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Employment - November, 2021

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• NY Says Amazon Should Be Forced To Address COVID Safety
• Biden Vax Mandate Preliminarily Blocked By La. Federal Judge
• Teamsters Unit Says Cos. Trying To Dodge Pension Liability
• 3rd Circ. Says Paper Too Late On Suit Over Arbitration Award
• Starbucks Hit With Age Bias Suit Over Management Hires
• SCANA Plant Closure Didn't Flout WARN Act, 4th Circ. Affirms
• 5th Circ. Affirms BP's Win In Oil Worker's Injury Suit
• DOJ's 1st Wage-Fixing Case Survives Dismissal Bid
• Ill. Casino Worker Sues Over Firing For Refusal To Wear Mask
• Eatery Urges Zurich To Cover $1.75M FLSA Suit Settlement
• Judge Blocks Biden's Contractor Vax Mandate In 3 States
• Ikea Seeks Early Win In Retired Store Manager's Benefits Suit
• SEC's Proxy Voting Proposal Could Shake Up Private Funds
• Mass. Teacher Fired For Viral TikTok Posts Sues School
• Without Leadership Buy-In, Law Firm DEI Efforts Stand To Fail
• Ex-Google Workers Say Co. Breached 'Don't Be Evil' Mandate
• Court Hears NJ Judge Must Face Psychiatric Exam In Suit
• 4th Circ. Won't Undo Constellium Retirees' Health Care Award
• State AGs Tell 11th Circ. Trans Bathroom Rule Discriminates
• Chancery Nixes New Doc Demands In McDonald's Exec Suit
• CWA Drops Arbitration Suit Against AT&T After NLRB Ruling
• Feds Defend Contractor Vax Order As Setting Deal Terms
• Best Practices In Preparation For FCPA Enforcement Surge
• Jury Says King & Spalding Not Liable For Associate's Firing
• Trucking, Security Cos. Freed From Exploding Truck Suit
• Postmates Ends Misclassification Dispute After Arbitration
• COVID And Workers' Comp: A Guide For Federal Employers
• Ga. Payment Biz Wants Ex-Sales Exec Barred From New Job
• Confronting Origination Credit: Self-Advocacy Tips For Attys
• Cargill Wants Insurer To Cover $44M Worker Kickback Losses
• CORRECTED: Ex-NFL Players Reveal Alleged Drug System
• 3rd Circ. Tosses Ex-NFLer's Concussion Settlement Bid
• Seafood Biz Owner Gets Probation For H-2B Visa Fraud
• 1st Circ. OKs Tossing Investment Analyst's Defamation Suit
• Civil Rights Orgs Weigh In On 11th Circ. Bathroom Policy Case
• NJ Firm Reaches Quick Deal On Ex-Clerk's Bias Claims
• Rail Unions Say Amtrak's Vaccine Mandate Is Unlawful
• Cadwalader Snags Exec Compensation Partner From Skadden
• A Real-World Guide To Staying Discovery In Federal Court
• Ex-PlayStation Worker Accuses Sony Of Gender Bias
• Pfizer Says Employee Stole Confidential Docs On COVID Vax
• Uber Wins Arbitration Bid In NJ Drivers' Wage Claims Suit
• Ga. Justices Nix Insurers' Protest Of Truck Crash Coverage
• Insurer Says Policy Didn't Cover Driver Delivering For Amazon
• Feds Try To Sniff Out Poop-Mailing Postal Worker In Court
• Feds Urge 6th Circ. To Lift Pause On Vax-Or-Test Rule
• Albertsons Left COVID Pay Out Of Overtime Rate, Worker Says
• Biden Admin. Should Hold Fast To Its Immigration Agenda
• Judge Scolds Atty For 'Hostile' Court Messages, Limits Access
• In-House Attorney's Bias Suit Comes Up Short At 6th Circ.
