Employment Archive » May, 2021

Employment - May, 2021

274 articles

• Law360 Names 2021's Top Attorneys Under 40
• 7th Circ. Says Airline Agent's Retaliation Suit Rightly Tossed
• Employment Authority: COVID-19 As Disability & NLRB's Ohr
• 9th Circ. Tosses Walmart's $102M Pay Stub Penalty
• Whole Foods BLM Mask Suit Must Be Revived, 1st Circ. Told
• GOP Introduces Bill That Would Ban Federal Vaccine Passport
• Senate Punts On Massive Tech, Trade Bill Aimed At China
• US Bars Chinese Fishing Co. Over Forced Labor At Sea
• Texas Justices Rule E-Signature Compels Arbitration
• Ga. City Tells 11th Circ. Trans Bias Suit Correctly Dismissed
• Legal Recruiter Can't DQ Old Co.'s Atty In Trade Theft Suit
• Koning Zollar Adds New Partner To Calif. Employment Practice
• Freeman Mathis Adds Labor Litigator In Tampa
• 5 Tips To Help Your 2021 Summer Associates Succeed
• Maine Law Firm Wins Bid To Arbitrate Fired Atty's Bias Claims
• Navistar Settles Marine Corps Fraud Case For $50M
• Judge Questions Bid To Move Acthar Cases To Delaware
• Bill Would End NCAA Amateurism, Allow Player Unions
• Appeals Court Clears Way For Firing Of Boston's Top Cop
• Denny's Hit With Mass. Class Claims Over Underpaid Wages
• Employers Avoiding Cash Vaccine Incentives, Survey Says
• Perella Weinberg Bid For Early Win Faces Doubt In Poach Suit
• Google Exec's Pay Suit A 'Virtual Certainty' To Go To Trial
• ICE Detention Co. Can't Limit Claims In $1 Daily Wages Trial
• Ex-Gilead Workers Hit Back With Sanctions Bid In FCA Fight
• NJ Court Officials Seek Judge's Medical Records In Suit
• Former DNC Chair Tom Perez Joins Venable In DC
• Weighing Ability To Pay Criminal Fines Amid FCPA Crackdown
• Pa. Tax Talk: Takeaways From 2 Commonwealth Court Rulings
• Firms Should Use Surveys To Make Smart Legal Tech Choices
• NLRB Says Frontier Wrongly Refused To Negotiate With CWA
• NFL's Hiring Snub Of Asian Coach Shows Its Diversity Woes
• Oberweis Dairy Hit With Biometric Finger Scan Claims
• Fenwick, Latham Steer Ziprecruiter's Direct Listing
• Ex-Staffing Co. Owner Looks To Duck Wage-Fixing Charge
• Boston Top Cop Can Keep Job While Appealing
• 11th Circ. Upholds Dismissal Of Airbus Sex Bias Suit
• Messner Reeves Adds Ex-Ropers Majeski Litigation Squad
• Mass. Ruling Highlights Exec Employment Pact Pitfalls
• FordHarrison Beefs Up Its Atty Ranks In Atlanta, NJ
• Film Crew Wants Class Cert. In Wages Suit Over Feature Flop
• Oilfield Boat Captain's Crocs To Blame For Fall, Judge Rules
• 3rd Circ. Backs Legal Funder In Contract Breach Appeal
• Biden Taps Union-Side Labor Atty For 5th NLRB Seat
• Carothers DiSante Can't Arbitrate Ex-Partner's Race Bias Suit
• Flight Attendant, Southwest Spar Over Husband's Virus Death
• Full 5th Circ. Weighs OT For Highly Paid Rig Worker
• McDonald's Owed No Duty For BIPA Suits, Insurer Says
• Hyatt Workers Nab Wage Class Cert. After COVID-19 Layoffs
• Divided Senate Confirms Biden Pick For DOJ Civil Rights Post
• Buttigieg Backs Immigration Reform At SEIU Roundtable
• Boston Police Commish Can't Save Job In Court Before Firing
• Insurer Says It Won't Defend Pallet Co.'s BIPA Suit
• Feds Fight Bid For High Court Review Of FCA Standard
• MLB Says Minor Leaguer's Injunction Class Bid Is Off Base
• Employers Not Keen On Mandatory Vaccinations, Survey Says
• State Farm Says Sales Reps Can't Pursue Class ERISA Claim
• Don't Forget Due Diligence In Race For Lateral Associate Hires
• Ex-Exec At Instagram Star's CBD Biz Can't Get Atty Fees Yet
• Bankrupt Hertz Reaches Settlement On $48M Overtime Suit
• Panera Wants Pagan Worker's Discrimination Suit Arbitrated
• DOJ And IT Staffing Co. End Asylee Bias Claims
• Amtrak Says Ex-Cop Can't Hide Past Conviction In Injury Suit
• Scotts OT Suit Nets More Than $1M In Atty Fees
• Wawa Managers Can't Get Class Cert. On OT Claims
• Rincon Band Inks Tentative Settlement In Termination Suit
• Oracle, Ellison Dodge Investor Suit Over Board Diversity
• Casino Laborers Win $5.4M Award Over 'Inhumane' Conditions
• IBM Can Use Appeal Bond To Stall $11M Retaliation Suit Award
• China Trade Secret Ruling Shows US Cos. Path To Protection
• Ill. Justices Ring 'Alarm Bell' For Insurers On BIPA Coverage
• 2 Paths To Green Cards For Employment-Based Immigrants
• NJ Justices Take On Catholic School Teacher's Bias Suit
• Court Won't Ax Foreign-Born Soldiers' Clearance Bias Suit
• Addressing Environmental Justice As Part Of ESG Initiatives
• Pa. Panel Says Worker's Suicide Doesn't Bar Workers' Comp
• Ex-SEC Whistleblower Chief Joins Arnold & Porter
• Clean Harbors, Aerotek Escape Worker's Severed-Thumb Suit
• Union Law Doesn't Block Soccer Phenom's Age-Limit Suit
• Employment Authority: PWFA Odds & New Labor-Side Judges
• 11th Circ. Says Farmworkers' Errands Likely Compensable
• Jury Finds ATM Maker Stiffed Technician On Overtime
• McGlinchey Adds Labor And Employment Vet In New Orleans
• Judge Lets Pared Down Bias Case Proceed Against Calif. DA
• Cantey Hanger Brings Aboard 3 Litigation Attys
• Lessons In Civility From The Alex Oh Sanctions Controversy
• Maritime Worker Injury Claims After 5th Circ. Welder Ruling
• NY Judge Affirms Sanctions Against Fisher Phillips Attys
• NLRB Official Orders Coke Bottler Vote By Mail Due To Virus
• Sapiens Worker Says She Was Fired For Flagging VP's Racism
• Charter Workers Lose Cert. Bid Over Inadequate Class Rep
• NY Giants GC Threatened To 'Strangle' Employee, Suit Alleges
• Texas Chemical Co. Says Ex-Staffer, Rival Stole Trade Secrets
• Elk Petroleum Ch. 11 Trustee Sues Execs For 'Gross' Failures
• Boston Backs Off Appeal In Lieutenant Exam Bias Suit
• NJ Attys Confront 'Plague Of Sexual Harassment'
• Biz Record Admissibility Rule Must Adapt To An ESI World
• Boston Police Commish Can't Yet Sue Over Job, Judge Hints
• Hurt BNSF Worker Wins At 3rd Trial Over Alleged Retaliation
• Pandemic-Era Jury Trial Innovations May Be Here To Stay
• Staffing Biz Workrise Lands $300M Series E Financing
• Prevailing Wage Law Spans Contractors, Calif. High Court Told
• Ex-United Worker Says Marriott Lied About Quarantine Actions
• Judges Union Can't Challenge Trump Appointees In Fed. Court
• Gov't Urges 9th Circ. To End Sex Assault Suit Against General
• Ex-Mayer Brown Atty Wants Partial Win In Spat With Car Co.
