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Employment - July, 2022

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• The 2022 Regional Powerhouses
• Trulieve Job Applicant Class Seeks Final OK Of Settlement
• Amazon Didn't Accommodate Breast Pumping, Worker Says
• Employment Authority: NFL Case Will Test New CBA
• CBS, Local Station Gets Early Win In Reporter's Ageism Suit
• Bureau Of Labor Statistics Reports Slowed Wage Growth
• Ex-McDonald's Workers Appeal No-Poach Loss To 7th Circ.
• Worker Fights AutoZone's Bid To DQ Atty In Bias Suit
• Finance Co. Urges Court To Greenlight Defamation Claim
• Software Biz Ex-Worker Barred From Using Trade Secrets
• 1st Circ. Revives Seaman's Suit For Medical Bills
• ADP Asks Court To Toss ERISA Class Action
• DC Circ. Knocks NLRB, Orders 3rd Crack At Browning-Ferris
• Insurers Must Provide Contraception, Biden Admin. Warns
• Calif. In Bad Faith In Tribal Gambling Deals, 9th Circ. Says
• FedEx Says Federal Law Preempts Drivers' Overtime Claims
• Labor Dept. Cuts Orchard Out Of H-2A For Worker Abuse
• Flooring Giant Says Fund's Securities Case Fatally Flawed
• 3M Earplug Suits Lead To Ch. 11, Talc Claims To Be Estimated
• Comcast Tells 3rd Circ. Technicians Must Arbitrate OT Claims
• Activision Judge Cites Higher State Standard To Trim Bias Suit
• 3rd Circ. Revives Nursing Homes' Claims Of Union Extortion
• Papa John's To Pay $5M To End No-Poach Class Action
• MLB Scout Fired Over Vax Rule Blames 'Absurd' COVID Fears
• Littler Mendelson Fights Polsinelli Bid To Crop IP Theft Suit
• Ex-JPMorgan Atty's Firing Maybe Was Retaliation, Rakoff Says
• Activision Fighting Uphill To Trim Agency's Sex Bias Suit
• Ex-Fox Rothschild Aide Can't Revive Claims In Assault Suit
• DOJ Says McDonald's No-Poach Win Inapplicable To DaVita
• Telecom Overtime Suit Moves Forward After 11th Circ. Ruling
• Insurer Says Ga. Law Doesn't Apply In Employee Theft Suit
• SAS Settles Pilot Strike, Moves Toward Ch. 11 Financing
• Walmart Inks $5.9M Deal Ending PAGA Cashier Seating Claims
• Southwest Airlines Pushed FAA To Close Pilot Error Inquiries
• Fired Black Server Hits Ga. IHOP With Race Bias Suit
• NYC Sanitation Accused Of Bias, Unfair Pay In Class Suit
• Ohio Judge Blocks Air Force Vax Requirement Nationwide
• How Lawyers Can Set Ethical Boundaries Post-Pandemic
• Texas Panel Upholds School District's Vax Mandate
• Chicago Settles Ex-Firefighter's Harassment Claim Before Trial
• Coke Distributor Must Face Bottler's Case Without Insurer
• Biden Puts Forward New Wage Chief Nominee
• 2nd Circ. Arbitration Ruling Guides On Electronic Signatures
• Mass. High Court Steers Grubhub Drivers To Arbitration
• ICE Facility Nurses Get Collective Cert. In OT Fight
• Consultant Fights Hemp Co.'s Bid To Duck Nonpayment Suit
• Fla. Pot Co. Accused Of Firing Injured Worker
• Home Depot Wage Class Action Trimmed, Needs New Lead
• DC Circ. Affirms 'Odd' DOT Rule On Truckers' Hours
• Inspector Says Fla. City Fired Her For Flagging Water Issues
• UAW Treasurer Gets 57 Months For Stealing $2.1M From Union
• Trade Secrets Fight Belongs In Tribal Court, Judge Rules
• Equinox Says Exposing Pay Strategy Would Aid Competitors
• BuzzFeed Says Employee Stock Claims Belong In Del. Court
• Ga. Judge Won't Recast FordHarrison Blame In Walmart Case
• A Lawyer's Guide To Collecting Fees From Nonpaying Clients
• Spectrum Owes $7B In Stabbing Case, Jury Says
• 9th Circ. Says Rail Workers Exempt From Calif. Leave Law
• Sikhs Say Congress Wouldn't Support Marines' Beard Ban
• 11th Circ. Again Rejects Joint Employer Argument
• Ex-Partner Says Redgrave Arbitration Claims Based On 'Fraud'
• NCAA Asks 3rd Circ. To Cut Athlete Labor Prof's Amicus Brief
• Female Atty Sues Former Firm For Sexual Discrimination
• EEOC Charge Isn't A 'Claim,' KFC Operator Tells 11th Circ.