• Railway Cos. Fight Unions' Bids To Halt Vaccine Mandates
• Philly Firm Says Ex-Associate Poached Cases, $8M Settlement
• Ga. Justices Says State Official Can't Waive Bar Requirement
• Georgia Justices Revive Case Against Municipal Court Clerks
• United Workers Can't Halt Vax Mandate Amid 5th Circ. Appeal
• Tesla Must Face Trafficking Claims Related To Contractor
• Kevin Spacey Owes 'House Of Cards' Makers $31M: Arbitrator
• Tinder Founder Says Ex-Match CEO Strong-Armed Him At Trial
• Fired King & Spalding Atty's $52M Damages Theory Off Table
• MedMen Cleared By Jury In Ex-CFO's Wrongful Discharge Suit
• Pesticide Use Targeted In New Senate Farmworker Safety Bill
• DoorDash Settles San Francisco Wage Probe For $5.3M
• Biz Must Bargain With Disabled Janitors, NLRB Tells 4th Circ.
• Ex-Coaches Sue Washington Nationals Over Vaccine Mandate
• Pa. County Employee Unions Lose Bid To Beat Vax Mandate
• Fla. Can't Block Federal Health Care Staff Vaccine Mandate
• NJ Justices To Tackle Job Status Of Real Estate Agents
• IBEW Local Nabs Win Over Arbitration Award Challenge
• Zoom Looks To Exit DACA Recipient's Discrimination Suit
• Calif. Employment Law Firm DLaw Opens SF Office
• Chamberlain Hrdlicka Hit With $1.9M Negligence Suit
• Doc Says Exposing Hospital's 'Patient Dumping' Led To Firing
• Pitt Beats Croatian Ex-Instructor's Bias Suit
• UT Law Prof Can't Revive Retaliation Claims Ahead Of Trial
• Jackson Lewis Snags Miami Principal From FordHarrison
• DOL Finalizes Fed. Contractor $15 Minimum Wage
• Employment Authority: Vax-Or-Test Rule Heads To 6th Circ.
• Exec Says He Caught Heat For Saying Tinder Was Shipshape
• 2nd Circ. Revives Fraud Billing Claim In $1.9B Army Deal Suit
• Citibank Seeks To Arbitrate Ex-Worker's Argentine Claims
• NJ Judge Aims To Block Her Surveillance In Pension Suit
• House Passes Local Journalism Tax Credit In Budget Bill
• Surge In Tips To SEC Exposes Gaps In Internal Reporting
• Texas Judge Stands By Ruling In United Airlines Vaccine Fight
• Buffalo Wild Wings Can't Use Tip Credit For Wages, Suit Says
• To Vax Or Not To Vax Is Not A Constitutional Question
• Texas Justices Order Redo Of Trade Secrets Case Appeal
• Weber Gallagher Adds 3 Litigation Attys In New York
• King & Spalding Trial 1st In SDNY's Vaxxed-Juror Initiative
• Ex-Paralegal Files Bias Suit Against Personal Injury Firm
• No Age Bias In Ind. University's Coach Hiring, 7th Circ. Says
• Littler, Steel Mill 'Poisoned' Wage-And-Hour Case, Judge Says
• Pay Freeze Wasn't 'Demotion' For Asst. Principals, Panel Says
• MTA Escapes In-House Lawyer's Race, Sex Bias Suit
• Heading Into 2022, Fintech Antitrust Strategy Isn't Optional
• Mass. Data Privacy Bill Would Increase Litigation Risks
• Ex-MedMen CFO Not Owed 'A Dime,' Jury Is Told
• Fired King & Spalding Atty Had Belligerent Side, Jury Told
• Fed. Circ. Tosses Apple's Bid To Kill Professor's IP Rights Suit
• New Laws, Suit Step Up Fla. Fight Against Vaccine Mandates
• Jury Awards Singaporean Plastics Co. $14.5M In TM Row
• Pa. Justices Say Worker Still On The Job At After-Work Event
• 11th Circ. Backs JetBlue's Win Over Age, Race Bias Claims
• CMS Vaccine Rules Could Create FCA Risks For Cos.
