Employment

  • October 15, 2024

    Waste Removal Cos. Ink $3.1M Deal In EEOC Gender Bias Suit

    Four waste removal companies have agreed to pay $3.1 million to shutter a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit in Georgia federal court alleging they passed over female applicants for truck driver positions.

  • October 15, 2024

    SD Calls Foul On NCAA For Moving NIL Suit From State Court

    The state of South Dakota and its flagship universities on Tuesday asked that their suit challenging the NCAA's $2.78 billion settlement over name, image and likeness compensation be moved back to state court, claiming the NCAA "does not come within a country mile" of proving that it should have been removed to federal court.

  • October 15, 2024

    3rd Circ. Won't Reinstate Exxon OSHA Whistleblowers

    A Third Circuit panel declined Tuesday to enforce an order reinstating two former Exxon Mobil Corp. analysts who claim they were fired after The Wall Street Journal published a report claiming the company overestimated its earnings by billions of dollars, similar to concerns the plaintiffs raised internally before the news report.

  • October 15, 2024

    Ex-'Top Chef' Hopeful Sues Over Ouster From Food Hall

    A former celebrity chef who worked for a new Pittsburgh food hall is suing his ex-partner in Pennsylvania state court, claiming he was ousted for no good reason and is owed money for years of work setting up the business.

  • October 15, 2024

    Paralegals Say Texas Personal Injury Law Firm Owes Them OT

    A Texas personal injury law firm failed to pay its employees for overtime and tried to put off back pay in order to buy time, nine paralegals said in a proposed collective action filed in federal court on Tuesday.

  • October 15, 2024

    WWE Accuser Ties Conn. Physical Therapist To Alleged Abuse

    A former legal staffer accusing World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. and former leader Vince McMahon of sex trafficking has linked a physical therapist, who she referenced in her federal complaint, with a Connecticut doctor and medical practice she is pursuing in state court for information about her treatments.

  • October 15, 2024

    Qorvo Follows $39M Jury Win With Trade Secrets Purge Order

    A federal judge said wireless company Qorvo Inc. is entitled to permanent injunctions blocking Akoustis Technologies Inc. from infringing two acoustic wave resonator patents and another order requiring the "purging" of all misappropriated trade secrets from Akoustis' systems on top of a $39 million verdict in favor of the business.

  • October 15, 2024

    Chicago Workers Can't Pursue Vax Policy 'Fishing Expedition'

    An Illinois state appellate panel has backed a trial court's decision to toss a group of Chicago employees' lawsuit accusing the city of illegally adopting its COVID-19 vaccination policy, agreeing the workers have no legal basis for their claim.

  • October 15, 2024

    Law Firms Diverge As Anti-ESG Pushback Continues

    A continuing onslaught of legislation and litigation opposing corporate environmental, social and governance actions has created a fork in the road for law firms, with some choosing to scale back efforts and others pushing ahead with their internal ESG and diversity, equity and inclusion goals.

  • October 15, 2024

    The 2024 Law360 Pulse Social Impact Leaders

    Check out our Social Impact Leaders ranking, analysis and interactive graphics to see which firms stand out for their engagement with social responsibility and commitment to pro bono service.

  • October 15, 2024

    U. Of Kentucky Axes Religious Challenge To COVID Vax Policy

    The Sixth Circuit upheld the University of Kentucky's win in a department manager's suit claiming she was forced into retirement after opposing its COVID-19 vaccine and testing mandate because of her religious convictions, ruling her case lacked proof of her beliefs.

  • October 15, 2024

    High Court Rejects Emergency NLRB Constitutional Challenge

    In the first case related to the National Labor Relations Board's constitutionality to reach the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice Brett Kavanaugh on Tuesday denied a car parts maker an emergency injunction that would've blocked the agency from pursuing a labor lawsuit.

  • October 15, 2024

    Justices Won't Hear Suit Over Marine Recruit Crash Death

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a petition from a Marine recruit's family to review the dismissal of a suit over the recruit's death, leaving in place a Third Circuit decision finding that his recruiter had immunity for the claims.

  • October 15, 2024

    High Court Won't Review Constitutionality Of Calif.'s AB 5

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined Postmates and Uber's request to review a Ninth Circuit ruling that said California's worker classification law is constitutional and does not strip the gig economy giants of equal protection under the law.

