Employment

  • October 21, 2024

    NCAA Wants Suit From Ex-College Basketball Players Tossed

    The NCAA wants a New York federal court to dismiss a lawsuit by men's college basketball players that accuses the organization of exploiting their name, image and likeness by continuously replaying their highlights from March Madness, arguing that it fails in numerous ways, including time-barred claims.

  • October 21, 2024

    Retired Conn. Firefighters Sue Over Healthcare Switch

    A group of 119 retired union firefighters for the city of Stamford, Connecticut, sued the city in state court Monday, seeking an injunction preventing the city from changing their healthcare benefits.

  • October 21, 2024

    Netflix Inks $1.4M Wage Deal With Reality TV Contestants

    A California judge gave preliminary approval Monday to a $1.4 million settlement between Netflix and contestants from the reality television shows "Love Is Blind" and "The Ultimatum" to end a putative wage class action alleging the contestants were forced to work long hours with little pay.

  • October 21, 2024

    9th Circ. Probes Bargaining Order Limits In 1st Cemex Review

    In the first court challenge to the National Labor Relations Board's landmark Cemex ruling, the Ninth Circuit grappled Monday with whether the labor board's new standard for issuing bargaining orders complies with a framework the U.S. Supreme Court set out more than 50 years ago.

  • October 21, 2024

    Combs Seeks Gag Order As Rape Claims Flood Courts

    Attorneys for Sean "Diddy" Combs asked a Manhattan federal judge to order all prospective witnesses and their lawyers not to "assassinate" his character in the media, as seven new sexual assault lawsuits against him hit dockets in New York.

  • October 21, 2024

    BIA Officer's Psychological Eval Off-Limits In Liability Row

    A Northern Cheyenne woman who has accused a former Bureau of Indian Affairs officer of sexually assaulting her can reopen his deposition but won't be allowed access to his psychological evaluation in the ongoing dispute over the federal agency's liability in the incident, a federal judge said.

  • October 21, 2024

    SpaceX Firing Suit Belongs In State Court, Ex-Workers Say

    Terminated SpaceX employees on Monday urged a California federal judge to remand their hostile work environment and retaliation case to state court due to lack of diversity jurisdiction, arguing that when they first sued, SpaceX's principal place of business was Hawthorne, California, not Starbase, Texas, where the company later moved.

  • October 21, 2024

    Hooters, EEOC Strike Deal To End Post-COVID Rehiring Suit

    Hooters will pay $250,000 to resolve a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit claiming it failed to bring back most of its Black employees when it reopened a North Carolina restaurant during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a filing in federal court Monday.

  • October 21, 2024

    Boeing Machinists To Vote On New Tentative Wage Deal

    Approximately 33,000 Boeing employees represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers will vote Wednesday on a tentative new labor contract that includes a 35% wage increase over four years, potentially ending a more than monthlong strike that hampered Boeing's production and cash flow.

  • October 21, 2024

    3rd Take's The Charm For Terrence Howard in CAA Suit

    A Los Angeles judge Monday declined to dismiss "Empire" star Terrence Howard's suit alleging Creative Artists Agency's conflicting interests led him to accept a salary below industry standards, finding the latest version of the complaint adequately addressed her statute of limitations concerns.  

  • October 21, 2024

    Seton Hall Ex-Chair Fights Transfer Of Whistleblower Suit

    Seton Hall University's former board chair on Monday sought to prevent the transfer of a whistleblower case from the school's former president out of New Jersey's Essex County state court due to a supposed conflict of interest, following a similar motion last week from the university itself.

  • October 21, 2024

    Lilly Ledbetter Was An 'Indefatigable' Force For Equal Pay

    Lilly Ledbetter, whose unequal pay lawsuit against her employer sparked a 2009 law and led her to dedicate the rest of her life to fighting for pay equity, recently died at 86. Those who worked with her say her legacy lives on in the ongoing fight to close the wage gap.

  • October 21, 2024

    Ogletree Shareholder Who Went In-House 'Returning Home'

    Communications company WPP Group USA's vice president and counsel for the Americas rejoined Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC on Monday as a labor and employment shareholder, the firm said.

