Employment

  • July 29, 2024

    DeSantis Wants To Ax Suit Over Fla. Prosecutor Suspension

    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis moved on Friday to dismiss an amended complaint regarding his suspension of elected prosecutor Monique Worrell, arguing that voters have no right to see an elected official serve an entire term.

  • July 29, 2024

    Cardiologist Hits Mass. Hospital With Equal Pay Suit

    A cardiologist at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital says a less experienced male colleague whom she helped train is being paid $95,000 more, in violation of the Massachusetts Equal Pay Act, according to a lawsuit filed in state court.

  • July 29, 2024

    Judge Narrows Ex-Worker's Claims Against Bronx DA's Office

    A New York federal judge has trimmed claims in an employment suit lodged against the Bronx district attorney's office by a woman who worked there, holding that others alleging discrimination under the Family and Medical Leave Act and a racially driven promotion could move forward.

  • July 29, 2024

    Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

    Litigation linked to Elon Musk sparked several filings in Delaware's Court of Chancery last week, including a call for sanctions and hand-wringing about a proposed multibillion-dollar attorney fee. Here, Law360 looks at this and other highlights from last week in Delaware's Chancery Court.

  • July 29, 2024

    BlackBerry Gets Former Exec's Sex Harassment Suit Trimmed

    A California federal judge tossed several pay discrimination claims from a former BlackBerry executive's lawsuit claiming she was fired for reporting that the company's CEO sexually harassed her before taking the top job, saying she didn't show that she and the CEO had comparable positions before he assumed the role.

  • July 29, 2024

    8 Ex-Employees Say NJ Firm Didn't Pay OT, Paid Women Less

    Davis Saperstein & Salomon PC has been hit with a pair of lawsuits in New Jersey state court alleging the Bergen County-based personal injury firm didn't pay overtime wages, paid its female employees less than their male colleagues and subjected a pregnant woman to a hostile work environment.

  • July 29, 2024

    3rd Circ. Says Jury Must Weigh Ex-Philly ADA's Vax Bias Case

    A jury will have to determine whether the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office was following a neutral, general policy when it denied an employee's religious exemption from its COVID-19 vaccination mandate, or whether D.A. Larry Krasner harbored anti-religious bias in the decision, the Third Circuit ruled Monday.

  • July 29, 2024

    Real Estate Co. Strikes Deal To End Black Worker's Bias Suit

    A real estate company reached an agreement with a Black former worker to resolve his lawsuit accusing the company of denying him a bonus based on his race and then firing him when he complained, a filing in Georgia federal court said.

  • July 29, 2024

    Delta Says Pay Transparency Law Applies To Job Offers Only

    A job applicant at Delta Air Lines can't support his claims that the airline violated Washington law by not including pay ranges in its job postings because he was not offered a position, the company told a federal court.

  • July 29, 2024

    Teller Pens Deal With Wells Fargo In AML Whistleblower Case

    Wells Fargo has reached a settlement in principle with a former teller who claimed she was fired after raising concerns about the bank's "streamlined" account opening process that allowed customers to open accounts if they'd failed anti-money laundering screenings previously.

  • July 29, 2024

    Boston Equity Official Says She Was Forced Out By Politics

    The former deputy director of equity for the city of Boston says she was fired in 2021 in retaliation for advising her boss that it was inappropriate to recommend that employees vote for Michelle Wu in that year's mayoral race, according to a suit filed in state court.

  • July 29, 2024

    UPS Axes Ex-Worker's Failure-To-Reimburse Class Claims

    A California federal judge significantly narrowed a former UPS worker's proposed class action alleging employees were denied paid sick time and forced to foot the bill for work expenses, stating that some of her class claims were too broad.

  • July 26, 2024

    Ex-Wells Fargo Director Wins $22M Verdict In ADA Trial

    A North Carolina federal jury Friday determined Wells Fargo must pay a former managing director $22.1 million after he accused the bank of failing to reasonably accommodate him for a paralyzed colon and bladder, and subsequently laid him off to avoid dealing with his disability, according to his attorney.

  • July 26, 2024

    Apple Commits To White House Guidelines For Responsible AI

    Apple Inc. has signed onto the Biden administration's voluntary guidelines for "responsible" artificial intelligence innovation, joining the likes of Amazon.com Inc., Google LLC, Microsoft Corp. and a dozen other leading tech companies, the White House announced Friday.