  • October 11, 2024

    Boeing Cuts 17K Jobs, Hits Union With Bargaining Charges

    Boeing's new chief executive on Friday said the aerospace giant will cut its workforce by about 17,000 jobs as part of a restructuring effort as the company enters a new chapter of regulatory scrutiny and production delays, a day after accusing the union representing striking factory workers of bad-faith bargaining.

  • October 11, 2024

    Employment Authority: High Court To Take On 'Majority' Bias

    Law360 Employment Authority covers the biggest employment cases and trends. Catch up this week with coverage on how so-called reverse discrimination cases could rise if the U.S. Supreme Court nixes a legal test in "majority" group bias cases, how employers can remain compliant with wage and hour laws even during natural disasters, and how the National Labor Relations Board could expect to shift under a Trump presidency.

  • October 11, 2024

    Up Next At High Court: CBD Injuries & The Clean Water Act

    The U.S. Supreme Court will be closed Monday, but the justices will return to the bench Tuesday to hear arguments over whether the federal Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act allows litigants to pursue claims of economic harm tied to personal injuries, and how specific pollutant discharge limits have to be under the Clean Water Act.

  • October 11, 2024

    Combs To Remain In Jail While 2nd Circ. Bail Appeal Plays Out

    Sean "Diddy" Combs will likely remain in custody on sex-trafficking charges until at least November, after a Second Circuit judge said a complete appeals court panel must decide whether the hip-hop mogul is a danger to the community.

  • October 11, 2024

    Judge OKs Deal In One Of EEOC's First PWFA Suits

    A Florida federal judge on Friday approved a nearly $100,000 consent decree between a Florida resort and a line cook fired when she requested time off after a stillbirth, in one of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's first batch of cases accusing employers of violating the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.

  • October 11, 2024

    Medytox Loses ITC Fight Over Antiwrinkle Trade Secrets Use

    The U.S. International Trade Commission has backed a finding that medical aesthetic provider Medytox Inc. failed to prove that two other companies wrongly used its antiwrinkle biotechnology to create another product.

  • October 11, 2024

    IBM Unit Wants To Undo 'Troubling' Defamation Case Ruling

    An IBM unit has asked the Fourth Circuit to revive its lawsuit alleging a former executive's defamatory statements nearly killed a major acquisition, arguing that a lower court attempted to inject a new standard into its analysis.

  • October 11, 2024

    NCAA Says SD Suit Over NIL Deal Belongs In Federal Court

    The NCAA has removed to federal court a lawsuit filed by South Dakota's attorney general that argues the organization's proposed $2.78 billion name, image and likeness settlement unlawfully tosses its guiding principle of amateurism.

  • October 11, 2024

    Seattle Police Guild Tells Judge Shooting Didn't Warrant Firing

    A Seattle police officers' union argued in Washington state court on Friday a former cop acted reasonably when she shot at a suspect fleeing in a stolen vehicle, defending an arbitrator's decision to downgrade her firing to a 60-day suspension amid a challenge by the city.

  • October 11, 2024

    High Court Bar's Future: Stanford Law's Easha Anand

    Fresh off her shot-from-a-cannon debut during the U.S. Supreme Court's previous term, Easha Anand of Stanford Law School is moving full steam ahead into the new term, arguing Tuesday against one of the nation's most accomplished oral advocates. If things go as usual, Anand says she'll have nerves "out the wazoo" before and even after the showdown — but none at all when staying calm matters most.

  • October 11, 2024

    Cable Co. CEO Says Buyer Fired Him In Violation Of Deal

    An owner of a Colorado aerospace manufacturing company is suing a buyer in state court for allegedly violating the terms of their asset purchase deal, claiming the buyer fabricated a reason to fire him as CEO in order to avoid paying half a million dollars that it would otherwise owe to his company.

Expert Analysis

  • Recruitment Trends In Emerging Law Firm Frontiers

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    BigLaw firms are facing local recruitment challenges as they increasingly establish offices in cities outside of the major legal hubs, requiring them to weigh various strategies for attracting talent that present different risks and benefits, says Tom Hanlon at Buchanan Law.

  • Series

    Glassblowing Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    I never expected that glassblowing would strongly influence my work as an attorney, but it has taught me the importance of building a solid foundation for your work, learning from others and committing to a lifetime of practice, says Margaret House at Kalijarvi Chuzi.

