Employment Archive » February, 2022

Employment - February, 2022

309 articles

• Cartier Says Tiffany Stole Trade Secrets For 'High Jewelry' Biz
• 4 Ketanji Brown Jackson Decisions Impacting Transportation
• Ex-Boeing Employee Must Arbitrate Sex Harassment Claim
• The Battle To Confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson
• FCC Fines Cumulus For Shoddy Equal Opportunity Filings
• Coach Says School Fired Him Over False Race Bias Claims
• Ex-Whole Foods Workers Try To Keep BLM Mask Case Alive
• NJ Beats Challenge To Confidentiality Request Rule
• Atty's Bias Suit Says Partner's Abuse Made Her Suicidal
• Servers Sue NYC Festival Organizers Over Tips And Wages
• Fisher Phillips Continues Philly Growth With Of Counsel Hire
• JQC Can't Probe Judge's Past As An Atty, Ga. Justices Told
• Paralegal Collective OK'd To Pursue Texas Firm For Overtime
• 3rd Circ. Preview: March Roars With Ch. 11, Poaching Spats
• Ex-Worker Says Amazon's Health Benefit Notices 'Threatening'
• Party Leaders Vow Open Minds For New High Court Pick
• How Judge Jackson Beat Out Competition For High Court Nod
• Employment Authority: Jackson Nomination & Pay Bias Metric
• Why Ketanji Brown Jackson Honored This Historic Judge
• Fired XFL Commish's July Trial To Hinge On Player's Hiring
• 1st Circ. Judge Selya Says Jackson Will Be 'Balanced'
• Port Authority Beats Worker's Suit Over Filmed Medical Exam
• Ariz. Workers Form Starbucks' 3rd US Union In Landslide Vote
• Calif. Says Court Can 'Harmonize' Prop 22, Legislature's Role
• 6th Circ. Won't Revive Ex-P&G Worker's Benefits Suit
• NLRB Official Orders Election At Tennessee Starbucks
• Biden's Supreme Court Pick Was Star Debater In Miami
• Cannabis Co. Sued For Firing HR Exec Amid COVID Lockdown
• Jiffy Lube To Settle Class Action Over No-Poach Policy
• Texas Judge Limits Co.'s Coverage Duties In $50M Injury Suit
• The Key To Turning Solid Briefs Into Winning Briefs
• Crowell & Moring Adds Labor And Employment Partner
• Bimbo Bakeries Strikes Deal To End DOL Sex Bias Probe
• Refugee Nonprofit Settles Bias Suit Over Remote Work Denial
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 6 Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Opinions To Read Now
• Biden Nominates Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson To High Court
• Ga. County Likely Can't Avoid Trial In Trans Deputy's Bias Suit
• Parental Leave Suit Expanded To Target Jones Day Partner
• Turning Point Restaurant Chain Resolves Servers' Tip Suits
• 'Titanic' Actress Renews Claims In SAG-AFTRA Benefits Suit
• Steps For Universities As DOJ Shifts Foreign Influence Policy
• Best Practices For H-1B Visa Case Vetting Before Registration
• Stellantis Gets Final OK On $5M Deal Ending UAW Bribes Suit
• Union Says Can Maker Flouts Arbitrator's Back Pay Order
• Colorado AG's Office Settles Paralegal's Discrimination Suit
• Calif. Agency Can't Stop EEOC's Activision Settlement
• McGuireWoods Hires Fox Rothschild Employment Expert
• Ex-NYPD Union Head Stole Dues For 'Lavish' Life, Feds Say
• Telehealth Fraud Not An Easy FCA Target, DOJ Attys Say
• NFL, Concussion Counsel Rebut Race-Norming Concerns
• NJ Court Officials Say Judge Must Face Psych Exam In Suit
• Pfizer Drops Case Alleging Ex-Employee Stole Pharma Data
• Will Smith Body Double Drops Suit Over 'Bad Boys' Leg Loss
• Toshiba Discrimination Suit Over Failed Drug Test Is Tossed
• Ill. Uber Drivers Must Arbitrate Misclassification Claims
• Asarco Wins Toss Of Retiree Health Benefits Class Action
• No Early Win For New Orleans Rail Co. In Worker Injury Suit
• Ill. Panel Says Labor Law Preempts Union Workers' BIPA Suit
