Employment

  • September 18, 2024

    Thermo Fisher Late To Pay Departing Workers, Engineer Says

    Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. and a subsidiary failed to promptly pay all final wages and unused vacation time to departing employees and must now cough up three times the amount of that compensation because of its violation of Massachusetts law, according to a proposed class action filed in state court.

  • September 18, 2024

    Gibson Dunn Loses Fee Fight With Ex-Partner

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP must pay an additional $141,000 in legal fees to ex-partner and hotshot appellate attorney Mark A. Perry, on top of the roughly $585,000 the firm owes him after losing a legal battle over his departure to Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP.

  • September 18, 2024

    Weinstein Pleads Not Guilty To New Sex Assault Charge

    Harvey Weinstein pled not guilty to a new sexual assault indictment in Manhattan state court on Wednesday as he faces a November retrial after his earlier New York rape conviction was vacated.

  • September 18, 2024

    Penn State To Pay Over $703K To End DOL Pay Bias Probe

    Penn State University said Wednesday it will pay over $703,700 to resolve U.S. Department of Labor allegations that it paid dozens of women working in maintenance, research, teaching and administrative positions less than their male counterparts.

  • September 18, 2024

    FBI Agent's Firing Squares With First Amendment, Feds Say

    The U.S. Department of Justice asked a District of Columbia federal judge to reject First Amendment claims by Peter Strzok, the FBI agent who was fired in 2018 after his disparaging text messages about Donald Trump became public and caused a scandal for the agency.

  • September 18, 2024

    Chicago Slams Airline Group's Suit Against Sick Leave Law

    Chicago's recently enacted paid sick leave law doesn't clash with federal law because it doesn't affect airlines' prices or routes, the city said, urging an Illinois federal judge to toss a trade group's challenge to the ordinance.

  • September 18, 2024

    House Panel Members Question Legitimacy Of Axed Tip Rule

    A U.S. House panel chair criticized Wednesday a tip credit rule that the Fifth Circuit recently vacated, calling it burdensome and out of touch.

  • September 18, 2024

    9th Circ. Breathes New Life Into Swimmers' Boycott Suit

    The Ninth Circuit has revived a class action from the International Swimming League and a trio of competitive swimmers accusing the sport's global governing body of orchestrating a de facto boycott of the upstart league, overruling a district court that threw out the case.

  • September 18, 2024

    Car Dealership Strikes Deal To End EEOC Disability Bias Suit

    A Maryland car dealership agreed to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging it demoted and ultimately fired an employee because she suffered a traumatic brain injury in a motorcycle crash, according to a federal court order.

  • September 18, 2024

    Worker Drops Suit Alleging Retaliation For Discussing Wages

    A former employee of a company that designs and manufactures radiation detection devices dropped his suit accusing the company of firing him in retaliation for discussing wages with his colleagues, according to a filing in Connecticut state court.

  • September 18, 2024

    DraftKings Fired Engineer After Leave Request, Suit Says

    A former senior engineer for DraftKings Inc. says he was fired in retaliation for asking to take parental leave last year, according to a lawsuit filed in Massachusetts state court.

  • September 17, 2024

    DOJ Investigating Alaska US Atty's Office, Murkowski Says

    Sen. Lisa Murkowski revealed Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the U.S. attorney's office in Anchorage following the resignation of an Alaska federal judge who reportedly had an "inappropriately sexualized relationship" with a law clerk even after she joined the prosecutors' office.

  • September 17, 2024

    EV Maker Lucid Illegally Fired Union Backers, Judge Finds

    An Arizona federal judge has granted a National Labor Relations Board official's petition for an injunction against electric vehicle manufacturer Lucid Motors, ordering the company to rehire two workers who were fired amid a United Auto Workers organizing campaign and to take other actions to remedy unfair labor practices.

  • September 17, 2024

    Ex-Topgolf Worker Drops Suit Over Racist Abuse

    Topgolf has escaped an Illinois federal lawsuit from a Black former employee who accused the golf entertainment chain of doing nothing in response to his complaints that fellow employees were creating a hostile work environment.

  • September 17, 2024

    UAW Says Stellantis Reneging On Deal To Reopen Ill. Plant

    Automaker Stellantis is failing to live up to a promise it made in its last contract with the United Auto Workers to reopen an idled plant in Illinois, the union said Monday.

  • September 17, 2024

    Ex-Worker Suing Over Bonuses Backed Axing Them, X Says

    X Corp. urged a California federal court to reject a former director's bid to certify a class that could exceed 2,000 members in his suit accusing it of reneging on promised bonuses after Elon Musk took over, saying the former employee was the one who axed the bonuses in the first place.

  • September 17, 2024

    Another Texas Judge Halts NLRB Case Over Constitutionality

    A Texas federal judge granted an injunction Monday to halt administrative proceedings at the National Labor Relations Board filed by a social services search engine, finding that the employer was likely to succeed on the merits of its argument that agency judges are unconstitutionally shielded from removal by the U.S. president.

  • September 17, 2024

    New Mexico School District Failed To Pay OT, Workers Say

    Workers for a New Mexico school district sued a local board of education claiming they were stiffed on overtime pay every other week, according to a complaint filed Tuesday in New Mexico federal court.

  • September 17, 2024

    Regeneron Raps Suit Alleging A Firing Was For Medical Leave

    Regeneron Pharmaceuticals urged a New York federal court to toss a former director's suit alleging she was terminated for using medical leave to care for her daughter and herself, saying her position was eliminated for financial reasons, and she hasn't proven any bias or retaliation.

  • September 17, 2024

    Ex-Manager of Dartmouth Student Paper Gets Prison For Theft

    A Vermont woman was sentenced Monday to 15 months in prison for stealing over $223,000 from Dartmouth College's student newspaper, where she had worked for nearly a decade as office manager.

  • September 17, 2024

    Brooklyn Feds Unveil Whistleblower Nonprosecution Plan

    The Brooklyn U.S. Attorney's Office on Tuesday announced an initiative to reward corporate whistleblowers with nonprosecution deals amid a broader effort by federal prosecutors to encourage voluntary disclosure of criminal activity.

  • September 17, 2024

    PAGA Claim On Unpaid Wages Dismissed In Joint Agreement

    A computer technician and an IT Services Company have agreed to dismiss the remaining representative claim in an unpaid wages case that raised questions about the interplay between California's Private Attorneys General Act and arbitration.

  • September 17, 2024

    Contracting Rules Don't Bar Union Requirement, GAO Says

    Government contractors can be mandated to enter into agreements with labor unions to qualify for deals, the U.S. Government Accountability Office ruled Monday in a company's protest of the requirement for a $6.6 billion deal.

  • September 17, 2024

    Clinic Settles EEOC Suit Over Vision-Impaired Worker's Firing

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Tuesday that a Maryland medical clinic has agreed to pay $75,000 to end the agency's suit accusing it of firing a vision-impaired worker who asked to have special software installed on her computer.

  • September 17, 2024

    Marshall Dennehey Adds Boyd & Jenerette Workers Comp Pro

    Marshall Dennehey is growing its workers compensation practice in Florida with the addition of a former Boyd & Jenerette PA partner.

Expert Analysis

  • Employers Should Not Neglect Paid Military Leave Compliance

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    An August decision from the Ninth Circuit and the settlement of a long-running class action, both examining paid leave requirements under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, are part of a nationwide trend that should prompt employers to review their military leave policies to avoid potential litigation and reputational damage, says Bradford Kelley at Littler.

  • Old Employment Law Principles Can Answer New AI Concerns

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    Despite growing legal and regulatory concerns about how artificial intelligence tools may affect employment decisions and worker rights, companies should take comfort in knowing that familiar principles of employment law and established compliance regimes can still largely address these new twists on old questions, say attorneys at Foley & Lardner.

