Employment

  • October 15, 2025

    Phone-Maker Oppo Wants Out Of Apple Trade Secret Case

    Chinese phone-maker Oppo has asked a California federal judge to release it from a case brought by Apple Inc. alleging that a former employee stole trade secrets when he moved to Oppo, saying the suit had no allegation that Oppo received any trade secrets.

  • October 15, 2025

    Atty Fights Walgreens Sanction Bid In Georgia Bias Suit

    A former pharmacist suing Walgreens for discrimination asked a Georgia federal judge to reject the chain's sanctions bid against her attorney, saying the chain did not give the lawyer enough time to respond to a series of communications that led to the motion for sanctions.

  • October 15, 2025

    5th Circ. Says Union Can't Take SpaceX Case To Justices

    The U.S. Supreme Court appears unlikely to get a chance to review a Fifth Circuit decision involving SpaceX that entitles the National Labor Relations Board's targets to enjoin the cases against them after the circuit court denied a union's bid to intervene to appeal the August ruling.

  • October 15, 2025

    UNC Fights Ex-Provost's Bid To Access Trustee Devices

    The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill urged a state court to deny an ex-provost's request to expedite discovery in an open meetings lawsuit that implicated the hiring of UNC football coach Bill Belichick, panning the ask as a mere "fishing expedition."

  • October 15, 2025

    Ex-Jail Officer's $1M Bias Award Miscalculated, 5th Circ. Says

    A former Texas correctional officer's $1 million jury award was miscalculated for her lawsuit alleging she was terminated for taking leave because of her diabetes, hypertension and back pain, a split Fifth Circuit panel found, scrapping the award because jurors wrongly included potential future retirement benefits.

  • October 15, 2025

    Some Federal Workers Win Quick Block On Shutdown Layoffs

    A California federal judge on Wednesday granted a request from two unions representing thousands of federal workers to immediately block the Trump administration from laying them off during the government shutdown, saying she believes the plaintiffs will show that "what's being done here is both illegal and is in excess of authority."

  • October 15, 2025

    Engineering Firm, Ex-Worker Resolve Noncompete Dispute

    A global environmental and engineering consulting firm has resolved a suit alleging a former employee violated a noncompete agreement by accepting a similar job at a direct competitor, according to a docket entry.

  • October 15, 2025

    Mass. AG, Security Co. Settle Wage Law Claims

    A security firm and its president will pay more than $583,000 to settle claims that it violated state wage and sick leave laws, the Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General announced Wednesday.

  • October 15, 2025

    Utility Co. Faces $3M Verdict For COVID-Era Telework Denials

    A New York federal jury handed a $3.1 million win to two former workers who said National Grid illegally denied their requests to continue working remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic to manage their disabilities.

  • October 15, 2025

    Regulators To Ease Bonus Restrictions On Senior Bankers

    The U.K. financial services watchdogs have said they will enable companies to pay senior bankers more flexibly from Thursday in a move to support domestic growth and competitiveness.

  • October 15, 2025

    DHS Says Seizure Of Atty's Phone Tied To Employment Probe

    The government is pushing back on a Massachusetts immigration attorney's allegations that his work phone was seized in retaliation for his criticism of the Trump administration and advocacy for noncitizens, saying it's looking into whether he violated federal employment verification laws.

  • October 14, 2025

    LA Angels Go To Trial Over Pitcher Skaggs' Fatal Overdose

    The Los Angeles Angels contributed to the 2019 drug overdose death of star pitcher Tyler Skaggs by failing to stop their communications director from selling drugs to players, counsel for Skaggs' family told a California jury Tuesday during opening statements in its wrongful death suit.

  • October 14, 2025

    '9-1-1' Actor Wrongly Fired For Vaccine Objection, Jury Told

    Counsel for an actor fired from the ABC television show "9-1-1" for refusing a COVID-19 vaccine told a California federal jury during opening statements Tuesday that his client was subjected to religious discrimination and wrongly fired, saying the network ignored a reasonable accommodation — temporarily writing his character off the show.

  • October 14, 2025

    Exec Tells Fla. Jury He Wanted To Protect Nicklaus Brand

    An executive for the company bearing Jack Nicklaus' name denied making alleged defamatory statements in emails to clients regarding the golf legend's interest in a competing Saudi Arabian league, telling a Florida state court jury on Tuesday that he received contradicting information and wanted to protect the business' brand name.

  • October 14, 2025

    Ex-Clear Street Employees Sue Over Retaliation, Defamation

    Four former employees of financial services company Clear Street Management have sued the firm, claiming they were retaliated against as whistleblowers and falsely terminated "for cause" when they attempted to resign over allegations of a toxic workplace.

  • October 14, 2025

    Ex-Fujitec Atty May Sue Over Defamation But Not Race Bias

    A Cincinnati federal judge has ended racial discrimination claims brought by the former top lawyer for Fujitec America against the elevator company, while leaving intact a defamation claim the attorney is pursuing against a colleague who he said made bogus allegations leading to his firing.

  • October 14, 2025

    Justices Won't Rethink Protections For Union's Hotel Protest

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday turned away a hotel group's bid to deny First Amendment and government lobbying protections to certain union protests, rejecting a challenge to a Ninth Circuit ruling that excused a union's fight against a plan to redevelop a California hotel.

  • October 14, 2025

    Walmart Pay Transparency Suit Returns To Wash. State Court

    A Washington federal judge returned a proposed wage transparency class action against Walmart Inc. to state court Tuesday, agreeing with the plaintiff that he didn't claim a concrete enough injury for the suit to proceed in federal court.

  • October 14, 2025

    Concrete Co. Can't Challenge $2M Seattle Wage Theft Fine

    A Washington state appellate panel on Monday rejected a concrete subcontractor's appeal of more than $2 million in penalties for wage violations at Seattle construction sites, supporting a city hearing examiner's conclusion that the company was also on the hook alongside the primary contractor.  

  • October 14, 2025

    Knicks, Raptors Agree That Data 'Mole' Case Is Closed

    The New York Knicks and Toronto Raptors have agreed to call off their legal dispute of more than two years involving a video assistant the Knicks accused of being a "mole" who took proprietary data with him when he left them for the Raptors.

  • October 14, 2025

    United Airlines Workers Ask Justices To Revive Vax Battle

    United Airlines workers urged the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their push to reinstate a suit over the company's COVID-19 vaccination mandate, arguing the justices should clarify whether federal law safeguards an employee's right to refuse drugs approved during national emergencies.

  • October 14, 2025

    BP Urges 5th Circ. To Overturn Retirees' Pension Suit Win

    BP urged the Fifth Circuit to overturn a Texas court's ruling that found the oil giant liable to company retirees for miscommunicating their pension benefits' value following a plan conversion, arguing the lower court judge erred in certifying a retiree class and handing the class judgment.

  • October 14, 2025

    Fighter Wins $5.3M Judgment Against Fla. Promoter

    A Florida state judge on Tuesday approved a $5.3 million final default judgment against a promoter that allegedly failed to pay former Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter Jorge Masvidal for a 2024 bout in California.

  • October 14, 2025

    Calif. Panel Keeps State's Win In Uber, Lyft Classification Row

    Uber and Lyft cannot bypass administrative proceedings by filing suits challenging the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health's authority to issue them citations and asking a trial court to find their drivers are independent contractors, a state panel ruled Tuesday.

  • October 14, 2025

    Ex-OneTaste Staffer Fights Firm's Bid To Toss Malpractice Suit

    A former OneTaste employee is urging a Pennsylvania federal court to reject Kohn Swift & Graf PC's bid to dismiss her legal malpractice suit alleging that the firm was negligent when it represented her in connection with a federal subpoena related to an investigation of the sexual wellness company, asserting that her claims are valid.

Expert Analysis

  • How Cos. Can Straddle US-UK Split On Work Misconduct, DEI

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    With U.K. regulators ordering employers to do more to prevent nonfinancial misconduct and discrimination, and President Donald Trump ordering the rollback of similar American protections, global organizations should prioritize establishing consistent workplace conduct frameworks to help balance their compliance obligations across the diverging jurisdictions, say lawyers at WilmerHale.

  • Series

    Adapting To Private Practice: From Va. AUSA To Mid-Law

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    Returning to the firm where I began my career after seven years as an assistant U.S. attorney in Virginia has been complex, nuanced and rewarding, and I’ve learned that the pursuit of justice remains the constant, even as the mindset and client change, says Kristin Johnson at Woods Rogers.