• Southwest Pilots Can't Sue Over Training Jobs, Judge Rules
• DOL Says Ga. Hotel Managers Worked 24/7 For $600 Monthly
• How Health Care Cos. Can Prepare For DOJ's Cyberfraud Push
• Calif. Bill Would Keep Employee Data Out Of Privacy Law
• Court Leery Of Trump Anti-SLAPP Defense In Defamation Suit
• Women's Soccer Deal Opens New Chapter In Equal Pay Fight
• Another Ex-Tesla Worker Lodges Racism, Retaliation Claims
• MedMen Doubles Down On Clawback Bid For Ex-CFO's Fees
• Judge Rejects AT&T's 'Meritless' Bid To Ax $2.3M Bias Verdict
• Quinn Emanuel Loses Bid To Toss Ex-Worker's Racism Suit
• NY Gov. Hochul Signs Conditional Cannabis Cultivation Bill
• High Court Asks DOJ For Opinion On Medical Pot Payments
• Worker On Amazon NYC Office Sues Contractor After Fall
• Wrongful Termination Claim Dropped From ManTech FCA Suit
• Self-Evaluative Privilege May Protect Internal Investigations
• Ex-Wilson Elser Paralegal Drops Discriminatory Firing Suit
• Kronos' $15.3M Biometric Privacy Deal Gets Early OK
• Civil Rights Atty Nominated For Colo. Court Seat Worth $3.5M
• Nursing Home Co. Must Face Firing Suit Over $3M Refunds
• Pittsburgh Port Authority Union Sues To Stop Vaccine Order
• Justices Won't Review Maine Health Care Worker Vax Mandate
• US Soccer To Pay $24M To End Women's Team Equal Pay Suit
• NFL Taps Ex-SEC Chair Mary Jo White For Dan Snyder Inquiry
• Starbucks Store In Hometown Of Seattle To Hold Union Vote
• Employment Authority: Joy Silk Doctrine & Remote Hiring
• Uber To Pay $8.4M To End Calif. Drivers' Misclassification Suit
• Nitrogen Accident Prompts DOE Probe Of Honeywell Safety
• Pot Shop Chain 4Front Hit With BIPA Suit By Illinois Worker
• Gas Distributor Says Sibling Duo Stole Customers, Secrets
• American U. Says US Bias Laws Don't Apply To Soccer Coach
• Ex-Mass. Planet Fitness Manager Levels Retaliation Suit
• USCIS H-1B Application Rule Withstands IT Group's Challenge
• 6th Circ. Ends Suits Challenging OSHA's Vax-Or-Test Rule
• Walter Dellinger's Little-Known, Outsize Impact On Legal Aid
• Blood Plasma Cos. Can't Revive Visa Suit, D.C. Circuit Told
• Trump Can't Escape Riot Suits But Don Jr., Giuliani Do
• Trooper's Fresh Claim Targets Cuomo Spokesman's 'Bullying'
• Union Sues Die Cast Manufacturer Over Absent Health Plans
• DOJ Augurs Shift From Trump-Era Franchise No-Poach Stance
• FOIA Suit Questions Ex-Latham Atty's Conduct As DOI Deputy
• Ex-CSX Exec. Fights Toss Of Severance Pay Lawsuit
• Trister Ross Adds Employment, Tax-Exempt Org. Attys In DC
• Calif. Defends Contractor Test At 9th Circ.
• NY Trooper Sues Cuomo, Top Aide Over Years Of Harassment
• Alsup OKs Pinterest Deal, But Attys Get Fees In Installments
• DOD Wants 5th Circ. To Narrow Injunction In COVID Vax Case
• Embassy Suites Cos. Must Face NY Workers' Gratuity Lawsuit
• 10th Circ. Bars Wage Hike For Outdoor Cos. Pending Appeal
• Actor Accuses Disney Of Bias Over Vaccine Exemption Denial
• Why I'll Miss Arguing Before Justice Breyer
• Amid Historic Spending, Congress Should Strengthen FCA
• SG Tells Justices To Skip Review Of $420M Trade Secrets Row
• Southwest Flight Attendant Seeks Early Win In Retaliation Suit
• Ga. Atty Can Add Defamation Claim To Client-Stealing Suit
• Equinox Keeps Trial Win In Ex-Worker's Sex Assault Suit
• Federal Personnel Office Can't Duck Discrimination Suit
• 5th Circ. Backs Workers Fighting United Airlines Vax Mandate
• Axed Prof Says College Ignored His Heightened COVID Risk
• Wells Fargo Fired Exec For Aiding In SEC Probe, Suit Says
• Concerns Aired Over Atty's Release In NFL Race-Norming Deal
• Ex-Dentons Partner Dealt Win By California's Highest Court
• Wine Distributor Fights Arbitration Request In Drug-Test Firing