• Uber Tells 9th Circ. Calif. Contractor Test Is Unconstitutional
• Split 11th Circ. Says Ga. Atty's Firing Was Not Based On Age
• Christian Florist Drops High Court Appeal Over Gay Wedding
• Tesla Looks To Reverse 'Staggering' $137M Loss In Bias Suit
• SEC Gets Partial Win In Investor Whistleblower Protection Suit
• Taylor English Duma Adds 5 Attys To Fla., Ga. Offices
• Ex-MedMen CFO Owed $24M Over Contract Breach, Jury Told
• 'Rust' Script Supervisor Files Latest Suit Over Fatal Shooting
• Ex-Manager Knocks McDonald's Claims In No-Poach Suit
• ERISA Class Certified In Casino Tobacco Surcharge Fight
• King & Spalding Partner Praised Ex-Atty Despite Ethics Spat
• Judge Chides 'Fabricated Assertion' In Fight Over NLRB Order
• Ill. Judge Consolidates Suits Over Railroads' Vax Mandates
• SEC Approves Universal Proxy, Seeks To Ease Regs On Firms
• Paralegal Says Wilson Elser Fired Her For Taking Time Off
• Ports, Truckers Lament Supply Chain Woes At House Hearing
• Pa. Hospitals Can't Shake Workers' Suit Over No-Poach Deal
• Heed These Rules, Or Risk Your Argument On Appeal
• Texas Hospital Workers Fight Vaccine Mandate At 5th Circ.
• Ex-Wells Fargo Adviser Fights $1.6M FINRA Award At 3rd Circ.
• Ex-MedMen CFO Breached Fiduciary Duty, Atty Testifies
• Walmart Seeks Early Win Over Trucker's Bias Suit
• Fired King & Spalding Atty's Work Was Blasted By Ex-Partner
• DOL Must Revisit $9.2M Deal After Resignation At Booz Allen
• Health Insurer Gets Pandemic Firing Suit Trimmed
• State AGs Urge Teamwork From DHS On Labor Investigations
• What To Include In Orders Governing Remote Arbitration
• Nissan Can't Duck Workers' 2nd Stab At Flat-Rate Pay Suit
• 6th Circ. Tapped To Oversee Battle Over DOL Vax-Or-Test Rule
• Staffing Firm Asks High Court To Leave Travel Pay Out Of OT
• Nets Fired Black Workers For Talking Racial Justice, Suit Says
• Chicago Atty Sues Firm He Founded Over Shares Buyout
• Muslim Workers Claim Pa. Food Co. Disrupted Daily Prayers
• Mass. Geico Adjusters Want Cert. In Overtime Pay Row
• EEOC Pulls In $484M Haul For Bias Victims In 2021
• MedMen's Ex-CFO Had Poor 'Grip' On Finances, Jury Told
• Amazon Cuts Deal To End Suit Over COVID-19 Workplace Data
• Fla. Judge Denies Injunction Against DOD Vax Mandate
• Diller Denies He Lowballed Tinder's Value, Threatened Anyone
• MGM Inks $12.5M Wage Deal With Casino Workers In NJ, Md.
