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May 12, 2026
The Colorado Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would revamp the state's landmark law regulating the use of artificial intelligence technologies in employment, education and other significant decisions, sending the legislation to Gov. Jared Polis for his signature.
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May 12, 2026
The family of a North Carolina nurse who died from COVID-19 is challenging the denial of their workers' compensation claim, saying the state incorrectly determined she most likely contracted the virus in the community despite federal standards indicating healthcare workers faced an increased risk of exposure at work.
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May 12, 2026
A group of former immigrant detainees urged a Colorado federal judge to reject The GEO Group Inc.'s latest bid for a quick appeal in a forced labor class action, arguing the company is trying to relitigate a years-old ruling.
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May 12, 2026
Fox Rothschild LLP has expanded its litigation department in West Palm Beach, Florida, with a new partner from Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP.
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May 12, 2026
DLA Piper has been hit with a federal civil rights lawsuit in Illinois from a former summer associate alleging discrimination, a hostile work environment and retaliation based on her identity as a Palestinian, Gazan, Arab and Muslim woman.
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May 12, 2026
A quadriplegic woman is not entitled to benefits under a long-term care policy, the Eighth Circuit affirmed, saying the policy expressly states that it does not cover the loss of ability to perform daily living activities that existed before it went into effect.
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May 12, 2026
A Montana district court judge has temporarily blocked a state law that cut off federal Election Day voter registration at noon, saying it will prevent otherwise eligible voters from casting ballots and disproportionately affects Native American and young voters.
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May 12, 2026
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has expanded its footprint in Chicago with the addition of litigation and advisory firm Galarnyk & Associates Ltd. and its three-attorney team.
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May 12, 2026
A former immigration judge urged a D.C. federal court not to throw out her bias suit challenging her firing, arguing the U.S. Department of Justice was pushing the "breathtaking proposition" that the president was empowered to commit unlawful discrimination.
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May 12, 2026
A Manhattan jury heard closing arguments Tuesday in Harvey Weinstein's third New York rape trial, with a prosecutor arguing that aspiring actress Jessica Mann "has absolutely no motive to lie" about an assault she said took place in 2013.
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May 12, 2026
A California judge slashed a $103 million jury verdict in favor of a former Liberty Mutual employee who said she was treated poorly and fired because of her age, concluding that the severity of the harassment she alleged did not warrant $83 million in punitive damages.
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May 12, 2026
Medtronic fired a longtime manager for disciplining a male subordinate and raising concerns about gender discrimination and retaliation, the worker told a Colorado state court.
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May 11, 2026
The Trump administration must continue facing claims that it overstepped its authority by attempting to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, with a Maryland federal judge saying a lawsuit brought by the NAACP and three unions is strong enough to survive the administration's dismissal motion.
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May 11, 2026
Upper Bucks County Technical School in Pennsylvania has asked a federal judge not to award a former administrator all requested legal fees and litigation costs or adjust his award for taxes after winning his suit claiming he was fired for criticizing a COVID-19 mask exemption policy.
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May 11, 2026
The mother of a pedestrian killed in a collision is suing Uber Eats and Instacart, claiming both companies are liable for negligently hiring an unqualified 18-year-old driver who was allegedly making deliveries at the time of the crash without a driver's license and using an unregistered vehicle.
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May 11, 2026
A Federal Circuit panel questioned Monday whether an email mishap that kept a U.S. Department of Defense employee from timely appealing his furlough was the employee's fault, after the U.S. Supreme Court gave him the green light to continue his 13-year-old fight.
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May 11, 2026
The U.S. Department of Labor will no longer pursue another appeal seeking to save a Biden-era rule that increased the salary threshold for white-collar overtime exemptions.
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May 11, 2026
North Carolina's business court has refused to shield the CEO of biopharmaceutical firm United Therapeutics Corp. from being deposed in a trade secrets lawsuit against a former executive and his new employer, finding it reasonable to believe she was an "ultimate decision-maker."
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May 11, 2026
The Tenth Circuit on Monday shut down, for the second time, a white former Colorado corrections officer's suit claiming he faced racist harassment and discrimination through a diversity training, saying he failed to show that the content alone caused him to face any severe mistreatment or abuse.
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May 11, 2026
A Connecticut federal judge on Monday appeared poised to order sanctions favoring a sushi chef in a proposed class action accusing a Fairfield restaurant of wage violations, criticizing the eatery's attorney for engaging as a purported consultant a client and manager of another restaurant the same chef is suing in New York.
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May 11, 2026
A former counselor at a Pennsylvania juvenile justice facility has filed a lawsuit in state court alleging his ex-employer fired him in retaliation for reporting allegations of physical and sexual abuse against the residents.
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May 11, 2026
Seattle-area hospital system Swedish Health Services will pay $86 million to settle a proposed class action claiming its alleged meal break violations and rounding practices led to unpaid wages, according to a state judge's preliminary approval of the deal.
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May 11, 2026
A Black Georgia attorney who sued the Chartwell Law Offices LLP in September, alleging she faced "systematic discrimination, harassment and retaliation" at her former firm, has notified the Atlanta federal court that the two sides have entered a tentative settlement to end her claims.
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May 11, 2026
The public transit agency for Boston and its nearby suburbs will pay $1.6 million to settle a negligent hiring and retention lawsuit by a passenger who was allegedly beaten by a bus driver with a known history of violence, according to a court filing.
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May 11, 2026
Grubhub has misclassified its delivery drivers as independent contractors and unlawfully collected their biometric data without consent, according to a proposed class action filed in Illinois state court.