• MLB Wage Jury Trial Would Cost 'Boatload,' Judge Warns
• 9th Circ. Says Lyft Drivers Can't Escape Arbitration
• Air Force Can't Make Unvaccinated Ga. Officer Retire
• What Cos. Can Learn From The 2021 FCA Recovery Statistics
• 2nd Circ. Shuts Down Ex-Disney Worker's Severance Suit
• Compliance Takeaways From DOJ Duress Defense Guidance
• DOL Sues Pa. Home Care Company, Charging Wage Violations
• Recent Rulings Show Lawyer Criticism Of Judges Is Perilous
• 'Don't Threaten Me,' Ex-Sen. Tells Atty At Calif. Board Law Trial
• Activision Fights Uphill To Toss Calif. Agency's 'Frat Boy' Suit
• Bridal Designer Can't Promote Herself But Can Keep TikTok
• Victim's Family Blames Baldwin For Fatal 'Rust' Shooting
• Insurer Wants Out Of Co.'s Electrocution Suit Defense
• AT&T Can't Drop $2.3M Age Bias Verdict, Ex-Worker Says
• Ex-Staples Worker Urges 7th Circ. To Revive Retaliation Suit
• Ex-Ropes & Gray Atty Says NY Can't Block Bar Exam Suit
• Xerox, Ex-Worker Each Win Round In Retirement Benefits Row
• NJ Bias Law Doesn't Sink Arbitration In Firing Suit
• Subcontractor Asks For 2nd Circ. In Spat With Insurers
• How Ill. High Court Ruling May Further Evolve BIPA Landscape
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Arb. Ruling In Migrant's Wage Suit
• Ex-Shutts Partner Fights Employment Arbitration Clause
• Breyer's Role In Courthouse Design Sets A Judicial Template
• Ex-Waiter's Steakhouse Bias Suit Sent Back To State Court
• Ga. Co. Inks $250K Deal To End EEOC's Depression Bias Suit
• Hyatt Escapes Former Workers' COVID-19 Layoffs Suit
• Union Must Face Co.'s Counterclaim For Overpaid Funds
• Union Pacific Beats Conductor's Suit Over Job Injury
• Texas Judge Keeps Navy Vax Mandate On Ice Pending Appeal
• Raytheon Reveals It's Being Targeted By DOJ Antitrust Probe
• Sports Media Co. Says Chubb Unit Must Cover Employee Theft
• 5th Circ. Says Judge Doesn't Have Immunity In Retaliation Suit
• Baker Donelson Picks Vice Chair For Employment Practice
• Winston & Strawn To Lead Swimmers' Antitrust Class Suit
• TeamHealth To Pay $15M To End Doctor Bonuses Suit
• Alcoa Retirees Want Class Status In Lifetime Benefits Suit
• Man Gets 10 Mos. In Amazon Marketplace Bribery Scheme
• NFL, Class Attys Pave Way For Race-Norming Deal Approval
• NJ Judge Fights Psych Exam Order In Workplace Bias Suit
• Congressional Unions Build Momentum, With Hurdles Ahead
• Employment Authority: REI Union Effort & Time Off For COVID
• John Varvatos Not Covered In Pay Bias Suit, 2nd Circ. Told
• 7th Circ. Sides With Gov't In Suit Over Post-Surgery Death
• 9th Circ. Vacates Approval Of $7.3M Swift Trucker Wage Deal
• Raytheon Says Ex-Manager Wasn't Fired For Age Or Diagnosis
• Feds' Bid To Pause Block On Workers' Vax Mandate Denied
• Calif. Pot Co. Stiiizy Hit With Wage, Meal Break Suit
• Pension Fund Fights Penske's Bid To Prevent Unit's Expulsion
• NJ Beats Appeals Over Corrections Officer Vaccine Mandate
• 10th Circ. Revives Call Center Worker's Bias Suit
• NY High Court Nixes State Retirees' Benefits Appeal
• Bipartisan Senate Group Asks DHS For 45K More H-2B Visas
• Texas Cardiologist Wants Hospital's Antitrust Claims Tossed
• Berger Montague Adds Trial Atty As Shareholder In Philly
• Fired Atty Says Bias Suit Strong Enough To Proceed
• Messner Reeves Expands In Phoenix With Employment Team
• Atty For Ga. Eateries Avoids Sanctions In Sex Harassment Suit
• Ex-Mass. Judge Settles Claim He Harassed Court Clinician
• Lane Powell Picks Up Littler Mendelson Labor Partner
• Texas, Others Fight Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Hike
• Hytera Indictment May Set New Path For Trade Secrets Cases
