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Employment - June, 2021

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• In Shift, NCAA To Let Athletes Profit From Names And Images
• James Franco Will Pay $2.2M To End Sexual Exploitation Suit
• SpaceX Must Comply With DOJ Hiring Bias Probe
• Top Personal Injury, Med Mal News & Rulings: Midyear Report
• House Panel Approves $706.5B Defense Bill For 2022
• State Courts' Stark Lack Of Diversity Demands Action
• Outgoing Ga. Chief Justice Eager For 1st Law Firm Role
• Key Trade Law Set To Lapse As Biden Shrugs Off New Deals
• Janus Nixes Ore. Bar Fee Mandate, Libertarians Tell Justices
• Brooklyn Legal Aid Org Seeks To Form Union
• Biden's New Judicial Picks Include Noms For 4th, 9th Circuits
• Equal Rights Amendment Advocates Strike Out At 1st Circ.
• Amazon Asks High Court For 2nd Cert. Try In Driver Wage Suit
• Tech Group Says Schools' OPT Support 'Nakedly Political'
• Walmart To Pay $10M To Resolve Ill. Biometric Privacy Suit
• Kleinbard DQ'd In Ex-Master Weinstein Atty Separation Fight
• Bankrupt Purdue Pitches $5.39M Exec Payment Plan
• House Clears Huge R&D Bills, But Must Contend With Senate
• Omaha Strip Club Lawyer Faces New Sanction Demands
• US, Mexico Prioritize Labor Cooperation Over Legal Fights
• GEO Group Can't Nix Detainee Class In $1-A-Day Wage Suit
• Morgan Lewis Nabs Former Orrick Employment Atty In NoCal
• Ga. Judges Wipe $5M Verdict Against Atty In Malpractice Suit
• Ex-Jones Day Atty Drops Claims The Firm Underpaid Women
• Split 9th Circ. Panel Axes Grain Co.'s RICO Suit Against Union
• Walmart Wants Unpaid COVID Screening Time Suit Trimmed
• No 'Associational' Claim In Fla. Civil Rights Law, Court Rules
• Campolo Middleton Launches Cannabis Practice In New York
• Justices Won't Weigh In On FCA Whistleblower Standard
• Giuliani Suspension Highlights Ethical Pitfalls For All Lawyers
• NCAA Leaders Back Suspension Of Name, Image Rules
• NJ Law Firm Hit With COVID-19 Bias Suit From Ex-Worker
• Fla. Chemical Co. Says Ex-Worker Threatened $2M Extortion
• Court Nixes Western Digital Ex-Exec's Suit On Tax Fraud Claim
• Biden Order Aims To Increase Gov't Employment Diversity
• Hotel Boss Fired Worker For Being Trans, Suit Says
• Texas Dems Say Abbott Vetoed Pay As Reprisal For Walkout
• Len Elmore On Why Justices' NCAA Ruling May Go Too Far
• Employment Authority: Bias Battlegrounds & DOL Tip Rule
• Casey's Wrongly Tested Workers For Drugs, Iowa Justices Say
• Biden's DOJ Won't Oppose NAIJ Bid To Regain Union Status
• Wash. State Says Retrial In GEO $1-A-Day Wage Suit Is Urgent
• Insurer Says Jet's Pizza Not Covered In Finger Scan BIPA Row
• Hemp Tea Co. Won't Dodge THC Suit On Residency Basis
• Ogletree Deakins Grows Workplace Safety Team With 2 Attys
• Justices' CFAA Ruling Shows Contract Safeguards Insufficient
• Texas Justices Say Apache Paralegal Firing Wasn't Retaliatory
• 7th Boston Cop Admits OT Scam As Feds Prep New Charges
• Grammys, Ex-CEO Who Said Atty Harassed Her Reach Deal
• Dechert Settles With Worker In Post-Stroke Firing Suit
• Calif. Bill To Nix Certain Gendered Language Sent To Gov.
