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March 11, 2026
Students Certified As Class In Conn. Intimate Photos Breach
A Connecticut state judge has certified an issue class of prep school students who allege that a former IT employee snooped through their electronic devices and accessed their "intimate" photos and videos, also appointing Faxon Law Group LLC and Silver Golub & Teitell LLP as co-lead class counsel.
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March 11, 2026
Apple Affiliate Can't Unravel Classes After Wage Verdict
An Apple-affiliated repair company cannot undo five classes in a wage and hour suit that snagged a nearly $840,000 win for employees, a North Carolina federal judge ruled Wednesday, rejecting arguments that a recent Fourth Circuit ruling undermined the court's earlier decision.
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March 11, 2026
Fla. Dental Lab Inks Deal To End EEOC Pregnancy Bias Suit
A dental laboratory and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission asked a Florida federal judge Wednesday to approve a $30,000 settlement in a suit claiming the business fired an office assistant because she was pregnant.
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March 11, 2026
Ye Owes $140K To Worker Injured At Malibu Home, Jury Finds
The rapper Ye owes $140,000 to a former worker who claimed he was injured and unjustly fired while working on a remodel of the music mogul's gutted Malibu mansion, a Los Angeles jury found Wednesday in a mixed verdict.
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March 11, 2026
MLB Players Union Promotes Deputy GC To Lead Lawyer
The Major League Baseball Players Association said Wednesday it had promoted its deputy general counsel to the top legal spot about a month after its last general counsel was named interim deputy executive director.
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March 11, 2026
Insurer Can Limit Coverage For Gym's Sex Misconduct Suits
A commercial general liability insurer can only owe a maximum of $100,000 in total for abuse alleged in four lawsuits against a gym for a personal trainer's sexual misconduct, a Tennessee federal court ruled, saying that the claims fell under an abuse endorsement.
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March 11, 2026
Coalition Pushes For Ruling To Nix State Dept. Visa Pause
Nonprofit groups, U.S. citizens and foreign workers asked a New York federal judge to overturn a U.S. Department of State decision to pause the issuance of immigrant visas for people from 75 countries as unlawful overreach.
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March 11, 2026
Sales Agents Showed Insurance Co. Willfully Flouted FLSA
Sales agents supported their claims that an insurance marketing and sales organization willfully violated the Fair Labor Standards Act, a New Jersey federal judge ruled, applying a longer statute of limitations to the workers' claims for unpaid wages.
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March 11, 2026
6th Circ. Upholds Ax Of Hospital Security Guard's Wage Suit
A former security guard for a Tennessee hospital did not plausibly allege that lunch periods were compensable work time under federal wage law, the Sixth Circuit ruled, affirming the dismissal of his proposed class action claiming that automatic deductions for meal breaks cost him overtime pay.
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March 11, 2026
Cannabis Bakery Hit With Default Judgment In Wage Suit
A bakery that sells cannabis products owes pay to a former cashier who sued it for overtime and tip violations, an Illinois federal judge ruled, accepting a magistrate judge's recommendation for a default judgment.
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March 10, 2026
Panel Blocks Pension Atty Fee Deduction By Wash. Agency
Washington's Department of Retirement Systems can't pay down a $12.6 million legal bill related to a $32 million class settlement over pensions by deducting from a class member's withdrawal of their state retirement contributions, a three-judge state appellate panel ruled Tuesday, partially affirming a trial court's ruling in the worker's favor.
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March 10, 2026
6th Circ. Says Waiver Sinks Laid Off Dow Worker's Bias Suit
The Sixth Circuit has waved away an argument that a woman who was laid off by a Dow Chemical unit could still bring race and gender discrimination claims against the company because she didn't know what the release she signed in order to get her severance meant.
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March 10, 2026
Wash. Adopts New Labor Standards For Domestic Workers
Nannies, housekeepers and other domestic workers in Washington state will soon have many of the same labor protections as employees in traditional workplace settings thanks to a bill that Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed into law on Monday.
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March 10, 2026
'Disrespectful' Defendant Chided As Amazon Fraud Trial Starts
A woman accused of scheming to defraud Amazon out of $9.4 million through bogus invoices arrived four hours late to the first day of her trial Tuesday after a federal judge sent word warning her that the trial would proceed in her absence if she did not appear.
