U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared to push back Wednesday on an argument by counsel for delivery drivers that their approach to an interstate transportation worker exemption to federal arbitration requirements would not go beyond the drivers.
U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared to push back Wednesday on an argument by counsel for delivery drivers that their approach to an interstate transportation worker exemption to federal arbitration requirements would not go beyond the drivers.
The Eleventh Circuit largely backed several wins by the city of Atlanta in a race bias and whistleblower suit from a former police lieutenant, ruling Wednesday that his retaliation claim "does not present a close call, or even a close call about whether there is a close call."
The U.S. Department of Defense narrowed but failed to escape a lawsuit alleging it unlawfully refused to bump a female civilian employee to a higher pay grade, with a D.C. federal judge ruling the worker provided "just enough information" to suggest she was paid less because of her gender.
Former Merit Systems Protection Board member Cathy Harris has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to review a D.C. Circuit decision upholding her firing from the agency, arguing that the decision "muddled" the differences between the board and other federal agencies.
The top appellate court in Massachusetts on Wednesday in separate opinions clarified the standard under which suits can be dismissed under the state's anti-strategic lawsuit against public participation or anti-SLAPP laws and reversed a lower court's decision to cut an attorney fee award in an anti-SLAPP case.
A New York federal judge recommended denying class certification in a reporter's suit claiming Bloomberg LP paid women less than their male counterparts, saying her case lacked compelling evidence that a lone deputy editor-in-chief was responsible for pay decisions that led to systemic disparities.
The Pittsburgh Steelers urged a Pennsylvania federal court to dismiss a former corporate sales manager's claim for unpaid bonus compensation, arguing she has not identified any contract entitling her to additional wages under state law.
TD Bank failed to pay employees for overtime work they did before and after their shifts, a former customer service call representative alleges in a proposed collective and class action filed in New Jersey federal court.
A driver who worked for FedEx through an intermediary entity and who is claiming the freight company owes him overtime said to a Massachusetts federal court that there is no need to hold a status conference and told it how to handle his and more than 190 similar cases.
Aviation services provider Swissport USA Inc. violated Washington wage laws by depriving its employees of their overtime pay and requiring them to remain on duty throughout meal and rest breaks, according to a proposed class action filed in state court.
Three brokers are accusing CBRE of diverting $4 million in commissions from a Washington, D.C., office tenancy deal with a legal industry client to others who didn't substantively work on the transaction, according to a D.C. federal suit.
The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment relied on a flawed investigation initiated by a union affiliate and surpassed its authority in finding a Colorado construction company responsible for $1.05 million in labor violations, the construction company alleged in state court.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs told a Rhode Island federal court it hasn't violated a preliminary injunction reinstating its bargaining contract with over 300,000 employees, arguing the court can't remedy the union's claims of subsequent contract breaches.
A Florida panel reinstated a teacher's workers' compensation petition for an injury she suffered while on the job, issuing a split opinion that set aside a lower court's denial after ruling that her attempt to seek more benefits wasn't time-barred.
A professional liability insurer for a law firm owes no coverage for a suit against the firm's named partner alleging he coordinated with his wife to steal trade secrets from a corporate client where his wife served as an executive, a Georgia federal judge ruled Wednesday.
An executive must face a turf manufacturer's suit claiming he took confidential information with him when he jumped ship for a rival company, a Georgia federal judge ruled, but said a lack of plausible misconduct allegations meant that rival should be dismissed from the case.
A Texas federal judge agreed to dismiss claims against the ex-general counsel of a Houston-based pharmaceutical services company, who was accused of helping build a competing venture using confidential information and of destroying a hard drive containing evidence he had a duty to preserve during litigation.
Healthcare services company McKesson Corp. alleged in Colorado federal court that its former senior executive disclosed the company's confidential information and trade secrets to a direct competitor in breach of contract when she left the company to work for the competitor.
A whistleblower doctor fired from the Miami-Dade County medical examiner's office cannot recover noneconomic damages from the county because it is a sovereign entity, a Florida appeals court ruled Wednesday in a decision that undoes the bulk of an $8.73 million award.
An increasing convergence of trade secret litigation and white collar defense, especially with several recent criminal prosecutions from the Justice Department, should prompt businesses and counsel to adapt within the overlapping landscapes, says Kenneth Notter at MoloLamken.
A White & Case LLP staffer sued the law firm in New York state court Wednesday, alleging the firm's purported "hostile work environment" shielded his colleagues after they allegedly shared nude photos of him, which he claims were taken by his supervisor while he was unconscious at a firm-sponsored party.
Upholding a foreign arbitration award against a wine importer, the Ninth Circuit on Thursday ordered its attorneys at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP to explain why they and their client shouldn't pay their opponent's attorney fees for bringing a "frivolous" and "self-indulgent" appeal.
Weeks ahead of an anticipated May trial over discrimination and retaliation claims brought by a former Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP associate, the firm and its onetime employee are sparring over the scope of evidence that may be presented at trial.
A Manhattan federal judge suggested Thursday that the Trump administration should revisit its refusal to allow former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to access his country's funds to pay for his defense against narco-terrorism and trafficking charges.
The leaders of the Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division said Thursday that companies can lobby the agencies all they want, but enforcers will still make merger and conduct decisions based on the facts and the law.
A Republican-led bill that would give the executive branch more authority over the installation of U.S. attorneys was advanced out of a House committee Thursday.
