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October 07, 2025
Copyright Chief Says DC Circ. Decision Bars Removal
Shira Perlmutter has shot back at the government's arguments defending President Donald Trump's decision to fire her as head of the U.S. Copyright Office, saying the D.C. Circuit has said in her case that Trump likely never had the power to do so.
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October 07, 2025
United Can't Sanction Ex-Flight Attendant Over Pay Suit
A former United Airlines flight attendant will avoid sanctions in his now-ended suit seeking unpaid wages, a New York federal judge ruled, saying he didn't abuse the judicial process even if his evidence that state law applied to his claims was weak.
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October 07, 2025
Firefighters' Union Drops PFAS Suit Against Safety Group
A firefighters' union has dropped a 2023 lawsuit in Massachusetts state court accusing a fire safety organization of ignoring the cancer risk of "forever chemicals" in maintaining safety standards that continued to call for their use in firefighting gear.
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October 06, 2025
Ex-USAID Contractors Call Trump Cuts Political Retaliation
Former contractors employed by the U.S. Agency for International Development claim their contracts were unlawfully terminated en masse because the Trump administration believed their work functioned as "indirect financial support for the Democratic Party," according to a lawsuit filed in the Court of Federal Claims.
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October 06, 2025
New H-2A Wage Rule May Worsen Farm Labor Shortages
A new regulation revamping wage calculations for workers on temporary H-2A visas is being welcomed by agricultural employers, but the possibility of depressed wages could tie up the policy in litigation at a time when the Trump administration is predicting farm labor shortages.
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October 06, 2025
6th Circ. Backs Termination Of Fire Chief Accused Of Threats
The Sixth Circuit declined on Monday to revive a former paper mill fire chief's suit alleging his union representative refused in bad faith to contest his termination for allegedly threatening coworkers, finding the representative made his decision after getting reports from officials that the appellant's colleagues felt unsafe around him.
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October 06, 2025
Ex-UBS Reps Can't Solicit Bank Clients Amid Arbitration
UBS Financial Services has secured a preliminary injunction blocking former UBS advisers from soliciting the firm's account holders while arbitration accusing the representatives of violating nonsolicitation and confidentiality agreements proceeds, a decision the defendants say is the result of a mutual agreement between the parties.
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October 06, 2025
Morgan Stanley Race Bias Suit In NY Closed After Settlement
A decade-old suit accusing Morgan Stanley of discriminating against its African American financial advisers and depriving them of lucrative opportunities has come to a close after the final plaintiff reached a settlement with the financial institution.
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October 06, 2025
2nd Circ. Declines To Reconsider NFL Arbitration Decision
The Second Circuit on Monday declined the NFL's request to reconsider its finding that the league offers arbitration "in name only" and that it cannot force fired Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores to arbitrate his racial discrimination claims.
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October 06, 2025
Unions Ask Court To Save Fed. Workers' Jobs Amid Shutdown
A California federal judge should block the Trump administration from carrying out its threats to use the government shutdown as an occasion to fire another large swath of federal workers, two unions argued, requesting a temporary restraining order that would protect the jobs of the federal workers they represent.
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October 06, 2025
6th Circ. Backs Firing Over Graffiti, Rejects Bias Claims
The Sixth Circuit on Monday upheld the dismissal of a fired delivery driver's claim that his employer used allegations he painted crass graffiti on trusses as a facade to let him go for making a disability claim, finding no strong link between his workers' compensation request and his later termination.
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October 06, 2025
Labor, Energy Groups Challenge EPA's $7B Solar Cancellation
A coalition of the labor and solar energy industry players on Monday alleged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency violated the Constitution and federal law by canceling a $7 billion program providing solar equipment to low-income households.
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October 06, 2025
Pa. Hospitals Ink $28.5M Deal In No-Poach Deal Antitrust Fight
Two hospitals will pay a combined total of $28.5 million to approximately 12,000 healthcare workers who alleged the defendants illegally agreed not to poach each other's doctors and nurses, which suppressed wages and job mobility opportunities in the area, according to a preliminary approval motion filed Friday in Pennsylvania federal court.
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October 06, 2025
SkyWest Group Fights To Keep AFA-CWA Counterclaims
A nonunion employee organization at SkyWest urged a Utah federal court to preserve its counterclaims accusing the Association of Flight Attendants, a union organizer and former flight attendants of conspiring to violate the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act in their organizing efforts, arguing that the group adequately pled its claims.
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October 06, 2025
Amtrak Settles Black Worker's Bias Suit Alleging Union Snubs
Amtrak and a labor union have agreed to settle a Black conductor's suit alleging she was blocked from securing senior union committee assignments out of bias against her race, age and gender, according to a Monday docket entry in Connecticut federal court.
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October 06, 2025
Meta Accused Of Retaliation In Pregnancy Discrimination Suit
A former manager for Meta claims in a lawsuit filed in California federal court Friday that the company discriminated against her for pregnancy-related leave, giving her unfair reviews and overloading her with work before firing her weeks after she reported bias to the human resources department.
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October 06, 2025
Iron Hill Brewery Chain Hits Ch. 7 After Closing Restaurants
Restaurant chain Iron Hill Brewery filed for Chapter 7 protection in New Jersey court about 10 days after it abruptly closed all of its locations and told employees it would be pursuing bankruptcy.
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October 06, 2025
Justices Deny Cert. In Uber Wrongful Death, Sex Assault Suits
The U.S. Supreme Court Monday denied Uber's petition for review of two Ninth Circuit rulings holding it had a duty of care, one in a wrongful death case brought by a murdered driver's family and the other from a woman who was sexually assaulted by a suspended driver.
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October 06, 2025
Ex-Aldi Employee Accuses Grocery Chain Of Retaliation
Supermarket chain Aldi targeted and wrongfully fired a former risk analyst because of her disability that at times caused her to have anxiety attacks, according to a lawsuit in Illinois federal court.
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October 06, 2025
Puerto Rico Finance Board Members' Removal Paused
A federal district court judge blocked President Donald Trump's removal of three members of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico who had accused the president of illegally firing them without cause.
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October 06, 2025
High Court Won't Take Up Md. Retirees' Drug Benefits Suit
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to review a Fourth Circuit decision concluding that Maryland wasn't contractually bound to provide benefits to employees upon retirement, turning away a case that challenged the state's transition of retirees' prescription drug benefits from a state subsidy to Medicare.
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October 06, 2025
NJ Justices Seem Skeptical Wage Law Excludes Immigrants
The New Jersey Supreme Court appeared skeptical Monday that a worker can't bring state wage and hour claims because he is an unauthorized immigrant, as an appellate court had found, and grilled a realty management company's attorney about the source of an argument.
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October 06, 2025
Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
Last week, the owner of the Kentucky Derby was hit with a suit accusing it of withholding escrow funds for environmental compliance violations owed under a 2022 deal with hospitality company Enchantment Holdings LLC.
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October 06, 2025
Ed Dept. Used Worker Emails For Shutdown Politics, Suit Says
The U.S. Department of Education violated its workers' freedom of speech by altering their out-of-office email messages to blame the government shutdown on Democrats, the workers' union claimed in a complaint filed in Washington, D.C., federal court.
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October 06, 2025
Atty Awarded $203K In ADA Suit Over Alcoholism Relapse
A federal judge in Washington state has confirmed a $203,523 JAMS arbitration award issued to a Seattle-area lawyer, permanently ending the attorney's disability bias suit against a personal injury firm he alleged fired him over an alcoholism relapse.
Expert Analysis
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The Metamorphosis Of The Major Questions Doctrine
The so-called major questions doctrine arose as a counterweight to Chevron deference over the past few decades, but invocations of the doctrine have persisted in the year since Chevron was overturned, suggesting it still has a role to play in reining in agency overreach, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.
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A Rapidly Evolving Landscape For Noncompetes In Healthcare
A wave of new state laws regulating noncompete agreements in the healthcare sector, varying in scope, approach and enforceability, are shaped by several factors unique to the industry and are likely to distort the market, say attorneys at Seyfarth.
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Protecting Workers Amid High Court-EEOC Trans Rights Rift
In Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services and U.S. v. Skrmetti, the U.S. Supreme Court clarified that Title VII protects employees from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, so employers should still protect against such discrimination despite the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's unclear position, says Ally Coll at the Purple Method.
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Arguing The 8th Amendment For Reduction In FCA Penalties
While False Claims Act decisions lack consistency in how high the judgment-to-damages ratio in such cases can be before it becomes unconstitutional, defense counsel should cite the Eighth Amendment's excessive fines clause in pre-trial settlement negotiations, and seek penalty decreases in post-judgment motions and on appeal, says Scott Grubman at Chilivis Grubman.
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What 9th Circ. Cracker Barrel Ruling Means For FLSA Cert.
The Ninth Circuit's decision in Harrington v. Cracker Barrel suggests a settling of two procedural trends in Fair Labor Standards Act jurisprudence — when to issue notice and where nationwide collectives can be filed — rather than deepening circuit splits, says Rebecca Ojserkis at Cohen Milstein.
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Series
Playing Mah-Jongg Makes Me A Better Mediator
Mah-jongg rewards patience, pattern recognition, adaptability and keen observation, all skills that are invaluable to my role as a mediator, and to all mediating parties, says Marina Corodemus.
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How Latest High Court Rulings Refine Employment Law
The 2024-2025 U.S. Supreme Court term did not radically rewrite employment law, but sharpened focus on textual fidelity, procedural rigor and the boundaries of statutory relief, say attorneys at Krevolin & Horst.
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Lively-Baldoni Saga Highlights Insurance Coverage Gaps
The ongoing legal dispute involving "It Ends With Us" co-stars Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively raises coverage questions across various insurance lines, showing that effective coordination between policies and a clear understanding of potential gaps are essential to minimizing unexpected exposures, says Katie Pope at Liberty Co.
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Series
Law School's Missed Lessons: Navigating Client Trauma
Law schools don't train students to handle repeated exposure to clients' traumatic experiences, but for litigators practicing in areas like civil rights and personal injury, success depends on the ability to view cases clinically and to recognize when you may need to seek help, says Katie Bennett at Robins Kaplan.
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Challenging A Class Representative's Adequacy And Typicality
Recent cases highlight that a named plaintiff cannot certify a putative class action unless they can meet all the applicable requirements of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, so defendants should consider challenging a plaintiff's ability to meet typicality and adequacy requirements early and often, say attorneys at Womble Bond.
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Age Bias Ruling Holds Harassment Policy Lessons
A Kansas federal court's recent decision in Holman v. Textron Aviation, rejecting an employee's assertion that his termination for failing to report harassment was pretextual and due to age bias, provides insight into how courts analyze whether actions are pretextual and offers lessons about enforcing anti-harassment policies, say attorneys at Ogletree.
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Opinion
Juries Are Key In Protecting The Rule Of Law
Absent from the recent discourse about U.S. rule of law is the crucial role of impartial jurors in protecting the equitable administration of justice, and attorneys and judges should take affirmative steps to reverse the yearslong decline of jury trials at this critical moment, says consultant Clint Townson.
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Opinion
4 Former Justices Would Likely Frown On Litigation Funding
As courts increasingly confront cases involving hidden litigation finance contracts, the jurisprudence of four former U.S. Supreme Court justices establishes a constitutional framework that risks erosion by undisclosed financial interests, says Roland Eisenhuth at the American Property Casualty Insurance Association.
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What Employers Can Learn From Axed Mo. Sick Leave Law
Missouri's recent passage and brisk repeal of Proposition A, which would have created a paid sick time benefit for employees, serves as a case study for employers, highlighting the steps they can take to adapt as paid sick leave laws are increasingly debated across the country, say attorneys at Foley & Lardner.
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Tips For Managing Social Media And International Travel Risks
Employers should familiarize themselves with the legal framework governing border searches and adopt specific risk management practices that address increasing scrutiny of employees’ social media activities by immigration enforcement, say attorneys at Thompson Hine.