Employment

  • March 07, 2025

    Delivery Drivers Get Trimmed OT Suit Cleared For Trial

    A New Jersey federal judge refused Friday to allow a delivery provider to escape a class action accusing it of failing to pay delivery drivers overtime wages, but determined no reasonable jury could find that a discount retailer partner was the workers' employer.

  • March 07, 2025

    Sephora Must Face Retaliation Claims Over Hiring Practices

    Sephora can't escape a Latina former store manager's claims that she was fired for refusing to prioritize white job applicants, with a Georgia federal judge ruling Friday it would be premature to trim her lawsuit ahead of discovery.

  • March 07, 2025

    Dem AGs Back NLRB In Appeal Over Board Functionality

    Nearly two dozen Democratic attorneys general have backed the National Labor Relations Board in a Sixth Circuit fight over the agency's ability to adjudicate unfair labor practice cases, saying workers' rights under labor law would be trampled if the agency is restrained from performing its duties.

  • March 07, 2025

    WWE Can't Take 'Red Pencil' To Assault Suit, Ex-Staffer Says

    A former staffer accusing World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. and two of its former executives, including former CEO Vince McMahon, of assault and sex trafficking defended her bid to add more detail to her complaint, arguing Friday that her ex-employers seek to "take a red pencil" to unflattering truths.

  • March 07, 2025

    How To Tell If A Litigation Funder Is Helping Your IP Opponent

    Knowing when a litigation funder is involved in an intellectual property case can help attorneys better understand their adversary's footing in a dispute, and while most courts don't have disclosure requirements, lawyers told Law360 there are several signs attorneys can look out for to determine whether their opponent is receiving funding from an outside party.

  • March 07, 2025

    Budtenders Say Curaleaf's Tips Policy Violates Federal Law

    A proposed class of budtenders for Curaleaf Inc.'s Maryland dispensaries are suing the company, saying it violates the Fair Labor Standards Act with its policy of paying out tips to managers.

  • March 07, 2025

    Fired MGM Worker Seeks Atty Fees After COVID Vax Trial Win

    A former MGM Grand Detroit casino worker who was fired for refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccination has asked a judge to award attorney fees and pre- and post-judgment interest on top of a Detroit jury's $133,000 verdict in his favor.

  • March 07, 2025

    Off The Bench: NASCAR Feud Grows, ACC Peace, NCAA Wins

    In this week's Off The Bench, NASCAR insists that the two teams suing it are the real antitrust bullies, the ACC keeps two valued and valuable members in the fold, and a baseball player ends his court fight to play another year in college.

  • March 07, 2025

    Workday Decries 'Staggeringly Broad' Age Bias Collective Bid

    A lawsuit accusing Workday of using automated hiring tools to unlawfully screen out applicants over 40 should not be given collective action status, the human resources platform told a California federal court, arguing the group would contain millions of dissimilar workers and innumerable employers.

  • March 07, 2025

    DC Judge Declines To Block DOGE From Treasury Systems

    A D.C. federal judge on Friday declined to wall off access to the federal government's payment systems from employees of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency during a lawsuit brought by retirees and union groups, determining the alleged privacy risks were not enough to warrant the court's intervention.

  • March 07, 2025

    UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

    This past week in London has seen an Iranian oil company sued for $95 million, Betfred hit with a lawsuit from a property company and NHS England face a human rights claim brought by a man detained under the Mental Health Act for over 20 years. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

  • March 07, 2025

    Goldstein Must Be Tracked Amid 'Ongoing' Crimes, Feds Say

    The federal government has doubled down on allegations that U.S. Supreme Court advocate and SCOTUSblog publisher Tom Goldstein has been secretly moving cryptocurrency, urging a federal judge to keep monitoring his electronic devices to prevent him from fleeing tax evasion charges.

  • March 07, 2025

    Mich. Atty Says Ex-Mentee Wanted Hush Money Before Suing

    A name partner who was sued by a former associate of the firm on allegations that he sexually harassed her, has filed a countersuit claiming the attorney first sought hush money before launching her claims.

