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March 20, 2025
NJ School Official Claims Retaliation For Safety Concerns
Teaneck Public Schools' safety director faced a hostile work environment and retaliation after raising concerns about security risks, according to his complaint filed in New Jersey state court.
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March 20, 2025
CFPB Union Narrows Injunction Bid In Shutdown Suit
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau would be barred from idling its workforce under a narrowed injunction bid filed Wednesday in Washington, D.C., federal court, where the agency's employee union is squaring off with the Trump administration.
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March 20, 2025
4th Circ. Seems Open To Reviving Pregnant Worker's Bias Suit
The Fourth Circuit seemed receptive Thursday to a former hospital worker's argument that she was unlawfully fired for a pregnancy-related disability, pondering whether the lower court had relied on an outdated interpretation of disability bias law when it tossed her case.
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March 20, 2025
NC Statehouse Catch-Up: Helene, Crypto, Curbing The AG
Hurricane Helene is still center stage in the North Carolina General Assembly nearly six months after it tore through a large swath of the state, with the governor signing off on the latest round of funding as one lawmaker seeks to carve out cash to rebuild a destroyed courthouse.
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March 20, 2025
7th Circ. Backs Chicago Rail In Canine Officer's ADA Suit
The Seventh Circuit said Thursday it won't revive a Chicago rail officer's suit claiming he was removed from his canine handler role after testing positive for drugs he had been prescribed, faulting him for failing to respond to the agency's requests to clarify the results.
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March 20, 2025
Whistleblower Atty Leaves Motley Rice, Launches New Firm
Longtime securities and whistleblower attorney Rebecca M. Katz has left plaintiffs litigation firm Motley Rice LLC and has launched her own small firm, Katz Whistleblower Law LLC.
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March 20, 2025
NY Nursing Home Gets Ch. 11 Sale OK, Averting Closure
Nursing home operator Cold Springs told a New York bankruptcy judge Thursday the buyer of its 588-bed facility has quelled a dispute with a healthcare workers' union, clearing the way for a Chapter 11 sale.
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March 20, 2025
Ex-Harvard Coach's Bias Suit Filed On Time, Judge Advises
Harvard University shouldn't escape a former ice hockey coach's suit alleging she was forced into retirement for complaining that she was treated differently from her male colleagues, a Massachusetts federal judge recommended, saying her claims were filed within the statutory time limits.
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March 20, 2025
Robinson Bradshaw Adds Ex-FBI Deputy Chief Of Staff
Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson PA has hired a former FBI deputy chief of staff, whose new role will focus on representing clients in complex internal investigations similar to those he led in a previous position at the Justice Department, the firm announced.
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March 20, 2025
Judge Trims Ex-Sales Director's Suit Against Insurer
An Ohio federal judge dismissed parts of a $21 million lawsuit accusing a Cleveland-based life insurance firm of wrongly withholding commissions from a former outside sales director, but left the businessman's claims for defamation and declaratory judgment untouched for further proceedings.
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March 19, 2025
Combs Accuser Fights Marriott's Bid To Escape Suit
A woman who has accused Sean "Diddy" Combs of raping and threatening to kill her at a Marriott International Inc. hotel in Manhattan in 2004 has urged a New York federal judge to reject the hotel giant's bid to escape her lawsuit.
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March 19, 2025
Ryan Reynolds Says Baldoni's Claims Are Just 'Hurt Feelings'
Ryan Reynolds has urged a New York federal court to throw out Justin Baldoni's defamation suit against him, arguing that the "It Ends With Us" actor-director's complaint is devoid of any legitimate allegations and merely stems from Baldoni's "hurt feelings" in his ongoing beef with Reynolds and Blake Lively.
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March 19, 2025
Judge Tells DOJ To Alert All Agencies Of Perkins Coie Ruling
A Washington, D.C., federal judge Wednesday directed the Trump administration to tell all federal agencies to rescind requests for disclosures about government and contractor relationships with Perkins Coie LLP, following an order last week blocking enforcement of the president's executive order against the Seattle-based law firm.
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March 19, 2025
Full 9th Circ. Quizzes BNSF On Reasons For Conductor Firing
The en banc Ninth Circuit hinted Wednesday it might stand by a panel's earlier ruling overturning BNSF Railway Co.'s win in an ex-conductor's retaliation suit, with several judges expressing skepticism the railway had shown he would've been fired for dishonesty and insubordination even if he hadn't refused to stop conducting a brake test.
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March 19, 2025
Ex-Managers, New Boss Want Out Of Tech Co.'s Defection Suit
Three former managers of a Georgia-based payroll software company, along with their new employer, asked a federal judge Wednesday to dispatch with allegations that they engineered a "mass defection" of employees, with the former workers saying they haven't conducted enough business in the Peach State for its courts to touch them.
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March 19, 2025
Ex-Eminem Employee Charged With IP Infringement
A former sound engineer for Eminem was charged Wednesday with criminal infringement of a copyright and interstate transportation of stolen goods for selling about two dozen unreleased songs created by the rapper that were then made public on the internet, according to a criminal complaint filed in Michigan federal court.
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March 19, 2025
ACLU Says Biased AI Tech Boxed Out Deaf Intuit Applicant
Intuit and a human resources technology vendor violated federal and state law by turning away a deaf job applicant after interviewing her using artificial intelligence-based video technology that puts disabled and nonwhite applicants at a disadvantage, the American Civil Liberties Union said Wednesday.
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March 19, 2025
Union Says NY Contractor Owes $1.5M In Contributions
A roofers union, its benefit funds and trustees accused a Long Island contractor of failing to pay at least $1.5 million in contributions, telling a New York federal judge that the company breached its collective bargaining agreement.
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March 19, 2025
Judge Questions Standing In DEI Executive Orders Challenge
A D.C. federal judge on Wednesday questioned whether three civil rights nonprofits have standing to block the Trump administration's executive orders ending federal diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility programs and cutting off funding for groups focused on minority populations.
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March 19, 2025
Texas Justices Skeptical Boeing Can Dodge Airline Union Suit
Texas Supreme Court justices seemed wary of Boeing Co.'s argument that a pilot's union can't sue over lost compensation after a pair of deadly crashes involving the company's 737 Max airplanes, saying during oral arguments Wednesday it was seemingly making "policy arguments for Congress."
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March 19, 2025
EEOC, DOJ Advise Workers To Look Out For DEI-Based Bias
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission paired with the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday to issue guidance explaining how workers can recognize and report bias tied to diversity, equity and inclusion programs, part of the Trump administration's broader effort targeting the practices across public and private workplaces.
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March 19, 2025
NFL Keeps Delaying Wrongful Death Suit, NJ Widow Says
A widow in New Jersey, who is suing the NFL alleging it overworked her late husband to the point of exhaustion and caused his fatal car accident, has told a state court the organization is needlessly trying to delay the case with several postponements already on the record and a recent request for another.
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March 19, 2025
Fired Shipyard Worker Drops COVID Complaints Suit
A fired shipyard worker has dropped his Connecticut state court lawsuit alleging a contractor wrongfully terminated him because he complained about the lack of social distancing in his workspace.
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March 19, 2025
Conn. Barber Says She Faced Anti-Polish Bias, Docked Pay
A former barber at a Greenwich, Connecticut, hair salon has taken her ex-employer to federal court for allegedly discriminating against her for being from Poland, failing to pay overtime, and docking her pay for "house charges" to cover amenities she was never given at work.
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March 19, 2025
Trans Worker Looks To Take Over Bias Case After EEOC's Exit
A transgender woman who claims she was harassed while working at a hog farm told an Illinois federal judge she wants to take over the lawsuit, after the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission dropped the case because the federal government stopped recognizing transgender individuals.
Expert Analysis
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How To Create A Unique Jury Profile For Every Case
Instead of striking potential jurors based on broad stereotypes or gut feelings, trial attorneys should create case-specific risk profiles that address the political climate, the specific facts of the case and the venue in order to more precisely identify higher-risk jurors, says Ken Broda-Bahm at Persuasion Strategies.
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9 Considerations For Orgs Using AI Meeting Assistants
When deciding to use artificial intelligence meeting assistants, organizations must create and implement a written corporate policy that establishes the do's and don'ts for these assistants, taking into account individualized business operations, industry standards and legal and regulatory requirements, say attorneys at Faegre Drinker.
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IRS Scrutiny May Underlie Move Away From NIL Collectives
The University of Colorado's January announcement that it was severing its partnership with a name, image and likeness collective is part of universities' recent push to move NIL activities in-house, seemingly motivated by tax implications and increased scrutiny by the Internal Revenue Service, say attorneys at Buchanan Ingersoll.
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What's At Stake In High Court Transgender Care Suit
The outcome of U.S. v. Skrmetti will have critical implications for the rights of transgender youth and their access to gender-affirming care, and will likely affect other areas of law and policy involving transgender individuals, including education, employment, healthcare and civil rights, say attorneys at ArentFox Schiff.
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Considerations As Trump Admin Continues To Curtail CFPB
Recent sweeping moves from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new leadership have signaled a major shift in the agency's trajectory, and regulated entities should prepare for broader implications in both the near and long term, say attorneys at Pryor Cashman.
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6th Circ. Ruling Paves Path Out Of Loper Bright 'Twilight Zone'
The U.S. Supreme Court’s Loper Bright ruling created a twilight zone between express statutory delegations that trigger agency deference and implicit ones that do not, but the Sixth Circuit’s recent ruling in Moctezuma-Reyes v. Garland crafted a two-part test for resolving cases within this gray area, say attorneys at Wiley.
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NCAA Rulings Signal Game Change For Athlete Classification
A Tennessee federal court's recent decision in Pavia v. NCAA adds to a growing call to consider classifying college athletes as employees under federal law, a change that would have unexpected, potentially prohibitive costs for schools, says J.R. Webster Cucovatz at Gilson Daub.
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6 Laws Transforming Calif.'s Health Regulatory Framework
Attorneys at Hooper Lundy discuss a number of new California laws that raise pressing issues for independent physicians and small practice groups, ranging from the use of artificial intelligence to wage standards for healthcare employees.
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Opinion
NCAA Name, Image, Likeness Settlement Is A $2.8B Mistake
While the plaintiffs in House v. NCAA might call the proposed settlement on name, image and likeness payments for college athletes a breakthrough, it's a legally dubious Band-Aid that props up a system favoring a select handful of male athletes at the expense of countless others, say attorneys at Clifford Chance.
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Recent Cases Clarify FCA Kickback Pleading Standards
Two recently resolved cases involving pharmaceutical manufacturers may make it more difficult for False Claims Act defendants facing kickback scheme allegations to get claims dismissed for lack of evidence, say Li Yu at Bernstein Litowitz, Ellen London at London & Noar, and Gregg Shapiro at Gregg Shapiro Law.
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Determining What 'I Don't Feel Safe' Means In The Workplace
When an employee tells an employer "I don't feel safe," the phrase can have different meanings, so employment lawyers must adequately investigate to identify which meaning applies — and a cursory review and dismissal of the situation may not be a sufficient defense in case of future legal proceedings, says Karen Elliott at FordHarrison.
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Steps For Federal Grantees Affected By Stop-Work Orders
Broad changes in federal financial assistance programs are on the horizon, and organizations that may receive a stop-work order from a federal agency must prepare to be vigilant and nimble in a highly uncertain legal landscape, say attorneys at Arnold & Porter.
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FLSA Ruling Shows Split Over Court Approval Of Settlements
A Kentucky federal court's recent ruling in Bazemore v. Papa John's highlights a growing trend of courts finding they are not required, or even authorized, to approve private settlements releasing Fair Labor Standards Act claims, underscoring a jurisdictional split and open questions that practitioners need to grapple with, say attorneys at Vedder Price.
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How EEOC Enforcement Priorities May Change Under Trump
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has already been rocked by the Trump administration's dramatic changes in personnel and policy, which calls into question how the agency may shift its direction from the priorities set forth in its five-year strategic enforcement plan in 2023, say attorneys at Seyfarth.
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7 Tips For Associates To Thrive In Hybrid Work Environments
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
As the vast majority of law firms have embraced some type of hybrid work policy, associates should consider a few strategies to get the most out of both their in-person and remote workdays, says James Argionis at Cozen O’Connor.