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Employment

  • May 09, 2025

    NC Finance Co. Says Ex-Director Kept Client Contact Info

    A financial advising company took its former client services director to North Carolina's Business Court after he allegedly told the firm's president that he was not going to delete client information from his personal phone following his termination and intended to use it to solicit his ex-employer's customers.

  • May 09, 2025

    Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter Dies At 85

    Retired Justice David H. Souter, who served on the U.S. Supreme Court from 1990 to 2009, has died at 85, the court announced Friday. 

  • May 08, 2025

    Ex-Brookfield Leader Says He Was Fired For Whistleblowing

    A former managing partner at Brookfield Asset Management lobbed wrongful termination and defamation claims at his former employer Thursday, claiming that he was fired for refusing to accept a bribe and for filing a whistleblower complaint with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

  • May 08, 2025

    5th Circ. Wipes Out Southwest Attys' Religious Training Order

    The Fifth Circuit on Thursday held that a lower court overstepped by ordering several in-house Southwest Airlines attorneys to undergo "religious liberty training" following a flight attendant's win in a wrongful termination suit, finding that the training wouldn't benefit the flight attendant or persuade Southwest to comply with an earlier order.

  • May 08, 2025

    Ex-Credit Union Employee Gets 1 Year For Embezzlement

    A Montana woman who formerly served as the operations manager for the Altana Federal Credit Union has been sentenced to a year and one day in prison and must pay just over $65,000 in restitution for duplicating and using customers' bank cards.

  • May 08, 2025

    Judge Seems To Favor Susman Godfrey In Trump Challenge

    A D.C. federal judge appeared poised Thursday to allow Susman Godfrey LLP's challenge to President Donald Trump's executive order targeting the firm to proceed or to grant the firm a summary judgment win altogether, after she pressed a government attorney on the president's basis for alleging discrimination at the firm.

  • May 08, 2025

    Panel Says Colo. Hospitals Need Notice Of Retaliation Claims

    A Colorado appeals court on Thursday sided with a Denver health system in a precedential ruling, finding healthcare workers who sue public hospitals under a state anti-retaliation statute must warn hospitals about their claims.

  • May 08, 2025

    Schwan's Moves To Block Conagra's Late Expert Reports

    Schwan's has urged a Minnesota federal judge to throw out late-stage expert testimony and documents introduced by Conagra Brands in a trade secrets lawsuit over the company's hiring of a former Schwan's scientist, saying that its food business rival engaged in "trial by ambush" by unveiling new damages theories and evidence after the close of discovery.

  • May 08, 2025

    Kroger-Owned Chain Fights Counterclaims In Strike Row

    If a United Food and Commercial Workers local wants to accuse King Soopers of violating a post-strike agreement, the union must take its argument to the National Labor Relations Board, the Kroger-owned grocery chain told a Colorado federal judge Thursday, asking her to throw the allegation out of federal court.

  • May 08, 2025

    Judge Allows WWE Accuser To Add SEC Settlement To Suit

    A former World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. staffer, who has accused ex-CEO Vince McMahon of assault and sex trafficking in Connecticut federal court, was allowed to include in an amended complaint the settlement McMahon reached with the federal government regarding payments he made to her and another woman over alleged misconduct.

  • May 08, 2025

    6th Circ. Seems Open To Reviving Ex-Ford Worker's Bias Suit

    The Sixth Circuit appeared skeptical Thursday of Ford Motor Co.'s arguments that a fired Muslim and Middle Eastern employee had not laid out sufficient facts to keep his bias and retaliation lawsuit alive, indicating plaintiffs needn't meet a high bar in the early stages of a case.

  • May 08, 2025

    Ex-Tesla Worker Can't Upend Arbitrator's Race Bias Decision

    A former Tesla assistant store manager can't upend an arbitration award in favor of the company on claims that he was harassed and passed over for promotion because he's Black, a California federal judge ruled, saying the arbitrator didn't abuse her powers by limiting the number of depositions.

  • May 08, 2025

    Trump Admin Defends Gov't Restructuring As Lawful

    The Trump administration defended what it says is a lawful executive order looking to reorganize agencies and terminate workers, telling a California federal judge that unions, nonprofits and local governments "waited far too long" to seek a temporary restraining order.

  • May 08, 2025

    Listen: Prison Wages Debate Evolving With Petitions Pending

    The debate regarding whether incarcerated people who perform work are employees and thus entitled to federal wage and hour protections is set to continue to develop. Listen to Law360 Explores: Subminimum Wage Part 2.

  • May 08, 2025

    Financial Co. Says Ex-Reps Poached Clients For New Venture

    A wealth management firm has filed suit in Georgia federal court against two former employees who allegedly stole its confidential information, including client lists, to unlawfully solicit clients to transfer roughly $90 million in assets to their new business.

  • May 08, 2025

    Key Question In Inmates' Wage Fight: Are They Employees?

    Despite a growing body of case law laying out a blueprint for determining whether incarcerated workers are employees — which would legally entitle them to minimum wage and other protections — there is no definitive way to classify workers behind bars.

  • May 08, 2025

    Wayfair Beats Software Engineer's Age Bias Suit

    A Massachusetts state jury has cleared Wayfair in a discrimination case brought by a 53-year-old software engineer who was terminated in the early months of the pandemic after he requested flexibility to care for his school-age children.

  • May 08, 2025

    Atty Says Imprisoned Clients' Meager Pay Part Of Bigger Issue

    Sonia Kumar has spent her 17-year legal career representing people who have spent decades behind bars in Maryland prisons. As a senior staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union, Kumar has fought for racial justice and combated abuses within the prison system.

  • May 08, 2025

    Congressman Wants Another Shot At Incarcerated Wages Bill

    While courts grapple with whether incarcerated workers are employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act and thus entitled to minimum wage and other protections, congressional Democrats plan to make another attempt to update the statute to answer that question.

  • May 08, 2025

    Ind. Allows Credit For Taxes Paid On Behalf Of Pass-Throughs

    Indiana authorized electing pass-through entities to claim a credit for taxes paid on their behalf under a bill signed by the governor.

  • May 08, 2025

    Landry's To Pay Iranian Server $95K In EEOC Harassment Suit

    Seafood restaurant chain Landry's will pay $95,000 to wrap up a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming it fired an Iranian server under false allegations that she came to work drunk after she complained about harassment, according to a Colorado federal court filing.

  • May 08, 2025

    NC Ophthalmologist Owes Ex-Partner Office Building Cash

    The North Carolina Business Court has ruled that an ophthalmologist who agreed to buy out his former business partner's share of their practice must pay the former partner 36% of the value of their office building under the terms of their confidential settlement agreement.

  • May 08, 2025

    Full DC Circ. Restores International Media Funding, For Now

    The en banc D.C. Circuit on Wednesday restored federal grant funding to international broadcasters while the Trump administration appeals a lower court ruling blocking cuts to the agency that oversees Voice of America.

  • May 08, 2025

    6th Circ. Eyes Reviving Kellogg, FedEx Mortality Table Suits

    The Sixth Circuit on Thursday appeared open to reviving suits against Kellogg and FedEx from married pensioners who alleged their employers' outdated actuarial assumptions shortchanged their joint-and-survivor benefits, with multiple judges seeming to doubt a lower court's assertion that employers had unfettered latitude when choosing what data to use.

  • May 08, 2025

    Buffalo Wild Wings Job Apps Violate Ill. Privacy Law, Suit Says

    Buffalo Wild Wings and its corporate parent have been hit with a proposed class action from two Illinois residents alleging the chain is violating a state privacy law by probing applicants' family medical histories as part of its employment considerations.

Expert Analysis

  • How DOGE's Bite Can Live Up To Its Bark

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    All signs suggest that the Department of Government Efficiency will be an important part of the new Trump administration, with ample tools at its disposal to effectuate change, particularly with an attentive Republican-controlled Congress, say attorneys at K&L Gates.

  • 5 Notable Information Security Events In 2024

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    B. Stephanie Siegmann at Hinckley Allen discusses 2024's largest and most destructive data breaches seen yet, ranging from ransomware disrupting U.S. healthcare systems on a massive scale, to tensions increasing between the U.S. and China over cyberespionage and the control of U.S. data.

  • Opinion

    Trump Should Pass On Project 2025's Disparate Impact Plan

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    The Trump administration should reject Project 2025's call to eliminate the disparate impact doctrine because, as its pro-business Republican creators intended, a focus on dismantling unnecessary barriers to qualified job candidates serves companies' best interests more successfully than the alternatives, says Susan Carle at American University.

  • Series

    Playing Rugby Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My experience playing rugby, including a near-fatal accident, has influenced my legal practice on a professional, organizational and personal level by showing me the importance of maintaining empathy, fostering team empowerment and embracing the art of preparation, says James Gillenwater at Greenberg Traurig.

  • Opinion

    No, Litigation Funders Are Not 'Fleeing' The District Of Del.

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    A recent study claimed that litigation funders have “fled” Delaware federal court due to a standing order requiring disclosure of third-party financing, but responsible funders have no problem litigating in this jurisdiction, and many other factors could explain the decline in filings, say Will Freeman and Sarah Tsou at Omni Bridgeway.

  • The Compliance Trends And Imperatives On Tap In 2025

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    The corporate ethics and compliance landscape is rapidly evolving, posing challenges from conflicting stakeholder expectations to technological disruptions, and businesses will need to explore human-centered, data-driven and evidence-based practices, says Hui Chen at CDE Advisors.

  • How Trump Presidency May Influence NLRB's Next Phase

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    Attorneys at Paul Hastings discuss how last year’s key National Labor Relations Board developments may progress once President-elect Donald Trump takes office, including the wave of lawsuits challenging the board’s constitutionality and two landmark board decisions that upset decades of precedent.

  • Top 10 Noncompete Developments Of 2024

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    Following an eventful year in noncompete law at both state and federal levels, employers can no longer rely on a court's willingness to blue-pencil overbroad agreements and are proceeding at their own peril if they do not thoughtfully review and carefully enforce such agreements, say attorneys at Faegre Drinker.

  • 5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2025 And Beyond

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    In the year to come, e-discovery will be shaped by new and emerging trends, from the adoption of artificial intelligence provisions in protective orders, to the proliferation of emojis as a source of evidence in contemporary litigation, say attorneys at Littler.

  • Celebs' Suits Show Limits Of Calif. Anti-SLAPP Laws

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    Two recent cases including Amanda Ghost v. Rebel Wilson and Leviss v. Sandoval highlight the delicate balancing act courts must perform in weighing free speech against privacy and reputational harm under California's robust anti-strategic lawsuit against public participation laws, say attorneys at Nixon Peabody.

  • 2 Cases May Signal Where FTC Is Headed On Labor Issues

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    Two recent Federal Trade Commission challenges to no-hire clauses in agreements between building service firms and their customers include comments by future FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson that may offer insight into the direction the FTC is headed on labor issues, says Michael Wise at Squire Patton.

  • How Decline Of Deference Will Affect Trump Policymaking

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    An administrative law regime without Chevron deference may limit the Trump administration’s ability to implement new policies in the short term, but ultimately help it in the long term, and all parties with an interest in regulatory changes will have to take a fresh approach to litigation, say attorneys at Covington.

  • 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.

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