Employment

  • October 10, 2024

    Combs May Face More Charges As Feds Pore Over Evidence

    Prosecutors helming the sex trafficking case against Sean "Diddy" Combs told a Manhattan federal judge Thursday they could file more charges against the jailed hip-hop mogul and rejected his accusations of grand jury leaks as "a means to try to exclude a damning piece of evidence."

  • October 10, 2024

    Atty For McElroy Deutsch's Ex-CFO Wants Out Of Theft Case

    An attorney representing McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP's former chief financial officer — who is behind bars on charges of stealing from the firm — has asked to be relieved as counsel in the firm's New Jersey suit against the former CFO because he has not paid his legal bills.

  • October 10, 2024

    Ex-NFLer Can't Get Sanctions For Dropped Sexual Abuse Suit

    A Colorado state judge on Wednesday denied awarding attorney fees to a former NFL player-turned-reptile-shipper as a sanction, concluding it wasn't clear that the now-dismissed lawsuit by a former employee who accused him of sexually abusing her and then firing her was brought in bad faith or without any factual foundation.

  • October 10, 2024

    Lawmakers Want Calif. Colleges To Flex NIL Muscle

    As states across the country pass new laws for college athletes to earn money for their name, image and likeness, California lawmakers are encouraging universities there to make use of the considerable NIL provisions already on the books.

  • October 09, 2024

    Combs Accuses DHS Of Leaking Grand Jury Info To Press

    Government agents investigating charges of sex trafficking against Sean "Diddy" Combs have engaged in a scheme to undermine his right to a fair trial, the hip-hop mogul told a Manhattan federal judge late Wednesday, saying U.S. Department of Homeland Security personnel have been leaking grand jury information to journalists.

  • October 09, 2024

    Garth Brooks Accused Of Retaliating After Rape Lawsuit

    A hair and makeup artist told a judge Wednesday that Garth Brooks publicly revealed her name out of spite and retaliation after she sued him for rape, urging the court to sanction the country star and his lawyers for this "appalling and malicious behavior."

  • October 09, 2024

    Repeat Whistleblowing Led To Firing, Ex-Sikorsky Worker Alleges

    A Connecticut man who describes himself as a "well-known" whistleblower at Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. says he was illegally terminated for reporting alleged wage and hour and environmental violations to government authorities, claiming the helicopter manufacturer fired him using bogus allegations he broke into an office he was given clearance to access.

  • October 09, 2024

    'I Do Not Lie,' Lin Wood Says In Asset Fight With Ex-Partners

    A Georgia federal judge on Wednesday ordered former attorney Lin Wood not to sell or otherwise encumber property he offered up as security in lieu of paying a $4.7 million supersedeas bond during his appeal of a $3.75 million defamation verdict against him. 

  • October 09, 2024

    5th Circ. Revives Air Force Bias Case, Citing Broader Standard

    The Fifth Circuit revived a former civilian U.S. Air Force employee's lawsuit alleging she was given negative performance reviews after rejecting colleagues' sexual advances, saying a lower court needs to reevaluate her claims under a year-old circuit standard that allows for a wider range of bias allegations.

  • October 09, 2024

    Boeing Rescinds Wage Offer As IAM Strike Enters 4th Week

    Boeing has withdrawn its most recent wage offer to more than 33,000 employees who've been on strike for nearly a month, prolonging a labor standoff with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers that has grounded some of Boeing's key production lines to a halt.

  • October 09, 2024

    Colo. Dispensary To Pay $95K In EEOC Disability Bias Suit

    A Colorado marijuana dispensary has agreed to pay $95,000 to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming it fired a worker for failing to clock in and out of her shifts, even though she informed supervisors that she had memory issues due to her disabilities.

  • October 09, 2024

    Conn. College Settles Fired Coach's Sex Discrimination Claim

    The former head coach of a Connecticut college's women's lacrosse team has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit claiming that he faced sex discrimination in a "hypersensitive" environment and was wrongfully fired for unprofessionalism, even though women who engaged in similar conduct went unpunished.

  • October 09, 2024

    Ohio Worker Says Health Co. Doesn't Pay OT Or Promised Wages

    An Ohio healthcare worker has accused provider CareStar Inc. of unlawfully denying her and a proposed class of current and former employees overtime pay and failing to fork over supplemental pay the company promised her.

  • October 09, 2024

    Del. Justices Told Noncompete Toss Will Upend State Doctrine

    An attorney for an Illinois-based auto parts company urged Delaware's Supreme Court on Wednesday to clarify recent court precedent on employee "forfeiture-for-competition" agreements, saying a federal court strike-down of the company's forfeit action against a former manager would be "anathema" to Delaware's "contractarian doctrine and tradition" if upheld.

  • October 09, 2024

    Truckers' $700K Wage Settlement Gets Final Approval

    A California federal judge granted final approval of a $700,000 proposed class action settlement between a class of truck drivers, an agricultural product transportation company and a labor contractor, ending the wage lawsuit Wednesday.

  • October 09, 2024

    Mich. Justices Open To Atty Fee Bid In Legal Malpractice Case

    The Michigan Supreme Court appeared receptive Wednesday to arguments from a lab-grown orchid company that it should be allowed to recover attorney fees incurred in an employment lawsuit the company claimed resulted from legal malpractice.

  • October 09, 2024

    National Basketball Players Association Head Joins JAMS

    An attorney known for becoming the first woman to head a major professional sports union in North America has decided to take the next step of her career at JAMS, the alternative dispute resolution service announced on Tuesday.

  • October 09, 2024

    Stellantis Keeps Hitting UAW With Suits Over Strike Threat

    Stellantis sued the United Auto Workers affiliate representing its Denver parts facility workers over their recent strike authorization vote, saying in its 11th lawsuit filed against the union in the past week that the UAW manufactured "sham grievances" to justify a mid-contract strike over a "promise" the company didn't make.

  • October 09, 2024

    NJ Law Firm Gets Partial Win In Dispute With Ex-Employees

    The arbitration pacts that two former employees at a New Jersey law firm filed cover their discrimination claims, a New Jersey state court judge ruled, handing the Bergen County-based personal injury firm a partial win in the workers' wage and bias suit.

  • October 09, 2024

    DOL Fines Farm Labor Contractor, Bars It From H-2A Program

    A farm labor contractor based in Washington state will pay more than $252,000 and be barred from participating in the H-2A temporary worker program for three years after underpaying workers and putting their safety at risk, the U.S. Department of Labor announced.

  • October 09, 2024

    Novant Ex-Exec's Counsel Wins $154K In Fees For Race Case

    Counsel for a former Novant Health Inc. executive who won $4.3 million after accusing the company of firing him during a diversity push because he was white got $154,000 in attorney fees for successfully defending the award on appeal, slightly less than what was requested.

  • October 09, 2024

    NFL Settles Racism, Retaliation Suit From Reporter Jim Trotter

    Award-winning sports journalist Jim Trotter and the National Football League on Wednesday agreed to settle his federal lawsuit accusing the league and its media arm of retaliating against him for persistently raising concerns about discriminatory hiring.

  • October 08, 2024

    Vince McMahon Accuser Wants Freedom To Air 'Toxic' Culture

    A woman accusing former World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. executive chair Vince McMahon in Connecticut federal court of pressuring her into performing sex acts in exchange for an entry-level job has asked both McMahon and the company to voluntarily waive nondisclosure agreements, saying she and other accusers could help reform WWE's "toxic and sexualized culture."

  • October 08, 2024

    Military Health Plans Deny They Were Overpaid On DOD Deal

    Five military healthcare plan providers have asked the Maine federal court to dismiss the U.S. Department of Justice's claims that they were overpaid for healthcare services, arguing they were paid exactly what they were owed under their fixed-price contracts.

  • October 08, 2024

    Solo Cup Maker Must Face Suit Over Worker's Shooting Death

    Solo Cup Operating Corp. can't escape a wrongful death lawsuit accusing it of negligently hiring a worker who killed a fellow employee in a dispute over $400, a Georgia appeals court ruled, saying the incident is clearly not covered by the state's workers compensation law.

Expert Analysis

  • NCAA Settlement May End The NIL Model As We Know It

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    The recent House v. NCAA settlement in California federal court, in which the NCAA agreed to allow schools to directly pay March Madness television revenue to their athletes, may send outside name, image and likeness collectives in-house, says Mike Ingersoll at Womble Bond.

  • 5 Steps For Gov't Contractor Affirmative Action Verification

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    As the federal contractor affirmative action program certification deadline approaches, government contractors and subcontractors should take steps to determine their program obligations, and ensure any required plans are properly implemented and timely registered, say Christopher Wilkinson at Perkins Coie and Joanna Colosimo at DCI Consulting.

  • Boeing Saga Underscores Need For Ethical Corporate Culture

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    In the wake of recent allegations about Boeing’s safety culture, and amid the U.S. Department of Justice’s new whistleblower incentives, business leaders should reinvigorate their emphasis on compliance by making clear that long-term profitability requires ethical business practices, says Maxwell Carr-Howard at Dentons.

  • New OSHA Memo Helps Clarify Recordkeeping Compliance

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    Based on recent Occupational Safety and Health Administration guidance on whether musculoskeletal disorders are recordable injuries under the agency's recordkeeping regulation, it appears that OSHA may target active release techniques and stretching programs during its inspections, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • A Closer Look At Feds' Proposed Banker Compensation Rule

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    A recently proposed rule to limit financial institutions' ability to award incentive-based compensation for risk-taking may progress through the rulemaking process slowly due to the sheer number of regulators collaborating on the rule and the number of issues under consideration, say attorneys at Troutman Pepper.

  • Why Jurors Balk At 'I Don't Recall' — And How To Respond

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    Jurors often react negatively to a witness who responds “I don’t remember” because they tend to hold erroneous beliefs about the nature of human memory, but attorneys can adopt a few strategies to mitigate the impact of these biases, say Steve Wood and Ava Hernández at Courtroom Sciences.

  • Series

    Fishing Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Atop the list of ways fishing makes me a better lawyer is the relief it offers from the chronic stress of a demanding caseload, but it has also improved my listening skills and patience, and has served as an exceptional setting for building earnest relationships, says Steven DeGeorge​​​​​​​ at Robinson Bradshaw.

  • Exploring Alternatives To Noncompetes Ahead Of FTC Ban

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    Ahead of the Sept. 4 effective date for the Federal Trade Commission's noncompete ban, employers should seek new ways to protect their proprietary and other sensitive information, including by revising existing confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements, says Harvey Linder at Culhane.

  • 10 Tips To Build Trust With Your Witness During Trial Prep

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    Preparing a witness for deposition or trial requires more than just legal skills — lawyers must also work to cultivate trust with the witness, using strategies ranging from wearing a hat when conducting mock cross-examination to offering them a ride to court before they testify, say Faye Paul Teller and Sara McDermott at Munger Tolles.

  • DOL's New OT Rule Will Produce Unbalanced Outcomes

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    The U.S. Department of Labor's new salary level for the Fair Labor Standards Act overtime exemption is about 65% higher than the current threshold and will cause many white collar employees to be classified as nonexempt because they work in a location with a lower cost of living, not because of their duties, says Stephen Bronars at Edgeworth Economics.

  • 5th Circ. Venue-Transfer Cases Highlight Mandamus Limits

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    Three ongoing cases filed within the Fifth Circuit highlight an odd procedural wrinkle that may let district courts defy an appellate writ: orders granting transfer to out-of-circuit districts, but parties opposing intercircuit transfer can work around this hurdle to effective appellate review, says Charles Fowler at McKool Smith.

  • A Healthier Legal Industry Starts With Emotional Intelligence

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    The legal profession has long been plagued by high rates of mental health issues, in part due to attorneys’ early training and broader societal stereotypes — but developing one’s emotional intelligence is one way to foster positive change, collectively and individually, says attorney Esperanza Franco.

  • To Make Your Legal Writing Clear, Emulate A Master Chef

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    To deliver clear and effective written advocacy, lawyers should follow the model of a fine dining chef — seasoning a foundation of pure facts with punchy descriptors, spicing it up with analogies, refining the recipe and trimming the fat — thus catering to a sophisticated audience of decision-makers, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.

  • 3 Wage And Hour Tips For A Post-Chevron World

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    Employers can take three steps to handle day-to-day wage and hour compliance in the event that the U.S. Supreme Court soon reshifts the administrative law landscape by overturning the Chevron doctrine, which could cause a massive sea change in the way we all do business, say Seth Kaufman and Matthew Korn at Fisher Phillips.

  • 8 Steps Companies Should Take After An Internal Investigation

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    Given the U.S. Department of Justice’s increasing focus on corporate compliance and remediation of misconduct, companies must follow through in several key ways after an internal investigation to ensure history does not repeat itself, say Jonathan Aronie and Joseph Jay at Sheppard Mullin.

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