Employment

  • October 17, 2024

    7th Circ. Won't Give Injured Prof Another Shot At ADA Suit

    The Seventh Circuit backed the dismissal Thursday of a professor's suit claiming she was denied tenure out of disability bias after she suffered a traumatic brain injury, ruling there's no evidence bias influenced the denial and her request for a "do-over" wasn't a reasonable accommodation.

  • October 17, 2024

    6th Circ. Can't Ax Captive Audience Memo, NLRB Atty Says

    A Michigan federal judge properly tossed a challenge to a memo that outlined why National Labor Relations Board general counsel Jennifer Abruzzo thinks so-called captive audience meetings are illegal, Abruzzo told the Sixth Circuit, saying the memo isn't the kind of agency action that's reviewable in federal courts.

  • October 17, 2024

    MMA Fighter Hits Bellator With $15M Antitrust Suit

    A fighter lodged a $15 million antitrust lawsuit against Bellator, claiming that after it merged with the Professional Fighters League, the mixed martial arts company broke a previous agreement that had guaranteed him a certain amount of bouts and payouts.

  • October 17, 2024

    Man Says He Was Forced From Security Job For Being 'Too Old'

    Food, janitorial and security service provider Blackstone Consulting Inc. has been sued in Georgia federal court by a former employee who alleges the company engaged in a "relentless campaign of age-based harassment and disparate treatment" against him before demoting him, significantly decreasing his pay and effectively forcing him to resign.

  • October 17, 2024

    DHL Supply Chain Hit With Disability Bias Suit

    Logistics giant DHL Supply Chain was hit with a disability discrimination lawsuit Wednesday from a worker who says she was forced out of her job after DHL demanded she see a company physician to verify her debilitating medical condition.

  • October 17, 2024

    Ex-Worker Says She Was Fired For Threatening EEOC Charge

    A logistics company was sued Wednesday in federal court by a former Georgia employee who alleges she was sexually harassed and mistreated by "aggressive and threatening" male co-workers and then fired after warning the company she would file a complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission if things didn't improve.

  • October 17, 2024

    Gordon Rees Gains Trial Atty From Nashville Boutique

    Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP has added a trial attorney from Nashville boutique Taylor Pigue Marchetti & Blair PLLC with experience in complex commercial litigation, professional liability, employment and immigration law.

  • October 17, 2024

    Ex-Genzyme Exec Says Anxiety Disclosure Led To Firing

    A former marketing director for Sanofi subsidiary Genzyme says he was fired on a pretext after disclosing that he suffers from anxiety, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday in Massachusetts state court.

  • October 17, 2024

    Disney Can't Get Quick Appeal In Actor's Political Firing Suit

    A California federal judge refused to sign off on Walt Disney Co.'s bid to immediately challenge a decision that kept a suit alive from a former Star Wars actor who said she was fired for expressing her political views, saying an appeal to the Ninth Circuit would be premature.

  • October 17, 2024

    Athletes 'Easily' Clear 3rd Circ. Employee Test, Atty Says

    The lead attorney who persuaded the Third Circuit to hold that college athletes may be employees under federal wage law said Thursday that his clients are clearly employees under the test the court set out, drawing a favorable comparison to work-study participants.

  • October 17, 2024

    Ex-Posner Staffer Can't DQ Magistrate Judge In Salary Suit

    A former staffer for retired Seventh Circuit Judge Richard Posner's now-defunct pro se clinic can't disqualify the magistrate judge on his $170,000 suit because disagreements over the judge's orders aren't enough to prove bias and favoritism, an Indiana federal judge ruled Wednesday.

  • October 17, 2024

    Restaurant Barred From Intimidating Workers In FLSA Dispute

    A Connecticut federal judge ordered a restaurant group and its owners not to retaliate against workers who speak to the U.S. Department of Labor during a Fair Labor Standards Act investigation, issuing an injunction following the DOL's allegations that two owners threatened to kill an ex-worker for assisting the agency.

  • October 17, 2024

    A&O Shearman Practice Head Joins Simpson Thacher In NY

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced Thursday the firm added the co-head of A&O Shearman's compensation, employment and governance group as a partner based in its New York office, touting the experience she has handling transaction-related compensation and benefits matters.

