UberEats and DoorDash rolled out design tricks after New York City implemented a minimum pay standard for food delivery workers that has led to workers losing $550 million in tips, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection said.
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Uber, DoorDash Drivers Lost $550M In Tips, NYC Says

By Irene Spezzamonte

UberEats and DoorDash rolled out design tricks after New York City implemented a minimum pay standard for food delivery workers that has led to workers losing $550 million in tips, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection said.

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4th Circ. Keeps Butterball's Win In Wage Dispute

By Irene Spezzamonte

A Butterball turkey catcher cannot revive his wage and hour claims because he was a piece-rate employee, the Fourth Circuit has ruled, agreeing with a North Carolina federal court that his state and federal law claims couldn't stand.

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Pharmacy Wields Antitrust Law In Challenge To GLP-1 Giants

By Lauren Berg

Eli Lilly & Co. and Novo Nordisk are using their dominant positions in the market for weight loss and diabetes medications to squash potential competitors, including through unlawful exclusivity agreements with telehealth providers, a compounding pharmacy alleged Wednesday in what it calls a landmark antitrust lawsuit.

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Trader Joe's Inks $750K Deal In Philly 'Fair Workweek' Suit

By P.J. D'Annunzio

Trader Joe's will pay $750,000 to resolve class claims from workers that it violated a Philadelphia ordinance requiring employers to give workers a fair and predictable work schedule, according to a recent filing.

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LITIGATION

Poultry Co. Reaches $5M Deal In Okla. Water Pollution Suit

By Elaine Briseño

A poultry producer found to have polluted waters in Oklahoma reached a settlement with the state Wednesday, agreeing to pay $5 million for remediation and conservation projects, according to Attorney General Gentner Drummond.

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NJ Legislature OKs Entertainment Renovation Tax Credit

By Jaqueline McCool

New Jersey would allow certain sports and entertainment renovation projects to claim an income tax credit under an economic development program if a bill passes in the state Legislature. 

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Tort Report: Los Angeles Tops Annual 'Judicial Hellhole' List

By Y. Peter Kang

Los Angeles' designation by a tort reform group as a top "judicial hellhole," and the latest in a suit over a Kentucky judge shot to death in his own chambers lead Law360's Tort Report, which compiles recent personal injury and medical malpractice news that may have flown under the radar.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Forming Measurable Ties

Relationship-building should begin as early as possible in a law firm merger, as intentional pathways to bringing people together drive collaboration, positive client response, engagements and growth, says Amie Colby at Troutman.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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'The Work Has Changed': How White-Collar Attys Are Coping

By Phillip Bantz

The Trump administration's dramatic policy enforcement changes over the past year, along with turmoil and turnover at the U.S. Department of Justice, has tilted the white-collar world on its axis, forcing lawyers and firms to abruptly shift focus and expand their practices, sometimes beyond traditional white-collar criminal defense matters.

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Jury Seated In Goldstein Trial, Arguments To Start Thursday

By Jared Foretek

A federal jury was seated in Thomas Goldstein's felony tax and mortgage fraud case Wednesday, but the government will wait until Thursday to begin making its case.

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Calif. Bill Would Ban AI From Replacing Arbitrators' Analysis

By Emily Sawicki

A bill introduced in the California state Senate seeks to regulate attorneys' use of generative artificial intelligence statewide, including banning lawyers from entering private client information into public AI systems and prohibiting arbitrators from utilizing AI in decision-making.

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Sinema Sued Under Rare Law By Her Former Guard's Ex-Wife

By Abigail Harrison

Former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, now a Hogan Lovells attorney in Washington, D.C., destroyed a 14-year marriage by sustaining an affair with a former member of her security detail and U.S. Senate staff, according to a lawsuit that hit North Carolina federal court Wednesday.

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DOJ Calls On 3rd Circ. To Rethink Habba DQ Ruling

By Ryan Boysen

In a request for rehearing en banc filed Wednesday, the federal government asked the Third Circuit to reconsider its decision blocking Alina Habba from serving as acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey, saying the issue is "of exceptional importance."

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Trump Renominates NY, Virginia US Attorneys

By Emily Sawicki

President Donald Trump is taking a second crack at securing his picks for federal prosecutors in districts where he previously failed to obtain U.S. Senate approval, including renominating Lindsey Halligan to the role of U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, weeks after a federal judge ruled she was not lawfully serving.

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Graham Blocks Bill To Repeal DOJ Lawsuit Provision

By Courtney Bublé

Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., tried and failed Wednesday to expedite the passage of a bill that would repeal a provision of the government funding package enacted in November that allows senators investigated by former special counsel Jack Smith to sue for damages.

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House Blocks GOP Bid To Cut Funds For DC Judges, Courts

By Courtney Bublé

The House on Wednesday failed to approve a Republican-led amendment to a government funding bill that would decrease the funding for D.C. courts and take aim at two federal judges Republicans are looking to impeach.

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COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

AT&T Inc.

American Tort Reform Association

Arthrex Inc.

Butterball LLC

Cal-Maine Foods Inc.

Cargill Inc.

Cobb-Vantress Inc.

DoorDash Inc.

Drummond

Eli Lilly & Co.

Empower Pharmacy

FarmaKeio

Ford Motor Co.

George's Inc.

Global Logistic Properties Ltd.

Hims & Hers Health Inc.

Johnson & Johnson

LifeMD Inc.

Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies

New York State Trial Lawyers Association

Novo Nordisk A S

Simmons Foods Inc.

Starbucks Corp.

Teladoc Health Inc.

Tesla Inc.

TikTok Inc.

Trader Joe's Co.

Tyson Foods Inc.

Uber Technologies Inc.

Verizon Communications Inc.

LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Armstrong Law Firm PA

Baker & Hostetler

Barnes & Thornburg

Brown Rudnick

Conner & Winters

Covington & Burling

Faegre Drinker

Hogan Lovells

Kaplan Marino

Krovatin Nau

Law Group of Northwest Arkansas

Law Offices of Gilda A. Hernandez

Lewis Brisbois

Lichten & Liss Riordan

Lowell & Associates

Mintz & Gold

Mitchell Williams

Motley Rice

Munger Tolles

Schwartz White

Sidley Austin

Stinson LLP

Treanor Devlin Brown

Troutman

Umberg & Zipser

Womble Bond

Woods Rogers

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Executive Office of the President

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Food and Drug Administration

Internal Revenue Service

New York Attorney General's Office

New York City Council

Texas Department of Public Safety

U.S. Army

U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland

U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

U.S. Department of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Justice

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

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

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

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

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

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

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York

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

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

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

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the District of Utah

United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma