2nd Circ. Rejects EEOC's Bid To End 55-Year-Old Bias Case

By Katherine Smith

The Second Circuit on Thursday rejected the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's bid to close the door on a more than half-century-old race discrimination case against a union and its affiliated apprenticeship program, upholding a lower court's determination that a proposed settlement in the case falls short.

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10th Circ. Says Papa John's Franchise Can't Dodge Wage Suit

By Irene Spezzamonte

New Mexico federal court correctly lifted a stay in a delivery driver's wage and hour suit against a Papa John's franchisee because the entity was in default after it failed to pay the arbitration fees, the Tenth Circuit ruled Thursday.

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7th Circ. Takes Up BIPA Amendment's Retroactivity

By Celeste Bott

The Seventh Circuit heard arguments Thursday over whether a liability-limiting amendment to Illinois' biometric privacy law has retroactive application to lawsuits filed before it took effect, with one judge on the panel saying it seemed like "billions of dollars of consequences turn on how we label the change."

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Colo. Appeals Panel Backs Ex-Director's $3.36M Jury Award

By Zach Dupont

A Colorado appellate court panel affirmed on Thursday a $3.36 million jury verdict in favor of a natural gas marketing company ex-trading director, but denied him the $10 million in statutory penalties he sought, saying an earlier version of the Colorado Wage Claim Act applied.

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Hegseth Blocked From Reducing Sen. Kelly's Navy Rank

By Madeline Lyskawa

Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., secured a court order on Thursday blocking Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth from reducing his U.S. Navy rank after he told members of the military they don't have to follow unlawful orders.

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Feds Urge Balancing Return To Office With ADA Obligations

By Grace Elletson

The government should avoid requiring in-person work across the board for federal workers who have disabilities, but it doesn't necessarily have to let employees work from home either, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said in guidance clarifying when telework is appropriate.

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Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2026 Editorial Boards

Law360 is looking for avid readers of our publications to serve as members of our 2026 editorial advisory boards.

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Employment Group Of The Year: The DeRubertis Law Firm

By Max Kutner

The deRubertis Law Firm APC secured recent jury verdicts for workers in employment litigation, including nearly $35 million in a defamation suit and $27.5 million in a whistleblower case, earning the firm a spot among the 2025 Law360 Employment Groups of the Year.

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AT&T Senior Manager Alleges 'Abusive' Work Environment

By Rachel Konieczny

A senior manager for AT&T alleged in Colorado federal court that the telecommunications company subjected her to sexual harassment and racial discrimination, created an "abusive working environment" and retaliated against her for reporting the alleged conduct.

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Staffing Co. Recruiters Not OT-Exempt, Judge Rules

By Irene Spezzamonte

TEKsystems Inc. recruiters performed routine sales production work that did not rise to the level of administrative work necessary to be exempt from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled.

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Telehealth Co. Misclassified Employees, Ex-Physician Says

By Benjamin Morse

A telehealth platform for weight management misclassified healthcare providers as independent contractors, denying them full wages and expense reimbursements, a former physician alleged in a proposed class and collective action filed in California federal court.

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Texas Ambulance Co. Faces Suit Over 'Safety Naps' Deduction

By Benjamin Morse

An ambulance company required off-the-clock work, automatically deducted time for "safety naps" during employees' 24-hour shifts and failed to include bonuses in overtime calculations, according to a proposed collective action filed in Texas federal court Thursday.

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3rd Circ. Won't Reconsider OT Ruling Against Home Care Co.

By Irene Spezzamonte

The full Third Circuit will not reconsider a panel decision upholding a $1 million judgment against a home health company in a U.S. Department of Labor suit accusing it of failing to pay in-home care providers minimum wage and overtime.

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5th Circ. Won't Revive Firing Claim Against American Airlines

By Emily Brill

The Fifth Circuit won't revive an airline mechanic's claim that American Airlines fired him because of his work as a union representative, agreeing with a Texas federal judge that the claim belongs in arbitration rather than federal court.

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DC Circ. Is Asked To Vet New DOT Immigrant Truck Driver Rule

By Linda Chiem

Drivers and labor unions on Thursday petitioned the D.C. Circuit to review the U.S. Department of Transportation's new final rule tightening states' screening procedures and eligibility criteria for nondomiciled commercial driver's licenses issued to immigrants.

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11th Circ. Upholds Arbitration Order In Hospital-Union Row

By Carolina Bolado

The Eleventh Circuit has affirmed an order sending 17 HCA Florida hospitals to arbitration to resolve a Service Employees International Union affiliate's grievances about legal fees tied to a dues deduction dispute.

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Attys Win $626K In Fees In Mich. City Retiree Benefits Suit

By Melanie Dorsey

A Michigan federal judge awarded $626,777.80 in attorney fees and costs to class counsel who secured expanded pension and healthcare benefits for retired Pontiac city employees, trimming $100,000 from the request for unsupported billing entries.

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GOP Lawmakers Probe CalPERS's 'Radical' ESG Investments

By Kelcey Caulder

The chair of the House Education and Workforce Committee and two other Republican lawmakers sent a letter Thursday to California's largest public pension fund, demanding information on whether it prioritized "radical left-wing causes" over protecting retirement savers.

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Colo. Builder Says Ex-Assistant Stole Trade Secrets

By Benjamin Morse

The former executive assistant of a high-end Denver homebuilder misappropriated confidential vendor and customer information to pursue a competing business in violation of federal and state trade secrets laws, the construction company told a Colorado federal court.

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Fla. Bank Punished Whistleblowers, Fired Execs Say

By Katryna Perera

Three former top executives of First National Bank of Pasco have sued their ex-employer in Florida federal court, alleging it wrongfully fired them for blowing the whistle on what they called banking law violations, risky fintech exposure and improper board conduct, among other things.

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Takeaways From 1st DOJ Antitrust Whistleblower Payout

The U.S. Justice Department's recent $1 million antitrust whistleblower reward accelerates the race to report by signaling that the Antitrust Division's program can result in substantial financial awards and reinforcing the need for corporate compliance programs that reach beyond core components, say attorneys at Pillsbury.

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Series

Trail Running Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Navigating the muddy, root-filled path of trail marathons and ultramarathons provides fertile training ground for my high-stakes fractional general counsel work, teaching me to slow down my mind when the terrain shifts, sharpen my focus and trust my training, says Eric Proos at Next Era Legal.

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Roundup

UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

By Laura Stewart Liberty

This past week in London has seen a former U.S. defense contractor convicted of tax evasion face legal action, French football club Olympique Lyonnais sued following a $97 million ruling against its owner John Textor, consulting giant Kroll targeted by a South African airline, and H&M hit with a claim alleging it copied protected sunglasses designs. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

WilmerHale and Gillam & Smith LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a Texas federal jury cleared Apple of infringement claims over patents covering 4G wireless technology, in a case that previously led to jury verdicts of $506 million and $300 million.

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Brief

Indiana AG Declines Intervention In Posner Wage Suit

By Emily Sawicki

Indiana's attorney general has declined to intervene in a pro se plaintiff's suit seeking to revive $170,000 in wage claims against retired Seventh Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner, finding the case did not pose a "substantial" constitutional challenge to a state statute mandating that delayed contracts must be written and signed to be enforced.

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Louisiana Atty Takes Responsibility For AI Usage Snafu

By Christine DeRosa

After facing the threat of sanctions alongside three of his co-counsel, a Louisiana attorney told a federal judge that he was solely responsible for an error-riddled brief written with the assistance of artificial intelligence. 

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Sue Reisinger

Taking heat from Republican senators over not notifying members of Congress about subpoenas for their phone records, Verizon's general counsel has pledged that in the future, the company will fight gag orders requiring it to keep silent. And taking heat from shareholders and colleagues over her ties to Jeffrey Epstein, Goldman Sachs' chief legal officer has agreed to leave the firm in June.

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Colorado Atty Delayed Filing, Gave Faulty Advice, Suit Says

By Rachel Konieczny

A Colorado attorney waited nearly five years to file a lawsuit on behalf of two clients and provided faulty advice, the former clients alleged Thursday in a malpractice lawsuit in state court.

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'Acqui-Hires' In AI Drawing Antitrust Scrutiny, Tech Attys Say

By Bonnie Eslinger

Attorneys with Nvidia, Google and Uber took the stage at a conference hosted Thursday by Baker McKenzie to discuss emerging trends in antitrust enforcement, including how booming AI investment has produced new regulatory scrutiny of "acqui-hires," in which large companies acquire startups primarily to hire their teams.

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In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360

For those who missed out, here's a look back at the law firms, stories and expert analyses that generated the most buzz on Law360 last week.

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6th Circ. Says Ch. 13 Motion Came 84 Minutes Too Late

By Vince Sullivan

A 2-1 split panel of the Sixth Circuit affirmed two lower court rulings from Michigan federal judges denying a Chapter 13 debtor's motion to dismiss his bankruptcy case because the request came 84 minutes after a bankruptcy court converted the case to a Chapter 7.

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