  • October 17, 2024

    Seyfarth Hit With $8M Suit For Botched Wage Class Settlement

    Seyfarth Shaw LLP owes a physician practice almost $8 million for negligently removing hundreds of the practice's employees from a list of those entitled to part of a $4.9 million wage and hour settlement, costing the practice another $3.6 million to correct the mistake, according to a California suit.

  • October 17, 2024

    Ex-Defender Returns To 4th Circ. With Sex Bias Case

    A former North Carolina public defender appealed her bias case against the judiciary to the Fourth Circuit for a second time after a North Carolina federal judge refused to reconsider his ruling that she did not provide adequate notice to her ex-employer before filing suit.

  • October 17, 2024

    Fisher Phillips Adds Ex-Arnold & Porter eDiscovery Atty

    Labor and employment law firm Fisher Phillips has expanded its Philadelphia office this week with the addition of an attorney who specializes in eDiscovery matters.

  • October 17, 2024

    Industrial Pipe Co. Hits Rival, Ex-Exec With Trade Secrets Suit

    Industrial pipe manufacturer Atkore International Inc. took one of its former senior-level executives and the rival company he went to work for to North Carolina state court, alleging the former employee sabotaged operations on his way out the door and took valuable trade secrets with him.

  • October 17, 2024

    Jackson Lewis Adds Litigator From Los Angeles Boutique

    Jackson Lewis PC has bolstered its litigation offerings with a principal in Los Angeles who came aboard from trial and appellate boutique Carpenter Rothans & Dumont LLP.

  • October 17, 2024

    A&O Shearman Taps Governance Veteran To Co-Lead Practice

    A&O Shearman said Thursday that it has tapped a longtime partner to co-head the firm's compensation, employment, pensions and governance practice, bringing it under the joint leadership of alum from each of its two legacy firms after the merger between New York-based Shearman & Sterling and London-based legacy firm Allen & Overy became official last May.

  • October 17, 2024

    Feds Say Accused Embezzler Used Company Card After Arrest

    Boston federal prosecutors say a Florida man awaiting trial on charges he embezzled nearly $6 million from his former employer held onto a corporate American Express card and used it for personal items including 14 bottles of pricey Veuve Clicquot champagne.

  • October 17, 2024

    Texas Sues Doctor For Providing Kids Gender-Affirming Care

    The state of Texas sued a pediatrician Thursday, alleging she broke state law by providing gender-affirming care to children. 

  • October 17, 2024

    Former X Exec 'Worst' For Class In Bonus Suit, Judge Says

    A former X Corp. senior director of compensation is "the worst possible candidate" for the class he proposed in his suit claiming unpaid bonuses after Elon Musk took the reins of the company, a California federal judge said, slamming his bid for class certification.

  • October 16, 2024

    Garth Brooks Says Rape Accuser Already Revealed Herself

    Country music star Garth Brooks on Wednesday urged a Mississippi federal court to reject a hair and makeup artist's request that he be sanctioned for publicly revealing her identity out of spite after she accused him of rape, arguing that she already agreed to use her name in the litigation.

  • October 16, 2024

    Liebert Cassidy's LA Office Head Now Co-Managing Partner

    Liebert Cassidy Whitmore announced Tuesday that Melanie L. Chaney, the managing partner of the firm's Los Angeles office, is being elevated to firmwide co-managing partner alongside J. Scott Tiedemann, who plans to transition in a year into a full-time legal practice. 

  • October 16, 2024

    Rail Agency Fired Vax Objectors In 'Sham Process,' Jury Told

    Counsel for six fired San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District workers delivered opening statements Wednesday in a new trial over allegations BART discriminated against employees who sought religious exemptions from its COVID-19 vaccination mandate, calling the agency's review of their requests a "sham process."

Expert Analysis

  • Opinion

    Industry Self-Regulation Will Shine Post-Chevron

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's Loper decision will shape the contours of industry self-regulation in the years to come, providing opportunities for this often-misunderstood practice, says Eric Reicin at BBB National Programs.

