A legal doctrine that is meant to protect religious organizations' faith-based decision-making from courts does not exempt such organizations from wage and hour laws, the California attorney general and the state labor commissioner's office argued in separate briefs to the California Supreme Court.
A legal doctrine that is meant to protect religious organizations' faith-based decision-making from courts does not exempt such organizations from wage and hour laws, the California attorney general and the state labor commissioner's office argued in separate briefs to the California Supreme Court.
Ogletree said Monday that fitness company Equinox owes nearly $1.4 million in fees and expenses for the firm's work representing it in an employment matter in Los Angeles, according to a complaint filed in California federal court.
A pizza delivery driver who alleged his employer failed to cover his vehicle expenses has won a second chance at his minimum wage claims after the Tenth Circuit ruled Tuesday that the district court made a fundamental error by deciding a merits question under the guise of a standing analysis.
Nurses who accused a major health insurer of misclassifying them as exempt from overtime pay have asked a Virginia federal court for final approval of a $14.75 million global settlement resolving five related cases after years of hard-fought litigation.
A group of mostly Republican state attorneys general backed a Georgia prosecutor's office, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a former aide's argument she wasn't covered by a Title VII exemption for the personal staff of elected officials.
A California federal judge has granted a request by the NCAA and Big Ten to transfer to Ohio a college football star's suit alleging he was denied compensation for his name, image and likeness, finding his claims largely stem from NCAA rules during his college career at Ohio State University.
A senior vice president at Wells Fargo told a North Carolina federal judge he was forced out of his position following biased evaluations and comments from his supervisor about his age, disability and the race of his team members, in a new complaint filed Monday.
CSX Transportation Inc. has agreed to settle a suit from three workers who claimed they were illegally suspended or fired after they were falsely accused of misusing medical leave to take holidays off, according to a filing Tuesday in Maryland federal court.
A federal court has dismissed much of Minnesota's lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's findings that the state's trans student-athlete and bathroom policies violate the administration's Title IX interpretation, preserving a single claim challenging the administration's corresponding grant conditions.
UPS has told a Colorado federal judge that the driver pursuing a proposed class action over paid-sick-leave violations can't win his bid for partial summary judgment because he isn't owed any money for sick leave, according to UPS's response brief to the driver's motion.
A Colorado firefighters union is refusing to recognize a Denver local's disaffiliation from the state union and is asking for over $388,000 in dues the local doesn't owe, according to a lawsuit filed in state court.
A subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. urged the Colorado Court of Appeals on Tuesday to reverse a nearly $170 million jury award for a Colorado worker who sustained a "catastrophic" brain injury on the job, arguing that the trial court failed to properly instruct the jury on physical impairment damages.
A Pennsylvania Superior Court panel on Tuesday appeared skeptical that Amtrak should be held liable for emotional trauma suffered by a former engineer from the fallout of a 2015 train derailment, which included criminal charges and a lawsuit he filed that resulted in a $10 million verdict.
A former employee of aerospace defense contractor RTX has dropped a proposed class action he filed last month in Virginia federal court that alleged the company's recent data breach was the result of improperly trained employees and inadequate safeguards.
Despite the California Supreme Court's recent holding that counties and cities wield discretion over classification and salary decisions for their public retirement board staff, it is important to remember that such authority is not unchecked as unreasonable rejections remain subject to judicial review, say attorneys at Reed Smith.
The many risks associated with data center construction include power availability, government regulations and public opinion, and contractual disputes — but these can be mitigated with careful project controls, planning and targeted contract drafting, say Randa Adra and Lily Geyer at Crowell & Moring, and Natasha Dahl at Ankura.
How do in-house salaries vary across industries, roles, and organizational revenue? What compensation tools are companies using to lure top talent? Help Law360 Pulse answer these questions and more in this year's In-House Compensation Survey.
Republicans are once again trying to break up the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which has long been dominated by judges appointed by Democratic presidents.
Thomas Goldstein has unveiled an experienced lineup of appellate lawyers he'll turn to in his bid to overturn 12 tax and mortgage fraud convictions, featuring several attorneys with extensive U.S. Supreme Court experience.
A Texas law firm has withdrawn from consideration for a $150 million award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to provide legal services to unaccompanied migrant children in government custody.
A Pennsylvania Superior Court panel on Tuesday quizzed counsel for a businessman accusing Duane Morris LLP of legal malpractice in a trade secrets case on whether documents he claimed were privileged had been properly put before the trial judge for consideration.
A California resident seeking to represent a subclass of Golden State data breach victims on Tuesday asked to add a new California Consumer Privacy Act claim to a proposed Pennsylvania class action first filed against Fox Rothschild LLP in June, after prominent ransomware group Silent Ransom Group targeted the firm.
The president's communications with outside advisers may be shielded by executive privilege, so long as they are confidential and relate to official decision-making, the U.S. Department of Justice said in its latest advisory opinion.