• Texas Oil Driller Escapes Liability In Rig Worker's Stroke Suit
• Union Leader, Philly Councilman Convicted In Bribery Case
• Jury Hands Boston Cop $2M Verdict In Gender Bias Trial
• Rail Unions Seek Injunction In Railway Vax Mandate Row
• Embracing ESG: CBRE GC Talks Effective Compliance Emails
• Qualcomm Dodges Investor's Suit Over Board Diversity
• Justices Want Gov't Opinion In Truckers' Classification Case
• Examining EU's Drift Toward US-Style Employer Pact Scrutiny
• Ex-Ga. DA To Serve 1 Year In Bribery, Witness Tampering Case
• GM Asks Ga. High Court To Shield Its CEO From Deposition
• Jury Awards $800K In Tractor-Trailer Collision With Pickup
• Amazon Worker Launches Class Cert. Bid In NJ Wage Suit
• High Court Won't Upset $114M FCA Medicare Fraud Judgment
• High Court To Weigh If Litigation Bars Later Arbitration
• 5th Circ. Affirms Block Of Employer Vax-Or-Test Rule
• Messer Sanctioned For Hiding Evidence In Factory Death Suits
• Ex-Raiders Coach Sues NFL, Commissioner Over Emails
• FTC's New Plan Focuses On Workers, Structural Merger Fixes
• GEO Asks Judge To Reverse Loss In $1-A-Day Wage Trial
• Sanofi Beats Whistleblower Suit From Ex-Sales Reps
• Employment Authority: Vax-Or-Test Compliance To Tackle Now
• Fed. Law Doesn't Let Railroad Beat Worker's Asbestos Suit
• SEC Policy Easing Investor Proposals Could Spark Pushback
• Ex-JPMorgan VP Says She Was Fired For Spotting Red Flags
• 9th Circ. Jurisdiction Ruling Guides On Class Action Strategy
• What To Watch For As King & Spalding, Fired Atty Go To Trial
• Pa. Trial Consultant Sues Rival Over Alleged Worker Poaching
• United Workers Say Judge Overlooked Harms In Vaccine Fight
• The Hazards Of Female Lawyers Being 'Office Moms'
• Comedian Admits $1.2M COVID-19 Unemployment Fraud
• Fox Rothschild Opens An Office In Kansas City, Its 28th In US
• Jilted Tech Founders Can't Get Docs In Ford Suit
• Willkie IP Partner Filed 'Joint' Letter Without My OK, Atty Says
• Workers Say UPS 'Old Boys' Club' Stifles Women's Careers
• FilmOn Owner Wants New Trial In $11M Sexual Battery Loss
• Ex-Match CEO Corrupted Tinder Valuation, Jury Hears
• Local UAW Official Charged With Embezzling $2M From Union
• Ga. Mayor Accused Of Stealing CARES Act Funds
• Sen. Burr's In-Law Ordered To Testify In SEC Trading Probe
• 11th Circ. Says CSX Is Owed Tax Refund In $1.76M Dispute
• Discovery Immunity For Draft Expert Reports Lacks Clarity
• What CMS Vaccine Rule May Mean For Health Care Employers
• FCA Ruling Deepens Circuit Split Over Qui Tam Dismissals
• Golden State Warriors Settle Ex-Ticket Seller's Bias, Wage Suit
• Sidley Austin Hires Former DLA Piper Partner In DC
• LA Fitness Must Face Ex-Worker's Sex Bias Suit Again
• Ex-Broadcom Engineer Charged With Stealing Trade Secrets
• Religious Groups Fire Back In 5th Circ. Vax-Or-Test Rule Battle
• Sheppard Mullin Tapped For Probe Into Anaheim Ducks GM
• Independent Banks Led Tinder Valuation, Match Tells Jury
• Ga. Justices Doubt Judicial Circuit Split Hurt Voters, Black DA
• Atty Must Turn Over Facebook Logs In Bias Case, Judge Says
• Jury Awards Boxer $1.2M Over Atlanta Police Car Crash
• Judge Won't Block COVID Vax Mandate For Feds, Military
• Investigation Finds 13 Trump Officials Violated Hatch Act
• Metra Seeks To Block Unions From Striking Over Vax Policy
• Defense Tips For Navigating SEC's New Admissions Policy
• A Phased Approach To In-House Legal Tech Adoption
• Penguins Settle Claim Coach Was Fired For Reporting Assault
• Lawyers Seek $1.9M In Fees After P&G DACA Settlement
• Railroads Ask 9th Circ. To Back Calif. Sick Leave Carveout
• Digital Warnings, Safety Info Have Legal Implications For Cos.
