To Pfizer Stock
• How To Avert Unlawful Poaching Amid Rising Antitrust Risks
• Asylum-Seekers Accuse USCIS Of Preventing Work Eligibility
• Ga. Rehab Biz To Pay $9.6M In Therapist's Whistleblower Suit
• Inside Oregon's New Paid Family And Medical Leave Program
• Alsup To Wait And See On Atty Fees In Pinterest Deal
• NLRB Official Tosses Union Petition For Oregon Dispensary
• Insurer's Sewage Exposure Suit Far From Decided, Cos. Say
• Insurer Says No Coverage For City Worker's Burn Pit Death
• Tesla Can't Pause Calif. Agency's Factory Race Bias Suit
• CFPB To Examine Deals That Charge Workers For Training
• Ex-Ga. Law Firm Staffer Gets Shorter Embezzlement Sentence
• Ex-Celtic, Atty Part Ways After Bail Snafu In Fraud Case
• Air Force Contractor Says It Can Fight NLRB Order
• Lockheed Prevails Against Black Former Manager's Bias Suit
• DC Circ. Urged To Nix Order Busting Immigration Judge Union
• Microsoft Says It Won't Enforce US Workers' Noncompetes
• Trump Org. CFO Hires Cadwalader Atty To Fight DA's Tax Case
• NCAA Draws Amicus Support Against Paying Student-Athletes
• CoStar Scores Win In Contract Fight With Ex-Licensee
• Suspended Ga. Judge Wants Interview Struck In Ethics Case
• DC Council OKs Bill Prohibiting Cos. From Firing Pot Users
• Red Sox Network Drops Claims Against Wife Of Fired Exec
• EY Law Brings On Dentons Employment Head
• A Guide To CalSavers Compliance As Deadline Approaches
• NJ Health System Must Face Muslim Man's Work Abuse Claim
• Bostock's Bias Case May Be Headed For Trial
• Lin Wood Insurer Wants Attys' Libel Case Stayed
• Senate Deadlocks On Biden Pick To Lead DOL's Benefits Arm
• NJ Casino, Fired GC Complete Deal In Whistleblower Suit
• 4th Circ. Revives Immigration Judges' Free Speech Suit
• ConAgra Gets Last Claim Nixed In COVID-19 Death Suit
• Prosecutor's Race, Gender Bias Suit Against DOJ Is Tossed
• Pa. Truck Repair Co. Hit With OT Pay Suit
• Better.com Duped Investors To Keep SPAC Deal, Ex-Exec Says
• Don't Trust DOJ's 'Pure Ipse Dixit' On FCA Split, Justices Told
• Ex-Tesla Worker Can't Appeal Reduced Bias Verdict
• Virgin Says Flight Break Mandate Needs High Court Review
• NY Giants Settle Suit Claiming GC Made 'Strangle' Threat
• DC Judge Blesses $63M Deal Over 2015 OPM Hack
• Vanguard Loses Bid To Keep Clients From Ex-Adviser's Grasp
• The Future Of Virtual I-9 Document Verification
• Biden Uses Trade Pact To Crack Down On Stellantis Plant
• Ill. AG Goes After More Staffing Cos.' No-Poach Pacts
• 2 More Ex-NBA Players To Cop Pleas In Health Plan Scheme
• Fired Fox News Host's Defamation Suit Meets Skeptical Judge
• Ex-NFLers Tell 9th Circ. It's Not Too Late For Painkiller Suit
• Ex-Eli Lilly Worker Sues Over 'Serious' Manufacturing Issues
• AT&T Loses Dismissal Bid In White, Male Ex-Exec's Bias Suit
• Immigration Firm Shouldn't Get An Early Win, Ex-Atty Says
• IRA Biz Blames Winklevoss-Run Gemini In $36M Crypto Theft
• High Court Transpo Worker Carveout Limits Arbitration Pacts
• Tribe Asks 9th Circ. To Revisit Arbitration Row With Union
• NJ Justices Seek Review Of Real Estate Law In Wage Suit
• Cannabis Bill Roundup: NC Senate Approves Medical Pot Bill
• Philly Cops Want 3rd Circ. Revival Of Free Speech Case
• Ex-Chief of Staff Sues Pot Standards Org. For Wage Theft
• 5th Circ. Doubts Requests For Health Care Vax Opinion
• Ill. Panel Says Staffing Cos. Can Face Antitrust Liability
• NLRB Shouldn't Get Deference, Ex-Chairman Tells 5th Circ.