  • 3 Surprising Deposition Dangers Attorneys Must Heed

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    Attorneys often do not think of discovery as a particularly risky phase of litigation, but counsel must closely heed some surprisingly strict and frequently overlooked requirements before, during and after depositions that can lead to draconian consequences, says Nate Sabri at Perkins Coie.

  • What Employers Need To Know About Colorado's New AI Law

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    The Colorado AI Act, enacted in May and intended to regulate the use of high-risk artificial intelligence systems to prevent algorithmic discrimination, is broad in scope and will apply to businesses using AI for certain employment purposes, imposing numerous compliance obligations and potential liability, say Laura Malugade and Owen Davis at Husch Blackwell.

  • Opinion

    Paid Noncompetes Offer A Better Solution Than FTC's Ban

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    A better alternative to the Federal Trade Commission's recent and widely contested noncompete ban would be a nationwide bright-line rule requiring employers to pay employees during the noncompete period, says Steven Kayman at Rottenberg Lipman.

  • How Associates Can Build A Professional Image

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    As hybrid work arrangements become the norm in the legal industry, early-career attorneys must be proactive in building and maintaining a professional presence in both physical and digital settings, ensuring that their image aligns with their long-term career goals, say Lana Manganiello at Equinox Strategy Partners and Estelle Winsett at Estelle Winsett Professional Image Consulting.

  • Firms Must Rethink How They Train New Lawyers In AI Age

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    As law firms begin to use generative artificial intelligence to complete lower-level legal tasks, they’ll need to consider new ways to train summer associates and early-career attorneys, keeping in mind the five stages of skill acquisition, says Liisa Thomas at Sheppard Mullin.

  • Think Like A Lawyer: Always Be Closing

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    When a lawyer presents their case with the right propulsive structure throughout trial, there is little need for further argument after the close of evidence — and in fact, rehashing it all may test jurors’ patience — so attorneys should consider other strategies for closing arguments, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.

  • Where Anti-Discrimination Law Stands 4 Years After Bostock

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    On the fourth anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark Bostock ruling, Evan Parness and Abby Rickeman at Covington take stock of how the decision, which held that Title VII protects employees from discrimination because of their sexual orientation and gender identity, has affected anti-discrimination law at the state and federal levels.

  • Series

    Playing Chess Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    There are many ways that chess skills translate directly into lawyer skills, but for me, the bigger career lessons go beyond the direct parallels — playing chess has shown me the value of seeing gradual improvement in and focusing deep concentration on a nonwork endeavor, says attorney Steven Fink.

  • Crafting An Effective Workplace AI Policy After DOL Guidance

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    Employers should take proactive steps to minimize their liability risk after the U.S. Department of Labor released artificial intelligence guidance principles on May 16, reflecting the reality that companies must begin putting into place policies that will dictate their expectations for how employees will use AI, say David Disler and Courtnie Bolden at ​​​​​​​Porzio Bromberg.

  • Patent Lessons From 7 Federal Circuit Reversals In May

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    A look at recent cases where the Federal Circuit reversed or vacated decisions by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board or a federal district court provide guidance on how to succeed on appeal by clarifying the obviousness analysis of design patents, the finality of a judgment, and more, say Denise De Mory and Li Guo at Bunsow De Mory.

  • Litigation Inspiration: Attys Can Be Heroic Like Olympians

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    Although litigation won’t earn anyone an Olympic medal in Paris this summer, it can be worthy of the same lasting honor if attorneys exercise focused restraint — seeking both their clients’ interests and those of the court — instead of merely pursuing every advantage short of sanctionable conduct, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.

  • Politics In The Workplace: What Employers Need To Know

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    As the 2024 election approaches and protests continue across the country, employers should be aware of employees' rights — and limits on those rights — related to political speech and activities in the workplace, and be prepared to act proactively to prevent issues before they arise, say attorneys at Littler.

  • Lean Into The 'Great Restoration' To Retain Legal Talent

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    As the “great resignation,” in which employees voluntarily left their jobs in droves, has largely dissipated, legal employers should now work toward the idea of a “great restoration,” adopting strategies to effectively hire, onboard and retain top legal talent, says Molly McGrath at Hiring & Empowering Solutions.

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