Employment Archive » July, 2021

Employment - July, 2021

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• Munger Tolles Helped CEO Prep To Testify In Criminal Trial
• Employment Authority: Vaccine Policies & NLRB Policy Shift
• House Dems Revive Push To Ban Workplace Arbitration
• Feds Join Medicare Advantage FCA Suits Against Health Giant
• NCAA To Mull Major Reforms With 'Constitutional Convention'
• Gov't Reaches Deal To End Trump-Era Trans Military Ban
• Lowe's Must Face NJ Suit Over Worker-Customer Skirmish
• L Brands Inks $90M Global Deal For 'Toxic' Workplace Suits
• 5th Circ. Judge Assails Disparate Impact In Race Bias Case
• Wawa, Consumers Get Nod For $12M Data Breach Deal
• EEOC, US Men's Team Back Women's Soccer Pay Bias Appeal
• 5th Circ. Nixes Suit Against Railway Co. Over Severed Fingers
• Judge Willing To Vacate Soccer Teen's Ruling Per Settlement
• Mass. Dealerships Say Volvo Shorts Them On Service Pay
• Lawmakers Unveil Overhaul Of Judiciary Workplace Rights
• Biden Says Federal Workers Must Get Vaccinated Or Mask Up
• Insurer Says Ill. Produce Store's Policy Blocks BIPA Coverage
• Ill. Justices Sink Energy Co.'s Suit Over Ex-Execs' Departure
• Purdue Pharma Gets OK For $22M Worker Bonus Program
• Ex-MSC Cruises Crewman Fights Arbitration In Injury Suit
• Full 9th Circ. Won't Hear Challenge To Wash. Sick Leave Law
• Fired IRS Worker's Arbitration Bid Untimely, Fed. Circ. Says
• Culture Amp Reaches $1.5B Valuation In Funding Round
• Sen. Urges Review Of Nassar's Prison Account Spending
• Pa. Justices Take Up Case Over Workers' Comp Claim Limits
• Will You Be Ready If Your Class Action Goes To Trial?
• Scarlett Johansson Sues Disney Over 'Black Widow' Release
• NY Fed. Judge Sanctions Atty For 'Gratuitous' Motion Practice
• DeVos Sex Assault Rule Largely Upheld By Mass. Judge
• Key I-9 Compliance Steps To Prepare For Office Reopenings
• Fulton County DA's Office Wants Out Of Sex Harassment Suit
• Black Administrator Fired By Pa. Private School Blames Bias
• 1st Circ. Sizes Up Wayfair's Internal Probe Of Harassment
• 5th Circ. Won't Rehear UT Austin Age Bias Suit
• McDonald's Workers Lose Cert. Bid In No-Poach Dispute
• Northrop Grumman Must Face Manager's Sex Harassment Suit
• Ex-CEO Laid Off Workers Before Alleged IP Theft, Jury Told
• Senate Votes To Debate $1.2T Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
• Reggie Bush Won't Get Heisman Back Despite NCAA Reforms
• Auto Co. Settles EEOC Suit Over Chemo Discrimination
• Mass. Judge Axes Wage Suit Against Au Pair Agency
• Soccer League To Settle Age Limit Suit If Judge Voids Rulings
• Tide Is Turning Against FCA Case Dismissals
• NJ Hospital Ducks Disability Bias Suit At 3rd Circ.
• Deloitte Can't Strip Class Claims From Maternity Leave Suit
• Law Firms, Know Who's Responsible For Your Cloud Security
• Mass. Top Court May Help 1st Circ. Decide 7-Eleven Wage Suit
• Activision Taps WilmerHale For Bias Probe After Lawsuit
• DOJ Won't Defend GOP Rep. Mo Brooks In Capitol Riot Case
• IP Pirates Or Workers Pushed Overboard? Jury Must Decide
• Calif. High Court Clears Up FEHA Statute Of Limitations Issue
• Union Defends Arbitration Award In NYC Hotel Mortgage Fight
• Cohen Weiss Partner Tapped For DOL Benefits Chief
• NCAA Athletes Say Name, Image 'Experiment' Proves Case
• NY Giants GC Rips 'Strangle' Threat Suit As Misleading
• Mich. Judge Who Guided Flint Water, UAW Cases Scales Back
• Calif. Fines 3 Grocery Stores For Skirting COVID Leave Rules
• Regulator's Conviction Sets Stage For Insurance Fight In Ga.