• Mithril Settles Calif. Countersuit With Ex-General Counsel
• Lin Wood Urges Dismissal Of Ex-Colleagues' Defamation Suit
• How In-House Legal Leaders Can Drive Corporate Growth
• Rising Star: Stueve Siegel's Alexander Ricke
• CMS Adds Partner To London Employee Incentives Team
• Justices Say Airline Cargo Loaders Exempt From Arbitration
• Justices Won't Consider Who Can Join Big Wage Suits
• Casino Says It's Not Liable For Worker's Murder Of Colleague
• Employment Authority: A Look At 100th Starbucks Union Win
• Ex-NYC Elections GC Cops To Intern-Wrestling Misconduct
• NJ Gov. Must Face Defamation Claim In Virus 'Favor' Suit
• Ga. Judge Keeps Most Claims In Trans Deputy's Bias Case
• Ex-Georgia Clerk Gets 12 Years For Stealing Over $6M
• 9th Circ. Upholds Class Cert. In ICE Forced Labor Suit
• 'Rust' Makers Can't Nix Punitive Damages Bid Over Shooting
• OPM Data Breach Victims Defend $63M Settlement With Feds
• NY Cop Sues City Over Vax Mandate That Exempts Athletes
• Migrant Workers Sue Farm Over Exposure To Pesticides
• Work Permit Extension Rule Increases I-9 Compliance Risks
• Legal Aid Society Dodges Candidate's Hostile Workplace Suit
• Attorneys Should Tread Carefully On Job Counteroffers
• 2nd Circ. Denies Rehearing In Benefits Rule Change Suit
• 11th Circ. Revives Southern Co. Ex-Worker's Age Bias Suit
• Cannabis Seller Hits Back With Counterclaims In Bias Suit
• Ga. Judge Won't Punish Walmart For FordHarrison Mistake
• Jury Clears Mass. Trial Court In Exec's $3.25M Retaliation Suit
• Rising Star: Sanford Heisler's Qiaojing Ella Zheng
• Jury Hits SoCal Edison With $460M Worker Retaliation Verdict
• Care Facility Says It's Owed Coverage In BIPA Suit
• Shepherds Say Group Locked Them Into Indentured Servitude
• GM Deposition Ruling In Georgia Offers Silver Lining To Execs
• No Atty Fees For Lionbridge After Trade Secrets Win
• Justices' Jurisdiction Ruling Could Increase Business Liability
• The Future Of Legal Ops: Time To Get Serious About Data
• Littler Caused Default But Won't Talk Damages, Ex-Client Says
• NJ AG's Office Must Face Bias Suit Over Promotion Process
• Ex-NFL Team Worker Seeks Early Win On COVID-19 Leave Suit
• Pipefitters Resolve Retaliation Suit As Pa. Wage Claims Await
• Employer Considerations For Leave Donation Programs
• Rising Star: Greenberg Traurig's Ashley M. Farrell Pickett
• Ex-Amazon Driver Claims He Was Duped Into Bad Faith Deal
• DaVita Acquittal Sets High Bar For DOJ No-Poach Cases
• Amazon Can't Nix COVID Work-At-Home Reimbursement Suit
• 7th Circ. Clarifies That Discouraging FMLA Leave Violates Law
• Sidley Not Conflicted, NJ Diocese Ch. 11 Moves Forward
• 7th Circ. Unsure Of Reviving Delivery Drivers' Wage Dispute
• Medicaid Participants Seek OK For Trans Care Class Action
• In-House Atty's Retaliation Award Slashed By $131M
• House Asks Goodell, DC Team Owner To Testify In NFL Probe
• Illinois Workers Sue Microsoft Over Biometric Privacy Law
• Pa. Social Workers Lose Collective Cert. Bid In Overtime Fight
• Louisiana Firm Seeks End To Ex-Partner's Harassment Suit
• NCAA Urges 3rd Circ. To Rule College Athletes Not Employees
• ACLU Says States Have Power Over Immigrant Detainee Pay
• Should Judges Police The Legal Industry Pay Gap?
• Ga. Justices Won't Shield GM CEO From Being Deposed
• Ex-Dentons Partner Says $34M Fee Fight Must Stay In Calif.
• Insight Into California's Increasing Cannabis Litigation
• 'Duplicitous' Atty No Reason For DQ In NCAA Suit, Firm Says
• Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Megan Cooney
• Dobbs Draft Hints At Bold Court With Harvard Case On Deck