Some employers have been reducing employee benefits, attorneys say, a move that brings both legal and reputational risks. Here's a look at three areas where practitioners are seeing cutbacks and the pitfalls they present. 
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Cuts To Benefits Come With Risks For Employers, Attys Say

By Kellie Mejdrich

Some employers have been reducing employee benefits, attorneys say, a move that brings both legal and reputational risks. Here's a look at three areas where practitioners are seeing cutbacks and the pitfalls they present. 

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7th Circ. Backs Pension Fund's Power To Expel Penske Unit

By Patrick Hoff

The Seventh Circuit ruled Friday that a Teamsters pension fund didn't overstep when it tried to kick out a Penske bargaining unit in Dallas, finding it was reasonable for plan trustees to conclude the agreement with the company allowed it to expel the unit.

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Streamers Deemed NJ Employees, Contractors Under FLSA

By Benjamin Morse

A New Jersey federal judge ruled Friday that adult entertainers who perform on a streaming service are independent contractors under federal wage law but employees under New Jersey law, handing both sides partial wins in a wage class and collective action over the platform's pay practices.

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ENFORCEMENT & COMPLIANCE

Ohio AG Says Cigna Can't Use Sherman Act To Ax State Case

By Bryan Koenig

The Ohio attorney general has urged a federal judge not to dismiss prescription drug price-fixing claims against Express Scripts, its Cigna parent and fellow pharmacy benefit manager Prime Therapeutics, arguing the companies are trying to fight his state law antitrust claims by invoking federal law standards that do not apply.

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LITIGATION

USW Can't Block Retiree Healthcare Shift, Pa. Judge Says

By Katherine Smith

A Pennsylvania federal judge has rejected the United Steelworkers' bid to block materials manufacturer Saint-Gobain from changing union retirees' healthcare benefits, ruling that the union fell short in proving its members would suffer irreparable harm if the changes are made before the parties have finished arbitrating them.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

SEC's Co-Investment Relief Broadens Private Market Access

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recent no-action letter to J.P. Morgan Investment Management permits open-end funds to co-invest with affiliates, removing a long-standing barrier open-end fund sponsors have faced in sourcing private market investments at scale, say attorneys at Debevoise.

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Recent Actions Signal Increased NYDFS Health Cyber Focus

The New York Department of Financial Services' recent $2.25 million settlement with Delta Dental indicates that it views cybersecurity enforcement in the healthcare and insurance sectors as an ongoing priority, and serves as a road map for the compliance gaps regulators are most likely to target, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.

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Your Next Litigation Hold Should Cover AI Chat Logs

The Delaware Chancery Court’s recent decision in Fortis Advisors v. Krafton to treat a CEO’s artificial intelligence chats as substantive evidence is being read as a discovery warning to litigators, but there is a second duty-to-preserve lesson that is especially pertinent to in-house counsel, say attorneys at Faegre Drinker.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Ill. Passes Bill To Restrict Outside Investment In Legal Sector

By Emma Cueto

The Illinois state Legislature has passed a bill that aims to stop attorneys from fee sharing with non-lawyer-owned firms in other states and from accepting outside investment via a managed service organization structure.

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Bonus Spotlight

Hueston Hennigan To Pay Summer Bonuses Up To $35K

By Tracey Read

Trial firm Hueston Hennigan is the second boutique to announce it will dole out midyear bonuses to associates.

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As Judicial AI Use Gains Steam, Training Lags

By Emily Sawicki

Court systems around the country are emerging bullish on the use of generative artificial intelligence by judicial officers, but implementation, training, resources and overall regulations remain scattershot, giving rise to concerns that a learning gap could lead to missteps.

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Roundup

The Top In-House Hires Of May

By Michele Gorman

Legal department hires during the past month included high-profile appointments at Chevron, Barclays and Topgolf. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-house announcements from the last full month of spring.

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Plaintiffs' Counsel In Tylenol MDL Agree To $50K Donation

By Gianna Ferrarin

A plaintiffs' attorney and law firm sanctioned in multidistrict litigation alleging prenatal exposure to acetaminophen can cause autism agreed to donate $50,000 to maternal health organization March of Dimes in lieu of paying attorney fees, according to a letter filed Monday in New York federal court. 

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DOJ Will Obey Order Freezing $1.8B 'Slush Fund'

By Courtney Bublé

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday it will abide by a federal judge's decision to temporarily pause the $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund, adding that it disagreed with the ruling.

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Kia, Hyundai Workers' Attys Get $3.45M Fee Award In Visa Suit

By Benjamin Morse

A Georgia federal court on Monday awarded $3.45 million in attorney fees and costs to lawyers for workers who reached an $11.5 million settlement over claims that a Hyundai supplier, a Kia plant and staffing agencies recruited skilled Mexican engineers for production work and underpaid them.

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Roundup

Hub Hires: Foley Hoag, Holland & Knight, Paul Hastings

By Julie Manganis

The rapidly expanding gaming and sports betting industry brought more legal industry players to the table in Massachusetts in May, with two firms beefing up their bench in that area, while other local attorneys made midcareer leaps into new roles.

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Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Labaton Keller's Michael Canty

By Allison Grande

When Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP partner and general counsel Michael Canty decided to pursue a legal career, he had no doubt about what type of lawyer he wanted to be. 

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Baker Botts

Barnes & Thornburg

Beal Sutherland

Cohen & Buckmann

Constangy Brooks

Crowell & Moring

Debevoise & Plimpton

Dentons

Dorsey & Whitney

Eckert Seamans

Edwards Wildman

Engstrom Lee

Faegre Drinker

Flannery Georgalis

Foley Hoag

Galfand Berger

Gilbert & Renton

Goodwin Procter

HSF Kramer

Hall & Lampros

Holland & Knight

Hueston Hennigan

Jackson Lewis PC

Keller Postman

Labaton Keller

Latham & Watkins

Lehotsky Keller

Littler Mendelson

Mintz Levin

Nelson Mullins

Norton Rose

Ogletree Deakins

Paul Hastings

Perkins Coie

Pillsbury Winthrop

Prince Lobel

Radford Scott LLP

Rule Garza

Selendy Gay

Skadden Arps

Taft Stettinius

Troutman

WilmerHale

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Above the Law

Accretive Technology Group

Aetna Inc.

Affordable Care LLC

Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Amazon.com Inc.

American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Organizations

Anthropic PBC

Banner Health

Boston College

Chevron Corp.

Dean Foods Co.

Delta Dental of California

Energy Future Holdings Corp.

Express Scripts Holding Co.

Fidelity National Information Services Inc.

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc.

Fortis Advisors LLC

Frito-Lay Inc.

George Washington University

Gilbarco Inc.

Google LLC

Harvard University

Humana Inc.

International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans

Investment Company Institute

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Johnson & Johnson

Kia Georgia Inc.

Krafton

Leonard Green & Partners LP

LinkedIn Corp.

March of Dimes Foundation

Massachusetts Bar Association

Massachusetts Convention Center Authority

Media General Inc.

Meta Platforms Inc.

Microsoft Corp.

Nexstar Media Group Inc.

Northland Investment Corp.

PG&E Corp.

Penske Automotive Group Inc.

PepsiCo Inc.

Prime Therapeutics LLC

Princeton University

Purdue Pharma LP

Saint-Gobain SA

Six Flags Entertainment Corp.

Talen Energy Corp.

The Cigna Group

The Estee Lauder Cos. Inc.

The Kraft Heinz Co.

The PNC Financial Services Group Inc.

Tools for Humanity

Toyota Motor Corp.

Twitter Inc.

UBS Group AG

Uber Technologies Inc.

United Steelworkers

University of Rhode Island

V2X Inc.

Vistra Corp.

Worldpay LLC

Yum Brands Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Delaware Court of Chancery

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Internal Revenue Service

Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination

National Labor Relations Board

New York Department of Financial Services

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

Ohio Attorney General's Office

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Labor

U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the District of Colorado

United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio