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Employment

  • September 26, 2025

    Wells Fargo Nears Deal With Investors In 'Sham' Hiring Suit

    Wells Fargo and investors who said they lost money after allegations surfaced that the bank conducted fake interviews to show it met diversity goals have told a California federal court they've reached a settlement in principle, less than two weeks after the company announced a deal in a derivative lawsuit over similar claims.

  • September 26, 2025

    Insurer Owes No Defense To HR Co. In Embezzlement Suit

    An insurer for a human resources company had no duty to defend it in a client's lawsuit alleging that a recently hired employee the company had screened embezzled more than $1 million, a California federal court ruled, finding a misappropriation of funds exclusion applied to bar coverage.

  • September 26, 2025

    Southwest Airlines Inks $18.5M Deal In Military Leave Suit

    Southwest Airlines Co. will fork over $18.5 million to end a proposed class action from workers who alleged the company's handling of short-term military leave violated a federal military nondiscrimination law, according to filings in California federal court.

  • September 26, 2025

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

    This past week in London has seen Sanjeev Gupta’s Liberty OneSteel sue its collapsed former lender Greensill Capital, television personality Janice Dickinson hit ITV with a personal injury claim after falling over while appearing on “I’m a Celeb…”, and energy investor Blasket bring fresh litigation against Spain amid a row over a $416 million arbitration award. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K...

  • September 25, 2025

    Carnival Says Housekeeper Must Arbitrate Lupus Claim

    Carnival Corp. told a Florida federal judge that a woman suing the cruise company on claims she contracted lupus while working as a housekeeper aboard a ship must take her claims to arbitration in Panama, arguing she signed an agreement to arbitrate any disputes there.

  • September 25, 2025

    Fed's Cook Warns Justices Of Fed Independence 'Death Knell'

    Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to reject President Donald Trump's bid to immediately oust her, warning that allowing her dismissal at this juncture would "sound the death knell" for an independent Fed.

  • September 25, 2025

    Judge Seeks More Info Before Splitting Corrections OT Trial

    A Colorado federal judge said she wouldn't make a determination on whether a proposed collective action against the state Department of Corrections, alleging the agency didn't pay its criminal investigators while on call, should be split into different trials until she has more information on each side's expectations for the case.

  • September 25, 2025

    NJ Justice Hints 'Essential' A Key Term In Benefits Case

    New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Rachel Wainer Apter asked Thursday if a worker can be considered an "essential employee" under an executive order but not under a COVID-19 law governing workers' compensation, as the court considered a school district's bid to deny the designation to a deceased teacher.

  • September 25, 2025

    UFCW Faces Negligence Suit Over Data Breach Affecting 55K

    A United Food and Commercial Workers local was hit with a putative class action in Colorado federal court Thursday looking to hold it liable for allegedly failing to protect more than 55,000 individuals' personal information from a cybersecurity attack and waiting more than nine months to inform the victims.

  • September 25, 2025

    Property Manager Didn't Pay For Meal Break Work, Suit Claims

    Leasing agents and maintenance technicians, in a proposed collective and class action filed on Thursday, have accused a property management company of making them work during unpaid meal breaks, while not keeping track of this time and refusing to pay overtime. 

  • September 25, 2025

    Norfolk Southern Can't Escape Rockslide Derailment Suit

    A Pennsylvania federal judge on Thursday denied Norfolk Southern Railway Co.'s bid to throw out a suit by a conductor and engineer over injuries they suffered when their train derailed, saying they've put forth enough evidence that a jury could conclude the railway should've been better prepared for a rockslide.

  • September 25, 2025

    Unions' Challenge To Trump Resignation Program Tossed

    A Massachusetts federal judge shut the door on three unions' suit to block the president's deferred resignation program, saying the groups' challenge belongs before the agencies Congress created to handle federal personnel disputes.

  • September 25, 2025

    EEOC Seeks Partial Win In Suit Over Remote Work Refusal

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission asked a Georgia federal judge on Wednesday to grant it partial summary judgment in its disability discrimination lawsuit against a utility services provider that the commission said fired a worker after refusing to accommodate disabilities arising from a stroke. 

  • September 25, 2025

    Feds Want USPTO Union Suits Over Trump Order Reassigned

    The Trump administration has asked for two cases from labor unions that represent employees of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and other agencies challenging an executive order that ended their collective bargaining rights to be reassigned to different judges, saying the cases in D.C. federal court are unrelated to other suits challenging the order.

  • September 25, 2025

    Widow Sues Philly Port Authority Over Husband's Death

    The wife of a warehouse worker is suing the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority and others, alleging their negligence led to her husband being crushed to death by a bale of wood pulp while working at a PRPA-owned warehouse.

  • September 25, 2025

    8th Circ. Backs UPS In Driver's Bias, Retaliation Suit

    A Black UPS driver has lost his suit accusing the company of coming down harder on him for skipping Saturday shifts than it did on white drivers at a facility in Des Moines, Iowa, with the Eighth Circuit affirming the dismissal of the litigation Thursday.

  • September 25, 2025

    Apple Affiliate Pushes To Undo Classes After Wage Case Loss

    Five classes of workers in a $840,000 a wage suit against an Apple-affiliated repair company in North Carolina federal court are rootless after a Fourth Circuit decision, the company said, accusing the workers of fabricating quotes from a case they relied on in their opposition.

  • September 25, 2025

    Aetna Can't Rein In LGBTQ+ Bias Suit Over Fertility Coverage

    Aetna can't narrow a proposed class action alleging it unlawfully required nonheterosexual patients to spend thousands of dollars before covering fertility treatments, as a Connecticut federal judge said the insurer failed to fully acknowledge its role in creating the health plan in question.

  • September 25, 2025

    Ohio Airport Must Face Union's Picket Restriction Challenge

    A union may continue pursuing its lawsuit accusing the Columbus airport of violating workers' First Amendment rights by placing restrictions on picketing, an Ohio federal judge ruled, rejecting the argument that the union lacks standing to sue.

  • September 24, 2025

    DC Judge Won't Reinstate IGs Over 'Obvious' Trump Violation

    A Washington, D.C., federal judge on Wednesday declined to reinstate eight inspectors general whom President Donald Trump fired without warning or rationale, finding that while it is "obvious" the president violated federal law governing the removal of inspectors general, the plaintiffs have not shown irreparable harm.

  • September 24, 2025

    ABA Says Trump's Firm Intimidation Policy Isn't Hypothetical

    The American Bar Association on Wednesday urged a D.C. federal court not to dismiss its suit claiming the Trump administration has launched an unconstitutional campaign of intimidation against law firms, arguing that the intimidation firms have experienced isn't hypothetical or imagined, as the government contends.

  • September 24, 2025

    Atty & Ex-CEO Dodges Default Over Missed Court Hearing

    The fired CEO of a Wyoming flavoring and aroma firm on Wednesday was ordered to reimburse the company $8,945 for missing a court hearing but escaped a default liability entry after telling a Connecticut state judge he was "not a very good lawyer" and "not a very good businessman."

  • September 24, 2025

    Minn. Judge Suspended For Attempting To Boost Staffer's Pay

    A Minnesota state judge should not have presided over proceedings to increase his longtime court reporter's salary, the state Supreme Court said, disciplining him with a public censure and a suspension for nine months without pay.

  • September 24, 2025

    Swimmers, Divers Rip School, NIL Deal After Team Dropped

    Four former swimming and diving team members at California Polytechnic State University have filed objections in federal court to the NCAA's $2.78 billion name, image and likeness settlement, after university officials pointed to the financial consequences of the settlement as the reason the swimming and diving program was eliminated.

  • September 24, 2025

    High Court Won't Review Legality Of Wilcox, Harris Firings

    The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected former National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox's and former Merit Systems Protection Board member Cathy Harris' requests for decisions on whether their firings were lawful, saying it will only review the legality of former Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter's ouster.

Expert Analysis

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    Power To The Paralegals: How And Why Training Must Evolve

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    Empowering paralegals through new models of education that emphasize digital fluency, interdisciplinary collaboration and human-centered lawyering could help solve workforce challenges and the justice gap — if firms, educators and policymakers get on board, say Kristine Custodio Suero and Kelli Radnothy.

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    Playing Softball Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My time on the softball field has taught me lessons that also apply to success in legal work — on effective preparation, flexibility, communication and teamwork, says Sarah Abrams at Baleen Specialty.

  • 5 Years In, COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Landscape Is Shifting

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    As the government moves pandemic fraud enforcement from small-dollar individual prosecutions to high-value corporate cases, and billions of dollars remain unaccounted for, companies and defense attorneys must take steps now to prepare for the next five years of scrutiny, says attorney David Tarras.

  • Why Early Resolution Of Employment Liability Claims Is Key

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    A former Los Angeles fire chief's recent headline-grabbing wrongful termination suit against the city is a reminder that employment practices liability disputes can present risks to the greater business, meaning companies need a playbook for rapid, purposeful action, says Karli Moore at Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions.

  • How New Rule On Illustrative Aids Is Faring In Federal Courts

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    In the 10 months since new standards were codified for illustrative aids in federal trials, courts have already begun to clarify the rule's application in different contexts and the rule's boundaries, say attorneys at Bernstein Litowitz.

  • What Novel NIL Suit Reveals About College Sports Landscape

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    A first-of-its-kind name, image and likeness lawsuit — recently filed in Wisconsin state court by the University of Wisconsin-Madison against the University of Miami — highlights new challenges and risks following the NCAA’s landmark agreement to allow schools to make NIL deals and share revenue with student-athletes, say attorneys at O'Melveny.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Mastering Time Management

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    Law students typically have weeks or months to prepare for any given deadline, but the unpredictability of practicing in the real world means that lawyers must become time-management pros, ready to adapt to scheduling conflicts and unexpected assignments at any given moment, says David Thomas at Honigman.

  • What To Expect From The EEOC Once A Quorum Is Restored

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    As the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is expected to soon regain its quorum with a Republican majority, employers should be prepared for a more assertive EEOC, especially as it intensifies its scrutiny of diversity, equity and inclusion programs, say attorneys at Dechert.

  • How Hyperlinks Are Changing E-Discovery Responsibilities

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    A recent e-discovery dispute over hyperlinked data in Hubbard v. Crow shows how courts have increasingly broadened the definition of control to account for cloud-based evidence, and why organizations must rethink preservation practices to avoid spoliation risks, says Bree Murphy at Exterro.

  • Tips As 6th Circ. Narrows Employers' Harassment Liability

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    In Bivens v. Zep, the Sixth Circuit adopted a heightened standard for employer liability for nonemployee harassment, which diverges from the prevailing view among federal appeals courts, and raises questions about how quickly employers must respond to third-party harassment and how they manage risk across jurisdictions, say attorneys at Benesch.

  • Navigating The Risks Of Employee-Influencers, Side Gigs

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    Though companies may be embracing employee-influencer roles, this growing trend — along with an increase in gig employment — presents compliance risks, particularly around employee classification, compensation and workplace policies, as the line between work, influence and outside employment becomes increasingly blurred, say attorneys at Squire Patton.

  • Strategies To Get The Most Out Of A Mock Jury Exercise

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    A Florida federal jury’s recent $329 million verdict against Tesla over a fatal crash demonstrates how jurors’ perceptions of nuanced facts can make or break a case, and why attorneys must maximize the potential of their mock jury exercises to pinpoint the best trial strategy, says Jennifer Catero at Snell & Wilmer.

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    Writing Musicals Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My experiences with writing musicals and practicing law have shown that the building blocks for both endeavors are one and the same, because drama is necessary for the law to exist, says Addison O’Donnell at LOIS Law.

  • Diverging FAA Preemption Rulings Underscore Role Of Venue

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    Two recent rulings evaluating Federal Arbitration Act preemption of state laws — one from the California Supreme Court, upholding the state law, and another from a New York federal court, upholding the arbitration agreement — demonstrate why venue should be a key consideration when seeking to enforce arbitration clauses, say attorneys at Hollingsworth.

  • How Cos. Can Straddle US-UK Split On Work Misconduct, DEI

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    With U.K. regulators ordering employers to do more to prevent nonfinancial misconduct and discrimination, and President Donald Trump ordering the rollback of similar American protections, global organizations should prioritize establishing consistent workplace conduct frameworks to help balance their compliance obligations across the diverging jurisdictions, say lawyers at WilmerHale.

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