  • July 26, 2024

    DOJ Inks Deals With Ex-FBI Agent, Atty Over Release Of Texts

    The U.S. Department of Justice and two former FBI employees whose texts disparaging former President Donald Trump were made public told a Washington, D.C., federal judge Friday they have reached settlements in their privacy rights cases.

  • July 26, 2024

    Farmworkers' Children, Corteva Settle Pesticide Injury Claims

    Children of migrant farmworkers, Corteva Inc. and its subsidiary Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. asked an Illinois federal judge Friday to greenlight their confidential settlement resolving claims that the children were injured when they were crop-dusted with pesticides during a corn-pruning operation.

  • July 26, 2024

    Off The Bench: NBA Signs Mega Deals, Jerry Jones Settles

    In this week's Off The Bench, the NBA signed $77 billion worth of telecast and streaming deals while longtime league broadcaster TNT challenged the decision, Jerry Jones' suit against his alleged daughter settled while jurors were at lunch, and Pennsylvania's high court agreed to hear an appeal relating to Pittsburgh's jock tax, a fee applied to nonresident professional athletes.

  • July 26, 2024

    NCAA's $2.8B NIL Deal, Revenue-Sharing Plan Sent To Judge

    A $2.78 billion deal to settle a massive class action targeting the NCAA's name, image and likeness compensation rules was submitted to a California federal judge for preliminary approval Friday, allowing for revenue sharing with athletes across all sports.

  • July 26, 2024

    3 Ex-Seton Hall Law Workers Cop To 13-Year Embezzlement

    A former assistant dean and two other former employees of Seton Hall University School of Law pled guilty this week to defrauding their former employer of more than $1.3 million in a scheme spanning 13 years.

  • July 26, 2024

    Erroneous Background Check Cost Man HSN Job, Suit Says

    A company that sells background checks to employers was hit with a federal lawsuit accusing it of incorrectly telling the Home Shopping Network that an applicant had a felony charge for distributing narcotics equivalent to cocaine, methamphetamine or fentanyl, when he was actually charged with selling marijuana.

  • July 26, 2024

    Broncos Throw Flag On Ex-Player's THC Discrimination Bid

    The NFL and the Denver Broncos are looking to sidestep a former team member's disability discrimination lawsuit claiming the league and team unfairly fined him $532,500 for using THC to treat an injury, arguing that the collective bargaining agreement they signed preempts state law.

  • July 26, 2024

    Employment Authority: Tips For Dealing With Politics At Work

    Law360 Employment Authority covers the biggest employment cases and trends. Catch up this week with coverage on why employers should be cautious about handling employees' political differences in the workplace, how the labor movement is shifting its support for Vice President Kamala Harris after President Joe Biden drops out of the election and a look at the Third Circuit's decision over the NCAA and wage claims from college athletes.

  • July 26, 2024

    WWE Founder Slams Accuser's Bid For Drug Treatment Info

    A Connecticut federal judge should lift a six-month stay in a sexual abuse lawsuit against World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. long enough for ex-CEO Vince McMahon to try to block the accuser's parallel case in state court seeking information about mysterious, WWE-funded medical treatment she says she underwent, McMahon is arguing. 

  • July 26, 2024

    Fired Doc Can Pursue Claims Against Atty Over Award Error

    A Michigan state appeals court has ruled a doctor may pursue malpractice claims against the attorney who represented him during arbitration proceedings in an underlying wrongful termination suit after she allegedly failed to catch the arbitrator's miscalculation of the award, reportedly resulting in a $2.5 million loss.

  • July 26, 2024

    Conn. Worker Says Mayor Fired Him For Joining Teamsters

    The city of Shelton, Connecticut, fired a public works employee who joined a local Teamsters union after the mayor and other bosses pressured him to invoke a 2018 U.S. Supreme Court case that allows government employees to avoid paying mandatory union dues, according to a federal lawsuit.

Expert Analysis

  • How To Use Exhibits Strategically Throughout Your Case

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    Exhibits, and documents in particular, are the lifeblood of legal advocacy, so attorneys must understand how to wield them effectively throughout different stages of a case to help build strategy, elevate witness preparation and effectively persuade the fact-finders, say Allison Rocker at Baker McKenzie and Colorado prosecutor Adam Kendall.

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    Being An EMT Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    While some of my experiences as an emergency medical technician have been unusually painful and searing, the skills I’ve learned — such as triage, empathy and preparedness — are just as useful in my work as a restructuring lawyer, says Marshall Huebner at Davis Polk.

  • Behind Court Challenges To The FTC's Final Noncompete Rule

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    The Federal Trade Commission's recent final rule banning noncompetes may not go into effect any time soon amid a couple of Texas federal court challenges seeking to bar the rule's implementation, which will likely see appeals all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, says Michael Elkins at MLE Law.

  • 15 Quick Tips For Uncovering And Mitigating Juror Biases

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    As highlighted by the recent jury selection process in the criminal hush money trial against former President Donald Trump, juror bias presents formidable challenges for defendants, and attorneys must employ proactive strategies — both new and old — to blunt its impact, say Monica Delgado and Jonathan Harris at Harris St. Laurent.

  • Corporate Insurance Considerations For Trafficking Claims

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    With the surge in litigation over liability under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act, corporate risk managers and in-house counsel need to ensure that appropriate insurance coverage is in place to provide for defense and indemnity against this liability, says Micah Skidmore at Haynes Boone.

  • High-Hazard Retailers: Are You Ready For OSHA Inspections?

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    In light of a bill introduced this month in Congress to protect warehouse workers, relevant employers — including certain retailers — should remain aware of an ongoing Occupational Safety and Health Administration initiative that has increased the likelihood of inspection over the next couple of years, say Julie Vanneman and Samantha Cook at Dentons Cohen.

  • Tips For Keeping Trade Secrets In The Vault

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    Key practices aimed at maintaining confidentiality can help companies establish trade secret status as the Federal Trade Commission's ban on noncompetes makes it prudent to explore other security measures, says John Baranello at Moses & Singer.

  • Navigating Title VII Compliance And Litigation Post-Muldrow

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    The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Muldrow v. St. Louis has broadened the scope of Title VII litigation, meaning employers must reassess their practices to ensure compliance across jurisdictions and conduct more detailed factual analyses to defend against claims effectively, say Robert Pepple and Christopher Stevens at Nixon Peabody.

  • 3 Employer Lessons From NLRB's Complaint Against SpaceX

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    Severance agreements traditionally have included nondisparagement and nondisclosure provisions as a matter of course — but a recent National Labor Relations Board complaint against SpaceX underscores the ongoing efforts to narrow severance agreements at the state and federal levels, say attorneys at Williams & Connolly.

  • Lessons On Challenging Class Plaintiffs' Expert Testimony

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    In class actions seeking damages, plaintiffs are increasingly using expert opinions to establish predominance, but several recent rulings from California federal courts shed light on how defendants can respond, say Jennifer Romano and Raija Horstman at Crowell & Moring.

  • Exploring An Alternative Model Of Litigation Finance

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    A new model of litigation finance, most aptly described as insurance-backed litigation funding, differs from traditional funding in two key ways, and the process of securing it involves three primary steps, say Bob Koneck, Christopher Le Neve Foster and Richard Butters at Atlantic Global Risk LLC.

  • FTC Noncompete Rule's Impact On Healthcare Nonprofits

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    Healthcare entities that are nonprofit or tax-exempt and thus outside of the pending Federal Trade Commission noncompete rule's reach should evaluate a number of potential risk factors and impacts, starting by assessing their own status, say Ben Shook and Tania Archer at Moore & Van Allen.

  • Trump Hush Money Case Offers Master Class In Trial Strategy

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    The New York criminal hush money trial of former President Donald Trump typifies some of the greatest challenges that lawyers face in crafting persuasive presentations, providing lessons on how to handle bad facts, craft a simple story that withstands attack, and cross-examine with that story in mind, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.

  • Why Employers Shouldn't Overreact To Protest Activities

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    Recent decisions from the First Circuit in Kinzer v. Whole Foods and the National Labor Relations Board in Home Depot hold eye-opening takeaways about which employee conduct is protected as "protest activity" and make a case for fighting knee-jerk reactions that could result in costly legal proceedings, says Frank Shuster at Constangy.

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    Teaching Yoga Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Being a yoga instructor has helped me develop my confidence and authenticity, as well as stress management and people skills — all of which have crossed over into my career as an attorney, says Laura Gongaware at Clyde & Co.

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