• Texas Gov.'s Mask Stance Won't Shift Employer Safety Plans
• Philly Archdiocese Must Face Woman's Unfair-Pay Claims
• Ill. Justices Skeptical Of Jury's $1M Negligent Training Award
• Trump Campaign Fights Ex-Staffer's Bid To Widen NDA Ruling
• Union Calls For Antitrust Scrutiny Of AT&T's Spinoff
• Michael Best Adds Labor And Employment Vet In Chicago
• NHL Settles Ex-Official's Retaliation Suit After Counsel Switch
• Workers Tell 2nd Circ. Judge Didn't Have To Punt On Amazon
• Pa. Justices' Ruling Presents Big Hurdles For No-Poach Pacts
• Feds Say NCAA Coach's Whistleblower Threat Was Extortion
• CDC Pushed Tasks To White Colleagues, Ex-Worker Says
• New Labor Trade Fights May Rest On Diplomacy, Not Legalese
• 'Compensation' And 'Pay' Are The Same, Calif. High Court Told
• Gilead Wants Harsher Sanctions For Kickbacks Whistleblower
• 9th Circ. Denies Delivery Co.'s Bid To Arbitrate DOL Suit
• Ill. High Court Mulls Arbitrator's Authority In University Firing
• Uber Can't Force Arbitration In Ga. Suit Over Customer Murder
• Pioneer Tells Texas Justices Well Site Explosion Suit Is Settled
• Incentivizing Customers In States Banning Vaccine Passports
• Veteran Trial Lawyer Joins Dallas Trial Boutique 
• Payroll Biz DailyPay Raises $500M In To Boost Payments Tech
• 11th Circ. Won't Rehear Ex-Law Professor's Age Bias Suit
• Judge Fletcher Makes Way For 4th Biden Vacancy On 9th Circ.
• Judging A Book: Rodriguez Reviews 'When Machines Can Be Judge'
• 'Angry Cheerleader' Case Could Chill NCAA Athletes' Protests
• ComplianceHR CEO Rejoins Littler To Run Miami Office
• Four Seasons Miami Sued Over 'Perpetual' COVID Furloughs
• Ex-Notre Dame Coach Hits University With Sex Bias Suit
• Microsoft Hit With Suit Over Uber Drivers' Facial ID Checks
• Progressives Say Trump Changes Hindered Regulatory Portal
• HP Says Ex-Worker Lacks Facts To Prove No-Poach Claims
• DOL's Walsh Supports America Adopting Paid Family Leave
• Guess Nears Win In Bid To Arbitrate Sex Harassment Claims
• Surgical Care Blasts DOJ Criminal Case Over Employee Pacts
• Stellantis Inks $5M Deal To End Investor FCA-UAW Bribes Suit
• Harvard Says Affirmative Action Case Not Fit For Top Court
• Justices Won't Hear Uber's Bid To Undo Philly Drivers' Suit
• Les Moonves Forgoes $120M Severance In ViacomCBS Deal
• Employment Authority: AI In Hiring & Zoom Labor Organizing
• 5th Circ. Tosses Stanford Ponzi Investors' Claims Against SEI
• Uber Trims Fraud Allegation, But Sex Assault Claim Stays
• Facebook Escapes Moderators' Suit Over Trauma Exposure
• Manufacturer Admin Gets 2.5 Years For $1M Credit Card Fraud
• Ecolab Inks $2.5M OT Deal With Dozens Of Workers
• Ga. Attys Say Lin Wood's Trash Talk Led To Death Threats
• Pa. DA's Office Accused Of Mistreating Asian Clerk
• SkyWest Says 9th Circ. Virgin Ruling Doesn't Sway Wage Spat
• 3rd Circ. Vexed By Injured Ship Worker's Employment Stance
• 5 Steps For Law Firms Rethinking Flexible Work Post-COVID
• Senators Spar Over Stimulus' $81.2B In Union Pension Aid
• Ex-Staffer Rips Congressman's 'Dangerous' Pandemic Antics
• Senate Panel Splits On Contentious DOJ Civil Rights Nominee
• Turner Sports Anchor Fired For Prioritizing Kids, Suit Says
• Indivior Wants Ex-Worker's Retaliation Claims Thrown Out
• Attys Score $328K Payday After $1M BIPA Deal Gets Final OK
• Soccer League Says Union Talks Bar Teen's Age Limit Suit
• Lyft Driver Eyes Quick DC Circuit Appeal In Sick Leave Fight
