Employment Archive » January, 2022

Employment - January, 2022

344 articles

• Jones Day, Judge Spar Over Private Docs In Family Leave Suit
• Ill. Firm, Impaired Ex-Partner End Dispute Over Firing
• AFL-CIO Calls House Competition Bill A Boon To Workers
• DOD Cybersecurity Official Settles Suit Over Clearance Limbo
• NFL, MLB, NHL Players Seek To End Pittsburgh Athlete Fee
• De Niro Deposition Delayed By Privilege Fight In Sex Bias Row
• Navy Can Revisit Aircraft Support Deal After Foreign Rulings
• A Comparison Of High Court Rulings On Vaccine Mandates
• Health Care Software Co. Says Rival Poached Workers, Data
• Pizza Hut Franchisee Underpaid Drivers' Expenses, Suit Says
• DaVita Can't Duck Criminal Antitrust Suit Over No Poach Deals
• Citibank Whistleblower Seeks Cut Of $400M OCC Penalty
• 'Harsh' Gymnastics Coach Blames Firing On Gender Bias
• Chubb Unit Ducks Defending Investment Firm From $8.5M Suit
• Keys To Keeping Law Firm Talent Amid The Great Resignation
• How New NY Law Broadens Scope Of Party Admissions
• Medtronic Accused Of Stealing Rival's Sales Reps, Customers
• Epstein Becker Green Snags Littler's ADR Practice Co-Chair
• 1st Circ. Says Co. Must Arbitrate Union's 401(k) Plan Dispute
• Santander Managers Reach $4.25M OT Deal With Bank
• Medical Imaging CEO Gets 5 Years In Prison For $250M Fraud
• Employment Authority: Breyer Opinions & Apology Letters
• Wash. Asks Justices To Scrap Airlines' Sick Leave Law Fight
• Akerman Exiting GEO's Calif. $1-A-Day Wage Case
• US Reps. Wary Ahead Of Union Vote At GM Plant In Mexico
• Ex-NFLers Urge Approval Of Settlement Over Race-Norming
• Ex-Davis Polk Atty's Late, Lengthy Filing Is Tossed
• 'Ashamed' Atty Pleads Guilty To Kickback In LADWP Scandal
• 8th Circ. Says No Immunity For 'Kettling' By St. Louis Cops
• United Gets Flight Attendant Union's Meddling Suit Tossed
• Feds Say Health Care Execs Fixed Wages Amid Pandemic
• NY Rulings Show How Reasonable Noncompetes Work In M&A
• Food Giant ADM Sues Tech Exec Over Move To Green Plains
• Construction Co. Must Face Negligence Claims In Racism Suit
• Ex-CDC Worker's Bias Suit Should Get Spiked, Judge Says
• Hiring Co. Hit With BIPA Suit Over Video Interview Tech
• Pa. Worker Claims He Was Fired For Medical Pot Use
• FCC Upholds $22K Fine On Factory Signal Jammer
• Seyfarth Grabs Greenberg Traurig Labor Management Expert
• Players Want Class Claims Separated In MLB Wage Row
• Strategies For Coping With Stress In The Legal Profession
• NJ Judge Must Undergo Psych Exam In Workplace Bias Suit
• Workers Will Tell House Of Washington NFL Team Misconduct
• The Term: Breyer's Legacy And The Nomination To Come
• Breyer Retiring As Supreme Court Lurches Right
• 2nd Circ. Says Grocer Doesn't Owe $58M To Union Fund
• Judge Says Bid To Nix EEOC Suit 'Wasted Everyone's Time'
• Outdoor Guide Cos. Ask 10th Circ. To Rethink DOL Wage Rule
• Labor Must Face Trimmed H-2B Wage Rule Challenge
• 5th Circ. Affirms $2.1M Atty Fee Fight Doesn't Belong In Texas
• Boston Police, Fire Unions Win Brief Stay Of Vaccine Mandate
• Alsup Fears $50M Pinterest Workplace Deal May Be 'Cosmetic'
