California Jury Clears San Francisco In DA Worker's Bias Case

By Bonnie Eslinger

A California jury on Thursday ended a decadelong, precedent-setting race bias suit brought by a Black San Francisco prosecutor's office worker who claims that the city inadequately responded after a co-worker called her a racial slur, finding that there was no racial harassment or retaliation.

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Mushroom Farm Arbitration Stance Perplexes Wash. Justices

By Rachel Riley

Washington Supreme Court justices struggled Thursday with a mushroom grower's argument that a lower court correctly forced workers to arbitrate claims that they were wrongfully terminated for organizing, questioning whether the farm's change in ownership just before the firings had any bearing on the disputed arbitration clause.

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Atty Faces Sanctions Bid Over Negotiation Remarks In Suit

By Madison Arnold

A plaintiff's attorney is facing a sanctions bid for including in an employment discrimination complaint specific statements made by defense counsel during confidential severance negotiations.

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EEOC Sets Meeting On Criminal History Guidance Recall

By Anne Cullen

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced Thursday it will host a public meeting next week on its plans to scrap guidance governing the use of workers' arrest and conviction records in employment decisions.

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Law Firm Can't Kick Muslim Worker's Bias Suit To Arbitration

By Grace Elletson

A New York federal judge refused to compel arbitration in a Muslim ex-law firm worker's gender bias suit claiming her bosses began mistreating her after she wore a hijab, backing a magistrate judge's conclusion that she asserted a viable sex harassment claim.

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MSU Board, GC Sued By Trustee For Racial Discrimination

By Susan Smiley

A Michigan State University trustee is suing the university's general counsel, other officials and her fellow trustees, claiming she suffered discrimination and retaliation when she spoke publicly about MSU's handling of the Larry Nassar scandal.

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Ex-Brooklyn Nets Exec Says Parental Leave Got Him Fired

By MJ Koo

A former Brooklyn Nets cybersecurity executive has sued the team and his former boss in New York federal court, saying he was fired 16 days after returning from parental leave following the birth of his son.

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2 Ex-Siemens VPs Claim Layoff Targeted Older Execs

By George Woolston

Two former vice presidents for Siemens Financial Services Inc. alleged in New Jersey state court that the company used a May 2026 reduction in force as pretext to get rid of older employees and those with serious medical conditions in violation of the state's discrimination law.

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Transpo Tracker: CH Robinson Verdict, Tesla Class Action

By Linda Chiem

In our latest Law360 Transportation Tracker, a Dallas County judge confirmed a blockbuster $604 million verdict against freight broker C.H. Robinson, while the Ninth Circuit dismantled a certified class action accusing Tesla of misleading consumers about its cars' self-driving capabilities.

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See's Candies Settles California Watchdog's Pay Data Claims

By Grace Elletson

See's Candies Inc. has agreed to pay about $143,000 to the California Civil Rights Department to resolve allegations that it filed pay data about its workforce with the state too late past mandatory deadlines, according to the agency.

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Cannabis Dispensary Must Arbitrate Firings, Union Says

By Benjamin Morse

A Nevada cannabis dispensary must arbitrate two workers' grievances over their firings because it agreed to honor its predecessor's union contract when it purchased the business, a union argued, urging a federal judge to reject the company's bid to toss the case.

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Hospital Tells DC Circ. Talks Tainted Nurses Union Election

By Braden Campbell

A hospital urged the D.C. Circuit to reverse a National Labor Relations Board decision affirming its obligation to bargain with the Oregon Nurses Association, saying the board misapplied precedent when it excused the union's campaigning immediately before a representation election.

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NJ Town, Retired Judge End Fight Over Health Benefits, Leave

By Benjamin Morse

A retired chief judge of a New Jersey municipal court agreed to dismiss her suit alleging the local government refused to cover her retirement health benefits and pay her for unused sick and vacation time after 27 years of employment.

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'Substantially Impaired' Main Topic Of Medicaid Rule Hearing

By Julie Manganis

A Massachusetts federal judge pressed the Trump administration Thursday on its argument that Congress intentionally left it with the task of defining who is considered too medically frail to comply with Medicaid work requirements set to take effect in January.

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6th Circ. Backs Insurance Co. In Shipwreck Benefits Fight

By Kellie Mejdrich

The Sixth Circuit backed an insurance company's win in a dispute over prejudgment interest connected to life insurance proceeds from an individual who disappeared after his fishing vessel shipwrecked off the Florida coast, holding a lower court properly denied an estate-side request for relief in the case.