  • March 07, 2025

    Amazon Driver Can't Get Mass. Court's Ear In Wage Suit

    A Washington federal judge refused to grant an Amazon delivery driver's request to allow Massachusetts' top court to weigh in on his case, saying the worker's plea came only after the court nixed his bid for class certification and thus arrived too late.

  • March 07, 2025

    Ex-Del. Rowing Coach Sues After Disability Benefits Denied

    The former head coach of the University of Delaware's women's rowing team took her insurer to North Carolina federal court after it allegedly cut off her long-term disability benefits, which she asserted she is entitled to under her policy contract and the law.

  • March 06, 2025

    Ex-GMU Prof Ends Defamation Suit Against Former Students

    Former George Mason University Law professor Joshua Wright has ended his $108 million defamation lawsuit against two former students who accused him of sexual misconduct, dropping the suit late Thursday just four days before a jury trial in the case was set to begin.

  • March 06, 2025

    Diddy Threatened Employees, Feds Say In New Indictment

    Manhattan federal prosecutors on Thursday filed a new indictment in the sex trafficking and racketeering case against Sean "Diddy" Combs, revealing new details about the hip-hop mogul's alleged practices of forcing his employees to work long hours, while subjecting them to physical and psychological harm.

  • March 06, 2025

    Amid Court Setbacks, Trump Wants Foes To Foot Legal Bills

    With judges hitting the brakes on the White House's aggressive agenda, President Donald Trump on Thursday vowed to up the ante with his legal adversaries by seeking legal costs and damages if his administration ultimately prevails after initial setbacks in litigation.

  • March 06, 2025

    BofA Says COVID-Era Workers Too Dissimilar For Class Cert.

    Proposed classes of Bank of America loan officers include too many individualized claims for certification, the bank has argued in litigation alleging the loan officers were "short-changed" as they processed emergency small business loans during the pandemic.

  • March 06, 2025

    CAA, Disney Not Enmeshed In Weinstein Claim, NY Court Told

    Creative Artists Agency, Disney and a Miramax entity told a New York appeals court Thursday that actress Julia Ormond's case against them over an alleged Harvey Weinstein assault should have been dismissed, with former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch arguing for the talent agency that the complaint doesn't lay out a tort.

  • March 06, 2025

    Judge Says He's 'Wrestling' Over Int'l Aid Freeze Injunction

    A D.C. federal judge said Thursday he was still "wrestling" over a requested preliminary injunction that would stop the federal government from terminating foreign assistance grants and contracts en masse, questioning plaintiff organizations on their assertions of standing and the government's claims of "unreviewable" executive power over foreign affairs.

  • March 06, 2025

    Wheeling & Appealing: The Latest Must-Know Appellate Action

    Believe it or not, there's still important litigation happening that doesn't involve President Donald Trump, and the proof exists in this month's circuit court calendars. During the remaining weeks of March, arguments will explore numerous high-profile topics, including a law firm's severe punishment for alleged misconduct in 9/11 litigation and a judicial rebuke of Trader Joe's for "an attempt to weaponize the legal system."

  • March 06, 2025

    Staffing Co. Forced Dynata To Increase Prices, Jury Hears

    An attorney representing Dynata LLC grilled an executive for a staffing company during a trial in a Texas state court Thursday, saying the staffing company "put a gun" to Dynata's head to get it to agree to price increases.

  • March 06, 2025

    Meltzer Lippe, Fired Partner Agree To End Sex Bias Suit

    Meltzer Lippe Goldstein & Breitstone LLP and a former partner have agreed to end her New York federal court suit claiming she was fired from the firm after she complained about its sexist work environment, according to a Thursday court filing.

  • March 06, 2025

    Texas Court Orders 400-Mile Transfer For Discrimination Suit

    A Texas appeals court has granted a Fort Worth-based energy company's request to have a former employee's lawsuit accusing it of discrimination and libel transferred hundreds of miles from Hidalgo County to Tarrant County, where it is located.

Expert Analysis

  • 5 Evolving Concerns For Family Offices In 2025

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    Complex regulatory changes and emerging operational risks will force family offices to stay on their toes in 2025, with timely action particularly necessary to address several tax and reporting developments that may affect their investments and business operations, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • New Law In NY Places Employee NIL Rights In Spotlight

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    New York recently became the first state to codify name, image and likeness rights for models, but as such protections seemingly expand for individual employees across industries, employers may want to brush up on related case law, and update their handbooks and policies accordingly, says Timothy Bechen at Woods Rogers.