• NFL's Arbitration Fumbles Provide Lessons On Drafting Pacts
• Migrant Workers Allege Hemp Farm Stole Wages
• Honda Stiffed Workers On Pay After Kronos Hack, Suit Says
• 3rd Circ. Says FedEx OT Suit Is Only For Pa. Workers
• Aramark Sports Gets Partial Win In Cart Injury Suit
• These Law Firms Have The Most Diverse Equity Partnerships
• Calif. Trucker's Unfair Competition Claim Avoids Dismissal
• Jiffy Lube To Pay $2M To End Workers' No-Poach Policy Suit
• Ex-NBA Player Slams Feds' Theory In Health Plan Fraud Case
• How Lawyers Can Benefit From TikTok Without Being 'Cringe'
• Chicago Must Face Genetic Bias Claims Over Health Program
• Engineer Says Race Factored Into COVID Remote Work Policy
• Littler Adds Shareholder William Anthony From Blank Rome
• Novartis Can't Shake Former Exec's Whistleblower Award
• Perdue Farms Accused Of Misclassifying Chicken Farmers
• EEOC Probing Tesla Over Civil Rights Complaints
• NJ Fired Rent Assistance Program Whistleblower, Suit Says
• BNSF Worker's $4.4M Injury Verdict Won't Be Undone
• End Fired Lineman's Bias Case, Georgia Power Tells 11th Circ.
• Law360's Diversity Snapshot: What You Need To Know
• Cargill, Others To Pay $85M Over DOJ Wage-Fixing Claims
• Calif. Justices Urged To Find 'Take-Home' COVID Liability
• Eli Lilly Pocketed $60M Meant For Medicaid, Ill. Jury Hears
• Calif. Justices To Review Uber PAGA Fight After Viking River
• After Dobbs: Abortion Battles Hit The Courts, Soon The Polls
• Employment Authority: A Look At EEOC's Testing Guidance
• Inside A BigLaw-Boutique Alliance Tackling A Post-Roe World
• 11th Circ. Probes Wrigley Factory Worker's Bias Claim
• Riot Games Workers' $100M Gender Bias Deal OK'd
• DC Circ. Says Agencies Must Allow Comments Before Rule Ax
• Feds Want Role In 4th Circ. Rehearing Of Allergan FCA Case
• $8.5M In Attorney Fees Sought In 2015 OPM Hack Suit
• Revlon's $15M Ch. 11 Retention Bonus Plan Approved In NY
• HSA Claims Survive Big Cuts To Worker's Suit
• Ga.'s Judicial Watchdog Makes Second Bid To Suspend Judge
• Newseum Operator, Ex-Worker Agree To End Sex Bias Suit
• Construction Staffing Co. Pays $230K Over Data Breach
• 10th Circ. Affirms $1M Award For Raytheon Whistleblower
• Uber's $8.4M Driver Misclassification Deal Nears Final OK
• Immigration Judges Continue Push For Union Recognition
• US Launches New Labor Rights Challenge At Mexican Factory
• Ex-RBS Unit Worker Loses SEC Whistleblower Bid At 2nd Circ.
• Fired Ryder Worker Sues Over Disability Bias
• Crypto Dominos Keep Falling, J&J Wants Talc Injunction
• Must Your Client Pay An Opponent's Expert For Prep Time?
