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  • March 24, 2026

    Lowe's Says Ex-Worker's Moonlighting Class Action Falls Flat

    Lowe's urged a Seattle federal judge to reject a putative class action accusing it of wrongfully barring low-wage workers from taking extra jobs elsewhere, arguing in a filing Monday that the named plaintiff in the suit made too much money and admitted never seeing the retailer's policy documents she said prohibited outside work.

  • March 24, 2026

    Sealy Slams Worker's $2.7M Fee Request After $5M Verdict

    Mattress brand Sealy Inc. is urging a Washington federal judge to slash a worker's bid for nearly $3 million in legal fees and expenses after a jury awarded her $5 million in an employment discrimination trial in February, arguing the plaintiff's lawyers have overbilled and proposed exorbitant rates.

  • March 24, 2026

    Judge Extends Halt On Trump Admin's College Data Demand

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Tuesday again extended a deadline for colleges and universities to comply with a Trump administration demand for seven years of race and gender admissions data while he considers the scope of an anticipated preliminary injunction that would shield public schools in 17 states.

  • March 24, 2026

    Justices Hunt For 'Magic' Border Line In Asylum Turnback Case

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday wrestled with when a noncitizen "arrives in" the U.S., but struggled to pin down whether someone's foot, hand or nose must cross a "magic" line that would obligate border officials to process them.

  • March 24, 2026

    Heritage Bank Client Alleges 'Unsecure' Servers Led To Breach

    A Heritage Bank customer claimed in a putative class action Tuesday that the Washington-based financial institution failed to properly guard users' personal data that was stolen in a March 1 cyberattack, alleging the company used substandard security practices and failed to update its systems on a timely basis.

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