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Ex-Eminem Employee Cops To Selling Unreleased Music

By Elliot Weld

A former employee of Detroit rapper Eminem pled guilty Thursday to taking and selling music the artist had not released for about $50,000.

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Wash. Judge Sends Boeing Cancer Suit Back To State Court

By Tom Lotshaw

A Washington federal judge on Thursday sent a Boeing mechanic's suit blaming on-the-job exposures for a cancer diagnosis back to a Washington state court in King County, ruling that the aerospace giant waited too long to remove the case to federal court.

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Fla. College Settles Ex-Employee's Suit Over Kirk Posts

By Patrick Hoff

Trustees at a Florida college have agreed to settle a former employee's lawsuit alleging she was unlawfully fired for posting on social media about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, according to a filing in federal court.

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Southwest Pilots Oppose Spirit's $10M Ch. 11 Data Sale

By Vince Sullivan

A union representing pilots at Southwest Airlines objected late Wednesday to the proposed $10 million sale of employee data by bankrupt airline Spirit Aviation, saying the deal would adversely affect flight crews by sharing training and employment information.

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Managing Employer Risk Under Calif.'s No Robo Bosses Law

California's No Robo Bosses Act marks the state's first statutory limit on using artificial intelligence in employee discipline and termination decisions, creating exposure for employers through its corroboration and notice requirements, burden-shifting framework, and potential reach under the Private Attorneys General Act, say attorneys at Reed Smith.

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Being In The Peace Corps Made Me A Better Lawyer

When I served in the Peace Corps, the people of the West African village where I was stationed helped me acclimate to my new surroundings and enabled me to develop problem-solving, teamwork and empathy skills that have bolstered my legal practice far beyond the ability to offer technical advice, says Brian Bewley at McGuireWoods.

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New Weil-Willkie Domains Add To Merger Speculation

By Marialuisa Taddia

Two domain names that combine the names of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP and Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP have been registered, fueling speculation about a potential merger between the two prominent Wall Street law firms.

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Bonus Spotlight

Hueston Hennigan Bumps Clerkship Bonus To $205K

By Lynn LaRowe

Trial boutique Hueston Hennigan is offering a $205,000 bonus to lawyers who have completed one or more federal clerkships, the firm confirmed Thursday.

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'Grave Errors': 5th Circ. Boots Judge After AI 'Botch Job'

By Jeff Overley

A Mississippi federal judge's careless use of artificial intelligence tools led to "sloppy edicts" riddled with "falsehoods and fabrications," the Fifth Circuit held in a Thursday night opinion removing the judge from litigation over an anti-DEI law in the Magnolia State because of his "extraordinarily grave errors."

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Texas Judge Probe Shows Lack Of Mental Impairment Process

By Jack Karp

Fifth Circuit officials have done a reasonable job of handling a rare situation involving a Texas federal judge who appears to be undergoing a mental health crisis, but the episode highlights that a more standardized way of dealing with federal judges experiencing mental impairment needs to be established, experts and scholars say.

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Jackson Walker Hits Back At Fee Clawback Sanction Move

By Vince Sullivan

Law firm Jackson Walker said Wednesday that it should not be sanctioned for failing to bring to a Texas federal judge's attention additional cases involving an undisclosed romantic relationship between a bankruptcy judge and one of its attorneys because the U.S. Trustee already investigated those cases and didn't take action.

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GOP Reps. Seek Probe Of Fla. Judge's Sanctions Order

By Courtney Bublé

Top Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee asked the Judicial Conference Thursday to investigate a Florida federal judge for potential misconduct with an order she issued in the case involving the leak of President Donald Trump's tax returns.

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JPMorgan, Ex-Frank Execs Clash Over $2.1M In Legal Fees

By Jarek Rutz

JPMorgan Chase & Co. faced renewed demands in the Delaware Chancery Court on Thursday to pay about $2.1 million in withheld legal fees for convicted Frank founder Charlie Javice and former executive Olivier Amar, as their lawyers accused the bank of using repeated billing objections to delay funding for their criminal defenses.

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Roundup MDL Atty Fund 'Cries Out' For Review, 9th Circ. Told

By Dorothy Atkins

Plaintiffs' firms urged the Ninth Circuit to reverse a ruling Thursday requiring them to contribute 8% of their recovery fees to a common benefit fund in multidistrict litigation over Monsanto's Roundup weed killer, arguing the judge ignored a special master's recommendation and the issue "cries out for some appellate supervision."

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