• NJ County Beats Late Claims Over COVID-19 Exposure At Jail
• Mass. Med Co. Claims 'Disloyal Insiders' Stole Trade Secrets
• White & Case Accuses Ex-Legal Assistant Of Faking Expenses
• Settlement Bars Lightning-Struck Worker's Suit, 9th Circ. Says
• Trump Lawyer Accused Of Race Bias By Black Ex-Assistant
• UAW Subverted Ethics Review After Feds' Probe, Monitor Says
• Calif. Panel Says Doubts Remain If Store 'Provided' Seats
• Port Authority Head's Sister Sues After Losing Top Cop Job
• Subminimum Pay Being Phased Out For Federal Contractors
• Ga. Farm Biz Says Labor Depts. Wrongly Cut Labor Services
• Ex-Clinic COO's FCA Suit Trimmed, But Heads For Trial
• Fla. Judge Tosses Ex-Centurum Exec's FCA Lawsuit
• 3rd Circ. Says AFSCME Need Not Repay Pre-Janus Dues
• Suit Says Walmart Hours Violate Philly's Fair Workweek Law
• Tesla Says Laid-Off Workers Can't Stop Severance Notices
• Ill. Judge OKs Gift Retailer's $4.5M Deal In Biometrics Suit
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Revive L3Harris Contract Billing Suit
• Ex-Cognizant Execs Can't Ditch NJ Trade Secrets Suit
• Biogen To Pay $900M To Settle Kickback Claims On Trial's Eve
• What Ohio's New Firearm Law Means For Employers
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Trade Secrets Pro To Boston Office
• Pa. Justices Reverse Course On Atty Fee Deadline Appeal
• Ex-JPMorgan Atty's Retaliation Suit Headed To A Fall Trial
• Buchalter Products Liability Chair Sued For Sex Harassment
• FTC, Labor Board Team Up On Gig Economy, Noncompetes
• House Passes Marriage Equality Bill In Post-Dobbs Push
• Zurich Says Chicago Hotel Is On Its Own In BIPA Suit
• Investigators Probe Amazon Warehouses For Safety Hazards
• Carnival Hit With $10.2M Verdict Over Employee Sex Assault
• Bar Exam Policies On Menstruation Still Fall Short
• Spencer Fane Continues Houston Growth With 6 New Attys
• Paul Weiss Starts Civil Rights And Racial Equity Audit Practice
• Meet The Fox Rothschild Atty Tapped For Pa. Federal Bench
• $130K Deal To Close Payment Co. OT Suit Gets Green Light
• Littler Adds Employment Shareholder In DC
• No-Hire Deals Always Illegal, DOJ Tells Judge In Trucker Row
• Targa Asks 5th Circ. To Upend Whistleblower Ruling
• Southwest Worker Wants Wage Claims Tolled During Arb. Spat
• Insurer Can Sue Ex-Worker It Says Inflated Sales
• FedEx Workers Ask 1st Circ. To Revive Wage Theft Suit
• Cloud Tech Co. Beats $450M IP Trial Over Drug Test Software
• Airport Food Co. Can't Force Arbitration Yet In Firing Suit
• US Trustee Says Too Little Info On $16M Revlon Bonuses
• Ga. Judge Can't DQ Judicial Watchdog In Ethics Case
• Keys To Crafting Hybrid Work Policies At Law Firms
• Berg & Androphy, Former Paralegal End Racial Bias Suit
• AIG Wants Early Win In Ex-Company Atty's Retaliation Suit
• MLB, Minor Leaguers Ink $185M 'Starvation' Wage Deal
• After Dobbs: The Latest Legal Battle Lines Over Abortion Care
• Transportation Cases To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2022
• Judge Won't Revive $75M Verdict For Ousted Marine Co. CEO
• Nonwhite Mass. Firefighters Lose Cert. Bid In Bias Suit
• Calif., NY Employment Legislation To Watch In 2nd Half Of '22
• Judge Rules For Fla. Hotel In Spat With Ex-Director
• Ex-NJ Public Defender Wins Second Chance At Age Bias Case
• Part Of Ex-Berklee Music Prof's Sex Bias Suit Moves To Trial
• Your AI Program Probably Isn't A Person In A Court Of Law
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Ax NCAA's Amateurism Defense In Pay Suit
• Iranian Ex-Professor Urges Judge To Keep Bias Suit Alive
• Constangy Brooks Labor Litigator Joins Fox Rothschild In SF
• Constangy Brooks Continues Garden State Growth
• Judge Beats Bias Suit By Worker Who Threatened Protesters
• AutoZone Claims Employee Attorney Violated Settlement
• Calif. Can't Enforce Board Diversity Law During Appeal
• 'Rust' Producers Beat Assault And Distress Claims, For Now
• Jan-Pro Says Recent 9th Circ. Ruling Cuts Against Wage Cert.