  • How 5th Circ.'s NLRB Ruling May Reshape Federal Labor Law

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    The Fifth Circuit's recent SpaceX National Labor Relations Board decision undermines the agency's authority, but it does not immediately shut down NLRB enforcement, so employers and labor organizations should expect more litigation, more uncertainty and a possible U.S. Supreme Court showdown, say attorneys at Goldberg Segalla.

  • 7 Document Review Concepts New Attorneys Need To Know

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    For new associates joining firms this fall, stepping into the world of e-discovery can feel like learning a new language, but understanding a handful of fundamentals — from coding layouts to metadata — can help attorneys become fluent in document review, says Ann Motl at Bowman and Brooke.

  • FTC Actions Highlight New Noncompete Enforcement Strategy

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    Several recent noncompete-related actions from the Federal Trade Commission — including its recent dismissal of cases appealing the vacatur of a Biden-era noncompete ban — reflect the commission's shift toward case-by-case enforcement, while confirming that the agency intends to remain active in policing such agreements, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • Ruling On Labor Peace Law Marks Shift For Cannabis Cos.

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    Currently on appeal to the Ninth Circuit, an Oregon federal court’s novel decision in Casala v. Kotek, invalidating a state law that requires labor peace agreements as a condition of cannabis business licensure, marks the potential for compliance uncertainty for all cannabis employers in states with labor peace mandates, say attorneys at Sheppard Mullin.

  • A Look At 2 Reinvigorated DOL Compliance Programs

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    As the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division revives its Payroll Audit Independent Determination and expands its opinion letter program, employers should carefully weigh the benefits and risks of participation to assess whether it makes sense for their circumstances, say attorneys at Conn Maciel.

  • Avoiding Unforced Evidentiary Errors At Trial

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    To avoid self-inflicted missteps at trial, lawyers must plan their evidentiary strategy as early as their claims and defenses, with an eye toward some of the more common pitfalls, says Nate Sabri at Perkins Coie.

  • Agentic AI Puts A New Twist On Attorney Ethics Obligations

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    As lawyers increasingly use autonomous artificial intelligence agents, disciplinary authorities must decide whether attorney responsibility for an AI-caused legal ethics violation is personal or supervisory, and firms must enact strong policies regarding agentic AI use and supervision, says Grace Wynn at HWG.

  • Series

    Being A Professional Wrestler Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Pursuing my childhood dream of being a professional wrestler has taught me important legal career lessons about communication, adaptability, oral advocacy and professionalism, says Christopher Freiberg at Midwest Disability.

  • DOJ's New Initiative Puts Title IX Compliance In Spotlight

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    Following the federal government's recent guidance regarding enhanced enforcement of discrimination on the basis of sex, organizations should evaluate whether they fall under the aegis of Title IX's scope, which is broader than many realize, and assess discrimination prevention opportunities, say attorneys at Foley & Lardner.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Adapting To The Age Of AI

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    Though law school may not have specifically taught us how to use generative artificial intelligence to help with our daily legal tasks, it did provide us the mental building blocks necessary for adapting to this new technology — and the judgment to discern what shouldn’t be automated, says Pamela Dorian at Cozen O'Connor.

  • Ch. 11 Ruling Voiding $2M Litigation Funding Sends A Warning

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    A recent Texas bankruptcy court decision that a postconfirmation litigation trust has no obligations to repay a completely drawn down $2 million litigation funding agreement serves as a warning for estate administrators and funders to properly disclose the intended financing, say attorneys at Kleinberg Kaplan.

  • Demystifying The Civil Procedure Rules Amendment Process

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    Every year, an advisory committee receives dozens of proposals to amend the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, most of which are never adopted — but a few pointers can help maximize the likelihood that an amendment will be adopted, says Josh Gardner at DLA Piper.

  • RI Menopause Law Brings New Considerations For Employers

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    Rhode Island becoming the first state to provide express antidiscrimination and accommodation protections for employees' menopause-related conditions may be a bellwether for similar protections in other jurisdictions, so employers should consider that while such benefits may improve recruitment and retention, complications may arise from voluntarily adding them, say attorneys at Proskauer.

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