Employment Archive » April, 2022

Employment - April, 2022

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• High Court's Punt Leaves Rail Worker Injury Suits In A Jumble
• Employment Authority: Meet The Starbucks Union's Law Firms
• 3rd Circ. Preview: Law Firm DQ, Voter Rights Issues In May
• Atlanta Asks 11th Circ. To Uphold Win In Sex Harassment Suit
• Pharma Co. Sued For $12M For Underpaying Board Chair
• Teamsters Fund Refused Pension Cash Transfer, Bus Cos. Say
• 9th Circ. Says CBA Governs Police Officer's Union Exit
• EB-5 Visa Program In Limbo As Calif. Lawsuit Seeks Relief
• Feds Name Names In Case Against Ex-Motorola Engineers
• Insurer Seeks Win In Sewage Exposure Coverage Suit
• Associates, Look Beyond Money In Assessing Lateral Offers
• Prominent Aerojet Cybersecurity FCA Suit Ends In Settlement
• 7th Circ. Won't Revive Black Ex-Probation Officer's Bias Suit
• Ex-CBS Reporter Says She Should Not Have Been OT Exempt
• Unions, States Ask 10th Circ. To Back Contractor Wage Hike
• BYOD Policy Lessons From Pork Antitrust Litigation
• Air Force Officer Can Seek Class Status In Vax Mandate Suit
• United Urges Calif. Judge To Ground Pilot Pay Stub Suit
• 2nd Circ. Doubts Ex-Shkreli Atty Can Keep BigLaw Nest Egg
• Preventing Impermissible Client Solicitation After ABA Opinion
• USPS Accused Of Buying 'Gas-Guzzling' Mail Trucks
• Justices Punt On Union Pacific Engineer's Negligence Suit
• ESPN's Sage Steele Says Network Stifled Her Free Speech
• 1st Circ. OKs Hospital's Denial Of Vax Mandate Exemptions
• Chicago Pot Seller Hit With Sexual Harassment Suit
• BuzzFeed Sues To Force Employee Stock Disputes To Del.
• Trade Manager Fired For Take On Trump Tariffs, 7th Circ. Told
• Roche Freedman Attys Seek To Ax Former Partner's Claims
• Union Drops $1.3M Benefits Suit Against Concrete Co.
• Insurers, McD's Franchisees Settle BIPA Coverage Dispute
• Ga. Counties Ask 11th Circ. To Toss Ex-Judge's Sex Bias Suit
• Hospital Wants Pension Debt Dispute With Union Kept Alive
• Cos. In Port Areas Face Growing Longshore Act Claims Risk
• Lessons On Avoiding E-Discovery Violations And Sanctions
• ICE Contractor Reaches Deal To End 6-Year Meal Break Suit
• Orrin Hatch's IP Influence Goes Far Beyond Generic Drugs
• Union Can't Block Rail Co. From Using Biometric Time Clocks
• Balwani Jurors Can Hear If Investors Knew He Dated Holmes
• Justices' Jurisdiction Review Could Prove 'Seismic' To Cos.
• Week In Bankruptcy: InfoWars' Shaky Start, Releases Still Roil
• Wonder Bread Maker, Drivers Get OK For $23M Wage Deal
• 9th Circ. Affirms Walmart's Nix Of Model's Employment Suit
• Alcoa Fights Class Certification Bid In Retiree Benefits Suit
• Migrant Advocates Push For Cert. In Juvenile Work Permit Suit
• Calif. Fines Staffing Cos., Farm $3.8M For Virus Leave Silence
• Former VP Hits Insurance Co. With Age Discrimination Suit
• Ga. Judicial Investigator Urges Better Social Media Training
• Racism Rampant At Tesla Factory, Black Worker Says
• Takeaways On The New Antitrust Scrutiny In Health Care
• Hospital Beats Title VII Claim Over Gender-Affirming Care
• 11th Circ. Tosses Race And Sex Bias Case Against Ala. County
• Construction Co. Settles Raiding Claims With Former Director
• 4th Circ. Revives Sexual Harassment Suit Against Judiciary
• Collaborative Tech Will Dictate Future Law Firm Success
• Ex-LA Water Chief Gets 6-Year Sentence In Corruption Case
• 'Stubborn Fruit': Could Justices Finally Toss 'Lemon' Test?