  • Navigating New Enforcement Scrutiny Of 'AI Washing'

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recent lawsuit against Joonko Diversity, its first public AI-focused enforcement action against a private company, underscores the importance of applying the same internal legal and compliance rigor to AI-related claims as other market-facing statements, say attorneys at Fried Frank.

  • Pa. Health Employers Must Prep For Noncompete Restrictions

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    Newly enacted legislation in Pennsylvania prohibits certain noncompete covenants for healthcare practitioners in the state beginning next year, creating compliance challenges that both employers and employees should be aware of, say attorneys at Buchanan Ingersoll.

  • Avoiding Corporate Political Activity Pitfalls This Election Year

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    As Election Day approaches, corporate counsel should be mindful of the complicated rules around companies engaging in political activities, including super PAC contributions, pay-to-play prohibitions and foreign agent restrictions, say attorneys at Covington.

  • Employer Arbitration Lessons From Calif. Consumer Ruling

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    Although a California state appeals court’s recent arbitration ruling in Mahram v. Kroger involved a consumer transaction, the finding that the arbitration agreement at issue did not apply to a third-party beneficiary could influence how employment arbitration agreements are interpreted, says Sander van der Heide at CDF Labor Law.

  • Why Attorneys Should Consider Community Leadership Roles

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    Volunteering and nonprofit board service are complementary to, but distinct from, traditional pro bono work, and taking on these community leadership roles can produce dividends for lawyers, their firms and the nonprofit causes they support, says Katie Beacham at Kilpatrick.

  • How NJ Temp Equal Pay Survived A Constitutional Challenge

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    The Third Circuit recently gave the New Jersey Temporary Workers' Bill of Rights a new lease on life by systematically dismantling multiple theories of the act's unconstitutionality brought by staffing agencies hoping to delay their new equal pay and benefits obligations, say attorneys at Duane Morris.

  • Firms Must Offer A Trifecta Of Services In Post-Chevron World

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    After the U.S. Supreme Court’s Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo decision overturning Chevron deference, law firms will need to integrate litigation, lobbying and communications functions to keep up with the ramifications of the ruling and provide adequate counsel quickly, says Neil Hare at Dentons.

  • 5 Tips To Succeed In A Master Of Laws Program And Beyond

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    As lawyers and recent law school graduates begin their Master of Laws coursework across the country, they should keep a few pointers in mind to get the most out of their programs and kick-start successful careers in their practice areas, says Kelley Miller at Reed Smith.

  • NYC Wage Info Bill Highlights Rise In Pay Transparency Laws

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    With New York City the latest to mull requiring companies to annually report employee wage data, national employers should consider adapting their compliance practices to comply with increasingly common pay transparency and disclosure obligations at state and local levels, says Kelly Cardin at Littler Mendelson.

  • When Trauma Colors Testimony: How To Help Witnesses

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    As stress-related mental health issues continue to rise, trial attorneys must become familiar with a few key trauma-informed strategies to help witnesses get back on track — leaning in to the counselor aspect of their vocations, say Ava Hernández and Steve Wood at Courtroom Sciences.

  • Series

    Being An Opera Singer Made Me A Better Lawyer

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    My journey from the stage to the courtroom has shown that the skills I honed as an opera singer – punctuality, memorization, creativity and more – have all played a vital role in my success as an attorney, says Gerard D'Emilio at GableGotwals.

  • How Law Firms Can Avoid 'Collaboration Drag'

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    Law firm decision making can be stifled by “collaboration drag” — characterized by too many pointless meetings, too much peer feedback and too little dissent — but a few strategies can help stakeholders improve decision-making processes and build consensus, says Steve Groom at Miles Mediation.

  • Workday AI Bias Suit Suggests Hiring Lessons For Employers

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    As state laws and a federal agency increasingly focus on employment bias introduced by artificial intelligence systems, a California federal court's recent decision to allow a discrimination suit to proceed against Workday's AI-driven recruitment software, shows companies should promptly assess these tools' risks, say attorneys at Williams & Connolly.

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