• $9M Aerojet FCA Settlement Could Embolden Whistleblowers
• Ex-Southwest Flight Attendant Wins $5M In Abortion Bias Suit
• Prof.: Univ. Retaliated For His Statement On Indigenous Land
• New US-Kenya Deal Aims To Bolster Digital Trade
• FTC Authority To Ban Noncompetes Shaky After EPA Ruling
• Ex-Novartis Sales Rep Claims Firing Was Retaliatory
• Airmen Get Class Cert. In Suit Challenging Air Force Vax Rule
• Tips For Handling Audio Data In E-Discovery Post-Pandemic
• Arb. Agreement Case Is A Warning On Employee Handbooks
• Questions To Consider In High Court FCA Dismissals Case
• Whistleblower Strikes At Mortgage Co.'s Defense In FCA Row
• Arbitrator Erred By Creating Quarantine Pay, Pa. County Says
• DOL Revives Nondisplacement Rule For Service Contractors
• Nonprofit Asks 5th Circ. To Flip Refugee Shelters' Pay Ruling
• Strike Shuts Down South African Tax Agency Offices
• Ex-Ga. Cop Gets Probation In Landmark Computer Fraud Case
• Illinois Cases To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2022
• Polsinelli Wants Parts Of Littler's Trade Secrets Suit Struck
• Diversity Quotas In $1.2T Infrastructure Act Illegal, Suit Says
• Ex-Southwest Flight Attendant Seeks $5M In Retaliation Suit
• 9th Circ. Open To Uber's Appeal Of Worker Classification Law
• 2nd Circ. Urged To Revive Waste Management Breach Suit
• Crypto Issues Grow, Mediation Over Abuse OK'd In Ch. 11
• Robbins, Kendall Want To Co-Lead Tesla Toxic Workplace Suit
• 9th Circ. Won't Revisit Tribe's Arbitration Row With Union
• Pot Patient Can't Bring NYC Bias Claim Over Job Rejection
• Hospital Defends Bid To Send Pension Claims To Arbitration
• Church Of Scientology Wants To Arbitrate Forced Work Claims
• 3rd Circ. OKs Bias Suit Deal Despite Confidentiality Breaches
• 3 State Bereavement Laws And How They Affect Employers
• McDonald's Cuts Deal To End Deficient COBRA Notice Claims
• Georgia Cases To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2022
• DC Circ. Says Resume Sank Soccer Coach's Job Bid, Not Bias
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Retaliation Suit Against Ex-Pa. AG Kane
• Ga. Judge Denies TRO In Stolen Data Case
• Fired White Dance Instructor's Suit Alleges Race Bias
• D-Backs' Affiliate Beats Ex-Clubhouse Manager's Bias Appeal
• Real Estate Rumors: Schaeffer, Chetrit, LRP Media
• Atty Fees For Ex-Cleveland MLB Worker Slashed To $82K
• Norfolk Southern Can't Evade Pa. Jurisdiction, Justices Told
• Strategies For Effectively Marketing Law Firm ESG Practices
• Construction Co. Says Ex-Regional Head Stole Trade Secrets
• Former Atty Gets Probation For Obstructing Labor Dept. Probe
• Boston Can't Escape Former Top Cop's Termination Suit
• Littler Adds 2 Employment Lawyers In Connecticut, California
• NJ Appeals Court Says Pact Allowed Profs' Reassignments
• Discrimination Suit Against Health Care Co. Tossed
• Ga. Judge Tosses Public Defender's Work Bias Suit
• Insurer Looks To Escape Coverage Of Grocer's BIPA Suit
• Johnny Depp Strikes Eve Of Trial Deal Over Film Set Assault
• DOJ Probing PGA Tour Over LIV Golf Rivalry
• 7th Circ. Revives Indiana Doc's Antitrust Claims Against Univ.
• ​​​​​​​'Yellowstone' Actress Charged With Disability Benefits Fraud
• Dentons Cites Recent High Court Ruling In Ex-Partner Dispute
• Carnival Corp. Failed In Post-Rape Procedures, Jury Is Told
• Personal Injury, Med Mal Cases To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2022
• Pensioner's Widow Not Owed Death Benefit, NC Panel Told
• Gov't Tells 10th Circ. EPA Ruling Shouldn't Halt Wage Hike
• Texas Presses Court To Nix Federal Gender Identity Guidance
• How Multistate Employers Can Tackle Paid Leave Compliance
• Workers Can't Keep IDs Masked In Vaccine Suit, 1st Circ. Says
• Security Contractors Can't Ditch FCA Suit In Ga.
