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• August 22, 2025

  Boeing Fights Disability Bias Suit Over Ratification Bonus

  A Washington state court should toss allegations that Boeing violated anti-discrimination law by excluding workers on long-term disability leave from a $12,000 contract ratification bonus, the aerospace giant argued, calling the proposed class action claims preempted by Section 301 of the Labor-Management Relations Act.

• August 22, 2025

  Judge Blocks Most ACA Rule Changes, Lets Others Proceed

  A Maryland federal judge Friday largely froze the Trump administration's changes to Affordable Care Act regulations, handing a win to three cities, a coalition of doctors and a small business advocacy group that contend the changes would cause at least 1.8 million people to lose their healthcare coverage.

• August 22, 2025

  Tech Co. Strikes $1.6M Deal To End 401(k) Fee Suit

  Financial technology company Jack Henry & Associates has agreed to pay $1.6 million to resolve a proposed class action claiming it cost workers millions in retirement savings by failing to rein in expensive management fees and neglecting to dump a risky investment fund, according to a filing in Missouri federal court.

• August 22, 2025

  Shopify, Sales Workers End Commission, OT Suit

  A California federal judge agreed to conclude a suit accusing e-commerce company Shopify of a slew of California Labor Code violations, including misclassifying sales employees as overtime-exempt and having an illegal commissions plan.

• August 22, 2025

  Filing Clarifies FTC, DOJ's Passive Investment Stance

  The antitrust agencies' statement of interest filed in Texas v. Blackrock clarifies that certain forms of corporate governance engagement are permissible under the "solely for investment" exemption, a move that offers guidance for passive investors but also signals new scrutiny of coordinated engagement, say attorneys at Stinson.

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