• ​​​​​​​Bank Of The West Settles Ex-VP's Paternity Leave Suit
• Moving Co.'s Deal On Worker Wage Claims Gets Initial Nod
• Feds Ask 5th Circ. To Unblock Employer Vax-Or-Test Reg
• United Workers Can't Ground Airline's Vaccine Mandate
• Tinder Founders Slam Match As $2.5B Trial Begins
• 30K Musicians Get OK On $8M Royalty Deal With Unions
• Sanofi, Whistleblower Settle 19-Year Cancer Drug FCA Battle
• W.Va. Justices Deny Jobless Benefits For Striking Workers
• Eye Clinic Can't Avoid Whistleblowers' Kickback Claims
• More Than 20 Unions Want Chicago's Vax Mandate Stayed
• No Fast Appeal After Actor Health Plan Fails To Nix ERISA Suit
• Mine Workers Want Arbitration Win On Health Care Confirmed
• NCAA Draft Constitution Would Shift Power To Schools
• Lawmakers Seek GAO Look At FBI Whistleblower Protections
• Judge Ends THC Tea Suit Against Wellness Co.
• Fla. Law Firm Seeks Toss Of Ex-HR Rep's Pregnancy Bias Suit
• 2 NBA Teams Tap BigLaw Firms Amid Toxic Workplace Claims
• Confronting Origination Credit: How Firms Can Redo Policies
• Snyder's-Lance Settles Misclassification Suit For $6M
• Priority Of Coverage Lessons From 2nd Circ. Insurance Ruling
• 5th Circ. Blocks DOL Vax-Or-Test Reg, Citing 'Grave' Concerns
• Employment Authority: Vax-Or-Test Rule & John Deere Strike
• 5th Circ. Affirms Texas Agriculture Dept.'s FMLA Win
• Longshoremen Can't Intervene In Calif. Port Row, Court Says
• 1st Circ. Slams Brakes On Lyft Drivers' Employee Status Fight
• 3rd Circ. Preview: Gun Ad Probe, 'Joke' Tweet Mark November
• Pa. Judge Keeps Tyson COVID-19 Death Suit In Fed. Court
• Prof. Implicated As Chinese Agent Says NASA Knew His Work
• Jerry Falwell-Linked Adviser Poached Clients, Suit Says
• EV Truck Maker Rivian's Potential $9.9B IPO Tops Deep Lineup
• Coke Bottler Wants Distributor To Cover Forklift Injury Suit
• NFL Misses Deadline For Washington Team Investigation Docs
• Biden Admin. Urges Ariz. Judge To Keep Vax Mandate Intact
• States Seek 11th Circ. Review Of Employer Vaccine Mandate
• Utah Justices Punt On Bullet Maker's Lead Poisoning Suit
• Law360's Tort Report: Pa. Justices Weigh Key Med Mal Issue
• How To Comply With ABA's New Language Access Guidance
• Pot Co. IAnthus Sued For Racial Discrimination By Ex-Director
• Texas Challenges 'Flatly Unconstitutional' Vaccine Rule
• Insurers Not Lovin' Suit Against McDonald's Franchisee
• Albany DA Says Cuomo Sex-Crime Charge May Be 'Defective'
• SEC Senior Counsel Named Head Of Whistleblower Office
• Ex-Fox Rothschild Aide Defends Using Atty's 'Obscene' Photo
• Moore Ingram Wants Ex-Assistant's 'Shakedown' Suit Axed
• Insurer Says Exclusions Bar Coverage For BIPA Class Suit
• MLS Hires Firm To Probe Team's Handling Of Abuse Claims
• Legal Sector Adds 4,700 Jobs In October
• Ex-Rivian Exec Says Electric Car Co. Has 'Toxic Bro Culture'
• 6 More States Sue Biden Over Gov't Contractor Vax Mandate
• Gov. Says Fla. Will Sue Over Private-Sector Vaccine Mandate
• CFPB's Chopra Warns On 'Sloppy' Consumer Report Matching
• Kaiser Says Workers Rely On 'Bizarre' Theories In Vax Row
• Pa. Org. Must Face Fired Founder's Age Discrimination Suit
• Contractor COVID Vax Mandate Deadline Extended To Jan. 4
• Making Arbitration More Efficient Won't Make It More Just
• Pollock Cohen Can't Escape Ex-Atty's Pay Suit
• Pashman Stein Adds Litigation Partner In Holmdel, NJ
• Ex-Pot Co. CEO's Unpaid Comp Suit Moves To State Court
• Boston Hospital Workers Lose 2nd Bid To Block Vax Mandate
• Biden Admin. Unveils COVID Rule For Private-Sector Workers
• Calif. Justices Mull Evidentiary Standard In Retaliation Cases
• 6 Key Questions For Contractors On The Vaccine Mandate
• VA Nurse Practitioners Ink $160M Deal Resolving OT Claims
• Harris Breaks Senate Tie To Move Sung Closer To 9th Circ.
