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March 31, 2026
Anesthesia Parent Can't Duck Antitrust Suit, But Affiliate Can
The parent company of U.S. Anesthesia Partners Inc. remains in the crosshairs of a private antitrust suit accusing it of trying to monopolize Texas anesthesia services, while a federal judge dismissed for now claims against an affiliate that he said was too far removed from the alleged rollup strategy.
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March 31, 2026
FBI Fired Agents Over Trump 2020 Election Inquiry, Suit Says
Former FBI agents who say they were illegally fired for working on the investigation into President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss filed a proposed class action in D.C. federal court Tuesday accusing the government of unconstitutional "political retribution."
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March 31, 2026
Card Room Co.'s Absence Policy Flouted PWFA, EEOC Says
A Florida poker room operator flouted the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act by enforcing a rigid attendance policy that pushed female staff who needed time off for pregnancy-related reasons out of their jobs, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleged Tuesday.
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March 31, 2026
SEIU Arbitration Suit Strains Order, Hospital Says
A Service Employees International Union unit is stretching an arbitrator's finding that a hospital unfairly punished a worker who tested positive for cannabis use by seeking to restrict drug tests going forward, the hospital argued Tuesday in its bid to beat an Ohio federal suit.
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March 31, 2026
Wells Fargo Can't Duck Finance Manager's Disability Bias Suit
Wells Fargo has been denied an early exit from a finance manager's disability bias lawsuit, with a North Carolina federal judge saying Tuesday her complaint contained sufficient allegations to survive dismissal.
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March 31, 2026
Transpo Tracker: Congestion Pricing Survives, EV Rule At Risk
In our inaugural Law360 Transportation Tracker, a New York district court walloped the Trump administration's effort to cancel Manhattan's congestion pricing, the federal government continued its assault on California's vehicle emissions regulations, and Boeing investors scored class certification in 737 Max-related securities fraud litigation.
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March 31, 2026
3D Printing Co. Misclassified Operators, Denied OT, Suit Says
A 3D concrete printing company misclassified equipment operators as exempt employees and failed to pay them overtime wages, according to a proposed collective action filed in Colorado federal court.
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March 31, 2026
Colo. Judge OKs $2.5M Damages In Metal Workers' Wage Suit
The owner of a now-defunct metal fabrication and construction company will have to shell out $2.5 million in damages in a case seeking unpaid wages, a Colorado federal judge has ruled, agreeing with a magistrate judge's recommendation to enter default judgment but disagreeing that theft damages were not necessary.
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March 31, 2026
Michigan Judge OKs Lawyers' Exit From Atty's Retaliation Suit
A Michigan federal judge has allowed a trio of lawyers to withdraw from representing an attorney accusing her former mentor of sexual harassment and her former law firm of retaliation.
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March 31, 2026
Missing EEOC Charge Topples Ex-L3Harris Worker's Bias Suit
A Texas federal judge tossed a former L3Harris engineer's suit claiming he was fired for his Christian beliefs, faulting him for failing to hand over his presuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission bias charge in order to show his claims were properly exhausted.
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March 31, 2026
UPenn Must Hand Over Jewish Employee Info In EEOC Probe
A Pennsylvania federal judge said Tuesday that the University of Pennsylvania must comply with a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission subpoena for information on Jewish members of its campus community, greenlighting a request that comes as part of an EEOC investigation into allegations of antisemitism.
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March 31, 2026
Wash. Gov. Signs Bills Expanding Powers Of State AG
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson has signed two bills requested by the office of the state attorney general, including one aimed at enhancing its ability to demand document production and testimony in civil matters, allowing prosecutors to seek documents from elected officials and law enforcement agencies.
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March 31, 2026
Ga. County's Fire Chief Not Entitled To Overtime, Court Rules
A Georgia county fire battalion chief is not entitled to overtime under federal wage law, a federal judge ruled, finding that his salary and job duties qualified him for a statutory exemption.
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March 31, 2026
Lack Of Harm Dooms Ex-Estate Firm Partner's Bid For Notices
The founding partner of a trusts and estates law firm lost his bid to have the North Carolina Business Court order the firm to notify thousands of clients of his departure and hand over their contact information, with the judge ruling the lawyer failed to show he suffered irreparable harm.