• Benefits For Law Firms Venturing Into New Services
• Poultry Execs Cry Foul Over DOJ 'Interference' As Trial Looms
• How Anti-Corruption Push Affects US Cos. Operating Abroad
• Ex-Coach Beats Pitt's Claim His Bias Suit Was Bogus
• Attys Plan Withdrawal From Cannabis Workers' PPE OT Suit
• Green Investments Are Not Immune To ESG Scrutiny
• Ex-GC Says Defunct CBD Cos. Re-Formed With New Name
• Male Electrolux Atty Drops Sex Bias Suit Over Promotion
• NJ Judiciary Must Face Judge's Pension Interference Claims
• Ex-Dallas Cowboy's Benefits Verdict Upended On Appeal
• UT Austin Beats White Applicants' Admissions Bias Suit
• PwC Beats Whistleblower's Retaliation Suit After Bench Trial
• Goldberg Segalla Beats Suit By Atty Who Left Early For Yoga
• Masks, Distancing Optional For Vaxxed Jurors In Calif. IP Trial
• Bipartisan Senator Group Wants False Claims Act Tweaks
• Uber Rips NJ Driver's Bid To Bypass Arbitration In Wage Fight
• Fired Atty Takes Sex Bias Suit Over Parental Leave To 1st Circ.
• Baylor Hits Back At Tennis Player's Title IX Retaliation Suit
• Minor Leaguers' Wage Action Expands With New Class
• Embracing ESG: Exelon GC Talks Diversity Initiatives
• Best Buy Wants 'Illegal' $1.9M Ga. Injury Judgment Wiped Out
• NYC, Calif., VA Unveil Vaccine Requirements For Employees
• Where Have All The Associates Gone?
• The Law360 400: Tracking The Largest US Law Firms
• GM, Ex-UAW VP Spar Over Breach Of Duty, Kickbacks Suit
• $13.5M Deal Ends Amazon Wage MDL That Went To High Court
• Justices Urged Not To Give Courts Power Over Certain Awards
• Coal Mine Hit With WARN Act Suit Over Plant Shutdown
• US Soccer Flouts 'Equal Pay For Equal Work,' 9th Circ. Told
• Goldman Sachs Wants Women's Gender Bias Class Undone
• Attys To Get $15.6M In Facebook Moderators' $52M PTSD Deal
• Accountant Gets 8 Years For $1.1M Employer, Lender Theft
• Employment Authority: New State Bias Laws & NLRB GC
• FCA Relator Pursuit Of DOJ's Declined Cases Is Vital
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Win For Novo Nordisk On Age Bias Suit
• Black IP Atty Asks Justices To Rule Title VII Covers Partners
• Mario Batali Enabled Harassment At NY Restaurants, AG Finds
• Chamber Tells 11th Circ. WARN Can't Apply To Virus Closures
• Migrant Workers Sue Hemp Farm For Wages, Unsafe Housing
• NFL Says Forfeits Possible In Outbreaks Among Unvaccinated
• T-Mobile Workers Fight Uphill To Save Fair Credit Claims
• NJ Urges Court To Toss Embattled Judge's Latest Bias Suit
• Ga. Insurance Commissioner Guilty In $2M Embezzlement Trial
• Investors Get SEC Whistleblower Protections Too, Judge Says
• Revamping Law Firm Marketing Lists — With Partner Buy-In
• Ga. Insurance Exec Says FBI Disrupted His American Dream
• Calif. Agency Accuses Activision Blizzard Of 'Frat Boy' Culture
• Iowa Appeals Court Finds CBD Oil Is A Controlled Substance
• 7th Circ. Upholds NLRB Ruling Against Baked Goods Maker
• Pa. Justices Say Workers' Security Screenings Compensable
• 2 Sue For Legal Fees In Calif. Undersea Cable Dispute
• Florida Security Co. Can't Escape DOL Wage Suit
• US Grants Mexico $10M To Help Resolve Labor Fights
• Rite Aid And Workers Duel For Future Of Uniform Class Action
• Recent High Court Decisions Signify 1st Amendment Direction
• Senate Finance Committee To Discuss Retirement Legislation
• New Jersey Cases To Watch In 2021: A Midyear Report