• Steel Co. Fights Ex-Worker's Bid To Revive Discrimination Suit
• Tennis Player Accuses Baylor Of Title IX Retaliation
• Pa. Court Revives Worker's Toxic Lead Exposure Suit
• 2 More Boston Cops To Plead Guilty In No-Work OT Case
• 3rd Circ. Questions Efforts In Ex-Janitor's FMLA Suit
• Jenner & Block Partner Appointed To Monitor UAW Deal
• AT&T Beats Call Center Worker's 'Identical' Overtime Suit
• Medical Device Co. Sues Over Ex-Worker's Move To Medtronic
• Private Eyes Want $1.2M Deal OK'd In OT Wages Suit
• NJ Justices Pump Brakes On County Worker's Retaliation Trial
• MLS Says Player Must Return From Saudi Arabia Under CBA
• Wawa Gets Employee Pay Claims Trimmed In Data Breach Suit
• Calif. Court Mostly Denies Bid For Tesla Plant Worker Data
• Geico Accused Of Pressuring Workers Out Of Claiming OT
• House Committee Approves Tax Haven Disclosure Bill
• Tenn. Titans Accused Of Sacking Worker On COVID Leave
• Uniformity Goal Eludes Defend Trade Secrets Act, 5 Years On
• Judge's Rebuke Of Mass. AG Has Lessons For All Attorneys
• CBS Sports Settles Ex-Employee's Retaliatory Firing Suit
• Biden Launches Labor Trade Case Against Mexican GM Plant
• DC NFL Team Backs Ex-GC's Secrecy Bid In Wilkinson Suit
• Full 5th Circ. Says Oil Rig Welder Not A Seaman
• Ex-UAW Prez Williams Gets 21 Months In Embezzlement Case
• Wife Cannot Sue Spouse's Co. Over Her COVID-19 Infection
• Ex-NFLer Injured 3 Mos. Into Career Sues Over Benefits Denial
• Hindu Org. Accused Of 'Shocking' Labor Abuses At NJ Temple
• Unions, Pa. AG Tell High Court To Reject Review Of Fees Suit
• Ga. Judge Declines To Recuse Himself From Trump Ally Suit
• Pepsi Must Cover Med Pot Costs After NJ High Court Ruling
• How 5-Year-Old Defend Trade Secrets Act Has Met Its Goals
• Federal Minimum Wage Should Be Indexed For Local Markets
• Greenspoon Marder Adds Former Miami Mayor As Of Counsel
• Font Considerations To Give Your Legal Briefs An Edge
• Discerning Need For 2nd COVID Workers' Comp Claim In Calif.
• Former XFL Commish Can't Rush Witness Bid In Firing Suit
• Minn. Appeals Court Finally Ends BNSF Worker's Injury Suit
• Biden Taps AFL-CIO Alum For International Labor Role
• NY Packaging Co. Workers Sue 'Missing' Atty For Missing Pay
• Calif. Driver Defends PAGA Claim, Rips Amazon's Prop 22 Play
• Ex-NY Cyber Pro To Be EDNY's 1st Black Female Magistrate
• Tips For Navigating The Visa Processing Backlog
• Make Profitability Management Part Of Your Law Firm Culture
• Employment Authority: Improving Anti-Harassment Training
• Hertz OT Suit Dismissed After Ch. 11 Settlement Approval
• FisherBroyles Adds ERISA Partner From Bryan Cave In NY
• Defend Trade Secrets Act: 5 Years Later, Here's What We Know
• Pa. Sales Reps Say Commission Pay Broke Wage, OT Laws
• Winner's Playbook: Behind The Scenes Of Lamps Plus
• Texas House Advances Bill Banning Local Employment Rules
• Unions Test New Labor Rules In North American Trade Deal
• 9th Circ. Tells Women's Soccer Players To Meet With Mediator
• Fed. Circ. Says 'Vexatious' Litigant Can't Sue Raytheon, Intel
• Google Claims Women Fudged Data, Denies Gender Pay Gap
• Fed Circ. Revives Pharmacist's Whistleblower Case
• Private Sector Could Help Fund $2T Infrastructure Bill
• Iowa Football Must Face Claims It Harassed Black Players
• Appeal Bid Denied In Suit Over WH Review Of Bolton's Book
• Texas Justices Ax Negligence Suit Against Construction Co.