  • October 21, 2024

    Ex-Court Atty's Gender Bias Claims Cut From Workplace Suit

    Pennsylvania federal judge has reduced a lawsuit filed by a former Northampton County Court of Common Pleas lawyer who alleges she was forced to resign because of her treatment in the workplace, ruling that while her gender bias claims fall short, the case can proceed on her retaliation claims.

  • October 21, 2024

    Eversheds Sutherland Adds NCAA Veteran To Education Team

    Eversheds Sutherland announced Monday that it has added the former associate director of enforcement for the National Collegiate Athletic Association to bolster its higher education services and its global sports practice.

  • October 21, 2024

    Conn. Firm Says Attys, Restaurants Filed 'Malicious' Suit

    A restaurant chain and its attorneys abused the legal process by "frivolously and maliciously" suing a plaintiff-side firm after it ran ads alerting workers they might have wage claims against the restaurant, a lawsuit filed in Connecticut state court has alleged.

  • October 21, 2024

    Arthur Blank's Paramours Forced Unpaid OT, Ex-Workers Say

    The family office of Home Depot co-founder Arthur Blank, who owns the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United FC, has been sued by two former employees who allege they were forced to work long hours due to the retention of "incompetent" employees who had sexual relationships with Blank and others, and were then denied overtime.

  • October 21, 2024

    Justices Turn Away Ex-Raytheon Workers' Vaccine Bias Suit

    The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to review the dismissal of a lawsuit alleging Raytheon Technologies Corp. harassed and forced out employees who received religious exemptions from its COVID-19 vaccine policy, despite workers' assertion that the Ninth Circuit applied erroneously narrow standards.

  • October 21, 2024

    Paul Hastings Adds Baker McKenzie Employment Team In NY

    Paul Hastings LLP said Monday that it has landed a top-tier, four-partner employment litigation team in New York from Baker McKenzie LLP to strengthen its East Coast practice.

  • October 18, 2024

    Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attys From 74 Firms

    The attorneys chosen as Law360's 2024 MVPs have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing hard-earned successes in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals.

  • October 18, 2024

    Employment Authority: 500th Starbucks Unionizes

    Law360 Employment Authority covers the biggest employment cases and trends. Catch up this week with coverage on a look at the 500th Starbucks successful unionization efforts, tips for employers to get ready for the second salary increase for the Fair Labor Standards Act's overtime exemption and a look at California's law preserving the intersectionality in its anti-discrimination laws. 

  • October 18, 2024

    Fired SF Rail Workers Win First Phase Of Vax Mandate Trial

    A California federal jury on Friday ruled that the Bay Area Rapid Transit District didn't prove it tried to accommodate six unvaccinated employees the agency fired during the COVID-19 pandemic, pushing the trial to a second phase over whether the workers had a "sincerely held" religious belief against being vaccinated.

  • October 18, 2024

    Ex-GOP Candidate Says Air Force's Doc Release Damaged Her

    Former Republican congressional candidate Jennifer-Ruth Green has urged a District of Columbia federal judge to deny the U.S. Air Force's bid to throw out her lawsuit accusing it of illegally disclosing her confidential military records, saying she has the right to sue under the Privacy Act.

  • October 18, 2024

    FTC Appeals Noncompete Ban Loss To 5th Circ.

    The Federal Trade Commission gave notice Friday that it would seek Fifth Circuit intervention against a Texas federal judge's decision to block its ban on employment noncompete agreements.

  • October 18, 2024

    Ex-Detainees Say Co. Can't Escape ICE Forced Labor Case

    Former detainees of a Georgia immigration detention center are asking a federal judge not to let the private prison company that owned the facility out of a lawsuit accusing it of forcing them to work for as little as $1 a day.

Expert Analysis

  • Recruitment Trends In Emerging Law Firm Frontiers

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    BigLaw firms are facing local recruitment challenges as they increasingly establish offices in cities outside of the major legal hubs, requiring them to weigh various strategies for attracting talent that present different risks and benefits, says Tom Hanlon at Buchanan Law.

  • Series

    Glassblowing Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    I never expected that glassblowing would strongly influence my work as an attorney, but it has taught me the importance of building a solid foundation for your work, learning from others and committing to a lifetime of practice, says Margaret House at Kalijarvi Chuzi.

  • 3 Surprising Deposition Dangers Attorneys Must Heed

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    Attorneys often do not think of discovery as a particularly risky phase of litigation, but counsel must closely heed some surprisingly strict and frequently overlooked requirements before, during and after depositions that can lead to draconian consequences, says Nate Sabri at Perkins Coie.

  • What Employers Need To Know About Colorado's New AI Law

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    The Colorado AI Act, enacted in May and intended to regulate the use of high-risk artificial intelligence systems to prevent algorithmic discrimination, is broad in scope and will apply to businesses using AI for certain employment purposes, imposing numerous compliance obligations and potential liability, say Laura Malugade and Owen Davis at Husch Blackwell.

  • Opinion

    Paid Noncompetes Offer A Better Solution Than FTC's Ban

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    A better alternative to the Federal Trade Commission's recent and widely contested noncompete ban would be a nationwide bright-line rule requiring employers to pay employees during the noncompete period, says Steven Kayman at Rottenberg Lipman.

  • How Associates Can Build A Professional Image

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    As hybrid work arrangements become the norm in the legal industry, early-career attorneys must be proactive in building and maintaining a professional presence in both physical and digital settings, ensuring that their image aligns with their long-term career goals, say Lana Manganiello at Equinox Strategy Partners and Estelle Winsett at Estelle Winsett Professional Image Consulting.

  • Firms Must Rethink How They Train New Lawyers In AI Age

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    As law firms begin to use generative artificial intelligence to complete lower-level legal tasks, they’ll need to consider new ways to train summer associates and early-career attorneys, keeping in mind the five stages of skill acquisition, says Liisa Thomas at Sheppard Mullin.

  • Think Like A Lawyer: Always Be Closing

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    When a lawyer presents their case with the right propulsive structure throughout trial, there is little need for further argument after the close of evidence — and in fact, rehashing it all may test jurors’ patience — so attorneys should consider other strategies for closing arguments, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.

  • Where Anti-Discrimination Law Stands 4 Years After Bostock

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    On the fourth anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark Bostock ruling, Evan Parness and Abby Rickeman at Covington take stock of how the decision, which held that Title VII protects employees from discrimination because of their sexual orientation and gender identity, has affected anti-discrimination law at the state and federal levels.

  • Series

    Playing Chess Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    There are many ways that chess skills translate directly into lawyer skills, but for me, the bigger career lessons go beyond the direct parallels — playing chess has shown me the value of seeing gradual improvement in and focusing deep concentration on a nonwork endeavor, says attorney Steven Fink.

  • Crafting An Effective Workplace AI Policy After DOL Guidance

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    Employers should take proactive steps to minimize their liability risk after the U.S. Department of Labor released artificial intelligence guidance principles on May 16, reflecting the reality that companies must begin putting into place policies that will dictate their expectations for how employees will use AI, say David Disler and Courtnie Bolden at ​​​​​​​Porzio Bromberg.

  • Patent Lessons From 7 Federal Circuit Reversals In May

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    A look at recent cases where the Federal Circuit reversed or vacated decisions by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board or a federal district court provide guidance on how to succeed on appeal by clarifying the obviousness analysis of design patents, the finality of a judgment, and more, say Denise De Mory and Li Guo at Bunsow De Mory.

  • Litigation Inspiration: Attys Can Be Heroic Like Olympians

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    Although litigation won’t earn anyone an Olympic medal in Paris this summer, it can be worthy of the same lasting honor if attorneys exercise focused restraint — seeking both their clients’ interests and those of the court — instead of merely pursuing every advantage short of sanctionable conduct, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.

  • Politics In The Workplace: What Employers Need To Know

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    As the 2024 election approaches and protests continue across the country, employers should be aware of employees' rights — and limits on those rights — related to political speech and activities in the workplace, and be prepared to act proactively to prevent issues before they arise, say attorneys at Littler.

  • Lean Into The 'Great Restoration' To Retain Legal Talent

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    As the “great resignation,” in which employees voluntarily left their jobs in droves, has largely dissipated, legal employers should now work toward the idea of a “great restoration,” adopting strategies to effectively hire, onboard and retain top legal talent, says Molly McGrath at Hiring & Empowering Solutions.

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