• Staffing Co. Says No Expert Needed On Strike-Breakers' Risks
• Ga. Atty Says Eleventh-Hour Call Backs Client-Stealing Claims
• Ga. Judge Wants Ethics Probe Into Pre-Judicial Conduct Axed
• AGs Ask OSHA For Climate Change Heat Standards
• Mass. Pays $425K To Settle Court Clinician's Harassment Suit
• NJ Judge Wins Disclosure Of Internal Memos In Pension Suit
• What You Need To Know About Judge Jackson
• Calif. Justices Back Worker-Friendly Test For Retaliation Suits
• Biden At His Side, Justice Breyer Announces Retirement
• IRS Agents Can't Escape Meatpackers' Immigration Raid Suit
• Democrats Plan Swift Confirmation Of Breyer Successor
• 4th Circ. Backs Toss Of FCA Medicaid Suit Against Allergan
• Tyson Asks 5th Circ. To Keep COVID-19 Death Suits Federal
• Atty's Parental Leave Row Fit For Arbitration, 1st Circ. Says
• Meet The Possible Nominees For Justice Breyer's Seat
• Marilyn Manson Says Ex-Assistant's Sex Assault Suit Barred
• How AI Can Transform Crisis Management In Litigation
• OSHA Case Shows Fluidity Of Major Questions Doctrine
• Colo. Marijuana Security Workers End Yearslong OT Dispute
• 'Just Do Your Job': Justice Breyer's Legacy Of Pragmatism
• Ga. Health Care System Can't Shake $4.6M ERISA Class Action
• What Experts, Attys Must Know About Psychological Injuries
• Buchalter Welcomes 4 New Attorneys In Sacramento
• 5 Breyer Opinions You Need To Know
• Party City Flouted NY Weekly Pay Rules, Ex-Worker Says
• Justice Breyer To Retire From High Court
• 2nd Circ. Says Injunction Against Designer Goes Too Far
• Kevin Spacey Wants $31M 'House of Cards' Award Tossed
• NY Court Reporters Challenge Courthouse Vax Mandate
• NY's Mask Mandate Back In Force After Appellate Stay
• 'Key & Peele' Streaming Royalties Suit Dropped Against WGA
• Alec Baldwin, Other 'Rust' Producers Ask To Nix Shooting Suit
• Airport Food Co. Says 'Ghost Kitchen' Biz Stole Workers
• How Vaccine Mandates Impact Employment Insurance Policies
• Va. Insurance Co. Agrees To Settle Hiring Bias Claims
• Southwest Tells Justices Supervisor Can't Escape Arbitration
• Supervisor Relationships Are Key To Beating Atty Burnout
• Hertz, Ex-GC Settle Clawback Suit, With Ex-CEO Still On Hook
• Ex-NFLers, Wives Back Race-Norming Deal, But With Caveats
• PNC Gets Early Win Over Nursing Mom's Discrimination Suit
• 3rd Circ. Tackles Religious Accommodations For Mail Carrier
• Kaufman Dolowich Opens Conn. Office Under New Partner
• Benefit Funds Say Union Official's $10M Suit Can't Stand
• NCAA Can't Get 2nd Shot To Toss 'Employee' Suit, Court Told
• Employment Group Of The Year: Seyfarth
• Walmart Fails To Trim Night Managers' Overtime Suit
• Mass. Labor Atty Suing Uber, Whole Foods Launches AG Bid
• Beyond Big: Smaller, Hyperfocused Firms Still Stand Out
• New York Judge Shuts Down Empire State's Mask Mandate
• Smashburger Worker Can Amend Wage Suit, Judge Says
• Illinois Judge Gives Final OK To $877K BIPA Deal
• Univ. Of Fla. Can't Bar Profs From Testifying Against State
• Restaurants Fight Sanctions Bid In Sexual Harassment Suit
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Patent App Injunction In Trade Secret Row