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Injury Claims Trimmed From Delta Workers' Uniforms Suit
• Agreement Among Litigants Key To Using E-Discovery Tech
• Raytheon Seeks Escape From Engineers' No-Poaching Suit
• Panel Finds No Judicial Bias In NJ Cop's Whistleblower Suit
• Hospital Agrees To $5.7M Deal In Retiree Health Benefits Suit
• 9th Circ. Wants Calif. High Court To Weigh In On Wage Fight
• Security Guards Union Loses COVID Protocol Suit For Good
• Judge Pares Challenge To Fla. Classroom, Work Training Law
• Pa. Midyear Report: Pay, Carbon, Venue Shopping Drive Regs
• Ex-Director Of Pot Company Says Firing Was Retaliation
• DOJ Says Aerojet Cybersecurity FCA Settlement Worth $9M
• How Congress Is Addressing Employment Visa Backlog
• Ga. Judge Voids Contract Clause For Insurance Agents
• How Justices Impacted Transportation: Midyear Review
• Navigating The IRS Pre-Audit Retirement Plan Pilot Program
• NYS Courts Again Hit With Suit Over Vax Mandate
• UPDATED: Ex-Biotech Exec Drops Chancery Ouster Suit
• A Former Cannabis Regulator On Shaping A Nascent Industry
• Legal Writer Says Firing Was Revenge For OT Complaints
• 7th Circ. Says Injured Worker Not Entitled To Expert
• Law School Admissions Shouldn't Hinge On Test Scores
• DOL Releases Guidance For Immigrants In Labor Disputes
• Staffing Agencies Back Aerospace Execs In 'No Poach' Case
• Gov't Workers Can't Hold Crypto And Work On Crypto Policy
• Pa. Judge Calls Proposed Tip Class Settlement 'Coercive'
• Alsup Cuts 33% Apple Bag-Check Deal Atty Fee Ask To 30%
• 5th Circ. Sends Tyson COVID Suits Back To State Court
• High Court Will Eventually Need To Resolve Cannabis Issues
• Amazon Revives Arbitration Push To Defeat Driver's Pay Suit
• Husch Blackwell Bolsters California Employment Law Practice
• SAS To Start Labor Talks To Help Ch. 11 Financing Search
• American Airlines Unit Settles Illinois Biometric Privacy Suit
• 7th Circ. FMLA Ruling Shows Statutory Force Of Conjunctions
• Whistleblower Settles Fraud Case With DHS Contractor
• Raytheon Sued For Ending Mass. Engineer's Remote Work
• Justices Urged To Mend Circuit Split Over FCA Scienter
• Horse Racing Orgs Denied Redo In 1st Circ. Bargaining Ruling
• DC Circ. Says FDIC Can Review Bankers' 'Golden Parachutes'
• State Farm Must Face Black Agents' Race Discrimination Suit
• DC Judge Wary Of Reinstating Trump EPA Whistleblower
• FAA Tech Wants 9th Circ. To Rehear DOT Retaliation Case
• GE Loses Bid To Enforce Unsigned Workplace Race Bias Deal
• Southwest, Union Slam Ex-Flight Attendant's Retaliation Suit
• Embracing Revenue Operations For Strong Law Firm Growth
• The Looming Legal Showdown Set To Change Golf's Course
• Red Robin Inks $2.95M Deal To End Managers' Overtime Suit
• Kang Haggerty Opens Whistleblower Division
• NC Panel Cans Workers' Comp Claim By Truck Driver In Va.
• Ga. Labor Class Says Attys' Comments Don't Bar Settlement
• Scandinavian Airlines Seeking $700M In Ch. 11 Financing
• Insurance Coverage Questions Abound After Dobbs Decision
• Supreme Court Embraces Originalism In 'Momentous' Term
• Employment Authority: Unions React To A Post-Roe World
• Judge Holds NJ Hotel Exec In Contempt For Evading Union
• Pro Say & The Term Discuss A Historic Supreme Court Term
• Atlantic City Casino Workers Reach Tentative Labor Pact
• Telemundo Escapes Ex-Worker's Sex Harassment Suit
• Ute Tribe Asks 10th Circ. To Undo Sanctions In Employee Row
• Amazon Says Texas Driver OT Suit Belongs In Arbitration
• Bank Wins Private Jet Battle Against No-Show Former Exec
• 7th Circ. Upholds Walmart ADA Loss Over Employee's Firing
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court Term
• How Upcoming Biometric Ruling May Affect Ill. Employers
• Firm Must Face Malpractice Suit Over Prudential Bias Row
• Make Room For Serendipity In Your Legal Job Search
• Indicted Aerospace Execs Say DOJ Ignoring Legit No-Poach
• On Second Try, Judge OK's Walmart's $35M Wage Row Deal
• Miles & Stockbridge Adds Ex-NLRB Atty In Baltimore
• Texas Firm Seeks Pre-Trial Win In Fired Atty's Bias Suit
• Mining Co. Not Covered For Wrongful Death Suit, Insurer Says
• Insurer's Mack Truck Suit Against Auction Co. Trimmed
• 11th Circ. Says Ga. Building Co. Can't Escape OSHA Fines
• Amazon Flex Drivers Seek Cert. In Paused Classification Suit
• Calif. Appeals Court Rejects Challenge To PAGA
• The Chattiest Justice Of The Term Is ...
• Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review
• Top Gov't Contracting Policies Of 2022: Midyear Report