  • 3 Ways Agencies Will Keep Making Law After Chevron

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    The U.S. Supreme Court clearly thinks it has done something big in overturning the Chevron precedent that had given deference to agencies' statutory interpretations, but regulated parties have to consider how agencies retain significant power to shape the law and its meaning, say attorneys at K&L Gates.

  • Roundup

    After Chevron

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    Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Chevron deference standard in June, this Expert Analysis series has featured attorneys discussing the potential impact across 36 different rulemaking and litigation areas.

  • Opinion

    FIFA Maternity Policy Shows Need For Federal Paid Leave

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    While FIFA and other employers taking steps to provide paid parental leave should be applauded, the U.S. deserves a red card for being the only rich nation in the world that offers no such leave, says Dacey Romberg at Sanford Heisler.

  • Opinion

    Atty Well-Being Efforts Ignore Root Causes Of The Problem

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    The legal industry is engaged in a critical conversation about lawyers' mental health, but current attorney well-being programs primarily focus on helping lawyers cope with the stress of excessive workloads, instead of examining whether this work culture is even fundamentally compatible with lawyer well-being, says Jonathan Baum at Avenir Guild.

  • What 2 Rulings On Standing Mean For DEI Litigation

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    Recent federal court decisions in the Fearless Fund and Hello Alice cases shed new light on the ongoing wave of challenges to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, with opposite conclusions on whether the plaintiffs had standing to sue, say attorneys at Moore & Van Allen.

  • Series

    Skiing And Surfing Make Me A Better Lawyer

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    The skills I’ve learned while riding waves in the ocean and slopes in the mountains have translated to my legal career — developing strong mentor relationships, remaining calm in difficult situations, and being prepared and able to move to a backup plan when needed, says Brian Claassen at Knobbe Martens.

  • Unpacking The Circuit Split Over A Federal Atty Fee Rule

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    Federal circuit courts that have addressed Rule 41(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are split as to whether attorney fees are included as part of the costs of a previously dismissed action, so practitioners aiming to recover or avoid fees should tailor arguments to the appropriate court, says Joseph Myles and Lionel Lavenue at Finnegan.

  • 4 Steps To Repair Defense Credibility In Opening Statements

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    Given the continued rise of record-breaking verdicts, defense counsel need to consider fresh approaches to counteract the factors coloring juror attitudes — starting with a formula for rebuilding credibility at the very beginning of opening statements, says Ken Broda-Bahm at Persuasion Strategies.

  • Compliance Countdown To New Calif. Workplace Safety Rules

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    Nearly all California employers should be taking steps to prepare for the July 1 deadline to comply with a Labor Code update that will introduce the first general industry workplace violence prevention safety requirements in the U.S., say attorneys at Littler.

  • Arbitration Implications Of High Court Coinbase Ruling

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's recent Coinbase v. Suski ruling not only reaffirmed the long-standing principle that arbitration is a matter of contract, but also established new and more general principles concerning the courts' jurisdiction to decide challenges to delegation clauses and the severability rule, say Tamar Meshel at the University of Alberta.

  • Prejudicial Evidence Takeaways From Trump Hush Money Trial

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    The Manhattan District Attorney's Office's prosecution and conviction of former President Donald Trump on 34 felony counts provides a lesson on whether evidence may cause substantial unfair prejudice, or if its prejudicial potential is perfectly fair within the bounds of the law, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.

  • Top 5 Issues For Employers To Audit Midyear

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    Six months into 2024, developments from federal courts and regulatory agencies should prompt employers to reflect on their progress regarding artificial intelligence, noncompetes, diversity initiatives, religious accommodation and more, say Allegra Lawrence-Hardy and Lisa Haldar at Lawrence & Bundy.

  • After A Brief Hiccup, The 'Rocket Docket' Soars Back To No. 1

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    The Eastern District of Virginia’s precipitous 2022 fall from its storied rocket docket status appears to have been a temporary aberration, as recent statistics reveal that the court is once again back on top as the fastest federal civil trial court in the nation, says Robert Tata at Hunton.

  • Addressing Labor Shortages In The Construction Industry

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    As the construction industry's ongoing struggle with finding sufficient skilled workers continues, companies should consider a range of solutions including a commitment to in-house training and creative contracting protocols, say Brenda Radmacher and Allison Etkin at Akerman.

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