• GM Wasn't Late With Kickback Claim Against Ex-UAW Exec
• Harvard's Daunting High Court Task: 'Get To 5 Votes'
• Rough Sailing Ahead For 'Titanic' Actress' SAG-AFTRA Suit
• Five Guys' $1.2M Wage Deal 'Disservice' To Class, Judge Says
• Employment Group Of The Year: Sanford Heisler
• Lionbridge Defeats TransPerfect's Trade Secrets Suit
• Biz Grilled Over Late Arbitration Push In Firing Suit
• Navy SEALs Seek To Make Vax Challenge A Class Action
• Ill. Justices Block City's Bid To Narrow Firefighter Benefits
• Chicago Immigration Firm Sued For Wage, Visa Violations
• Ex-Davis Polk Atty Fights Bid To End Bias Suit For Good
• High Court To Skip Post-Firing Retaliation Fight In FCA Case
• COVID Fuels Top Firms' Priorities In 2022
• The Leaderboard: Tracking A Firm's Litigation Footprint
• Supreme Court To Hear Harvard Affirmative Action Case
• Employment Authority: Modernizing FLSA & COVID-19 Bias
• Texas Judge Blocks Vaccine Mandate For Federal Workers
• Home Depot Faces Bias Suit Over Medical Marijuana Use
• Iowa Lawmaker Lobs Bill To Make Student-Athletes Employees
• Eatery Fights Zurich's Bid To Escape $1.75M FLSA Settlement
• Atty Stonewalled Deal In Sex Harassment Suit, Worker Says
• Ex-UConn Coach Wins $11M In Wrongful Firing Arbitration
• Illinois Justices Revive Bulley & Andrews Workers' Comp Suit
• Trucking Co. Hit With NJ Bias Suit Over Medical Pot
• Wis. Food Distributor Says Teamsters' Strike Broke Contract
• What To Expect From Merger Guideline Modernization
• Drivers Say Courier Co. Withholds OT, Steals Tips
• Virtual Events Co. Sues To Block Ex-Exec From Zoom Role
• NJ Judge Seems At Risk Of Facing Psych Exam In Bias Suit
• Employment Group Of The Year: Jones Day
• DOJ Antitrust Division Names Permanent Deputy
• Ex-Cuomo Ethics Lawyer Sets Up Shop At Wigdor
• Ex-Portnoy Schneck Atty Launches Age, Disability Bias Suit
• Seyfarth Adds 4 Partners In LA, Seattle, Hong Kong
• NCAA Members Vote To Adopt New Streamlined Constitution
• McDonald's Workers Get Preliminary OK Of $2M Pay Stub Deal
• Ill. Judge Tosses Ex-Cannabis Co. Exec's Fraud Claim
• Foreign Workers Hit Imperial Pacific Casino With Bias Suit
• MedMen Seeks To Recoup Ex-CFO's Legal Fees After Trial Win
• Petco Says Incoming Decisions Merit Pausing Biometric Suit
• Illinois Judge Signals OK For $1M Deal In Hyatt Privacy Case
• 6 Maura Healey Cases To Know As Gov. Campaign Launches
• MLB Umpire Loses Bid To Revive NY Race Bias Suit
• Ogletree Adds Lead Attys From Eversheds Sutherland
• Employment Practice Group Of The Year: Gibson Dunn
• US Bias Law Covers Foreign Job Apps, Coach Tells DC Circ.
• 7th Circ. Cautiously Affirms Toss Of Discrimination Suit
• Tesla Can't Get New Bias Trial, But $137M Verdict May Get Cut
• Starbucks Nixes Vax Rule After High Court Sinks OSHA Order
• EEOC Chair Says Fair Pay Is Crucial To Diverse Hiring
• 11th Circ. Allows US To Argue School Bathroom Policy Case
• NY Fund Urges Amazon, Others To Scrutinize Race Policies
• DOT Defends Truckers' Hours Rule In DC Circ. Row
• 4th Circ. Grounds Disability Bias Suit Against Aerospace Co.
• The Hottest FCA Cases And Trends To Watch In 2022
• 5th Circ. Creates Carveout For Deepwater Response Claims
• School Nurse No-Poach Criminal Trial Moved To July
• Kroger Failed To Accommodate Christian Workers, EEOC Says
• Kaiser Says First-To-File Bar Breaks $1B Medicare Fraud Suits
• Ga. Hospital Seeks Dismissal Of 'Patient Dumping' Claims
• Dems Blame Food Supply Woes On Lax Antitrust Enforcement
• The Rising Demand For Commercial Litigators In 2022
• Philly-Based Weir & Partners, Greenblatt Pierce Merge
• Jackson Lewis Picks Up 4 Attys To Launch Nashville Team
• Fired Social Media Exec Must Arbitrate Share Buyback Claims
• Mass. Appeals Court Upholds Coverage Denial In Wage Row
• Latham Grows Exec Compensation Practice With Sidley Atty
• Marketer Says Racial Bias Drove Pa. Lab's Contract Breach
• Employment Group Of The Year: Cohen Milstein
• U. Mich. Strikes $490M Settlement Over Sex Abuse Claims
• Boston Children's Retirement Plan Too Pricey, Suit Says
• Delivery Driver's Mom Sues Amazon Over Ill. Facility Collapse
• Marsh McLennan Employee Data Breach Suit Gets Tossed
• Judge Grills DHS Over Trump-Era Asylum Work Permit Reg
• Sheraton Niagara Falls Hotel Hit With Wage-And-Tip Suit
• Ex-Herbalife Exec Accused Of Cutting Bogus $20M Dell Deal
• Tyson Can't Escape COVID-19 Mandate Suit, Workers Say
• Ill. Atty Can't Collect Comp. Claim, Appeals Court Confirms
• DOD Says Navy Vax Challengers Jumped Gun On Lawsuit
• Wilson Sonsini-Led Payroll Data Biz Raises $50M
• New Whistleblower Rights Heighten Risk For NY Employers
• Chancery Judge Says Tesla CEO's Pay Docs Can Stay Sealed
• Kasowitz Beats Ex-UMG Exec's 'Outrageous' Malpractice Suit
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• The Firms That Dominated In 2021
• 5 Questions After High Court Smacks Down Vax-Or-Test Rule
• Employment Authority: DOL Wage Actions, A Stronger EEOC
• 401(k) Plan Trustees Get Class Cert. In Foreign Tax Credit Row
• Security Guards Get Collective Cert. In Wages Dispute
• Linkedin Divvied Up Market With Facebook, Suit Says
• Walmart Workers' COVID Temp. Check Suit Trimmed, For Now
• Pa. Worker's Off-Site Sandwich Run Didn't Take Him Off Clock
• Chinese Cos. Seek Immunity In Dupont IP Criminal Case
• Medical Practice Says Union Owes $576K For COVID-19 Tests
• 11th Circ. Told Booze Sales IP Damages Can't Be Retooled
• DOL Wants Sanctions In Construction Co. FLSA Suit
• NJ Court Officials Aim To Shield Judge's Pension Memos
• Towson Says Fired Coach Can't Claim Gender, Pregnancy Bias
• Dems Push Probe of Dominican Republic's Sugar Workers
• 1st Circ. OKs Out-Of-State FLSA Opt-Ins, Creating Circuit Split
• Pret A Manger Would Pay $677K To End Fingerprint Suit
• Texas Justices Mull Next Steps In Whataburger Arbitration Suit
• Pot Hiring Platform Vangst Raises $19M In Latest Financing
• 5th Circ. Partially Revives Asbestos Suit Against Boeing
• Ex-Prof Must Face Charges He Lied To NASA About China Ties
• CFTC Names Ex-USPS Atty As First Chief Diversity Officer
• How In-House Counsel Can Make The Case For Settling Early
• Whole Foods Says Workers Can't Link Firings To BLM Masks
• Papa John's Franchises Owner, Driver Ask For Arbitration
• Justices Sink Vax-Or-Test Rule But Clear Health Care Mandate
• NJ Law Firm Accused Of Firing Atty For Being Pregnant
• Sens. Move Forward Nominees For FDA Chief, Labor Dept.