• NJ High Court Finds Record Lacking Over City's Payroll Tax
• Rig Collapse Deal In Texas Suit Ends NY Indemnification Fight
• Feds Oppose Citibank VP's Bid For Whistleblower Award
• Fed. Judge Who Fired Unvaxxed Worker Cleared Of Bias Claim
• Ga. Firefighter Asks 11th Circ. To Revive Whistleblower Case
• DOT 'Odd' Rule On Truckers' Hours Puzzles DC Circ. Judges
• Brown University's Title IX Deal Won't Get High Court Review
• What Badgerow May Mean For High Court's Other Arb. Rulings
• Pool Toy Co. Settles Suit Over Stolen Trade Secrets
• Teamsters End Dispute Over Employer's Vaccine Requirement
• How To Effectively Prepare A Witness For Remote Testimony
• Forchelli Deegan Rehires Partner For Employment Practice
• Judge Calls Out Atty Gender Pay Gap In $760K Fee Award
• Justices Put School District On Defensive In Coach's Bias Suit
• Fired Red Sox Network Exec Defends Race Bias Claim
• Justices Will Hear Rail Worker's Pa. Jurisdiction Dispute
• Starbucks Illegally Burned Ariz. Union Organizers, NLRB Says
• NJ Can't Be Held Liable Yet Over Wages For Sandy Work
• Diamond Offshore Settles Rig Injury Suit After 2nd Trial
• Cannabis Bill Roundup: SC Lawmaker Pitches '420 Day'
• UnitedHealth Unit Says DOJ Losses Bolster Dismissal Bid
• Employment Authority: Office Party Case & Vegas Union Fight
• Up Next At High Court: Prayer And School, Asylum Policy
• Ex-Ermi Compliance Chief Loses Whistleblower Suit, For Now
• Officer Says Air Force Can't Stay Vaccine Mandate Suit
• Pinterest Investors Seek $5M In Fees For $50M Derivative Deal
• What Stood Out In Workers' Comp Arguments At High Court
• Quicken Axed Banker Over Discrimination Reports, Suit Says
• Texas Justices Overturn $6.4M 'Whisper Campaign' Verdict
• Windy City Shuffle: Crowell & Moring, Benesch, Ballard Spahr
• 3rd Circ. Rejects ADP's Bid To Block Exec's Move To Rival
• Ogletree Deakins Hires Back Ford Harrison Atty In SF
• As Cyber Risks Surge, Remember Attorneys' Ethical Duties
• 'Our Heads Were Spinning': Trial Atty Explains Rare Strategy
• Judge Unseals Ruling Barring DOD Discharges For HIV Status
• IP Forecast: 6th Circ. To Eye Seed Biz's $7M Trade Secret Win
• Ill. Justices OK $1M Negligent Training Award In Crash Suit
• 9th Circ. Punts 'Take Home' COVID-19 Case To Calif. Justices
• DOJ Antitrust Head: No 'Chickenshit Club' Despite Losses
• ​​​​​​​Chinese Bank Can't Nix $1.5M Harassment Deal, NY Court Told
• American Airlines Says Union's CBA Spat Must Be Arbitrated
• Pa. Cannabis Patient Says Senior Home Illegally Withdrew Job
• Little League Baseball Wants Out Of Texas Sex Assault Suit
• NYC Businessman Gets Over 4 Years For COVID Loan Fraud
• Key Employee-Retention Strategies To Practice In M&A Deals
• Labor Expert Can Testify In Picket Line Wage Suit, Judge Says
• Atlanta 'Housewives' Star Slaps NBC With Race Bias Suit
• Allied Universal Hit With FLSA Suit Over Kronos Hack
• Rule 702 Proposal Would Bring Clarity To Expert Admissibility
• Rethinking E-Discovery Readiness Amid Rise Of Collab Tools
• Ex-Trump Aide Omarosa Wins $1.3M Fees In NDA Arbitration
• Court Rejects DOL's 'Ambushlike' Sanctions Bid In Wage Fight
• DOL Urges 10th Circ. Not To Block Contractor Wage Hike Rule
• Apple Atty Says She Was Reprimanded After Reporting Abuse
• 'Rust' Producers Fined For Safety 'Indifference' In Shooting
• NYC Workers Hit City With Vax Requirement Suit
• NJ Bartender's 'Vulgar' Behavior Sinks Bias Claims
• Ex-XFL Commissioner Asks Court To Block Pay Clawback Try
• 3 Jurisdictional Questions After High Court Arbitration Ruling
• Texas Panel Won't Revive Defamation Suit Over Law Firm Ads
• Ga. Justices OK Reprimand For Atty Who Mishandled Cases
• Rutgers Hit With Whistleblower Suit Over COVID Concerns
• Modular Construction On The Rise Amid Labor, Cost Concerns
• Embracing ESG: Uber Counsel Talks Safety Standards
• Prospectively Appointing Jackson To High Court Is Unlawful
• Activision Blizzard Beats Investor Suit Over Probe, For Now
• Soccer Promoter Wins Extension Of Noncompete Ruling
• Janitorial Co. Pans NLRB's Injunction Bid In Contract Dispute
• DOL Floats Revisions To Farmworkers' Unemployment Regs
• UPS Settles Bias Claims Against Fla. Immigrant Worker
• Cresco Labs Subsidiary Hit With Wrongful Termination Suit
• Mastercard Staff Could See Pay Swings Based On ESG Goals
• JPMorgan Must Answer Adviser's 'Troubling' Retaliation Claim
• Black Diamond Nixed Job Offer Over Past Addiction, Suit Says
• Kroger Unit Escapes Worker's Suit Over Elevator Injury
• Armstrong Teasdale Adds 4 Attys In Denver, St. Louis
• Chicago Workers Say City Can't Ax Wellness Program Fight
• NFL Concussion Firm Asks Judge Not To Block Its Fees
• Ga. Atty Who Blamed Depression For Lies Gets Disbarred
• Ex-Promo Products Worker Seeks Cert. In COVID Layoffs Row
• Bankruptcy Rulings Highlight Split On Excusable Neglect
• Social Workers Not A Class In OT Suit, Contractor Says
• Panera Franchisee, Worker To Go To Trial Over Arbitration Ask
• Pa. Waste Co. Can't Avoid Fees Owed to Obermayer Rebmann
• Reed Smith Drafted To Defend Wash. Commanders At FTC
• 9th Circ. Finds Web Scraping Likely Not Covered By CFAA
• Manatt Adds Back Lewis Brisbois Atty In San Francisco
• High Court Won't Hear Burned Sailor's Arbitration Suit
• Ex-Manager Sues Coca-Cola Over Race Bias Claims
• Justice Kagan Floats Rare Solution To Nuclear Worker Dispute
• Home Depot ERISA Class Members Seek Judge's Recusal
• NJ AG Ducks Defense Of Ex-County Prosecutor In Suits
• Post-Arb. Claims May Face Challenges After High Court Ruling
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• $503K Deal Ends Chicago Holiday Inn Workers' BIPA Suit
• CBS Inks $14.7M Deal To End Investors' #MeToo Class Action
• Employment Authority: Ex-Biden W&H Pick On Senate 'Shock'
• Workers Want Redo In 2nd Circ. Pension Fund ERISA Case
• Air Force Seeks To Halt Officer's Vax Mandate Suit
• NJ Law Firm Accused Of Dropping Ball On Wawa Injury Claim
• Chicago Education Board To Pay $9.2M In Race Bias Suits
• Model Agency Says Wage Claims Belong In Bankruptcy Court
• DaVita, Ex-CEO Acquitted In Antitrust No-Poach Trial
• 3 Ga. Bills That Died In The Latest Legislative Session
• Aerospace Co. Wants Wage Suit Sent Back To Federal Court
• Pa. Caregiver Agency Hit With Overtime Class Action
• 3rd Circ. Backs Benihana's Win In Chef's Wrongful Firing Suit
• Ocean Shipping Policy Developments To Watch
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revisit Ex-Disney Worker's Severance Suit
• Firm Wants Ex-Employee Sanctioned In Discrimination Suit
• Ill. Appellate Panel Revives Worker's Asbestos Suit
• Time To Fix Legal Industry's Environmental Pro Bono Problem
• Ga. Atty Pushes To Preserve Fraud Claim In Partnership Fight
• Deal Hits Snag In Fired GC's Suit Against NJ Casino
• Up Next At High Court: Miranda Warnings, Invalidated Rules
• AlixPartners' Ex-Italian Manager Owes $7 Over Breach
• DOJ Antitrust Trial Setbacks Could Prompt Soul-Searching
• US Trustee Balks At Buyk's Ch. 11 Employee Bonus Plans
• 3rd Circ. Panel Will Rehear Nursing Homes' Union RICO Suit
• Calif. Justices Won't Take On 'Take Home' COVID Case
• NFL Concussion Firm Hit With TRO Bid Over Fees
• FCC's Rosenworcel Wants 911 Dispatchers' Work Reclassified
• Texas Jury Awards Antero $11.8M In Kickback Scheme Trial
• 'Take Home' COVID And Emerging Liability Insurance Issues
• SG Must Take A Stand On Medical Cannabis Reimbursement
• Remembering An Underappreciated Legal Skill — Listening
• Mass. Justices Nix State Wage Damages For Federal Claims
• Tesla Race Bias Verdict Slashed From $137M To $15M
• DOJ's 1st Wage-Fixing Suit Ends With Not Guilty Verdicts
• Ex-DaVita CEO's 'Feelings' Drove No-Poach Crimes, DOJ Says
• Frontier Inks Deal With Flight Attendants In Pregnancy Dispute
• DOJ Coached Key Witness In Wage-Fixing Case, Jury Told
• SEC's Interpretation Of Tipster Protection Rule Stirs Debate
• Hall & Lampros Nabs 'Mastermind' Of High Court LGBTQ Case
• Nursing Home Workers' Insurance Scam Claims Survive
• DOJ Urges 8th Circ. To Advance Fed. Contractor Vax Mandate
• Pittsburgh Starbucks The First Pa. Shop To Vote For Union
• Las Vegas Casino Must Bargain With Union, NLRB Judge Says
• Ex-Staffer Sues Over Pond Lehocky Firing
• Kaufman Dolowich Grows To Dallas, New Orleans Via Merger
• M&A Takeaways From ABA Antitrust Meeting
• Attorneys Can Promote Trade, Security Amid Global Conflict
• Georgia City Must Face Ex-Fire Chief's Whistleblower Claims
• Designer Wants Copyright Claims Against CBD Co. Revived
• NLRB Judge Says Exxon Illegally Enforced Rule, Fired Worker
• Ex-Securitas Guard Must Arbitrate Pregnancy Bias Suit
• Pa. Pepsi Workers Sue Over Lost Wages After Kronos Hack
• Boston Man Gets 3 Years For COVID-19 Unemployment Fraud
• Ex-DaVita CEO Denies Anti-Poach 'Intent' As Feds Rest
• Fresenius GC Says He Was Canned For Flagging Misconduct
• Temple University Must Face Ex-Worker's Age Bias Suit
• Labor Notches Win In NJ's Incoming Adult-Use Pot Market
• Toppled Amazon Facility Wasn't Up To Code, Attorneys Say
• Congress Suspects Wash. Commanders Bilked Fans And NFL
• 11th Circ. Affirms Ex-Doctor's Sentence In $6M Ga. Fraud Case
• ​​​​​​​Wash. Has New Logic To End High Court Workers' Comp. Case
• Calif. Appeals Court Says Uber Can't Arbitrate PAGA Claims
• Prison Unions Lose Challenge To Vaccine Mandate
• Gay Couple Files EEOC Charge Against NYC Over IVF Benefits
• MLB Wants Minor League Living Conditions Out Of Wage Trial
• Amazon Snuffs Warehouse Workers' Drug-Test Challenge
• Gordon & Rees Adds Tyson & Mendes Litigator In San Diego
• Uber, Postmates Ask 9th Circ. To Stop Calif. Contractor Law
• Remote Employees With 2 Jobs Pose New Risks To Cos.
• Akerman Adds Employment Partner From Jackson Lewis
• Swiss Re Wins Exclusion Of Letter In Discrimination Claim
• Feds Call Workers' Comp Law Discriminatory At High Court
• Maryland Enacts Paid Leave Over Republican Governor's Veto
• Ex-Ute Tribe Worker Wants Justices To Nix 10th Circ. Rulings
• Insurers Want Out Of $16M Medical Device Co. Deal With DOJ
• Pa. Trucking Co. Can't Undo Cert. Or Duck Damages In OT Suit
• Ga. DA's Office Wants Ex-Aide's Pregnancy Bias Suit Tossed
• Cambodian Woman Gets $1.78M Verdict In Forced Labor Suit
• Texas Jury Awards $15.6M In Flag Pole Electrocution Case
• Calif. Ruling Guides On Liability For Telework Injury Claims
• DOJ Attys Escape Subpoena To Testify In Wage-Fixing Trial
• Walmart Says It Made No Promise To Pay Drivers During Meals
• UBS Freed From Ex-Exec's NJ Whistleblower Suit
• The Future Of Legal Ops: Reining In Outside Counsel Costs
• Ga. Judge's Ethics Charges Settled Over Spa Shootings Post
• Longtime Georgia Judge Resigns Amid Ethics Investigation
• Miami Employment Attorney Begins 4th Stint At Morgan Lewis
• Exec Admits DaVita No-Poach Deal In 'Painful' Testimony
• CRST Drivers Lose Bid To Certify Narrower Antitrust Class
• Employment Authority: EEOC Chair Reflects On Past Year
• Texas Atty Who Misread Order Chided By 5th Circ.
• Delaware Won't Take Illinois Suit Delayed By 'Gamesmanship'
• Chicago Office Co. Can't Get Class Status In Union Work Fight
• When Congress Seeks Cos.' Nonpublic Info From Regulators
• 11th Circ. Judges Unsure About Fed Contractor Vax Mandate
• NJ Eatery Co. Wins Bid To Arbitrate Whistleblower Claims
• Health Care Is In DOJ's Criminal Antitrust Crosshairs
• Ex-Yankee Stadium Worker Sues Over NYC Vax Rule Carveout
• Syracuse's Former City Counsel Returns To Bond Schoeneck
• Soccer Promoter Says Co-Founder Flouted Noncompete
• Enforcement Takeaways From ABA Antitrust Meeting
• Amazon Union Attorney Talks Staten Island Labor Win
• Workers Seek Sanctions On Turf Farm For Misleading Opt-Ins
• Pa. Meat Processor Settles Suit Over Denied Child Care Leave
• Split 5th Circ. Revives Biden's Federal Worker Vax Mandate
• Ex-Monsanto Scientist Gets 2 Years For Economic Espionage
• Charming Charlie Settles WARN Suit
• 9th Circ. Revives Attorney's ADA Suit Against Law Firm
• 7th Circ. Questions Reviving Ex-GC's Employment Dispute
• IT Co. Says $70M Race Bias Verdict At Odds With Evidence
• Nurses Nab Final Blessing On $3.2M Deal In Trafficking Suit
• NFL Race Discrimination Case Adds 2 Black Coaches
• In Early Mediation, Negotiate With Empathy, Not Threats
• Lockheed Martin Firefighters Sue For OT Wages
• Justices Push States Into Heart Of Arbitration Award Fights
• Ironworker Gets $6.3M From Fiat Chrysler In Fall Suit
• American Airlines Military Leave Class Redefined For Retirees
• EEOC Says Texas Not Hurt By Gender Identity Guidance
• DOD Can't Discharge Troops Under 'Irrational' HIV Policy
• DaVita Rival Felt Threatened Around Poaching, Jury Hears
• Collabera Drops Noncompete Case Against Rival Staffing Co.