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March 10, 2026
5th Circ. Revives J&J Sales Rep's Wage Dispute
A Texas federal court did not take into consideration relevant factors to determine whether a former Johnson & Johnson sales representative's failure to retain local counsel in his wage and hour suit represented excusable neglect, the Fifth Circuit ruled on Tuesday.
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March 10, 2026
Recycling Co. Can't Rope Staffing Firms Into EEOC Bias Suit
An Alabama federal judge on Tuesday shut down a recycling plant's bid to drag three staffing companies into a sex bias case from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claiming the company refused to hire women, ruling that doing so would allow the business to improperly escape liability.
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March 10, 2026
Postal Delay Unfair Grounds For Tossing Suit, 11th Circ. Says
A Georgia federal judge should have cut a break to a construction worker whose race bias suit barely missed its statutory filing deadline thanks to hurricane-induced postal delays, an Eleventh Circuit panel said Tuesday.
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March 10, 2026
NC Judge Rebuffs Perdue's DOL Whistleblower Challenge
Perdue Farms Inc. lost its case challenging the constitutionality of the U.S. Department of Labor's administrative proceedings for whistleblower complaints after a North Carolina federal judge found such proceedings don't flout Perdue's Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial.
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March 10, 2026
4th Circ. Backs W.Va.'s Trans Care Coverage Exclusion
The Fourth Circuit said Tuesday that West Virginia's Medicaid coverage exclusion for gender-affirming care passes constitutional muster and does not discriminate based on sex, basing its conclusion on a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upheld Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors.
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March 10, 2026
Judge Seems Open To Giving EEOC Penn's Jewish Staff Info
A Pennsylvania federal judge seemed inclined Tuesday to enforce the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's subpoena for the University of Pennsylvania's Jewish employees' contact information, a request that has alarmed the school and several advocacy groups, expressing doubt that the information would be used for nefarious purposes.
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March 10, 2026
CVS Can't 'Relitigate' Price-Gouging Class Cert.
A Rhode Island federal judge refused to narrow the certified classes of health plans alleging CVS schemed with pharmacy benefit managers to overcharge insured health plans for generic drugs, finding that PBM Express Scripts' refusal to produce its contracts changes nothing about how the classes will be assessed.
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March 10, 2026
Boston Exam Schools Case May Hinge On 1st Circ. Ruling
A Massachusetts federal judge weighed arguments Tuesday on whether to dismiss a challenge to the admissions system for Boston's three selective "exam schools" in light of a First Circuit ruling backing a previous plan that increased racial diversity.
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March 10, 2026
NFLPA Leaders Align To Sink Ex-Lawyer's Retaliation Suit
NFL Players Association officials are firing back against a former attorney's retaliation suit, hoping to dismiss her claims that union leaders intimidated her against testifying in a federal probe into its finances.
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March 10, 2026
DOJ Defends Tying Loan Forgiveness To Employer Conduct
The Trump administration is asking a D.C. federal judge to toss a lawsuit challenging a new rule that could strip some nonprofits of Public Service Loan Forgiveness program eligibility, claiming that the plaintiffs in the suit have no standing because they aren't engaged in any illegal activities.
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March 10, 2026
EEOC, Comedy Club Ink $373K Deal To End Harassment Probe
A comedy club in Louisville, Kentucky, will pay nearly $373,000 to close the book on a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigation into whether a manager sexually harassed female employees, the agency said Tuesday.
Expert Analysis
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How Hyperlinks Are Changing E-Discovery Responsibilities
A recent e-discovery dispute over hyperlinked data in Hubbard v. Crow shows how courts have increasingly broadened the definition of control to account for cloud-based evidence, and why organizations must rethink preservation practices to avoid spoliation risks, says Bree Murphy at Exterro.
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Tips As 6th Circ. Narrows Employers' Harassment Liability
In Bivens v. Zep, the Sixth Circuit adopted a heightened standard for employer liability for nonemployee harassment, which diverges from the prevailing view among federal appeals courts, and raises questions about how quickly employers must respond to third-party harassment and how they manage risk across jurisdictions, say attorneys at Benesch.
