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October 01, 2025
Duane Morris Adds O'Hagan Meyer Employment Atty In LA
Duane Morris LLP is growing its West Coast team, bringing in an O'Hagan Meyer employment litigator as a partner in its Los Angeles office.
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September 30, 2025
Combs Loses Bid To Escape Prostitution-Related Conviction
A New York federal judge on Tuesday denied Sean "Diddy" Combs' request to undo his criminal conviction for transporting two of his former girlfriends for prostitution, allowing sentencing for the hip-hop mogul to move forward on Friday.
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September 30, 2025
Banker Defamed Jack Nicklaus After Pact Ended, Jury Told
Jack Nicklaus told a Florida state court jury on Tuesday that a banker and his associates defamed him after discontinuing a 15-year business relationship, saying their public relations campaign intentionally smeared his reputation after he refused to make a deal with Saudi Arabia.
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September 30, 2025
Merrill Lynch Denied Bid To Block Rival Firm's Launch
A Georgia federal judge on Tuesday refused to grant Merrill Lynch's bid for a temporary restraining order against a dozen former employees, Charles Schwab and Dynasty Financial Partners in a case concerning an alleged attempt to start a new independent financial advisory firm with Merrill's staff and confidential information.
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September 30, 2025
Feds Finalize Rules To Speed H-2A Filing, Limit Some Wages
The Trump administration finalized two separate rules on Tuesday aimed at streamlining the H-2A temporary visa process for seasonal farmworkers, one allowing employers to file petitions earlier and another revising annual wage hikes for certain agricultural jobs.
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September 30, 2025
US Worker Unions Slam 'Unlawful' Shutdown Firing Threats
The American Federation of Government Employees and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees sued Tuesday over the Trump administration's threats to fire federal workers in the event of a government shutdown, arguing that the threats stray from historic practice and violate the law.
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September 30, 2025
Pot Broker Sues Over Misclassification, Seeks Lost Wages
A Florida-based company that sells cannabis franchises is accused of illegally classifying an employee as an independent contractor in order to avoid paying him "hundreds of hours" in wages and benefits he earned as a salesman, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Massachusetts federal court.
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September 30, 2025
9th Circ. Unwinds $312K Fees In Labor Suit Against Walmart
While a former Sam's Club worker is entitled to fees for the $22,000 settlement of her individual labor claims against the chain and its parent Walmart, the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday vacated the $312,429 in fees and costs she was awarded by the lower court because it simply granted the fee award without sufficiently explaining why.
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September 30, 2025
Texas Court Upends $13M Home Care Car-Train Crash Verdict
A Texas appeals court has vacated a $13 million verdict against a home care provider over a car-train crash that killed one of its clients and injured his wife, saying the trial court instructed the jury incorrectly and the evidence did not show that the provider's employee was acting in the course and scope of her employment.
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September 30, 2025
Ex-Defender Urges 4th Circ. To Revisit Pro Bono Team Exit
A former assistant public defender asked the full Fourth Circuit to remand or rehear the question of whether her pro bono legal team had good cause to quit on the eve of trial in her sexual harassment lawsuit against the federal judiciary, saying a denial would permit any attorney to decamp from a client's case on the "flimsiest of pretenses."
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September 30, 2025
Waters Warns CFPB Furloughs Would Be 'Baseless,' 'Harmful'
A senior Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives is warning the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau not to use a looming government shutdown as a "pretext" to furlough employees at the agency, arguing that such an unpaid work stoppage would be unnecessary and dangerous.
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September 30, 2025
NBA, Former Referee Agree To End Dispute Over Vax Firing
The National Basketball Association will pay former referee Leroy Richardson nearly $700,000 to resolve his remaining claims regarding his firing for refusing the league's COVID-19 vaccination mandate, the two sides told a New York federal judge Tuesday.
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September 30, 2025
Nevada Hospital Nets $510M Verdict In Staff Poaching Suit
A Nevada hospital won a jury award of more than $510 million in its lawsuit accusing Universal Health Services of raiding its staff and swiping its trade secrets during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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September 30, 2025
Mass. Judge Issues Stinging Rebuke Of Protester Removals
A Massachusetts federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration's policy of arresting, detaining and trying to deport foreign students for Palestinian advocacy violates the First Amendment, which the judge said protects the free speech of noncitizens and citizens alike.
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September 30, 2025
Union Sued Over Data Breach Exposing 55K Members' Info
A local union group representing Colorado and Wyoming workers faces a proposed class action filed in Colorado federal court Tuesday that claims the union's negligence led to a cyberattack that compromised the personal information of more than 55,000 union members.
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September 30, 2025
Coke Bottling Co. Fired Driver Over Disability, EEOC Says
A Coca-Cola bottling company refused to accommodate a delivery driver with a history of kidney disease that requires dialysis and fired him because of his disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told a Louisiana federal court.
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September 30, 2025
Amazon Beats Former Music Employee's Race Bias Suit
A Black former music division employee didn't provide enough evidence to keep in court her claims that Amazon passed her over for a promotion and sidelined her because of her race, a New York federal judge said Tuesday.
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September 30, 2025
College Athlete Advocates Join Supporters Of Senate NIL Bill
A day after three Democratic U.S. senators introduced a bill promising more protections for college athletes — including women, athletes in smaller sports and those at smaller institutions — under the new revenue-sharing rules, the proposal on Tuesday drew praise from advocates for athletes and labor, including an official from the AFL-CIO.
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September 30, 2025
Ga. Tech To Pay $875K To Resolve Cybersecurity FCA Suit
A research arm of the Georgia Institute of Technology has agreed to pay $875,000 to end a whistleblower suit alleging the organization knowingly failed to comply with government cybersecurity standards while working on defense contracts, the Department of Justice said Tuesday.
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September 30, 2025
Wash. Panel Keeps Wage Suit Against Logistics Co. In Court
The arbitration agreements that a logistics company gave to two workers were unconscionable because they either didn't contain a severability clause or included a class waiver, a Washington state appellate panel ruled, affirming a decision to keep the workers' wage and hour suit in court.
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September 30, 2025
Judge Freezes Chinese Cos.' Assets In X-Ray IP Suit
Two Chinese companies were barred from doing business in the United States and had their U.S.-based assets frozen by a Chicago federal judge until they comply with an earlier injunction order, with the judge stopping short of referring the pair and two of their executives for criminal contempt charges.
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September 30, 2025
Health Aide's Overtime Case Ends After Settlement Rewrite
A Connecticut federal judge has approved a home healthcare aide's $60,000 settlement in an overtime wage lawsuit after the parties removed a contentious clause that would have barred the worker from seeking future employment with the same company, court records show.
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September 30, 2025
Deel Urges Court To DQ Quinn Emanuel In Trade Secrets Fight
Payroll and human resources company Deel Inc. is urging a Delaware state court to disqualify Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP from representing its competitor Rippling in a trade secrets fight, saying its request is "a textbook case for disqualification" due to a conflict of interest.
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September 30, 2025
Workers Can't Get $1M Attorney Fees In $30K Wage Case
Two workers who agreed to settle their wage-and-hour claims against an automotive technology manufacturer for $30,000 didn't show why their attorneys should snag $1 million in fees, a North Carolina federal judge ruled Tuesday.
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September 30, 2025
Paymentus Pins Fintech Atty's Firing On Behavior, Not Bias
Billing company Paymentus Corp. told a North Carolina federal judge on Tuesday that it fired a former in-house attorney due to her alleged lack of workplace professionalism, rebutting her claims of age and gender bias.
Expert Analysis
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9th Circ.'s Trade Secrets Ruling Is A Win For DTSA Plaintiffs
The Ninth Circuit's recent decision in Quintara v. Ruifeng shifts the balance in federal trade secret litigation toward a more flexible, discovery-driven process, meaning that plaintiffs may be more likely to pursue claims under the Defend Trade Secrets Act, and early motions to strike or dismiss will face steep odds, say attorneys at Cooley.
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NY Bill Would Complicate Labor Law Amid NLRB Uncertainty
The New York Legislature passed a bill that, if enacted, would grant state agencies the power to enforce federal labor law, potentially causing significant challenges for employers as they could be subject to both state and federal regulators depending on the National Labor Relations Board's operational status, say attorneys at Sheppard Mullin.
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Associates Can Earn Credibility By Investing In Relationships
As the class of 2025 prepares to join law firms this fall, new associates must adapt to office dynamics and establish credible reputations — which require quiet, consistent relationship-building skills as much as legal acumen, says Kyle Forges at Bast Amron.
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Calif. Arbitration Fee Ruling Gives Employers Slight Leeway
The California Supreme Court's decision in Hohenshelt v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County offers a narrow lifeline that protects employers from losing arbitration rights over inadvertent fee payment delays, but auditing arbitration agreements and implementing payment tracking protocols can ensure that deadlines are always met, say attorneys at Buchalter.
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When Misconduct Can Trigger Bank Industry Employment Ban
The Federal Reserve Board recently settled an enforcement action in which a former employee of a Wyoming bank was banned from banking for conduct she allegedly committed at an entity unrelated to the bank, raising questions about the scope of regulatory enforcement authority, says Travis Nelson at Polsinelli.
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Lessons From 7th Circ.'s Deleted Chat Sanctions Ruling
The Seventh Circuit’s recent decision in Pable v. Chicago Transit Authority, affirming the dismissal of an ex-employee’s retaliation claims, highlights the importance of properly handling the preservation of ephemeral messages and clarifies key sanctions issues, says Philip Favro at Favro Law.
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Mitigating Employer Liability Risk Under Sex Assault Rule
The American Law Institute's newly approved rule expands vicarious liability to employers for certain sexual assaults that employees commit, which could materially increase employers' exposure unless they strengthen safeguards around high-risk roles, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.
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Series
Quilting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Turning intricate patterns of fabric and thread into quilts has taught me that craftsmanship, creative problem-solving and dedication to incremental progress are essential to creating something lasting that will help another person — just like in law, says Veronica McMillan at Kramon & Graham.
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3rd Circ. FMLA Suit Revival Offers Notice Rule Lessons
In Walker v. SEPTA, the Third Circuit reinstated a former Philadelphia bus driver's Family and Medical Leave Act lawsuit, finding the notice standard is not particularly onerous, which underscores employers' responsibilities to recognize and document leave requests, and to avoid penalizing workers for protected absences, say Fiona Ong and Leah Shepherd at Ogletree.
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What 2 Profs Noticed As Transactional Law Students Used AI
After a semester using generative artificial intelligence tools with students in an entrepreneurship law clinic, we came away with numerous observations about the opportunities and challenges such tools present to new transactional lawyers, say professors at Cornell Law School.
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8th Circ. Rulings Show Employer ADA Risks In Fitness Tests
Two recent Eighth Circuit decisions reviving lawsuits brought by former Union Pacific employees offer guidance for navigating compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, serving as a cautionary tale for employers that use broad fitness-for-duty screening programs and highlighting the importance of individualized assessments, says Masood Ali at Segal McCambridge.
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It Ends With Us Having No Coverage?
A recent suit filed by Harco National Insurance disclaiming coverage for Wayfarer and Justin Baldoni's defense against Blake Lively's claims in the "It Ends With Us" legal saga demonstrates that policyholders should be particularly cautious when negotiating prior knowledge exclusions in their claims-made policies, says Meagan Cyrus at Shumaker.
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Rebuttal
BigLaw Settlements Should Not Spur Ethics Deregulation
A recent Law360 op-ed argued that loosening law firm funding restrictions would make BigLaw firms less inclined to settle with the Trump administration, but deregulating legal financing ethics may well prove to be not merely ineffective, but counterproductive, says Laurel Kilgour at the American Economic Liberties Project.
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Unpacking Ore. Law's Limits On PE Healthcare Investment
A recent Oregon law imposes significant restrictions on nonphysicians owning or controlling medical practices, but newly enacted amendments provide some additional flexibility in certain ownership arrangements without scuttling the law's intent of addressing concerns about the rise of private equity investment in healthcare, say attorneys at Debevoise.
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5 Ways Lawyers Can Earn Back The Public's Trust
Amid salacious headlines about lawyers behaving badly and recent polls showing the public’s increasingly unfavorable view of attorneys, we must make meaningful changes to our culture to rebuild trust in the legal system, says Carl Taylor at Carl Taylor Law.