Employment

  • January 30, 2026

    UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

    This past week in London saw collapsed solar bonds company Rockfire Capital sue the Royal Bank of Scotland, e-ticket platform Eventbrite target the owners of Salford Red Devils rugby club over an alleged contract breach, and Scottish distiller William Grant & Sons square off against a former MP in a trademark tussle tied to its Glenfiddich whisky. 

  • January 29, 2026

    Apple Aims To Boot Anti-Moonlighting Suit To Arbitration

    Apple Inc. urged a Seattle federal judge to throw out a former employee's proposed class action accusing the company of unlawfully barring lower-wage workers from taking second jobs, arguing that plaintiff Gabriel Fisher gave up his right to sue when he signed an arbitration agreement included in his job offer.

  • January 29, 2026

    Frito-Lay Hit With Wage Claims By Wash. Machine Operator

    A Frito-Lay Inc. employee launched a proposed class action in Washington state court, accusing the company of violating state labor law.

  • January 29, 2026

    No New Trial For Atty Who Sued For Nassar Scandal Work Pay

    A former associate from a Houston-based law firm lost his request to revive his wage and hour suit stemming from purported missteps he made while working as a defense attorney for former Olympic gymnastics coaches Bela and Martha Karolyi following the Larry Nassar scandal, after a Texas appeals court said Thursday he neglected to preserve the alleged errors he challenged.

  • January 29, 2026

    Ex-Steel Worker Tells 11th Circ. $0 OT Award Can't Stand

    A former worker asked the Eleventh Circuit Thursday to order a new trial in a suit accusing an Alabama steel mill of failing to fully compensate him for hours worked and overtime, arguing there was nothing to support the jury awarding him $0 in Fair Labor Standards Act damages.

  • January 29, 2026

    NYC Sets New Wage Standards For Security Guards

    Security guards at private buildings in New York City will be entitled to the same minimum wage, paid time off and benefits received by security guards at public buildings under a new union-supported city law enacted Thursday.

  • January 29, 2026

    6th Circ. Tosses Black Flight Attendant's Race Bias Suit

    The Sixth Circuit declined Thursday to reinstate a Black Delta flight attendant's suit claiming she was disciplined out of racial bias following a verbal altercation with a colleague, ruling the airline acted fairly based on evidence that the flight attendant made an alleged threat during the incident.

  • January 29, 2026

    Ex-Arby's Employee Sues Over Gender Identity Harassment

    Arby's has been sued in Illinois federal court by a nonbinary ex-employee who claims they suffered pervasive discrimination and ridicule from their supervisor over their gender identity, and that reports of the manager's sexual harassment went unaddressed.

  • January 29, 2026

    Wilcox's NLRB Firing Won't Be Reconsidered By DC Circ.

    Former National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox's challenge to her firing has hit another wall, with the full D.C. Circuit saying it won't reconsider a panel's decision to drop her lawsuit seeking reinstatement.

  • January 29, 2026

    NJ Justices Say Title IX Preempts Rutgers Union Contract

    A grievance procedure in a local union's collective negotiation agreement with Rutgers University is preempted by Title IX, the New Jersey Supreme Court said Thursday, reversing a lower court's decision that forced the university into post-termination arbitration over a custodian fired for sexual harassment.

  • January 29, 2026

    ADA Settlement Brings Changes To Detroit Courthouses

    A settlement in an Americans with Disabilities Act class action brought by two attorneys and a community activist will lead to ADA-compliant upgrades like private bathrooms, accessible voting machines and new signage at municipal buildings serving Detroit and Wayne County.

  • January 29, 2026

    Nurse Fired In Pandemic-Era RIF Can't Reinstate Age Bias Suit

    The Sixth Circuit backed the dismissal of an age bias suit from a nurse who claimed a medical center used a COVID-19-related reduction in force as an excuse to fire her, ruling a supervisor calling one of her colleagues a "young star" wasn't linked to her termination.

  • January 29, 2026

    Full 1st Circ. To Review Cop's Suspension For Facebook Post

    The full First Circuit has agreed to review a Massachusetts police officer's suspension for making disparaging comments about George Floyd on a personal Facebook page, setting aside an opinion in the police department's favor and teeing up an appeal focused on the speech rights of government employees.

  • January 29, 2026

    Texas Atty May Face Sanctions For Missing Discovery Hearing

    A Colorado federal judge ordered a Texas attorney representing a company accused of luring temporary agricultural workers to the U.S. through false promises to explain why he shouldn't be sanctioned for missing a telephone discovery hearing.

  • January 29, 2026

    Calif. Jury Convicts Ex-Google Engineer Of Stealing AI Secrets

    A California federal jury on Thursday found former Google software engineer Linwei Ding guilty of seven counts of trade secret theft and seven counts of economic espionage in a criminal trial over allegations that he stole the tech giant's artificial intelligence trade secrets to help himself and China.

  • January 29, 2026

    Michigan Fights Airline Group's Challenge To Sick Law

    A Michigan law providing employees with earned sick time should stay in place because it has no impact on airlines' prices, routes or services, the state has argued, urging a federal court to turn down a national airline trade group's bid to halt the law.

  • January 29, 2026

    Casey's, Store Managers Settle Overtime Suit

    Casey's General Stores and managers reached a settlement in a collective action alleging the convenience store chain and two subsidiaries misclassified them as exempt from overtime pay, according to an Indiana federal judge's order.

  • January 29, 2026

    4th Circ. Wary Of Kicking Up 'Sandstorm' On Deferred Comp.

    The Fourth Circuit appeared reluctant Thursday to revive a proposed class action brought against Bank of America and Merrill by an ex-financial adviser who said he was shorted deferred compensation, as judges questioned whether federal benefits law applied to payments that looked like bonuses.

  • January 29, 2026

    Ex-Civil Rights Chief For Mass. District Returns To Seyfarth

    Seyfarth Shaw LLP has hired the first and only chief of the Civil Rights Unit at the Massachusetts U.S. Attorney's Office, bringing back a former associate who stayed in touch through the firm's alumni program.

  • January 29, 2026

    Colo. Mining Co. Denied Workers Overtime, Ex-Welder Says

    A Colorado mining company rounded employees' hours, forced them to work off the clock and failed to include bonuses in their overtime rates, according to a proposed collective action filed in federal court.

  • January 29, 2026

    From TikTok To The Courtroom, The Rise Of Lawfluencers

    A growing group of legal influencers with huge followings say social media use is helping them expand their practices along with their brands and offering marketing lessons that even BigLaw can learn from.

  • January 28, 2026

    Trade Secret Filings Hit Record High In 2025, Report Finds

    Trade secret litigation reached an all-time high in 2025, with more than 1,500 federal cases filed for the first time ever, according to a new report by legal analytics firm Lex Machina, which also highlights trends about damages, the busiest courts and the law firms most frequently involved.

  • January 28, 2026

    Biogen Can't Escape Amended Antitrust Suit Over MS Drug

    Biogen Inc. must face health plans' claims that it bribed pharmacy benefit managers to stifle generics competition for its multiple sclerosis drug Tecfidera, after an Illinois federal judge found Wednesday that the plans' latest amended complaint in their consolidated antitrust litigation corrects her prior concerns with the pleadings.

  • January 28, 2026

    Unions Say FEMA Staff Cuts Threaten Disaster Readiness

    A coalition of unions, nonprofit organizations and local governments that are challenging the Trump administration's federal worker layoffs and agency reorganizations asked a California federal judge Tuesday for permission to add the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a defendant, saying ongoing staff cuts threaten its legally mandated responsibility to respond to disasters.

  • January 28, 2026

    Ex-Google Engineer's Trade Secret Theft Case Goes To Jury

    Software engineer Linwei Ding "stole, cheated and lied" when he worked at Google LLC, taking its artificial intelligence trade secrets to help himself and China, a California federal prosecutor told jurors Tuesday, urging them to convict him of economic espionage and trade secret theft.

Expert Analysis

  • A Look At EEOC Actions In 2025 And What's Next

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    President Donald Trump issued several executive orders last year that reshaped policy at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and with the administration now controlling a majority of the commission, the EEOC may align itself fully with orders addressing disparate impact and transgender issues, say attorneys at Jones Day.

  • 5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2026 And Beyond

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    2026 will likely be shaped by issues ranging from artificial intelligence regulatory turbulence to potential evidence rule changes, and e-discovery professionals will need to understand how to effectively guide the responsible and defensible adoption of emerging tools, while also ensuring effective safeguards, say attorneys at Littler.

  • Athlete's Countersuit Highlights Broader NIL Coverage Issues

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    Former University of Georgia football player Damon Wilson's countersuit against the university's athletic association over a name, image and likeness contract offers an early view into how NIL disputes — and the attendant coverage implications — may metastasize once institutions step fully into the role of contracting and enforcement parties, says Sarah Abrams at Baleen Specialty.

  • How Mamdani Will Shift NYC Employment Law Enforcement

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    Under Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the New York City labor law regime is poised to become more coordinated, less forgiving and more willing to test gray areas in favor of workers, with wage and hour practices, pay equity and contractor relationships among likely areas of enforcement focus, says Scott Green at Goldberg Segalla.

  • Series

    Judges On AI: How Courts Can Boost Access To Justice

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    Arizona Court of Appeals Judge Samuel A. Thumma writes that generative artificial intelligence tools offer a profound opportunity to enhance access to justice and engender public confidence in courts’ use of technology, and judges can seize this opportunity in five key ways.

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    DHS' Parole Termination Violates APA And Due Process

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    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s abrupt termination of family reunification parole programs violates both the Administrative Procedure Act and the due process rights of vetted beneficiaries who relied on the government's explicit invitation to wait in the U.S. for an immigrant visa to become available, says Abdoul Konare at Konare Law.

  • Examining Privilege In Dual-Purpose Workplace Investigations

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    The Sixth Circuit's recent holding in FirstEnergy's bribery probe ruling that attorney-client privilege applied to a dual-purpose workplace investigation because its primary purpose was obtaining legal advice highlights the uncertainty companies face as federal circuit courts remain split on the appropriate test, say attorneys at Proskauer.

  • Opinion

    The Case For Emulating, Not Dividing, The Ninth Circuit

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    Champions for improved judicial administration should reject the unfounded criticisms driving recent Senate proposals to divide the Ninth Circuit and instead seek to replicate the court's unique strengths and successes, says Ninth Circuit Judge J. Clifford Wallace.

  • 4 Ways 2026 Will Shift Corporate Compliance And Ethics

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    As we begin 2026, ethics and compliance functions are being reshaped by forces that go far beyond traditional regulatory risk, and there are key trends that will define the landscape, with success defined less by activity and volume, and more by impact, judgment and credibility, says Hui Chen at CDE Advisors.

  • How 11th Circ.'s Zafirov Decision Could Upend Qui Tam Cases

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    Oral argument before the Eleventh Circuit last month in U.S. ex rel. Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates suggests that the court may affirm a lower court's opinion that the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act are unconstitutional — which could wreak havoc on pending and future qui tam cases, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • Series

    Muay Thai Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Muay Thai kickboxing has taught me that in order to win, one must stick to one's game plan and adapt under pressure, just as when facing challenges by opposing counsel or judges, says Mark Schork at Feldman Shepherd.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: Intentional Career-Building

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    A successful legal career is built through intention: understanding expectations, assessing strengths honestly and proactively seeking opportunities to grow and cultivating relationships that support your development, say Erika Drous and Hillary Mann at Morrison Foerster.

  • Navigating Workplace AI When Federal, State Policies Clash

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    Two recent federal bills and various state laws concerning employers' artificial intelligence use may clash with an executive order calling for minimal regulation, so employers should proactively monitor their AI usage and stay apprised of legislative updates while awaiting further direction from the federal government, say attorneys at Foley & Lardner.

  • Justices' Separation-Of-Powers Revamp May Hit States Next

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's 2024 decision in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy quietly laid the groundwork for an expansion of the court's separation-of-powers agenda beyond the federal level, but regulated parties and state and local governments alike can act now to anticipate Jarkesy's eventual wider application, say attorneys at Troutman.

  • Preparing For Congressional Investigations In A Midterm Year

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    2026 will be a consequential year for congressional oversight as the upcoming midterm elections may yield bolder investigations and more aggressive state attorneys general coalitions, so companies should consider adopting risk management measures to get ahead of potential changes, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

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