• Uber Pays $3.4M For Seattle Gig Worker Leave Mishaps
• Seafood Joint Wants Firm DQ'd For Solicitation In Wage Suit
• Justices Won't Mute Athletes' Social Media Megaphone
• Amazon Managers' Physical Work Highlighted In OT Trial
• Drivers Win Privacy Suit Against Calif. DMV Over Arrest Info
• House Approves Data Collection Bill For LGBTQ Borrowers
• DOJ Fights Bid To Dismiss Its First Criminal Wage-Fixing Case
• CBS Says Goldman Ruling Helps Its #MeToo Suit Cert. Fight
• Union Pacific Wins Pause Of Trucker's Biometric Privacy Suit
• Panera 'Rascality' Warrants Damage Claims, Ex-Exec Argues
• Constangy Brooks Adds To Atty Ranks In 3 States
• NJ Judge's Psychiatrist Must Turn Over Records In Suit
• Deliveroo Points To Labor Law Escape Path For Gig Economy
• NCAA Can't Escape Current Athletes' Name, Image Claims
• Deliveroo Beats Challenge Over Couriers' Labor Rights
• These Firms Filed The Most Trade Secrets Cases In 2020
• Amazon Judge Hears Competing Truths In OT Bench Trial
• Fired King & Spalding Atty Gets Trial Date Pushed Back
• Bill Gives CFTC Tipster Program New Life, Albeit Temporary
• Suit Says Liquor Retailer Miscalculated Pandemic-Related OT
• Uber Drivers Point To 2019 Ruling To Fight Arbitration
• Denny's Says Ex-Server Can't Represent Proposed Class
• Southwest Escapes Flight Attendant's COVID Death Suit
• Staffing Firm CEO Admits Media Agency Bribe Scheme
• 4th Circ. Rejects Challenge To Gov't Prepub Review System
• Where FCA Litigation Stands 5 Years After Escobar
• NCAA Overhaul Needed After High Court Amateurism Ruling
• SEC Fines Guggenheim Unit Over Anti-Whistleblower Policy
• Ex-UAW VP Must Face General Motors' Bribery Scheme Suit
• High Court Limits Labor Union Organizing At Calif. Farms
• Justices Say Discipline Of Cheerleader Violated Free Speech
• Ex-AstraZeneca Rep Wins $2.4M Verdict On Retaliation Claim
• In Arthrex, Justices Deal New Blow To Agency Independence
• Steakhouse Chain Settles With Servers In Tipped-Wage Suit
• GOP Halts Voting Bill That Takes On Court Ethics, Donor Rules
• Uber Can't Rely On Prop 22 To Kill Misclassification Claims
• Abbott, Ex-Worker End COVID-19 Tests TM Suit
• Texas Justices Asked To Review Firefighter Bargaining Law
• Navigating Inadvertent Attorney-Client Privilege Waivers
• Schools Press DC Circ. To Keep Foreign Grad Work Program
• Plan Trustee Must Face DOL Stock Buyback Suit
• Platinum's Huberfeld Gets Short Prison Term In Bribery Case
• Curaleaf Hit With Whistleblower, Racial Bias Claims In NJ
• Staffing Biz Wants Littler Discovery Malpractice Suit Revived
• 6th Boston Cop Admits To Falsely Padding Overtime Pay
• BB&K Adds Atty With 'Holistic' Approach To Employment Law
• Justices Send NCAA Message: Change Or Face More Suits
• High Court NCAA Ruling May Be Win For Athlete Labor Rights
• Ex-Amazon Manager Kicks Off California OT Bench Trial
• College Athletes Call Justices' NCAA Ruling A Game Changer
• Ex-Univar Exec Fights Claim He Owed Notice About Job Hunt
• No Full 9th Circ. Redo For Calif. Truckers' AB 5 Challenge
• Airlines, Unions Ask DOJ To Prosecute Unruly Passengers
• DOJ Broke No-Charge Promise In Wage-Fix Case, Court Told
• Pa. Insurance Firm Seeks To Claw Back Ex-VPs' Bonuses
• Split Ga. Justices Ax IT Staffer's Computer Trespass Felony
• Insurer Seeks Appeal To Avoid Duke's Antitrust Class Actions
• Change To 'Negligence' Definition For NJ Benefits Thrown Out
• Attorneys Beware: Zoom Depositions Are Likely Inadmissible
• High Court Says NCAA Can't Limit Athlete Education Pay
• Justices Reject Amazon Quest To Hear Driver Wage Case
• Employment Authority: Bostock 1 Year On & NLRB Regs
• Calif. Tells 9th Circ. Tribe Can't Take Labor Law Claim To Court
• Insurers' Win Upheld In Bad-Faith Row Over Miner's Accident
• Oil Rig Owner Says It Didn't Agree To Arbitrate Accident Fight
• Texas Justices To Review Adding Pipeline Maker To Blast Suit
• EQT Seeks Sanctions Over Ex-Rice Exec's Double Filings
• Texas Justices To Weigh Energen's Liability For Well Blast
• Ex-Penguins Coach's Firing Dispute Headed For Arbitration
• How Attorneys Can Reach Claimants In Today's Comms Era
• J&J Accused Of Seeking 'Secrecy' In Fired Exec's Bias Suit
• Applicants Fight Amazon's Bid To Toss Illegal Drug Test Suit
• Airlines' Post-COVID Challenges Mount Amid Travel Surge
• Summer Brings 'Working Vacation' Issues For Employers
• Judge Backpedals On BofA Workers Class Cert. In Pay Fight
• Ex-Merck Sales Rep Asks 9th Circ. To Revive Kickback Fight
• NCAA Athlete Health Often An Afterthought, Sens. Told
• NY Club Must Face Gay Bartender's Sex Harassment Suit
• Contract Rights Vs. Patent Invalidity: 2 Key Cases To Watch
• Precision Machine Co. Hit With Finger Scan Privacy Claims
• Mistrial Declared In GEO $1-A-Day Wage Suit
• Seyfarth Plans Flexible Schedules For Sept. Office Reopening
• NJ Fed. Court Should Ditch Litigation Funding Disclosure Plan
• Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Lauren Blas
• Feds Nab 5th Plea In Boston Police Fake-OT Scandal
• Race Claim Trimmed From Airline Exec's COVID-19 Leave Suit
• Justices Back Foster Agency That Refused Same-Sex Couples
• House Passes Bill Backing SEC's ESG Disclosure Plans
• Escobar 5 Years Later: How FCA Earthquake Is Reverberating
• Judge Guts Ex-Rice Energy Exec's Wrongful Firing Suit
• NJ Justices Revive Ex-Pharma Exec's Racial Slurs Claim
• HHS Secretary Becerra Defends $132B Budget Request
• Former Boston Cop 4th To Admit Stealing OT Pay
• Insurer Says No Coverage For Manufacturer's BIPA Class Suit
• Ex-Exec Sues Curaleaf, Grassroots Over Promised Stock
• SEIU Can Exit Fired Handyman's Bias Suit, Judge Says
• Dechert Hit With Discrimination Suit By Ex-Billing Manager
• Allstate Gets Defeat Of Traders' Ill. Defamation Suit Affirmed
• PPE Maker Beats Worker's COVID-19 Leave Retaliation Suit
• Cravath Donating $6M Fee To Groups Supporting Civil Rights
• Law Firm Talent Must Reflect Shifting US Demographics
• Ex-City National VP Says He Was Fired For Tax Whistleblowing
• PF Chang's Wants DoorDash's Insurer To Cover Injury Suit
• OSHA Considerations For Preventing Workplace Violence
• Ill. Condo Worker's Biometrics Suit Barred By Labor Law
• Rising Star: Morgan Lewis' Jocelyn R. Cuttino
• Split Ga. Appeals Court Affirms FedEx Not Liable For Shooting
• GEO Put Profits Before Labor Laws, Jury Hears In Closings
• Ex-Uber Colleagues Settle Libel Suit Over Bombshell Claims
• Gilead Wants Whistleblowers' Drug Rx Kickback Suit Killed
• NJ Panel Won't Revive IBEW's Suit Over Navy Solar Farm Job
• Jury Rejects Sex Bias Claims Against Ga. Home Fixture Co.
• 5th Circ. Finds Lawyer's Error Doesn't Excuse Late Filing
• Man Admits Using Fake Cos. To Score $20M In Virus Loans
• NFL 'Race Norming' Settlement Expected By End Of Summer
• Texas Justices Urged To Revise Responsible Third Party Rule
• Clement Joins Fray Over Docs In NFL Sex Harassment Case
• Fired NJ Official Says State Liable In Virus 'Favor' Suit
• Employer Challenges After New OSHA Virus Guidance
• Ex-Seadrill Ltd. Workers Hit Debtor With WARN Act Suit
• Rising Star: Sanford Heisler's Danielle Fuschetti
• 5 Steps For A Successful SEC Whistleblower Tip — And Award
• Employees Drop Retaliation Suit Against Mich. Pot Grower
• Biden Names 2nd Circ. Nominee In Latest Judicial Picks
• Prison Co. Exec Says ICE Approval Needed To Pay Min. Wage
• Bio-Rad Points To Worker Pacts In Battling 10X Fed. Circ. Win
• Cooley-Led Customer Software Firm Leads 9 IPO Launches
• Fintech Firm Says Ex-Facebook Staffer Took Proprietary Info
• Soccer Star Says League Dragging Feet After Age Limit Lifted
• Feds Say Foreign Student Work Permits Don't Harm US Jobs
• Uber Drivers Covered By FAA Exemption, NJ Court Told
• Rising Star: Berger Montague's Camille Fundora Rodriguez
• Ex-Panera Worker Says Boss E-Signed Arbitration Doc For Her
• Fed. Circ. OKs IRS Firing For Improper Tax Info Disclosure
• High Court Revives LinkedIn's Bid To Stop Data Scraper
• Justices Seek Feds' Input On Harvard Affirmative Action Case
• Houston Hospital Can Require Workers Get COVID Vaccine
• BofA Stolen Unemployment Benefits Suits Consolidated
• Low Wage Is Fine When State Is Paying, GEO Witness Says
• Quest Diagnostics Escapes Amazon Temp Worker's Pot Suit
• Biden DOT Eyes Stiff Car Safety Rules And Worker Protections
• Texas Judge Wary Of Hospital Staff's Vaccine Policy Challenge
• 3rd Circ. Cuts Oral Arguments On Player's Settlement Denial
• Employment Authority: Wage Gap Tips & New Overtime Rule
• New Fla. Trade Secrets Law Seen As Too Easy To Abuse
• Skadden-Led Chinese Recruiting Co. Tops Trio Raising $1.4B
• A Biz Strategy Model To Improve Lateral Atty Hiring Diversity
• What New FAA Pilot Records Rule Means For Flight Operators
• Rising Star: Hunton's Amber Rogers
• Domino's Drivers Say Approximate Refund Isn't Close Enough
• Uber Unlikely To Exit Racial Bias Suit Over Driver Ratings
• City Of Long Beach Accused Of 'White Supremacist' Culture
• Minn. Attys Say Pro-Trump Views Were Behind Firm's Firings
• GEO Hints At Banned Email As $1 Wage Defense Begins
• 'Weak' Bid To Move MLB All-Star Game Eviscerated By Judge
• Union Tells 9th Circ. Sycuan Band Must Arbitrate Casino Suit
• Virtual Voir Dire Devolved Into Circus, Texas Justices Hear
• Calif. Mulls Nixing Mask Requirement For Vaccinated Workers
• Ex-NHLer Fired For Podcast Joke Can't Sue For Discrimination
• VW Rips Sales Reps' 9th Circ. Bid To Save Lost Income Suit
• USTR, AFL-CIO Head Bash WTO For Neglecting Worker Rights
• Harborside Pays $1.5M To Resolve Discrimination Claims
• COVID-19 Fueled $2.9B Class Action Spending Record
• Ex-DOJ Prosecutor Joins Epstein Becker In DC
• Serta Says Mattress Exec Jumped Into Bed With Younger Rival
• Pa. No-Hire Pact Ruling Holds Hidden Noncompete Lesson
• DOL Issues Long-Awaited COVID-19 Safety Rule
• Braziel Dixon's Missteps Spur Trimmed Fees In FLSA Win
• Judge Says Some Amazon Worker Classes Should Get Cert.
• 8th Circ. Vacates Judge's Order In Panera Non-Compete Fight
• NCAA Prez Hints Antitrust Suits Slowed Name, Image Reforms
• Elizabeth Holmes' Privilege Loss 'A Cautionary Tale,' Attys Say
• Wardman Hotel OK'd For Ch. 11 Auction Over Union Objection
• House Dems Move On Highway Bill As Biden-GOP Talks Stall
• CNX Seeks To Duck Ex-Exec's FLSA Retaliation Claim
• USTR Advances Union-Led Mexico Labor Complaint
• Ex-Fox Rothschild Atty's Bias Suit Sent To Mediation
• 6th Circ. Says Retired Cops Were Still Owed Health Coverage
• Health Care Sales Pro Gets 4½ Years For $10M Investor Scam
• Attys Score $1.1M Payday From $1.8M Jimmy John's OT Deal
• NJ Justices Allow Disability Claim Without Adverse Job Action
• Fired Atty Accuses Texas Firm Of Pregnancy And Race Bias
• DOL Sec. Walsh Will Face Ex-Employee's Wrongful Firing Suit
• Smaller Firms Need Employee Wellness Programs, Too
• Detainees' 'Payroll' Line Item Isn't Payroll, Jury Told
• McDonald's Gets Black Franchisees' Race Bias Suit Trimmed
• IJs Ask Garland To End Union Decertification Fight
• NFL-Union Panel To Fund $1M In Studies Of Pot For Pain
• Senate Passes Massive Tech, Trade Bill Aimed At China
• Jurors Told Ga. Worker Paid Less Over Location, Not Gender
• How The Manhattan DA Hopefuls Stack Up On Financial Crime
• DOJ Carries On Trump's Appeal In Rape Defamation Case
• Suit Says Pa. School District Didn't Tally Women's Experience
• 3rd Circ. Revives Trade Secrets Suit Against Aurobindo
• No Centralization Of Acthar Cases In Delaware Yet, JPML Says
• 11th Circ. Rebuffs MAGA Atty. Wood's Bid To Recuse Judge
• Trucking Groups Back Full 9th Circ. Redo Of AB 5 Challenge
• Insurer Must Face Duke's Suit Over Antitrust Class Actions
• Cannabis Co. Cresco Seeks Toss Of Workers' Contract Claim
• Pa. Panel OKs Unemployment Claim After Medical Pot Firing
• Texas Justices Hit Pause On Virtual Jury Trial In $100M Suit
• NJ Judge Blasts 'Fishing' For Her Medical Records In Suit
• Ill. BIPA Ruling Marks Critical Win For Silent Cyber Coverage
• MLB Pans Suit Over All-Star Game Move As Publicity Stunt
• China Trade Secret Developments Bring Certainty For US Cos.
• Detainee's No-Work Status No Problem For GEO, Jury Hears
• Whole Foods Tells 1st Circ. Mask Bias Theory Is Paper-Thin
• Union Pacific Can't Shake Texas Order To Reinstate Workers
• Munsch Hardt Hires NY Labor, Employment Pro In Houston
• UPS Secures Partial Win In Workers' Wage Class Action
• Pa. Community Center Must Face Suit Over Sick Leave Firings
• Ex-Pharma Co. Workers Must Arbitrate Whistleblower Claims
• Topgolf Agrees To Pay Workers $2.6M In BIPA Suit
• Fired XFL Commissioner Wants To Depose K&L Gates Atty
• NJ Says Ex-Judge Can't Pursue Pay Suit After Criminal Case
• CFAA And The High Court's Fight Against Overcriminalization
• Fast Food Union Wants NLRB's McDonald's Ruling Overturned
• Legal Sector Gains More Jobs, Nears Pre-Pandemic Levels
• NFL Asks To Punt Class Cert. In Ex-Players' Painkiller Suit
• Employment Authority: Summer Reading & Unions At Amazon
• Fox Rothschild Snags 3 McDermott Benefits Partners
• Judge Won't Ax Class Claims For Fingerprint Co. In BIPA Row
• Fox Rothschild Beats Sanctions Over Deadline Extensions
• 10th Circ. Revives Suit Over Stabbing Outside Walmart
• Social Services Workers Say Gov't Contractor Owes OT Pay
• Former J&J Exec's Workplace Bias Suit Sent To Mediation
• 3 More Boston Cops To Plead Guilty In No-Work OT Scam
• Stop Networking, Start Relationship Marketing
• Pitfalls To Avoid When Drafting And Enforcing NDAs
• SEIU At Center Of Safeway Service Provider's Conspiracy Suit
• High Court Curbs Reach Of Tool Used To Go After Insiders
• EEOC Says Diner's Female Servers Faced Sexual Harassment
• $1-A-Day GEO Work Was Real Job, Ex-Detainee Testifies
• NJ Judge Won't Toss Hertz's Revised $56M Clawback Suit
• SEC's Roisman Offers Ways To Cut ESG Disclosure Costs
• Ex-Steelers Allowed To Join Race-Norming Settlement Talks
• Medical Pot User's Nixed Job Offer Allowed, Hospital Says
• Wardman Hotel Unions Say Ch. 11 Sale Plans Ignore Contracts
• Corrupt But 'Candid' Ex-UAW Prez Deserves Break, Feds Say
• House Dems Urge Review Of COVID Telework Cybersecurity
• Univ. May Have 'Rigged' Job For White Candidate, Court Says
• Ex-Ill. Lawmaker Says Statutory Pay Cuts Unconstitutional
• Biden Names Obama DOL Wage Chief For Another Stint
• What Attorneys Should Know About Fee Deferral
• Supreme Court Narrows Scope Of Computer Crime Law
• GEO Exploited Detainees To Run Large ICE Site, AG Tells Jury
• Cannabis Advocates Praise Amazon's Policy Shift On Pot Use
• NFL Seeks To End Race-Based Concussion Tests After Outcry
• Texas AG Tells Panel To Toss Ex-Aides' Whistleblower Suit
• Ill. Judge Weighs Atty DQ In Nokia Firing Bias Suit
• NY Atty Says He Was Fired For Long-Haul COVID-19
• 8th Circ. Revives Ex-Minn. Football Players' Title IX Claims
• BofA Must Reopen Calif. Benefit Recipients' Fraud Claims
• 7th Circ. Asked To Refer BIPA Timing Question To Ill. Justices
• Predictions On Pandemic's Lasting Impact On Legal Education
• 5 Steps Oil And Gas Cos. Can Take To Manage Cyber Risk
• DNA Co. Says Calif. Standards Wrongly Used To Trim Suit
• Appeals Tribunal Strengthens Strike Action Protections In UK
• Ill. Noncompete Reform Balances Employee And Biz Interests
• Full 1st Circ. To Decide If NH Speaker Can Bar Virtual Votes
• DOL Says Pa. Paper Co. Illegally Fired Worker For OSHA Probe
• Senate OKs More Funding For CFTC Whistleblower Program
• ​​​​​​​Prison Co. Wants Detainee Class Tossed In $1 Wage Suit
• Touchstone Exec Accuses Disney Of Sexual Orientation Bias
• DynCorp Wants $35M FCA Overcharging Case Tossed
• Mo. High Court Strikes Law Regulating Public Sector Unions
• Pay Stubs Needn't Distinguish OT Rates, Calif. Panel Says
• Baker Botts Nabs Benefits Partner From Thompson & Knight
• Rig Worker Tells Court Devon Energy Must Face Injury Suit
• Jurors To Hear About Whistleblower's Lost Texts, Judge Says
• Third Time Not The Charm For Five Guys Worker Wage Deal
• DC Circ. Says Manager Can Badmouth Union For PTO Mix-Up
• AlixPartners Calls Alleged File Theft Loss 'Incalculable' In Trial
• Amazon's 'Bad Faith' Claim Against NY AG Faces Doubts
• Lawyer Perfectionism Is A Disease We Can Control
• Biz Group's Suit Calls Foul On MLB All-Star Game Relocation
• Human Rights Group Vows Suit Over Fla. Trans Sports Ban
• Software Co. Says Rival Stole Clients And Confidential Info
• Staffing Agencies Can't End Ill. AG's No-Poach Suit