• Winston & Strawn Joins NCAA NIL Case After High Court Win
• DOL Proposes $15 Minimum Wage Rule For Fed. Contractors
• Postmates Can't Send Calif. Wage Suit To Arbitration
• FedEx Workers Seek To Certify 60K Class Over Screenings
• 5th Circ. Mulls 'Employee' Definition In $3.8M Insurance Fight
• BofA Hit With Suit Over Frozen Calif. Unemployment Benefits
• McDonald's Loses Bid To Ax Workers' $500M Sex Bias Suit
• COVID Vax Requirement Flouts Labor Contract, Teamsters Say
• The Murky World Of Legal Rankings Gets Some Clarity In NJ
• Cognizant Tells Court FCA Suit Over Worker Visas Falls Short
• 9th Circ. Won't Review Virgin Flight Attendants' Wage Ruling
• UNC Launches First College Athlete Group Licensing Program
• Ex-Boies Schiller Legal Assistant Takes Appeal Off The Table
• Soccer League Tells 9th Circ. Age Limit Is Pro-Gender Equity
• Ga. Appeals Court Judge Tapped To Fill Supreme Court Slot
• Insurer Wants Out Of Holiday Inn Owner's BIPA Violation Suit
• NH Dems Say Immunity Claim Overblown In Virtual Voting Suit
• Walmart Applicant Says Criminal Check System Discriminates
• Fox News Contributor Settles Suit Alleging Crude Texts
• Gag Order Issued On NFL Concussion Race-Norming Talks
• Ex-Jackson Hewitt Workers Blast Ongoing 'No-Poach Culture'
• Garland Urged To Bring Charges After Nassar FBI Report
• No Restitution For Autoworkers After Fiat Chrysler Guilty Plea
• Lumber Liquidators To Settle OT Collective Action For $7M
• DaVita Indictment Draws Next-Day No-Poach Class Action
• Sleepy's Drivers Reawaken Cert. Bid In Longtime Wage Suit
• Optical Lab Wants Black Ex-Worker's Bias Suit Tossed
• Ex-Execs Seek Win In Pharma Inventory Co. Trade Secret Row
• DoorDash, Grubhub Sue San Francisco Over 15% Fee Cap
• DOJ Says Wage-Fixing Charges Were Never Off The Table
• DaVita Indictment, Biden Order Ramp Up No-Poach Pressure
• CVS' $10.4M Worker Training Settlement OK'd Over Objections
• Dunkin' Donuts Supply Co. Faces Pot Discrimination Suit
• Embracing ESG: Cigna Counsel Talks Employee Wellness
• Failed Movie's Producers Agree To Class Cert. In Wages Suit
• Uber, Postmates AB 5 Suit Gets Nixed By Calif. Judge
• Hacking Suit Against NFL Settlement Firm Sent To Pa.
• Jackson Lewis Adds New Principal In Tampa
• Employment Authority: Managing The Worker Vaccination Gap
• GEO Bulks Up Legal Team Ahead Of $1-A-Day Wage Retrial
• Seafood Eatery Loses DQ Bid Against Counsel In Wage Suit
• Top 5 Int'l Trade Developments In 2021: Midyear Report
• BNY Mellon Reaches Settlement With Fired Former Exec
• Curaleaf Unit Improperly Dissuaded Union Push, NLRB Finds
• JPMorgan Wins Halt To Ex-Adviser's Alleged Client Poaching
• Courts' Clashing Standards For Evidence At Class Cert.: Part 2
• GEO $1-A-Day Wage Trial Reset For October After Hung Jury
• Mechanic Defends $2.2M Award In Offshore Rig Burn Suit
• Suit Says Pittsburgh Fire Safety Law Bars Nonunion Workers
• Hybrid Work Models Are Key To Gender Parity In Law Firms
• Accountant Says Celebrity Chef Workers Sued Wrong People
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Injured Ship Worker Employment Ruling
• Baltimore Bill Is Most Draconian Facial Recognition Ban Yet
• Walmart Owes $125M For Firing Disabled Employee, Jury Says
• MGH's Double-Booked Surgeries An FCA 'Sin,' Doctor Says
• Pa. Resort Employee Sues Over Mauling By Captive Bear
• Mich. Atty's Attack On Mandatory State Bar Fails At 6th Circ.