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March 31, 2026
4th Circ. Revives Va. Worker's OT Retaliation Suit
A worker's suit accusing a production supervisor at a packaging company of firing him after he reported violations for unpaid overtime should have stayed alive, the Fourth Circuit ruled, saying a Virginia federal court erroneously ruled that he couldn't support his claim and that he fraudulently joined an in-state supervisor.
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March 31, 2026
Nurses Union Can't Force Arbitration, Mich. Hospital Says
A Michigan hospital has urged a federal court to toss a lawsuit alleging it is refusing to arbitrate claims that it removed more than $500,000 in retirement health account credits owed to registered nurses, arguing the dispute falls outside the terms of its collective bargaining agreement with the nurses union bringing the claims.
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March 30, 2026
Terror Victims' $656M Judgment Reinstated By 2nd Circ.
The Second Circuit on Monday granted a renewed motion by victims injured in some terrorist attacks in Israel and their families to reinstate their $644 million jury judgment from 2015 over the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority, finding a 2019 law applies retroactively and creates jurisdiction for the trial court.
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March 30, 2026
'Orgasmic Meditation' Co. Founder Gets 9 Years In Prison
A New York federal judge Monday sentenced the founder of "orgasmic meditation" company OneTaste to nine years in prison for her role in a forced labor conspiracy, according to an announcement from the U.S. Department of Justice.
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March 30, 2026
Justices Won't Touch Ex-CTA Worker's Deleted Text Sanction
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up the appeal of a former Chicago Transit Authority employee whose retaliation lawsuit was dismissed by the Seventh Circuit as a sanction for spoiling evidence.
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March 30, 2026
'Bikini Barista' Trial Over Wages Opens In Seattle Area
Seattle-area "bikini barista" espresso stand owner Alan Tagle routinely underpaid employees, threatened to cut their hours for missed sales goals and pocketed their tips on slow days, counsel for a class of workers told a Washington state judge Monday during opening arguments in a bench trial.
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March 30, 2026
VA Continues To Spurn Union Contract Despite Court Order
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has responded to a Rhode Island federal judge's order to resume complying with a union contract by shredding the contract and appealing the order, arguing that a White House decree prevents it from reengaging with an American Federation of Government Employees local.
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March 30, 2026
Stumptown Coffee Packaging Blamed For Flight Attendant's Burns
Stumptown Coffee Corp.'s failure to address a critical flaw in its product packaging for commercial flights caused an "explosion" of scalding hot coffee on an Alaska Airlines plane that left a pregnant flight attendant with permanent scars on her chest, according to a lawsuit filed Friday in Seattle federal court.
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March 30, 2026
Justices Wary Of 'Odd' Arbitration Jurisdiction Theory
A lawyer urging the U.S. Supreme Court to find that federal courts that have sent a dispute to arbitration do not automatically have jurisdiction to confirm or vacate a subsequent award faced heavy skepticism Monday from the justices, who called his argument during oral arguments "odd" and "peculiar."
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March 30, 2026
Dems Press CFTC To Curb Gov't Employees' Event Trading
Democrats across both chambers of Congress are demanding that the agencies overseeing prediction markets and the ethics of government workers tell federal employees they can't trade on events if their jobs give them an edge.
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March 30, 2026
FCA Qui Tams Are Unconstitutional, Eli Lilly Tells Justices
The False Claims Act's whistleblower provisions are unconstitutional, drugmaker Eli Lilly has told the U.S. Supreme Court, asking it to overturn a Seventh Circuit decision upholding a $183 million trial win for a whistleblower who claimed the drug company hid how much it charged for Medicaid-covered drugs.
Expert Analysis
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Job Shift Accommodation Ruling Clarifies 'Essential Function'
In Siebrecht v. Mercy Health-Iowa, the Eighth Circuit's recent denial of a disabled worker's shift exemption request shows that the essential function of a job can encompass more than core job requirements and include things like scheduling flexibility, says Kim Kirn at Miles Mediation & Arbitration.
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How NY Stay-Or-Pay Law Shifts Leverage Dynamics
The recent passage of New York's Trapped at Work Act reflects increasing scrutiny of stay-or-pay arrangements, but its lack of a private right of action represents a meaningful departure from other employment laws, dramatically shifting leverage from the courtroom to a state agency, says James Valentino at Clayman Rosenberg.