• United Flight Attendants Seek Win In Revived Pay Stub Suit
• Habitat For Humanity, Ex-Exec Settle Fraud Dispute
• 10th Circ. Won't Revisit Ruling In Ex-Employee's Ute Dispute
• Engineers Accuse Raytheon, Other Firms Of No-Poach Deal
• NJ Chief Justice Dragged Into Ex-Judge's Back-Pay Suit
• 'Long Road Ahead' For Tyson Workers Despite 8th Circ. Win
• Ex-Judge And Accuser Can't Delay Trial In Harassment Suit
• Activision Blizzard Wants Out Of Investor Suit Over Probe
• Indian Health Service Must Face Patient's Sex Assault Suit
• NY, NJ Health Centers Reach $7.5M Deal To End FCA Claims
• Ex-Server In 'Salt Bae' Bias Suit Wants Suit In State Court
• To Retain Talent, GCs Should Prioritize Mission Statements
• Concrete Co. Defends NLRB Precedent On Unilateral Changes
• NFL Sued Over 'Locker-Room Bullying' At Morning TV Show
• Paralegals Say Miami Firm Renamed To Evade Wage Suits
• Shipman & Goodwin Boosts Ex-Special Ed Teacher To Partner
• Judge Says Soldiers Should Seek Vax Waiver, Not Sue
• Walmart Tells 7th Circ. EEOC Pregnancy Suit Rightly Tossed
• Cole Schotz Elects First Female Co-Managing Shareholder
• Energy Co. Wants Supreme Court To Nix Rig Worker's OT Pay
• Sotomayor, Breyer Scrutinized In Feisty Senate COVID Hearing
• Ga. Justices Won't Touch Default Loss In Atty Malpractice Suit
• Casino Wants 9th Circ. Redo For Union Bargaining Order
• MLB Teams Collude To Lower Minor League Wages, Suit Says
• US Should Broaden Visa Interview Waivers Amid Pandemic
• Texas Justices Mull Duty To Warn In Electric Shock Suit
• Ga. Gov. Taps 1st Latina For State Court Bench
• Judge Exits Amazon RICO Suit Over Stock Conflict
• Roberto Clemente's Son Hits Allstate With Race Bias Suit
• Top 10 Whistleblowing And Retaliation Events Of 2021
• Jackson Lewis Adds Ex-Lewis Brisbois Atty To New Office
• Boston Hospital Workers Urge 1st Circ. To Block Vax Mandate
• Ex-Amazon Worker's Disability Suit Meets End At 6th Circ.
• Ex-LA City Attorney To Plead Guilty To Role In DWP Scandal
• Cops Fired For Catching Pokemon, Not Robbers, Lose Appeal
• Insurer Needn't Cover McD's Operator In Biometric Info Suit
• Royal Caribbean Can't Push Worker's Claim To Arbitration
• LAPD Workers' COVID-19 Vax Mandate Challenge Tossed
• Judge Wants To 'Draw The Line' In Trump Riot Immunity Claim
• 3rd Circ. Doubts Merck Worker's Arbitration Award In Pay Row
• Cos. Can't Beat Worker's Suit Over Faulty Fracking Parts
• NHL Hit With New Retaliation Suit From Ex-Tampa Officials
• High Court Won't Touch FAA Applicant's FOIA Fight
• Bid Protest Spotlight: Nonpublic Info, Brand Names, Prejudice
• Justices Pass On Alarm Co. Worker's FMLA Retaliation Case
• Ga. Judge Axes Atty's $4M Fees Suit Against Dickinson Wright
• Insurer Owes In John Varvatos Pay Bias Suit, 2nd Circ. Told
• Ex-Manager Hits Raytheon With Age, Disability Bias Claim
• Justices To Review Nuclear Workers' Comp. Law
• Justices Won't Weigh Scope Of Calif. Pay Stub Regs
• Employment Authority: Biggest Cases To Watch This Year
• 'You Can't Kill Patients': Justices Open To CMS Vaccine Rule
• Citigroup Staff Must Vax, Or Get The Ax, By Mid-January
• Altice Resolves Medical Marijuana Firing Suit
• Applied Worker Wins Partial Acquittal In IP Theft Case
• Mitigating Risks In Virtual Work Immigration Programs
• Ex-Employee Says Seabourn Cruise Line Waived Arbitration
• Jones Act Compliance Strategies For Offshore Wind Projects
• Amazon Drivers' Suit Paused For High Court Arbitration Cases
• 7th Circ. Reopens Class Cert. For Black Jail Officer Applicants
• Bracewell Beefs Up Energy Practice With 4 Promotions
• High Court Grapples With Impact Of Blocking Vax-Or-Test Rule