• Fox Rothschild Drops Bid To Toss Ex-Associate's Bias Suit
• Litigation Funder Says DQ'd NFL Concussion Firm Owes $30M
• Calif. Justices Say OT Rules Apply To Missed Meal Breaks
• Fla. Court Recommends $608K For Fired CBD Franchisee
• Courts' Clashing Standards For Evidence At Class Cert.: Part 1
• DaVita, Ex-CEO Indicted In Ongoing DOJ No-Poach Probe
• How Biden's Competition Order Affects The Antitrust Agencies
• Luxottica Accused Of Waging Anti-Union Crusade In Georgia
• What Cartel Enforcement Under Biden's DOJ Might Look Like
• Flex Drivers Rip Amazon's 'Bait and Switch' Arbitration Bid
• Netflix Sued By Ex-Legal Affairs Director For Alleged Bias
• Former Bilzin Sumberg Partner Joins Mark Migdal & Hayden
• Ill. Doesn't Owe Atty Fees In Workers' Comp COVID Rule Suit
• BofA Cheated Mortgage Workers Out Of Wages, Suit Says
• Ga. Judges Say Hurt Worker Can Get Award For Slip On Break
• Ex-XFL Commish 'Evading' Answers In Firing Suit, Court Told
• How Law Firms Can Market To Growing Hispanic Community
• DLA Piper Adds Ex-Goodwin Procter Employment Pro In Calif.
• As State Anti-Vax Laws Pass, Mandate Suits Poised To Evolve
• Tinder Gets Sex Misconduct Claims Cut In $5B Founders' Suit
• DOJ Report Says FBI Botched Nassar Sex Abuse Investigation
• Insurer Wants Out Of Assisted Living Facility's BIPA Suit
• Electrician Training Program Wants Out Of Personal Injury Suit
• Ex-Chicago School Principal Ran OT Fraud Scheme, Feds Say
• 3 Keys To Winning Your Next Oral Argument
• Ore. Worker's Suit Revived Over Missing Jury Instruction
• High Court NCAA Antitrust Ruling Will Not Help Naomi Osaka
• Hyatt To Pay $1.5M To Resolve Biometric Privacy Suit
• NFL Concussion Deal Masters Say Atty Fabricated Evidence
• Biden Taps Trumka Jr. For CPSC Commissioner Seat
• Crew Member's Family Can't Nix Award Favoring Cruise Line
• Chobani Hit With False 'Fair Trade' Ad Class Action
• Insurers Want Out Of Plumbing Manufacturer's BIPA Suit
• Full 11th Circ. Asked To Rehear Driver Arbitration Ruling
• Fired Attorney Slams Pa. Law Firm With Bias Suit
• Japanese Steakhouses In Pa., W.Va. Stiffed Workers On OT
• Ex-Grassley Atty Says Trust Is Key To Whistleblower Venture
• Delta Pilot Says Airline Stole Billion-Dollar Crew-Texting IP
• Rail Execs Plead Guilty In Worker Safety Case After Explosion
• SkyWest Must Face Trimmed Calif. Flight Attendants' Pay Suit
• Illinois Cases To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2021
• Ga. Insurance Commissioner Embezzled $2M, Jury Told
• Pa. Transit Contractor Loses 3rd Circ. FCA Retroactivity Fight
• Israeli Co. Fights Arbitration Of $16M Sex Discrimination Suit
• Keys To Efficient And Accurate Doc Review For E-Discovery
• Trump Org. Slashes CFO's Corporate Roles Amid Tax Charges
• Insurer Leads Flood Of 14 IPO Prospects That Could Top $3B
• McDonald's, Ex-Workers Spar Over Alston In No-Poach Case
• US Trustee Calls For Hold On $29M In Purdue Bonuses
• Franchisee Says Jimmy John's Trying To Shut It Out Of Market
• Union Slams Philly's Bid To Toss Payroll System Suit
• Office Depot Ex-Exec Says Restraints On Job Prospects Null
• Recruiting App Co. Hit With Securities Suit Over Cyber Probe
• Embracing ESG: Raytheon GC Talks Climate Change
• Pilgrim's Pride Claims Immunity From COVID-19 Death Suits
• Ex-Ga. DA Seeks Immunity In Suit Over Slain Black Jogger
• $34M Deal In Edward Jones Race Bias Suit Gets Final OK
• Top New Jersey Cases Of 2021: A Midyear Report
• Nursing Home Co. Wins Partial Redo Of $6M Race Bias Verdict
• Taco Bell Faces ERISA Suit Alleging Worker Misclassification
• 1st Circ. Rejects Class Arbitration For Au Pair Wage Suit
• Biden Fires Trump-Appointed Head Of Social Security Admin.
• Employment Authority: COVID Shots At Work & Noncompetes
• Calif. Senate OKs Bill To Insure Farmers Against Wildfire Risks
• 11th Circ. Remands Bread Distributors' Arbitration Exemption
• Personal Injury, Med Mal Cases To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2021
• O'Reilly Auto Says COVID Screening Isn't Eligible For Pay
• Workers' Counsel Slams Seafood Joint's DQ Bid In Wage Suit
• 10th Circ. Affirms Ex-VA Worker's 16-Year Fraud Sentence
• 3rd Circ. OKs NLRB's Restored Arbitration Deferral Rule
• NFL Injury Fund Manager Probing If DQ'd Atty Still On Case
• Pa. Court Reinstates Philadelphia Workers' Comp Judge
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Sweeping Biden Order Aims To Attack Lack Of Competition
• ABM Agrees To Pay $140M To Settle Long-Running Wage Suit
• US, Mexico Strike Deal To Resolve GM Plant Labor Strife
• 6th Circ. Affirms Arch's Ruling Over Criminal Coal Dust Claims
• US Attys Blame Contractor For Care Issues At Youth Shelter
• 5th Circ. Backs Broad DOJ Power To Toss FCA Suits
• Unions Say Wardman Hotel Can't Ditch Contracts In Sale
• Illinois Biometric Privacy Cases To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2021
• Ex-Aon Workers Barred From Poaching Former Colleagues
• VA Accused Of Snubbing Requests For Racial Disparity Data
• Law Firm Sees IP Suit Against Ex-Associate Trimmed
• Ga. Justices Readmit Atty Who Was Disbarred In 90s
• Fox Rothschild Aims To Sink Ex-Atty's Pregnancy Bias Suit
• NYC Food Hall Hit With Delivery Workers' OT Collective Action
• The Changing Pennsylvania Tax Landscape For Remote Work
• Drivers Slam Lyft's 'Hail Mary' Attempt To Dodge PAGA Claims
• LA County Court Fined $25K For COVID-19 Safety Violations
• 3rd Circ. Says NJ Utility Must Bargain With System Operators
• Workers Challenge Cannabis Co.'s Bid To Toss Contract Claim
• Jimmy John's Cites NCAA Ruling Against No-Poach Claims
• 7th Circ. Backs $1M Atty Fee Cut In Bias Case
• DuPont Tells 3rd Circ. Safety Prompted Outsourcing Move
• Walmart Accused Of Voice-Tracking Warehouse Workers
• Justices' Cedar Point Ruling May Inspire More Takings Claims
• Fire Alarm Cos. Face $3M Suit Over Missed Benefits Payments
• 3 COVID-19 Injury And Wrongful Death Cases To Watch
• Denied UT Applicant Says 5th Circ. Ruling Worsens Age Bias
• Barnes & Thornburg Adds Ex-Kirkland Patent Pro In Chicago
• Goldberg Segalla Nabs Kelley Kronenberg Managing Partner
• Athletes Want $3.5M Put On NCAA's Tab After High Court Win
• Mass. Ruling A Cautionary Tale For Attorneys Changing Firms
• NCAA Says Justices Didn't Open Door To Minimum Wage
• DOJ Should Weigh Dismissing Every Nonintervened FCA Suit
• Ex-Judge 'Forced' To Pull Top NJ Justice Into Back Pay Suit
• Ex-UAW Honcho Sentenced To A Year For Corruption Scheme
• Pilgrim's Reaches $29M Settlement In Wage Conspiracy Suit
• Textile Co. Takes US To Court Over Uyghur Labor Blacklisting
• Burger King Workers Urge 11th Circ. To Apply NCAA Ruling