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H-1B Registration Tips For New Wage-Weighted Selection
Practitioners participating in this year’s H-1B visa registration, currently underway, must understand that under the new wage-weighted selection process that replaced the random lottery, the crucial first step is choosing the correct standard occupational classification, says Jimmy Lai at Lai & Turner.
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Proposed DOL Rule Could Simplify Contractor Classification
If the U.S. Department of Labor's recently proposed rule governing employee versus independent contractor classification is finalized, it would permit energy sector employers to evaluate the nature of the working relationship with a more straightforward and predictable analysis than the 2024 rule's unweighted test, say attorneys at Bracewell.
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The Cautionary Tale Of A Supply Chain Inquiry 'Made In Italy'
Legal probes into the Italian luxury fashion supply chain reflect the need for effective buy-side diligence with a variety of tools and through a variety of lenses to avoid an issue after an M&A transaction, says Jesse Silvertown at Hesparus.
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Character.AI Case Highlights Agentic AI Liability Questions
The recently settled litigation against Character Technologies Inc. provides an early case study for exploring salient legal issues related to agentic artificial intelligence, such as tort liability, strict liability, statutory liability and contractual liability, says Samuel Mitchells at Smith Gambrell.
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How DOL Rule Would Preserve App-Based Contractor Work
The U.S. Department of Labor's proposed 2026 independent contractor rule reinforces the centrality of worker autonomy and entrepreneurial opportunity that characterize many app-based arrangements, and returns to a framework that may offer increased predictability for platforms and workers alike, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn.
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Opinion
Deregulation Can Solve Labor Market Woes
There is broad agreement that labor law is in need of reform, owing to few unions, slow procedures and weak remedies, and while deregulation will strike many as radical, it has worked for a variety of industries and could make competition a regular feature of the market, says Alexander MacDonald at Littler.
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Series
Volunteering With Scouts Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Serving as an assistant scoutmaster for my son’s troop reaffirmed several skills and principles crucial to lawyering — from the importance of disconnecting to the value of morality, says Michael Warren at McManis Faulkner.
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Recent Rulings Show DEI Isn't On Courts' Chopping Block
Contrary to recent narratives that workplace diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives are on the verge of legal collapse, courts are applying familiar guardrails for litigating DEI-adjacent cases — requiring the right plaintiff, the right challenge and the right proof — rather than rewriting the rules on DEI, say attorneys at Krevolin Horst.
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Series
Law School's Missed Lessons: In Court, It's About Storytelling
Law school provides doctrine, cases and hypotheticals, but when lawyers step into the courtroom, they must learn the importance of clarity, credibility, memorability and preparation — in other words, how to tell simple, effective stories, say Nicholas Steverson and Danielle Trujillo at Wheeler Trigg, and Lisa DeCaro at Courtroom Performance.
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Aligning Microsoft Tools With NYC Bar AI Recording Guidance
The New York City Bar Association’s recently issued formal opinion, providing ethical guidance on artificial intelligence-assisted recording, transcription and summarization, raises immediate questions about data governance and e-discovery for companies that use Microsoft 365 and Copilot, say Staci Kaliner, Martin Tully and John Collins at Redgrave.
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What Employers Should Know About Calif. PAGA Proposal
Recently proposed regulations concerning the Private Attorneys General Act evidence an intent by California's Labor and Workforce Development Agency to play a greater role in the prosecution of PAGA actions, including more oversight over the exhaustion notices and settlement process, say attorneys at Paul Hastings.
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FTC Focus: Antitrust Spotlight On 'Acqui-Hires,' Noncompetes
A recent Federal Trade Commission focus on labor issues, like 'acqui-hire' deals, in which only a company's workforce is acquired, and noncompetes, shows that the agency is scrutinizing these issues on a case-by-case basis, necessitating a meaningful look at these transactions, particularly in the technology and artificial intelligence industries, say attorneys at Proskauer.
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5 Different AI Systems Raise Distinct Privilege Issues
A New York federal court’s recent U.S. v. Heppner decision, holding that a defendant’s use of Claude was not privileged, only addressed one narrow artificial intelligence system, but lawyers must recognize that the spectrum of AI tools raises different confidentiality and privilege questions, says Heidi Nadel at HP.