• Wage Calculus In Restaurant OT Suit Stumps Mass. Justices
• Ex-Monsanto Scientist Pleads Guilty To Economic Espionage
• 3rd Circ. Preview: Constitution, Arbitration Fights Start 2022
• Black News Channel Sued For Gender Discrimination
• No Sanctions Urged For Steakhouse Lawyers In Wage Row
• 10th Circ. Says Utah Courts Can't Hear Ex-Ute Employee's Suit
• Cannabis Lab Says Ex-Exec Filched Compliance Policies
• Feds Denied Discovery Stay In Challenge To DOD Vax Mandate
• Workplace Vaccine Rules Take Center Stage At High Court
• Unions Lose Bid To Halt Metra's Vaccine Mandate
• 5th Circ. Told FBI Cloaked Retaliatory Firing To Avoid Review
• A Tale Of Two Cases: Lessons In No-Poach Litigation
• Volvo Can't Dodge Worker's Wrongful Firing Suit
• Texas AG Urges State High Court To End Whistleblower Suit
• Top 5 Drug And Medical Device Legal Issues Of 2021
• Court Rejects Recusal Bid In WilmerHale Employment Suit
• 99 Hudson Developer, Ex-Worker Settle Discrimination Suit
• French Payroll Biz PayFit Tops $2B Valuation In Latest Round
• Trade Court Rebukes Denial Of Benefits To Ex-AT&T Workers
• 6th Circ. Kills Suit Stemming From 1981 Ford Layoff
• Immigrant Says J&J Unit Paid Him Less Than Americans
• Split 6th Circ. Won't Stay Contractor Vax Mandate Injunction
• US Soccer Prez Ousted Amid Equal Pay Suit Seeks New Term
• Trial Attys Ask Justices To Nix 'Inefficient' Delayed Arbitration
• Benefits Plan Description Is 'Contract,' Pa. Panel Says
• Calif. Eatery Slams NLRB's Injunction Bid During Pandemic
• St. Louis Defeats Bulk Of Teleworkers' Earnings Tax Suit
• Ga. Mayor Quits, Admits Stealing CARES Act Funds
• Navy Vaccine Religious Exemption Ruling Warrants Scrutiny
• Workers' Comp Considerations As Ga. Cannabis Laws Evolve
• Refugee Nonprofit Faces Bias Suit Over Remote Work Refusal
• Wayfair Can't Dodge Ex-Worker's Pregnancy Bias Claims
• NJ High Court To Consider Worker Classification Scope
• Judge Halts Lin Wood Client Fee Case For Free Speech Appeal
• NFL Says Cowboys Player Can't Fight Drug-Test Suspension
• Arizona Not Harmed By Vax Mandate, Biden Admin. Says
• US Chamber Calls Calif. Private AG Law Unconstitutional
• FilmOn Exec Can't Block New Retaliation Claims In Complaint
• Labcorp To Provide Nursing-Mom Rooms After DOL Probe
• Judge Lets Bulk Of Designer's Suit Against CBD Co. Proceed
• How To Navigate The Coming Antitrust Policy Tests
• NJ AG Calls For Path To Access Internal Affairs Records
• GSK Ex-Worker Cops To Trade Secrets Theft
• Staffing Co. Pans DQ Bid Of Ex-Temp For WilmerHale
• Judge Calls Navy's Religious Vax Exemption Process 'Theater'
• Fired Court Officer Can't Get Full 1st Circ. To Review Bias Suit
• Court Must Weigh If Pa. Teachers Won Fight Over Union Fees
• DA Drops Cuomo Sex Crime Charge: 'Impossible To Prove'
• Nissan Workers Seek Certification In Piece-Rate Pay Suit
• 5th Circ. Questions Success Of United Vax Mandate Challenge
• Associate Hiring Outlook At Law Firms Is Bright For 2022
• The Top New Jersey Cases To Watch In 2022
• The Antitrust Conduct Cases To Watch In 2022
• High Court To Scrutinize Vaccine Rules As 2022 Kicks Off
• Florida Cases To Watch In 2022
• 7 Supreme Court Wage And Hour Petitions To Watch In 2022
• Cybersecurity & Privacy Cases To Watch In 2022
• 2022 Trials To Watch: Opioids, Oracle And Theranos Redux
• California Legislation And Regulation To Watch In 2022
• After Chaotic 2021, NCAA Faces Reckoning On Athlete Rights
• California Cases To Watch In 2022
• Sports & Betting Cases To Watch In 2022
• Hospitality Attys Eye Pandemic Impact On Industry In 2022
• Transportation Cases To Watch In 2022