  • Expect A Big Shake Up At The EEOC Under 2nd Trump Admin

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    During President-elect Donald Trump’s second term, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is likely to significantly shift its focus and priorities, especially where workplace DEI initiatives, immigration enforcement, LGBTQ+ rights and pregnancy protections are concerned, say attorneys at Stoel Rives.

  • Defense Strategies For Addressing Conspiracy-Minded Jurors

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    As conspiracy theories continue to proliferate and gain traction in the U.S., defense attorneys will need to consider ways to keep conspiracy-minded jurors from sitting on the jury, and to persuade them when this isn’t possible, say consultants at IMS Legal Strategies.

  • 7 Ways 2nd Trump Administration May Affect Partner Hiring

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    President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House will likely have a number of downstream effects on partner hiring in the legal industry, from accelerated hiring timelines to increased vetting of prospective employees, say recruiters at Macrae.

  • 4 Novel Issues From The Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni Suits

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    A series of lawsuits arising from actress Blake Lively's sexual harassment and retaliation complaint against her "It Ends With Us" co-star, Justin Baldoni, present novel legal issues that employment and defamation practitioners alike should follow as the litigation progresses, say attorneys at Dorsey & Whitney.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Custodian Selection

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    Several recent rulings make clear that the proportionality of additional proposed custodians will depend on whether the custodians have unique relevant documents, and producing parties should consider whether information already in the record will show that they have relevant documents that otherwise might not be produced, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • Religious Accommodation Lessons From $12.7M Vax Verdict

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    A Michigan federal jury’s recent $12.7 million verdict against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan starkly reminds employers of the risks they face when assessing employees’ religious accommodation requests, highlighting pitfalls to avoid and raising the opportunity to consider best practices to follow, say attorneys at Williams & Connolly.

  • What To Expect In Higher Ed Enforcement Under Trump

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    Colleges and universities should prepare for shifting priorities, as President-elect Donald Trump is likely to focus less on antitrust cases and more on foreign relations policy, while congressional oversight of higher education continues to increase, say attorneys at Steptoe.

  • Series

    NY Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q4

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    In 2024's final quarter, the New York State Department of Financial Services published guidance on mitigating the rising cybersecurity risks of artificial intelligence and remote technology workers with North Korean ties, and the state attorney general launched an antitrust investigation into Capital One's proposed Discover merger, say attorneys at Haynes Boone.

  • How Trial Attys Can Wield Amended Federal Evidence Rules

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    Trial lawyers should assess recent amendments to four Federal Rules of Evidence and a newly enacted rule on illustrative aids to determine how to best use the rules to enhance pretrial discovery and trial strategy, says Stewart Edelstein, former litigation chair at Cohen & Wolf.

  • Series

    Exercising On My Peloton Bike Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    While I originally came to the Peloton bike for exercise, one cycling instructor’s teachings have come to serve as a road map for practicing law thoughtfully and mindfully, which has opened opportunities for growth and change in my career, says Andrea Kirshenbaum at Littler.

  • Lessons From United's Axed Win In Firing Over Online Pics

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    In Wawrzenski v. United Airlines, a California state appeals court revived a flight attendant’s suit over her termination for linking photos of herself in uniform to her OnlyFans account, providing a cautionary tale for employers navigating the complexities of workplace policy enforcement in the digital age, say attorneys at ArentFox Schiff.

  • 3 Factors Affecting Retail M&A Deals In 2025

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    Retailers considering mergers and acquisitions this year face an evolving antitrust environment, including a new administration under President-elect Donald Trump, revised merger guidelines and a precedent set last year by a canceled $8.5 billion handbag merger, say attorneys at DLA Piper.

  • How Trump Admin May Approach AI In The Workplace

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    Key indicators suggest that the incoming Trump administration will adopt a deregulatory approach to artificial intelligence, allowing states to fill the void, so it is critical that employers pay close attention to developing legal authority concerning AI tools, say attorneys at Littler.

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