• Sam's Club Defeats Fired Manager's Age Discrimination Suit
• SEC Seeks To Kill Rules That Could Limit Tipster Award Sizes
• Burned Sailor Asks High Court To Revive Injury Claims
• 3rd Circ. Won't Send AT&T Age Bias Suit To Arbitration
• ACE Insurance Says USCIS Delays Imperil Canadian VP's Visa
• Ex-Employee Accuses Kroger Of Pushing Out Older Managers
• Boston Hospitals Say Vax Rule Must Survive 1st Circ. Review
• Coal Co. Can't Escape Black Lung Benefits To Ex-Miner
• Chicago EMT Says He Was Punished For Talking In FAA Probe
• Split 5th Circ. Won't Stay Block Of Fed. Worker Vax Mandate
• Starbucks Dodges Ex-Barista's Gender Affirmation Bias Suit
• 9th Circ. Says Wrong Standard Used In PPG Retaliation Case
• 9th Circ. Clears Credit Co. For FCRA Breach On Tricky Issue
• Congressmen Urge High Court To Allow Reservist's Bias Suit
• Bitcoin Co. Says Ex-Exec Tried To Poach El Salvador As Client
• Pot Co. Green Thumb Hit With Racial Discrimination Suit
• Athletes Say NCAA, Schools Violated Their Employee Rights
• ESG Risk Mitigation And Compliance Boosts Company Value
• American Airlines Not Paying Workers For Training, Suit Says
• Reinhart Adds Veteran Benefits Atty In Milwaukee
• BigLaw Must Nix All-Or-Nothing Work Model To Retain Talent
• New FCA Stats Fuel Debate Over Health Enforcement Fixation
• Union Unfamiliarity Could Affect Biden Construction Mandate
• Amazon Says COVID Screening Pay Suit Needs To Get In Line
• 5 AGs Say Federal Contractor Wages Increase Is Illegal
• Whistleblower Attys Launch Firm For SEC, CFTC, IRS Tipsters
• DOJ Wants To Build On DaVita Win In No-Poach Cases
• Amazon Settles NJ Job Applicant's Marijuana Screening Suit
• Southwest Pilots Union Urges Boeing Max Wage Suit Revival
• Ga. Judge Finds Ex-Delta Worker Lied, Sends Suit Flying
• Biz's Delay Sinks Bid To Force Arbitration In Firing Suit
• Worker Says Farm Address Not Vital In Misclassification Suit
• Unions, Feds Back Rail Worker In Supreme Court Injury Suit
• Biden's Supreme Court Nominee Should Have 5 Key Qualities
• NY Giants To Mediate Suit Alleging GC Made 'Strangle' Threat
• San Diego State Gives Less Aid To Female Athletes, Suit Says
• Welding Co. Wants To Trim Workers' Wrongful-Firing Claim
• Fla. Atty Hits Firm With Military, COVID Bias Suit
• Baker Donelson Taps New Leader In Tallahassee Office
• Calif. Lawmakers OK More Paid COVID Leave For Workers
• Amazon Escapes COVID-19 Race Discrimination Suit, For Now
• Service Members Defend Challenge To Vax Approval, Mandate
• Generics Co. Accuses Ex-Exec Of Swiping Trade Secrets
• NJ, Chief Justice Aim To Sink Ex-Judge's Back Pay Suit
• NY Deli Owner Accused Of Sexual Harassment In Wage Suit
• 6th Circuit Tosses White Ex-Auto Worker's Bias Claims
• Shell Subsidiary Can't Get Quick Win Over Oil Platform Fall
• Stockholders Seek Del. Summary Ruling On Musk Pay Award
• Hytera Charged With Stealing Motorola's Radio Trade Secrets
• Texas Justices Briefed In $31.6M Trucking Crash Appeal
• Airline Group, San Francisco Spar Over Health Care Ordinance
• Lessons For Trucking Cos. From Colo. Crash Controversy
• Atty Appeals Firing By Public Defender's Office At 11th Circuit
• Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2022 Editorial Boards
• MLB Can't 'Revisit' Cert. With Wage Trial Looming, Judge Says
• Prep For Possibility Of Virtual I-9 Exams Post-Pandemic
• McDonald's Says COBRA Notices Were Clear, Complete
• Burlington Coat Factory Owes OT, Assistant Manager Says
• Boston Teachers Sue Over Denied Remote Work In Pandemic
• Ga. Judicial Watchdog Urges Denial Of Judge's DQ Ask
• Employment Authority: COVID Screening Pay & NFL Bias Suit
• Ill. High Court BIPA Ruling: Next, How Big Can Damages Get?