• NY Firm Settles Ex-Paralegal's Gender, Military Bias Suit
• The Term Finale: A 'Kumbaya Court'? Not So Fast
• Weinstein Accuser Can Recover Costs Of Ch. 11 Mediation
• Texas Court Largely Voids Doc's Win In Surgery Center Row
• Plaintiff Says Insurers Owe Coverage After $14M BIPA Deal
• DOJ Asked Whether It Should Defend GOP Rep. In Riot Case
• How High Court Clarified Off-Campus Student Speech Rights
• DC Circ. Revives IBM Whistleblower Suit Over $265M Deal
• NJ Makes Changes To Corp. Tax Break Programs
• DC Judge Rules Mars Must Arbitrate Trade Secrets Dispute
• Biggest Illinois Decisions So Far In 2021
• Boston Taps Nixon Peabody To Defend Suit By Fired Top Cop
• Dollar Stores Hit With Privacy Suit Over Fingerprint Clock-Ins
• Ex-Weber Gallagher Exec Files Age, Race Suit Over Firing
• Full 9th Circ. Asked To Review Wash. Airline Sick Leave Ruling
• The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term
• Former DNC Chair Exits Venable Over Firm Repping Md. Gov.
• Returning To Open Court: Excitement, Nerves And Extra Prep
• Georgia's Biggest Appellate Rulings Of 2021 So Far
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• Hearing-Impaired Train Conductor Wins $44M Bias Verdict
• Top Pennsylvania Cases Of 2021: A Midyear Report
• Jury Convicts Medical Imaging CEO In $250M Health Fraud
• Employment Authority: A Look Ahead At 2021's Second Half
• 3rd Circ. Preview: Mob Appeals, Labor Fight, 'Cars For Kids'
• Top Transportation Rulings Of 2021: Midyear Report
• Justices Seemed Above The Political Fray, Until The Last Day
• What Attys Must Know As Congress Debates 1031 Program
• Next Steps For Cos. After High Court Patent Assignor Ruling
• 13 Ballard Spahr Attys Elected To Partner, 5 In Philly
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 5 Massachusetts Cases To Watch In 2021's 2nd Half
• How To Avert Media Narrative And Get A Fair High-Stakes Trial
• Supreme Court Won't Revisit LGBTQ Wedding Wars
• Weinstein Accuser Defends Bid For Ch. 11 Expenses
• Vague Contract Kills Worker's Wage Suit Against Pot Grower
• Ill. Jury Awards Record $5.7M For Ex-Biz Partner's Theft
• 9th Circ. Won't Examine FAA Rule On Plane Crew Drug Testing
• House Votes To Shield IGs, Allow Probes Of DOJ Attys
• House Passes Dems' $715B Highway, Water Funding Bill
• Five Guys Faces Class Claims Over Biweekly Wage Payment
• Calif. Justices Won't Review Uber's PAGA Arbitration Question
• Ga. Power Can't End Cancer Suit Over Nuclear Plant Asbestos
• NFL Fines DC Team $10M After Wilkinson Harassment Review
• Barnes & Thornburg Adds Employment, Entertainment Attys
• La. High Court Disciplines Justice For Election Interference
• Ex-Boston Cop 8th To Admit Theft Charge For No-Work OT
• Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review
• Compliance Solutions For Pandemic-Related Fraud Risks
• Articulate Valued At $3.8B After Paul Weiss-Led Series A
• November Trial Eyed For King & Spalding Atty's Firing Suit
• Trump Org., CFO Indicted On Tax Charges In Landmark Case