• 9th Circ. Judge Bashes 'Gaslighting' In Migrant Worker Case
• SEC Guidance May Make It Harder To Block Shareholder Votes
• Energy Co. Tells 5th Circ. $3M Indemnity Ruling Can't Stand
• Ga. Judges Void 'Too Harsh' Sanction Against Trucking Co.
• GEO Owes $6M More In Last Phase Of $1-A-Day Wage Trial
• Walmart Beats Worker's Fatal Freezer Slip-And-Fall Suit
• Ex-AT&T Exec Says Diversity Push Cost Him His Job
• DC Circ. Eyes Union's Standing In Foreign Student Visa Fight
• Fired Jones Day Paralegal Gets 2 Weeks To Serve Bias Suit
• Best Practices For Hiring And Integrating Freelance Lawyers
• Fed. Circ. Pick Among Biden's Latest Judicial Choices
• Apple, Google, Tesla, Microsoft Beat Child Labor Mine Suit
• Ex-MedMen Execs Tell Jury Of Founders' Offensive Words
• Wary Justices Mull Fed. Courts' Jurisdiction Over Arb. Awards
• United Airlines Workers Want Class Cert. In Vax Mandate Suit
• City Of Austin Appeals $2.4M Verdict To Texas High Court
• Airline Group Asks Justices To Bar Wash.'s Sick Leave Law
• Jury Sides With Temple Univ. In Ex-Engineer's Race Bias Suit
• Biz Groups Urge 9th Circ. To Rethink Arbitration Ban Ruling
• Chicago Transit Authority Says Atty Lied In Ex-Worker's Suit
• WGA Says 'Key & Peele' Writer Filed Royalties Suit Too Late
• DLA Piper Defends Representation In $30M Power Plant Row
• NorthShore Can't Dock Pay In Vax Mandate Row
• Stradling Adds Employment Vet From Thompson Coburn In LA
• Recology, MoFo Attys Drove Worker To Suicide, Family Says
• Justices Punt New York Abortion Coverage Case
• High Court Turns Away 5 More Post-Janus Suits
• Embracing ESG: Cognizant Counsel, CSO Talk Collaboration
• Chicago Police Union Beats Vaccine Mandate — For Now
• Ga. Judge Wants Pre-Bench Conduct Axed From Ethics Probe
• Court Again Told To Toss Court Officers' COVID Protocol Suit
• Jackson Hewitt Must Face Expanded 'No-Poach Culture' Suit
• Judge Nixes Trade Group's Suit Over NJ Public Bidding Law
• Vaughan Baio Grows NY Practice With Goldberg Segalla Hire
• Oshkosh Must Comply With UAW Local's Arbitration Award
• Judge Sinks Bribery Claims Against Wynn Resorts, Ex-GC
• 9th Circ. Upholds Costco's Win In Misclassification Suit
• Justices Refuse Challenge To DOL Visa Oversight
• Rebutting Employee Review Not Fireable, Mass. Court Hints
• As Social Impact Becomes The Test, Firms Asked To Step Up
• The 2021 Law360 Pulse Social Impact Leaders
• Social Impact Leaders: A Look At Our New Law Firm Ranking
• GrayRobinson Adds Labor And Employment Atty In Miami