The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday upheld a National Labor Relations Board order requiring a Cemex unit to bargain with the Teamsters but declined to weigh in on the viability of the new bargaining order standard the board used the case to announce.
Law360
Employment
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2026 Law360 iOS App Law360 Android App Follow Law360 on Facebook Follow Law360 on LinkedIn Follow Law360 on Twitter

TOP NEWS

Cemex Zement GmbH.JPEG

9th Circ. Backs NLRB In Cemex Without Ruling On New Test

By Tim Ryan

The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday upheld a National Labor Relations Board order requiring a Cemex unit to bargain with the Teamsters but declined to weigh in on the viability of the new bargaining order standard the board used the case to announce.

Decision attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

11th Circ. Says Builders Can't Block Biden-Era Labor Mandate

By Irene Spezzamonte

An association of builders failed to show it would succeed on its claims challenging a Biden-era executive order requiring labor agreements for all federal contracts exceeding $35 million, the Eleventh Circuit ruled, affirming a federal court's decision rejecting the group's request for an injunction.

Opinion attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Chartwell Says Gaza Posts, Not Bias, Drove Atty's Firing

By Patrick Hoff

Chartwell Law Offices LLP urged a Florida federal court to toss a former attorney's suit claiming she was unlawfully fired because she's a Pakistani Muslim critical of Israel's military action in Gaza, arguing that the ex-employee was terminated because her inflammatory social media posts made colleagues feel unsafe.

Motion attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Pillsbury Unlawfully Fired Pregnant Recruiter, Bias Suit Says

By Lauren Berg

The former Black female director for associate recruiting at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP says she was unlawfully fired just weeks after disclosing her high-risk pregnancy to her supervisor, according to her discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed Tuesday in Tennessee federal court.

Complaint attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Pesticide Study Admin Says Ex-Worker's Suit Is A 'Do-Over'

By Abigail Harrison

Counsel for a former administrative adviser in a national pesticide safety study organization named in an ex-worker's wrongful firing lawsuit urged a North Carolina federal court Tuesday to dismiss the matter, arguing the adviser is immune from constitutional claims that have already been litigated elsewhere.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Calif. Privacy Agency Seeks Input On Rules Over Worker Data

By Dorothy Atkins

The California Privacy Protection Agency is seeking feedback on a range of topics to inform potential future regulations, including whether new rules are needed to regulate the use of employee and job applicants' personal data, and whether existing rules need to be updated to simplify potentially confusing privacy policies.

Notice attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

WDTX Judge Albright Stepping Down At End Of Summer

By Dani Kass

U.S. District Judge Alan Albright is resigning after nearly eight years presiding over cases in the Western District of Texas, Law360 confirmed Tuesday.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

DISCRIMINATION

Novo Nordisk Unit Can't Slip Former Exec's Sex, Age Bias Suit

By Patrick Hoff

A Novo Nordisk unit must face a former finance director's lawsuit claiming she was fired because she was an older woman who complained about a male co-worker's behavior, with a North Carolina federal judge ruling her allegations were detailed enough to stay in court.

Order attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

WAGE & HOUR

Colo. Nurses Seek OK For $14M Wage Class Settlement

By Benjamin Morse

A group of nurses urged a Colorado federal judge to grant preliminary approval to a $14 million class action settlement resolving claims that their employer failed to properly calculate overtime and provide required breaks.

Motion attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

BENEFITS

Union Plan Seeks Early Win In 'Jersey Boys' ERISA Fight

By Katherine Smith

A stagehands union benefits plan has urged a Nevada federal court to hand it a pretrial win in a pension contribution dispute with the company behind the now-closed Las Vegas production of the musical "Jersey Boys," arguing the company cannot use a federal benefits law exception to dodge withdrawal liability.

Brief attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

TRADE SECRETS

Joe Gibbs Racing's Fast-Track Trial Is 'Unrealistic,' Court Told

By Hayley Fowler

Joe Gibbs Racing LLC's bid to set a November trial date in a trade secrets suit against former competition director Chris Gabehart and rival team Spire Motorsports is "aggressive and unrealistic," Gabehart has argued in asking to instead push the trial to May 2027.

2 documents attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Exec For Former SI Publisher Tells Jury He's Owed Severance

By Pete Brush

A New Jersey executive who worked for the financially strapped former publisher of Sports Illustrated told a Manhattan federal jury Tuesday that he is owed potentially $2 million after his firing, but the former publisher countered that he was terminated for cause.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

EXPERT ANALYSIS

Record Penalty Sets Stage For FinCEN Whistleblower Awards

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s record $80 million penalty against Canaccord, together with the agency's recently proposed rule on whistleblower awards, signals an increasingly aggressive enforcement posture and illustrates the significant financial stakes associated with reporting violations, says Marlene Koury at Constantine Cannon.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

E-Discovery Quarterly: Recent Rulings On ESI Control

Several recent federal court decisions have perpetuated a split over what constitutes “control” of electronically stored information — with judges divided on whether the standard should turn on a party's legal right or practical ability to obtain the information, say attorneys at Sidley.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

LEGAL INDUSTRY

Some Firms Break Lobbying Revenue Records Again

By Alison Knezevich

After raking in record-breaking federal lobbying revenue last year, several firms reported this week that they had their strongest quarter ever in the first three months of 2026, with practice leaders predicting another busy period ahead as midterms approach.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Breyer Says 'Shadow Docket' Not A Top Court Power Grab

By Carolyn Muyskens

Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer said Tuesday that the rise of the so-called shadow docket is a consequence of the post-COVID era and not a bid to usurp influence by the high court. 

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Sullivan & Cromwell Alerts SDNY To AI Errors In Ch. 15 Case

By Andrea Keckley

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP told a New York bankruptcy judge Saturday that an emergency motion it filed in Prince Global Holdings Ltd.'s Chapter 15 case contained several inaccurate citations and other errors, including what the firm described as artificial intelligence "hallucinations."

Letter attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Ex-Wis. Judge Argues ICE Case Reversal Backs Her Acquittal

By Craig Clough

Former state Judge Hannah Dugan asked a Wisconsin federal judge Tuesday to reconsider an order not to overturn her felony obstruction conviction for directing a defendant in her courtroom away from immigration agents, arguing the Fourth Circuit recently reversed a decision the trial court repeatedly relied upon.

Brief attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Warsh Rejects Claim He'd Be Trump's 'Sock Puppet' At Fed

By Jon Hill

Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh sought at his Tuesday confirmation hearing to rebut Democratic accusations that he would be a White House "sock puppet," distancing himself from President Donald Trump's calls for rate cuts and downplaying their significance.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Copyright Head Touts 6,000 Registrations Of Human-AI Works

By Theresa Schliep

The U.S. Copyright Office has issued more than 6,000 registrations for works that incorporate artificial intelligence-generated materials and follow the agency's guidance for combined human-made and AI-created works, U.S. Copyright Office leader Shira Perlmutter said Tuesday.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Promo that reads Law360 Pulse 2026 AI Survey

LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

AVA Law Group

Akin Gump

Boies Schiller

Bracewell LLP

Brownstein Hyatt

Chartwell Law

Constantine Cannon

DLA Piper

Eversheds Sutherland

Fish & Richardson

Gimbel Reilly

Gray Cary

Hogan Lovells

Holland & Knight

Jackson Lewis PC

Just Food Law PLLC

K&L Gates

King & Spalding

Kobre & Kim

Kornbluth Ginsberg

Littler Mendelson

Morningstar Law Group

Ogletree Deakins

Parker Poe

Parmet Law

Pillsbury Winthrop

Robinson Bradshaw

Rosenberg Fortuna

Sidley Austin

Smith & Downey

Squire Patton

Strang Bradley

Sullivan & Cromwell

Troutman

Weinberg Roger

Williams Mullen

Willkie Farr

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Abiomed Inc.

Amazon.com Inc.

American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Organizations

American Postal Workers Union

BGR Government Affairs LLC

Ballard Partners Inc.

Canaccord Genuity Group Inc.

Candela Corp.

Cemex, S.A.B. de C.V.

Cox Communications Inc.

FCA US LLC

Ford Motor Co.

Harvard University

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

Instagram Inc.

Intermountain Healthcare Inc.

International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees

International Brotherhood of Teamsters

Maquet GmbH

Michigan State University

Minute Media

NASCAR Digital Media LLC

Novo Nordisk A S

Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

Speedway Motorsports, Inc.

Todd Snyder

Tractor Supply Co.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

California Privacy Protection Agency

Executive Office of the President

Federal Reserve System

Federal Trade Commission

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

Judicial Conference of the United States

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

National Labor Relations Board

North Carolina Department of Justice

Office of Federal Procurement Policy

Office of Foreign Assets Control

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.

Texas Attorney General's Office

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

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

U.S. Copyright Office

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of the Treasury

U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina

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

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

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee

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

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. Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. General Services Administration

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

US Office of Management and Budget

United States District Court for the District of Colorado

United States District Court for the District of Nevada

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin