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November 18, 2024
Ex-UPS Driver's $238M Race Bias Verdict Slashed To $40M
A Washington federal judge reduced a $237.6 million jury verdict in a Black former UPS driver's lawsuit claiming he was treated differently than his white colleagues and fired for speaking up, ruling the worker hadn't provided enough evidence to support jurors' $198 million punitive damages award.
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November 18, 2024
Amazon Worker Can't Add Retaliation Claim To December Trial
A federal judge in Washington state has rejected a worker's eleventh-hour bid to amend his lawsuit accusing Amazon of passing him up for a promotion after he took protected military leave, saying the operations manager cannot "ambush" the e-commerce giant with fresh retaliation allegations just weeks before a trial in December.
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November 18, 2024
Colo. Justices Should Plug Damages Cap 'Loophole,' Co. Says
A construction company has urged Colorado's justices to find that a subcontractor's claim over a workplace fall is subject to a $15,000 damages cap, arguing in a petition that the sole proprietor opted out of workers' compensation benefits and can't make a "loophole" to sue for millions.
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November 18, 2024
Diddy Accusers' Atty Buzbee Accused Of Extorting Celebs
An anonymous public figure lodged a suit in Los Angeles court Monday accusing personal injury lawyer Tony Buzbee of using false rape allegations to "shake down innocent celebrities, politicians and businesspeople" who have even the smallest ties to indicted hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs.
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November 18, 2024
Colo. Rugby Coach Cries Foul Over City's Revoked Job Offer
A man who says he was "poached" for an assistant coaching position with the American Raptors professional rugby team near Denver has filed a breach of contract lawsuit alleging he was fired before he even began, without cause, and cheated out of his early termination payment.
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November 18, 2024
PPG Says Manager Stole Sales Data In Incora Move
PPG Industries Inc. hit its competitor Incora and a former sales manager who joined the latter company earlier this year with a trade secrets lawsuit Friday, alleging that its onetime employee absconded with PPG's "highly proprietary" pricing platform to help Incora move in on the company's markets.
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November 18, 2024
Walgreens, Grocer Accused Of Flouting Lie Detector Law
Walgreens and New England supermarket chain Shaw's are violating a Massachusetts law requiring that job applicants be advised that the state does not allow the use of lie detector tests in employment decisions, a pair of proposed class actions filed Monday allege.
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November 18, 2024
Ex-Utility Co. Worker Says OT Violations Were 'No Secret'
A former employee of North Carolina-based utility services company Stake Center Locating LLC asked an Illinois federal judge to certify his proposed class of workers that were allegedly not paid proper overtime, stating that "it's no secret SCL uniformly requires its locators to work off the clock."
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November 18, 2024
Wendy's To Pay $4M To Settle Colo. Wage Claims
Wendy's agreed to shell out $4 million to settle a class action claiming the fast food chain failed to guarantee workers meal and rest breaks, a former employee said, asking a Colorado federal court to sign off on the deal.
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November 18, 2024
Calif. Staffing Biz Settles Immigration Bias Claim With DOJ
The U.S. Department of Justice said it reached an agreement to resolve claims that a California staffing company refused to accept a valid work authorization document from a woman seeking employment.
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November 18, 2024
3rd Circ. Shuts Down Healthcare Workers' Vax Bias Suit
A split Third Circuit panel said a group of Christian workers can't revive suits claiming a healthcare provider illegally fired them for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine on religious grounds, finding they failed to show how their beliefs prevented them from getting immunized.
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November 18, 2024
High Court Turns Away Ex-Volvo Worker's Military Bias Suit
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to review a U.S. Army veteran's suit claiming Volvo fired her because of her military service and post-traumatic stress disorder, leaving in place a Seventh Circuit decision that refused to reinstate a $7.8 million jury verdict in her favor.
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November 15, 2024
Employment Authority: NLRB Captive Audience Shift's Impact
Law360 Employment Authority covers the biggest employment cases and trends. Catch up this week with coverage on the impact of the National Labor Relations Board's decision deeming illegal captive audience meetings and tips employers can follow to curtail workplace friction after the presidential election.
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November 15, 2024
Ye's Ex-Construction Manager Latest To Sue For Misconduct
Ye has been hit with yet another employee lawsuit, this time from a former project manager alleging he was subjected to daily antisemitic tirades, forced to listen to the rapper have sex, and ultimately fired for refusing to start construction on a new Donda Academy building without permits.
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November 15, 2024
Texas Court OKs Peloton Atty's Suit Against Ex-Coworker
A Texas appeals court won't toss a defamation suit accusing a former Peloton employee of falsely claiming to company executives and New Jersey police that she was bullied by her workplace acquaintance, an in-house attorney, after finding she can't avail herself of a state statute protecting citizens from retaliatory lawsuits.
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November 15, 2024
Ill. Biometric Privacy Changes Apply Retroactively, Judge Says
The Illinois legislature's recent move to limit businesses' exposure under the state's landmark biometric privacy law applies to disputes that were brought before the change was approved, a federal judge has ruled in tossing a lawsuit over a transportation company's allegedly unlawful collection of an employee's fingerprints.
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November 15, 2024
Colo. University To Pay $4.5M To Resolve Pay Bias Suit
The University of Colorado Boulder has agreed to pay $4.5 million to resolve a proposed class action claiming hundreds of female faculty members were owed back pay after the school raised their salaries without making up for years of undercompensation, according to a state court filing.
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November 15, 2024
Tech Co. Salesman Settles Ex-Employer's AI Misuse Claims
A Connecticut salesman accused of using an artificial intelligence application to record company conference calls and his former employer have settled the company's trade secrets lawsuit, according to a joint request filed Friday seeking a permanent injunction.
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November 15, 2024
FanDuel Dropped From Suit Over MLB Players' NIL Use
The Major League Baseball Players Association said Friday it's dropping FanDuel from a case over the alleged use of players' photos to promote sports gambling.
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November 15, 2024
New Trade Secrets Case Brought In Trucker Tracking Row
A fight between two neighboring San Francisco startups that sell artificial intelligence-powered software used to monitor truck drivers has resulted in yet another lawsuit: a new state court case that accuses a CEO of personally "texting and meeting in person" with competing sales reps in order to obtain trade secrets.
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November 15, 2024
Rawlings Can't Block Softball Coach From New Job, Suit Says
A hall-of-fame softball coach and former employee of Rawlings Sporting Goods said in a Washington state lawsuit that the company is illegally trying to block him from working for a rival by threatening to sue him under New Hampshire state law.
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November 15, 2024
GOP Sens. Decry 'Lack Of Urgency' On FDIC Misconduct
Six Republican senators wrote a letter to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Inspector General Jennifer L. Fain asking for a briefing on the FDIC's progress investigating claims of widespread misconduct at the agency, asserting there has been "a shocking lack of urgency."
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November 15, 2024
Pa. Top Court Snapshot: Silent Partners, Skill Games In Nov.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court's November argument schedule will task the justices with determining whether a property owner's absentee partner is an "indispensable party," whether CBD oil is reimbursable under workers' comp, and whether operating legally gray "skill games" should disqualify someone from getting a gaming license.
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November 15, 2024
DOL Floats New Restrictions On H-2B Employer Wage Surveys
The U.S. Department of Labor on Friday proposed a rule to further limit employers' use of privately commissioned wage surveys when seeking to hire temporary foreign workers through the H-2B visa program.
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November 15, 2024
Veterans Seek Class Certification In Burn Pit Injuries Suit
A pair of veterans alleging the military misclassified their burn pit injuries as not combat-related have told a D.C. federal judge that they satisfied the criteria for size and common relief sought to proceed as a certified class.
Expert Analysis
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Employer Lessons From Mass. 'Bonus Not Wages' Ruling
In Nunez v. Syncsort, a Massachusetts state appeals court recently held that a terminated employee’s retention bonus did not count as wages under the state’s Wage Act, illustrating the nuanced ways “wages” are defined by state statutes and courts, say attorneys at Segal McCambridge.
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Opinion
Judicial Committee Best Venue For Litigation Funding Rules
The Advisory Committee on Civil Rules' recent decision to consider developing a rule for litigation funding disclosure is a welcome development, ensuring that the result will be the product of a thorough, inclusive and deliberative process that appropriately balances all interests, says Stewart Ackerly at Statera Capital.
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Employment Verification Poses Unique Risks For Staffing Cos.
All employers face employee verification issues, but a survey of recent settlements with the U.S. Department of Justice's Immigrant and Employee Rights Section suggests that staffing companies' unique circumstances raise the chances they will be investigated and face substantial fines, says Eileen Scofield at Alston & Bird.
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The Strategic Advantages Of Appointing A Law Firm CEO
The impact on law firms of the recent CrowdStrike outage underscores that the business of law is no longer merely about providing supplemental support for legal practice — and helps explain why some law firms are appointing dedicated, full-time CEOs to navigate the challenges of the modern legal landscape, says Jennifer Johnson at Calibrate Strategies.
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Series
After Chevron: The Future Of OSHA Enforcement Litigation
The U.S. Supreme Court's opinion in Loper Bright provides a blueprint for overruling the judicial obligation to defer to an agency's interpretation of its own regulations established by Auer, an outcome that would profoundly change the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s litigation and rulemaking landscape, say attorneys at Ogletree.
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Inside FTC's Decision To Exit Key Merger Review Labor Memo
Despite the Federal Trade Commission's recent withdrawal from a multiagency memorandum of understanding to step up enforcement of labor issues in merger investigations, the antitrust agencies aren't likely to give up their labor market focus, say attorneys at Stinson.
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Insights From Calif. Public Labor Board's Strike Rights Ruling
The California Public Employment Relations Board's recent rejection of a school district's claim that public employees have no right to conduct unfair labor practice strikes signals its interest in fortifying this central labor right — and warns employers to approach potentially protected behavior with caution, say attorneys at Atkinson Andelson.
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7 Tips To Help Your Witness Be A Cross-Exam Heavyweight
Because jurors tend to pay a little more attention to cross-examination, attorneys should train their witnesses to strike a balance — making it tough for opposing counsel to make their side’s case, without coming across as difficult to the jury, says Ken Broda-Bahm at Persuasion Strategies.
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Series
Beekeeping Makes Me A Better Lawyer
The practice of patent law and beekeeping are not typically associated, but taking care of honeybees has enriched my legal practice by highlighting the importance of hands-on experience, continuous learning, mentorship and more, says David Longo at Oblon McClelland.
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Navigating The Last Leg Of The Worker Retention Tax Credit
Whether a business has applied for the pandemic-era employee retention tax credit, received a denial letter or is still considering making a claim before the April 15 deadline, it should examine recent developments significantly affecting the program before planning next steps, say attorneys at Nixon Peabody.
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Amazon Holiday Pay Case Underscores Overtime Challenges
The recent Hamilton v. Amazon.com Services LLC decision in the Colorado Supreme Court underscores why employers must always consult applicable state law and regulations — in addition to federal law — when determining how to properly pay employees who work more than 40 hours in a workweek, says James Looby at Vedder Price.
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Insurance Considerations For Cos. That May Face Strikes
The recent surge in major work stoppages in the U.S. highlights the growing importance of strike preparedness for businesses, which includes understanding strike insurance coverage options, say Chris D’Amour and Brooke Duncan at Adams and Reese.
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Opinion
It's Time To Sound The Alarm About Lost Labor Rights
In the Fifth Circuit, recent rulings from judges appointed by former President Donald Trump have dismantled workers’ core labor rights, a troubling trend that we cannot risk extending under another Trump administration, say Sharon Block and Raj Nayak at the Center for Labor and a Just Economy.
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What To Know About New Employment Laws In Fla.
Florida employers should familiarize themselves with recent state laws, and also federal legislation, on retirement benefits, teen labor and heat exposure, with special attention to prohibitions against minors performing dangerous tasks, as outlined in the Fair Labor Standards Act, say Katie Molloy and Cayla Page at Greenberg Traurig.
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Election Unlikely To Overhaul Antitrust Enforcers' Labor Focus
Although the outcome of the presidential election may alter the course of antitrust enforcement in certain areas of the economy, scrutiny of labor markets by the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice is likely to remain largely unaffected — with one notable exception, say Jared Nagley and Joy Siu at Sheppard Mullin.