July 07, 2026
The Ninth Circuit seemed hesitant Tuesday to unblock a 2-year-old California law that prohibits employers from punishing workers for skipping what are commonly known as captive audience meetings in which companies convey views about political or religious topics, with two judges suggesting that the statute infringes on employers' free speech rights.
June 30, 2026
The Ninth Circuit will consider a California law that bars employers from penalizing workers who refuse to attend meetings on religious or political topics, while the First Circuit will evaluate whether JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s use of an artificial intelligence-infused interview platform to screen job applicants amounted to an unlawful lie detector exam. Here, Law360 looks at four oral arguments for discrimination lawyers to keep an eye on.