• NBA Players Union Taps New GC As Bargaining Looms
• Addressing Problematic Drinking In The Legal Profession
• Penske Can't Stop Pension Plan's Expulsion Of Dallas Unit
• Indiana Not Liable For AG's Misconduct, 7th Circ. Rules
• Feds Recover $112K In Unpaid Overtime From Detroit Firm
• Cleanup Co. Pays $1.4M To End Wages Claim With NY DOL
• A Workers' Comp. Defense Refresher For Georgia Employers
• SEIU, Benefits Fund Say Hospital Trying To Skirt Pension Debt
• NY AG Warns NFL Of Workplace Harassment Crackdown
• SEIU Launches FTC Suit Over NJ Co.'s 'No Hire' Rule
• NY Court System Fires 103 Unvaccinated Workers
• Mount Sinai Settles Nurse's Migraine Bias Suit
• SF Scores Win In Airport Health Ordinance Preemption Row
• Calif. High Court Mulls Wage Suit Against Temp Agency Client
• Ex-Ga. Insurance Chief Tells 11th Circ. To Toss Conviction
• Prison Union Fights Dismissal Bid In Vaccine Mandate Case
• HP Must Face Ill. Subway Employee's Claims Of BIPA Violation
• Ex-DOD Cybersecurity Official Sues For Docs On Suspension
• Texas Immigration Aid Group Faces Staff Revolt Over CEO
• 7th Circ. Won't Revive False Claims Act Suit Against Safeway
• Transforming Law Firms' Diversity Intent Into Real Progress
• Hotel Says NLRB Suit Over Union Worker Firings Is Baseless
• Pittsburgh Commission, Post-Gazette Drop Racial Bias Case
• Puerto Rican Jockeys Defeat Labor Antitrust Suit In 1st Circ.
• DOJ Tells Texas Jury Staffing Firm's Wage Fixing Was A Crime
• Amazon Wins Bid To Arbitrate Delivery Driver's NJ Wage Suit
• Ex-Zuora Exec Sues For Legal Fees After Company Sues Him
• 'Outraged' DaVita CEO Plotted To Keep Employees, Court Told
• Trade Secret Thief Pledged 'Clean' IP, Chipmaker Says At Trial
• Calif. Board Diversity Law Was Axed, But Momentum Persists
• FTC, DOJ Signal 'Turning Point' On Mergers, Enforcement
• M&T Bank Is Accused Of Plot To Oust Older Workers
• Lyft Driver Sues Over App's Safety Rules Following Shooting
• DC Circ. Questions Jurisdiction Over OSHA Health Care Rule
• Southwest Beats Military Pilot's COVID-19 Leave Suit, For Now
• Gunderson Dettmer Adds Boston Atty As Employment Partner
• Ex-PNC Financial Advisers Can't Revive Age Bias Suit
• Immigration Judges' Free Speech Claims Booted By 4th Circ.
• UPitt Doc Can Sue Bosses For Removal Over Diversity Article
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• DOL Says Plane Repair Workers Owed $538K In Unpaid OT
• Justices Must Apply Law Evenly In Shadow Docket Rulings
• 'Walking Dead' Producers' Fair Dealing Claim On Life Support
• Goldman Asks Court To Rethink Certifying Gender Bias Class
• Employment Authority: Acting Wage Chief Recaps Year One
• One By One, States Are Banning NDAs To Protect Workers
• Union, Paving Co. Beat Suit Over Firing For Alleged CBD Use
• Ill. Panel Backs Attys' Win In Dermatologist's Malpractice Suit
• Tips For Negotiating Litigation Funding Agreements
• University Whistleblower Filed Claims Too Late, Panel Says
• Seyfarth Adds 2 Partners In New York, Another In DC
• 2nd Circ. Wary Of Tossing UBS Whistleblower's $1M Trial Win
• Staten Island Amazon Workers Back Union In Landmark Vote