Employment

  • September 12, 2024

    Ex-Mass. State Sen. Tran Convicted Of Pandemic Aid Fraud

    Former Massachusetts State Sen. Dean Tran was convicted Wednesday of fraudulently collecting pandemic unemployment benefits after he was voted out of office and of cheating on his taxes.

  • September 12, 2024

    Ex-CBA Chief Jo Sidhu KC Accused Of Sexual Harrassment

    A former chair of the Criminal Bar Association is reportedly facing allegations of sexual harassment before a professional tribunal.

  • September 12, 2024

    BNP Paribas Attempts To Prune London Banker's Claim

    BNP Paribas attempted to trim a manager's claim at a London employment tribunal on Thursday, arguing that the employee had taken a "kitchen sink approach" by adding excessive legal claims onto some of her allegations.

  • September 12, 2024

    Slater & Gordon Beats Former Analyst's Redundancy Appeal

    Slater & Gordon has defeated a cost analyst's appeal against the firm's decision to make him redundant, persuading a London judge on Thursday that a lower tribunal did not botch its investigation into the factors leading to his dismissal.

  • September 12, 2024

    UK Gov't Warned Over Pension Tax Changes In Budget

    A trade body for actuaries said on Thursday that the government should consult widely and take time to implement any reform to pension taxation as it joins a growing number of organizations urging caution over potential tax changes ahead of the upcoming Budget.

  • September 12, 2024

    Tesco Ruling Puts Employers On Notice: Keep Your Promises

    A rare injunction issued by the U.K. Supreme Court on Thursday is a warning to employers to stick to what they promised in a contract — but lawyers say it does not prevent bosses from firing staff and rehiring them on worse terms.

  • September 12, 2024

    Lloyd's To Overhaul Rules In Crackdown On Misconduct

    Lloyd's of London on Thursday floated new rules to tackle non-financial misconduct after the specialist insurance market suffered reputational damage from accusations of misogyny and bullying.

  • September 12, 2024

    EEOC Slaps 2 Companies With ADA Suits Over Firings

    A plastic packaging company unlawfully fired a worker who took time off to deal with depression, and a healthcare facilities support provider broke the law by terminating a blind worker, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said in a pair of new suits.

  • September 12, 2024

    Barrister Cleared Of Misconduct Over Touching Paralegal

    A One Essex Court barrister accused of touching a paralegal's thigh during a dinner has been cleared of misconduct, as a tribunal found on Thursday that he genuinely believed he was reciprocating her flirtation.

  • September 12, 2024

    Weinstein Hit With New Charges In NY Ahead Of Retrial

    Harvey Weinstein was charged in a new indictment Thursday as Manhattan prosecutors prepare to retry the disgraced Hollywood mogul after his previous sex-crimes conviction was overturned.

  • September 12, 2024

    Labour MP Abrahams Named New Pensions Committee Chair

    The parliamentary Work and Pensions Committee could investigate whether to pay billions of pounds in compensation to women affected by government state pension failings after Labour MP Debbie Abrahams was named its new chair.

  • September 12, 2024

    Tesco Cannot Rehire Workers To Cut Pay, Top UK Court Rules

    Retail giant Tesco's decision to fire and rehire warehouse workers to remove what it described as a "permanent" pay supplement was a violation of their employment contracts, the U.K. Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

  • September 11, 2024

    Litigation Spending To Rise As Cases Grow More Aggressive

    A substantial number of large companies are expecting to increase their litigation spending by double digits next year in the face of more complex and hard-fought cases — and they are more open to bringing in new legal talent to navigate the matters, according to a report released Thursday. 

  • September 11, 2024

    The Firms That Handle The Most Trade Secrets Work

    Gordon Rees remains the most active law firm representing plaintiffs in trade secrets disputes, according to a new report by Lex Machina analyzing a three-year period from 2021 to 2023, while Littler Mendelson continues to lead the pack on the defendants' side during that same timeframe.

  • September 11, 2024

    FTC Fights Pa. Noncompete Ban Challenger's Pause Bid

    The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday urged a Pennsylvania federal judge to reject a tree service company's bid to pause its challenge of the agency's noncompete ban, arguing that another district court's decision to set the ban aside nationwide doesn't justify a stay because the agency is mulling an appeal.

  • September 11, 2024

    Gov't Spent $236B In Fraud And Improper Payments In 2023

    Federal agencies made $236 billion in improper payments in fiscal 2023, a drop of about $11 billion from the prior year, according to a report released Tuesday by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

  • September 11, 2024

    Conn. Pizza Chain Sued By Ex-Operations Chief For Age Bias

    The former director of operations for Frank Pepe's, a Connecticut-based pizza chain, sued the company Tuesday in federal court for allegedly firing him because of his age, race and gender.

  • September 11, 2024

    Pest Control Company Wraps Up Fired Worker's PWFA Charge

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Wednesday that a pest control company in Florida will cough up about $47,000 to settle allegations that it violated the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act by firing a worker who wanted to attend monthly medical appointments.

  • September 11, 2024

    Top Calif. Biz Bills Sitting On Gov. Newsom's Desk

    Among the hundreds of bills awaiting California Governor Gavin Newsom's signature are a number that would create new guidelines for Golden State employers, healthcare industry players, as well as artificial intelligence labeling, textile recycling and increasing criminal penalties for corporate malfeasance by tens of millions of dollars.

  • September 11, 2024

    Wayfair Beats Fired Worker's Disability Bias Suit At 3rd Circ.

    The Third Circuit refused Wednesday to revive a disability bias suit from a former Wayfair warehouse worker who said the furniture retailer violated New Jersey law when it fired him, backing a trial court's finding that he couldn't handle the essential functions of his job.

  • September 11, 2024

    Split 6th Circ. Backs SEC Win In Proxy Adviser Rule Change

    A divided Sixth Circuit has upheld the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's decision to partially undo Trump-era rules governing proxy advisers, creating an apparent split with the Fifth Circuit on whether the agency's regulatory actions violated the Administrative Procedure Act.

  • September 11, 2024

    Uber, Postmates Ask Justices To Address AB 5 Classifications

    Postmates and Uber urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the Ninth Circuit's decision dismissing their constitutional challenge to California's worker classification law, arguing that A.B. 5 singles them out and strips them of equal protection under the law, according to their petition to the high court.

  • September 11, 2024

    2nd Circ. Reverses S. Korean Consulate Chauffeur's Wage Win

    The Second Circuit on Wednesday overturned a decision that allowed a chauffeur working for South Korea's foreign consulate in Manhattan to pursue his wage-and-hour claims against the organization, ruling that the lower court was too quick to decide that the consulate was not immune to the claims under the foreign sovereignty law.

  • September 11, 2024

    5th Circ. To Rethink Houston Firm's Poaching Suit Removal

    The Fifth Circuit agreed on Wednesday to rethink its decision not to touch a dispute between Abraham Watkins Nichols Agosto Aziz & Stogner and one of its former attorneys over whether the ex-employee waived his right to remove the firm's poaching suit to federal court.

  • September 11, 2024

    Nurse Says Hospital Rounding Policy Stole Her Wages

    A hospital nurse filed a proposed class and collective action Tuesday claiming she was stiffed of her wages because of the hospital system's unlawful timekeeping rounding practices and an obligation to be on-call even during meal breaks.

Expert Analysis

  • Recent Settlement Shows 'China Initiative' Has Life After Death

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    Though the U.S. Department of Justice shuttered its controversial China Initiative two years ago, its recent False Claims Act settlement with the Cleveland Clinic Foundation demonstrates that prosecutors are more than willing to civilly pursue research institutions whose employees were previously targeted, say attorneys at Benesch.

  • How Calif. Ruling Alters Worker Arb. Agreement Enforcement

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    The California Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Ramirez v. Charter Communications should caution employers that while workers’ arbitration agreements will no longer be deemed unenforceable based on their number of unconscionable provisions, they must still be fair and balanced, says Sander van der Heide at CDF Labor.

  • Congress Quietly Amends FEPA: What Cos. Should Do Now

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    Last week, Congress revised the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act — passed last year to criminalize demand-side foreign bribery — to address inconsistencies and better harmonize the law with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and companies should review their compliance programs accordingly, say Mark Mendelsohn and Benjamin Klein at Paul Weiss.

  • How First-Of-Its-Kind NIL Lawsuit Is Shaping College Athletics

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    College quarterback Jaden Rashada's recent fraudulent inducement allegations filed against the University of Florida’s head football coach in Florida federal court provide a glimpse into how universities and collectives are navigating novel name, image and likeness issues, and preview potential future legal challenges these institutions may face, say attorneys at O'Melveny.

  • CFTC Action Highlights Necessity Of Whistleblower Carveouts

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    The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's novel settlement with a trading firm over allegations of manipulating the market and failing to create contract carveouts for employees to freely communicate with investigators serves as a beacon for further enforcement activity from the CFTC and other regulators, say attorneys at Davis Wright.

  • Series

    Being A Luthier Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    When I’m not working as an appellate lawyer, I spend my spare time building guitars — a craft known as luthiery — which has helped to enhance the discipline, patience and resilience needed to write better briefs, says Rob Carty at Nichols Brar.

  • Defending Against Aggressive DOL Child Labor Enforcement

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    The U.S. Department of Labor's recent unsuccessful injunction against an Alabama poultry facility highlights both the DOL's continued focus on child labor violations and the guardrails and defenses that employers can raise, say attorneys at Littler.

  • Lead Like 'Ted Lasso' By Embracing Cognitive Diversity

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    The Apple TV+ series “Ted Lasso” aptly illustrates how embracing cognitive diversity can be a winning strategy for teams, providing a useful lesson for law firms, which can benefit significantly from fresh, diverse perspectives and collaborative problem-solving, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.

  • 2 Lessons From Calif. Overtime Wages Ruling

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    A California federal court's recent decision finding that Home Depot did not purposely dodge overtime laws sheds light on what constitutes a good faith dispute, and the extent to which employers have discretion to define employees' workdays, says Michael Luchsinger at Segal McCambridge.

  • Questions Remain After 3rd Circ.'s NCAA Amateurism Ruling

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    The Third Circuit's recent holding that college athletes can be considered employees under the FLSA adds to the trend of student-athletes obtaining new legal status in collegiate athletics, but leaves key questions unanswered, including how the economics of the decision will be applied, say attorneys at Reed Smith.

  • Justices' Starbucks Ruling May Limit NLRB Injunction Wins

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    The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Starbucks v. McKinney, adopting a more stringent test for National Labor Relations Board Section 10(j) injunctions, may lessen the frequency with which employers must defend against injunctions alongside parallel unfair labor practice charges, say David Pryzbylski and Colleen Schade at Barnes & Thornburg.

  • Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: July Lessons

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    In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy considers cases touching on pre- and post-conviction detainment conditions, communications with class representatives, when the American Pipe tolling doctrine stops applying to modified classes, and more.

  • Biden Policy Gives Employers New Ways To Help Dreamers

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    A new Biden administration immigration policy makes the process more predictable for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients to seek employment visas, and, given uncertainties surrounding DACA’s future, employers should immediately determine which of their employees may be eligible, says Jennifer Kim at Moore & Van Allen.

  • How To Comply With Chicago's New Paid Leave Ordinance

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    Chicago's new Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance went into effect earlier this month, so employers subject to the new rules should update leave policies, train supervisors and deliver notice as they seek compliance, say Alison Crane and Sarah Gasperini at Jackson Lewis.

  • Opinion

    A Way Forward For The US Steel-Nippon Deal And Union Jobs

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    Parties involved in Nippon Steel's acquisition of U.S. Steel should trust the Pennsylvania federal court overseeing a key environmental settlement to supervise a way of including future union jobs and cleaner air for the city of Pittsburgh as part of a transparent business marriage, says retired judge Susan Braden.

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