• MAGA Atty Lin Wood Loses Bid To Slow Ga. Bar Suit
• Mass. Justices Warned Not To Oust Judge For Alleged Grope
• Legal Industry Continues Gradual Recovery, Adds 3,800 Jobs
• Ex-Princess Cruise Worker Fights Arbitration In Injury Case
• Wawa Can't Close Out Financial Institutions' Data Breach Suit
• Shedd Aquarium Ship Has Sexist Environment, Suit Says
• Trans Analyst Says Citibank Fostered Hostile Workplace
• Freight Worker Tells Calif. Justices Harassment Suit Is Timely
• Gordon & Rees Nabs Ex-Armstrong Law Employment Partner
• Mass. Court Sees No Bias In Gay IT Chief's Termination
• Recruitment Firm Says Ex-Worker Raiding Staff, Clients
• Ill. Waste Co. Says Ex-Worker Must Arbitrate Retaliation Claim
• CBS Pans Fired Worker's Gripe Over 'Unjust' $5K Fine
• Boat Crane Operators Defend 5th Circ. Revival Of OT Fight
• The Biden Administration Is Sharpening The TSCA's Sword
• Cybersecurity Firm Says Rival Is Raiding Workers, Information
• Ex-NFL Team GC Wants His Docs Sealed In Wilkinson Suit
• Warner Norcross Names Partner Duo As Employment Heads
• Carter's Wants Out Of Legal Affairs Manager's Bias Case
• 4 Trends In Discoverability Of Litigation Funding Documents
• Centene Care Workers Secure Settlement In Battle Over OT
• Calif. High Court Weighs Medical Peer Review Free Speech
• Firm Wants To Arbitrate Fired Atty's Bias Claims
• DOJ Says Antitrust Rules Are No Different For Employers
• Teen Soccer Phenom Sues League Over 'Unlawful' Age Limit
• NYC Lyft Drivers Want Redo Of Log-Off Arbitration Ruling
• Even With Tweak, Workers Fight $12M Wawa Data Breach Deal
• Software Exec Tells Ga. Panel $5.4M Payout Is Correct
• Ex-Fulton County DA Faces Sexual Discrimination Suit
• Bio-Rad Ruling Highlights IP Assignment Clause Limits
• DOL Repeals Trump-Era Independent Contractor Rule
• Electric Car Co. Loses Privilege Over Docs On Atty's Firing
• Ex-Worker Says Food Co. Can't Escape Hand Scan Suit
• Texas Mutual Wants End To La. Workers' Comp Payment Suit
• Judge Trims Ex-Howard & Howard Intern's Sex Bias Suit
• Ex-AT&T Workers Get Second Stab At Foreign Trade Benefits
• Raytheon Whistleblower Keeps $1M Jury Win, Loses Back Pay
• Ex-Workers Can't Get Vacation Time From Ga. Medical Co.
• Cannabis Legalization's Effects On Insurance Industry
• Tai Sees North American Trade Deal As Base For New Policies
• DOJ Antitrust Division Probing Taboola's Hiring Practices
• Ga. Bar Says No Basis For MAGA Atty Wood's Discipline Fight
• Celonis Appoints Netcracker Tech Veteran As Its 1st CLO
• 7 Lessons For Young Lawyers Starting Their Careers
• Hotels, Hospitality Union Urge Passage Of COVID-19 Relief Bill
• Florida Gov. Signs Bill Banning Vaccine Passports
• Fiat Chrysler Engineers Defend RICO Bribery Suit
• Cisco Calls Investor Suit 'Wrong Means' For Tackling Diversity
• Littler Boosts New Haven Office With Former NLRB Atty
• Demand For Virus Leave On The Rise, Small Businesses Say
• Uber Driver's Wage Suit Avoids Arbitration Thanks To PAGA
• Pay Gaps, Isolation Drive Veteran Female Attys From Law
• Maynard Cooper Nabs Experienced Employment Atty In Mobile