• Ex-DOL Officials Urge 3rd Circ. To Side With Meatpackers
• Perdue's $1.8M Deal To End Worker Break Claims Nears OK
• Philadelphia Must Face Auditor's FMLA Retaliation Suit
• 3rd Circ. To Weigh Whether NCAA Athletes Are Employees
• House Dem Probes Rutgers, Stanford On Coach Pay
• 2 Recent Decisions Highlight Ambiguity As FCA Defense
• Biden Mandates Labor Deals For Federal Construction
• 3rd Circ. Preview: Malpractice, ERISA Fuel February
• Litigation-Ready Caveats For Stock And Asset Purchase Deals
• Lawmakers Question Independence Of Wilkinson's NFL Probe
• Opportunity Zone Inquiry Puts Spotlight On Jobs, Community
• Ex-Farah & Farah Atty Charged With $300K COVID Loan Fraud
• Ropes & Gray Snags Kirkland Employment Team Leader
• California Moves COVID Paid Leave Bill Forward
• New Docs Warrant Arbitration In Oil Rig Accident, Court Told
• Ill. Jury Sides With Volvo In Anti-Military Bias Suit
• 7th Circ. Scolds VA For 'Runaround' In Worker Malpractice Suit
• Royal Caribbean Worker's Injury Suit Moved To State Court
• House Oversight Leaders Urge NFL Release Wash. Report
• Chewy Says Exec Stole Trade Secrets Before Move To Rival
• Ill. Panel Axes Firm's Fight Over Buying Ex-Partners' Interest
• Feds Say Verizon Worker Put Boats, Steak On Corporate Card
• What's Next After The Bombshell NFL Race Bias Suit
• Hospital Shooting Suit Not Blocked By NY Workers Comp Law
• FordHarrison Adds Senior Airline Exec To Fla. Office
• Emory Says Ex-Law Student's Sex Bias Claims Time-Barred
• Musk Challenged On Atty Privilege Claims In Tesla Pay Suit
• Uber Escapes Wrongful Death Suit Over Murdered Driver
• Key Trade Secret Developments Of 2021: Part 2
• HRC Leader Fired Amid Cuomo Scandal Sues For Racial Bias
• Ex-Novartis Exec Didn't Back Retaliation Suit, NJ Court Told
• Ill. Justices Say Workers' Comp Law Doesn't Bar BIPA Claims
• Hawaiian Airlines Workers Can't Block Vaccine Mandate
• Aerojet Rocketdyne Gets Claims Trimmed In FCA Suit
• Gymnastics Camp Denies Liability In Sex Assault Case
• Union Says Spirits Distributor Must Arbitrate Drug Test Firing
• Mask Mandate's End May Leave Court With Nothing To Cover
• Ex-MedMen CFO Slams Pot Co.'s Bid To Recoup Legal Costs
• DC Circ. Skeptical Of Cops Union's Fight Over Discipline Law
• How To Navigate Equity Rollovers In A Tight M&A Market
• Insurance Giant Settles Non-Compete Case With Ga. Ex-Exec
• Taco Bell Beats ERISA Suit Alleging Worker Misclassification
• 11th Circ. Wipes $40M Restitution In Ga. Atty's Fraud Case
• 'Embarrassed' Ga. Judge Suspended For Shoving Defendant
• Biden Nominates Michigan District Judge To 6th Circ.
• Texas Panel Wary Of Defamation Label In Staffing Co.'s Suit
• The Flaws In The Traditional Approach To Hiring A Law Firm
• Aviation Ready To Rise In 2022, But Expect Some Turbulence
• Volvo Fired Army Vet Over Frequent Military Leave, Jury Hears
• 'Women On Boards' Law Helps Calif. Taxpayers, Judge Told
• UPMC Says Hospital Does Not Owe More To Pension Fund
• Judge Botched Benefits Arbitration Case, Union Tells 1st Circ.
• Prof. Sues Univ. For Retaliation Over Views On NA Remains
• NYDIG Helps Cos. Offer Bitcoin As Part Of Paycheck
• Oil & Gas Workers Win Class Cert. In Commuter Wage Suit
• 8th Circ. Sides With Allied Unit On Worker Discrimination Suit
• Telemundo Hid Evidence In Sex Harassment Suit, Worker Says
• Texas Justices Seek To Determine Limits Of Whistleblower Act
• Montana Coal Mine Fined $1M For Safety, Dumping Violations
• Engineer Tells Justices Union Pacific Can't Slip Negligence
• Clark Hill Enters Phoenix By Combining With 18-Atty Firm
• Ex-Dolphins Coach Sues NFL, Alleging Systemic Race Bias
• Employment Atty Rejoins Ballard Spahr In NY And Philly
• Celebrity Chef Manager Agrees To Testify In Wage Theft Suit
• High Court Candidate Backs Unions In 1st DC Circ. Opinion