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Navigating The Risks Of Employee-Influencers, Side Gigs
Though companies may be embracing employee-influencer roles, this growing trend — along with an increase in gig employment — presents compliance risks, particularly around employee classification, compensation and workplace policies, as the line between work, influence and outside employment becomes increasingly blurred, say attorneys at Squire Patton.
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Strategies To Get The Most Out Of A Mock Jury Exercise
A Florida federal jury’s recent $329 million verdict against Tesla over a fatal crash demonstrates how jurors’ perceptions of nuanced facts can make or break a case, and why attorneys must maximize the potential of their mock jury exercises to pinpoint the best trial strategy, says Jennifer Catero at Snell & Wilmer.
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Series
Writing Musicals Makes Me A Better Lawyer
My experiences with writing musicals and practicing law have shown that the building blocks for both endeavors are one and the same, because drama is necessary for the law to exist, says Addison O’Donnell at LOIS Law.
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Diverging FAA Preemption Rulings Underscore Role Of Venue
Two recent rulings evaluating Federal Arbitration Act preemption of state laws — one from the California Supreme Court, upholding the state law, and another from a New York federal court, upholding the arbitration agreement — demonstrate why venue should be a key consideration when seeking to enforce arbitration clauses, say attorneys at Hollingsworth.
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How Cos. Can Straddle US-UK Split On Work Misconduct, DEI
With U.K. regulators ordering employers to do more to prevent nonfinancial misconduct and discrimination, and President Donald Trump ordering the rollback of similar American protections, global organizations should prioritize establishing consistent workplace conduct frameworks to help balance their compliance obligations across the diverging jurisdictions, say lawyers at WilmerHale.
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Adapting To Private Practice: From Va. AUSA To Mid-Law
Returning to the firm where I began my career after seven years as an assistant U.S. attorney in Virginia has been complex, nuanced and rewarding, and I’ve learned that the pursuit of justice remains the constant, even as the mindset and client change, says Kristin Johnson at Woods Rogers.
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How 5th Circ.'s NLRB Ruling May Reshape Federal Labor Law
The Fifth Circuit's recent SpaceX National Labor Relations Board decision undermines the agency's authority, but it does not immediately shut down NLRB enforcement, so employers and labor organizations should expect more litigation, more uncertainty and a possible U.S. Supreme Court showdown, say attorneys at Goldberg Segalla.
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7 Document Review Concepts New Attorneys Need To Know
For new associates joining firms this fall, stepping into the world of e-discovery can feel like learning a new language, but understanding a handful of fundamentals — from coding layouts to metadata — can help attorneys become fluent in document review, says Ann Motl at Bowman and Brooke.
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FTC Actions Highlight New Noncompete Enforcement Strategy
Several recent noncompete-related actions from the Federal Trade Commission — including its recent dismissal of cases appealing the vacatur of a Biden-era noncompete ban — reflect the commission's shift toward case-by-case enforcement, while confirming that the agency intends to remain active in policing such agreements, say attorneys at Debevoise.
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Ruling On Labor Peace Law Marks Shift For Cannabis Cos.
Currently on appeal to the Ninth Circuit, an Oregon federal court’s novel decision in Casala v. Kotek, invalidating a state law that requires labor peace agreements as a condition of cannabis business licensure, marks the potential for compliance uncertainty for all cannabis employers in states with labor peace mandates, say attorneys at Sheppard Mullin.
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A Look At 2 Reinvigorated DOL Compliance Programs
As the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division revives its Payroll Audit Independent Determination and expands its opinion letter program, employers should carefully weigh the benefits and risks of participation to assess whether it makes sense for their circumstances, say attorneys at Conn Maciel.
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Avoiding Unforced Evidentiary Errors At Trial
To avoid self-inflicted missteps at trial, lawyers must plan their evidentiary strategy as early as their claims and defenses, with an eye toward some of the more common pitfalls, says Nate Sabri at Perkins Coie.
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Agentic AI Puts A New Twist On Attorney Ethics Obligations
As lawyers increasingly use autonomous artificial intelligence agents, disciplinary authorities must decide whether attorney responsibility for an AI-caused legal ethics violation is personal or supervisory, and firms must enact strong policies regarding agentic AI use and supervision, says Grace Wynn at HWG.