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Texas Lawyer

SpaceX Wants These Judges Off Its Case

The lawsuit was filed only after the Fifth Circuit surprised SpaceX attorneys by affirming a district court transfer of the dispute to the Central District of California.
4 minute read

The Recorder

'Unethical Billing' Claims Resurface in Latest Discrimination Suit Against Lewis Brisbois

Julie O'Dell, now the deputy leader of Armstrong Teasdale's employment and labor practice, also alleges that as an equity partner at Lewis Brisbois, she was paid less than her male counterparts.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

FTC Sets Tuesday Vote on Controversial Noncompete-Agreements Ban

"The freedom to change jobs is core to economic liberty and to a competitive, thriving economy," Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan said.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Pizzeria Owner Slices a Piece of the Pie for Themselves: A Warning to New York Employers Not To Keep All the Dough

Recent headlines demonstrate that New York is taking wage theft very seriously. In March 2024, the owner and a manager of Grimaldi's Pizzeria were indicted for the crime of scheme to defraud in the first degree as well as several counts of failure to pay wages in violation of New York Labor Law.
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Who Got the Work? Littler Mendelson to Defend Aon

"Mr. Garnder knew he could not reasonably meet the expectations of the [performance improvement plan] by October 15, making his termination the following day a foregone conclusion," the complaint claimed.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

D.C. Circuit Upholds Standing in Forced Child Labor Case, but Limits Scope of What Constitutes a 'Venture'

Section 1595(a) of the TVPRA provides a civil remedy against perpetrators and anyone who "knowingly benefits, financially or by receiving anything of value from participation in a venture which that person knew or should have known has engaged in an act in violation." The use of a "knowingly benefits" standard of liability is fairly novel and raises some important questions.
8 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Trucking Firm Fighting NLRB Order to Reopen Operation It Shuttered in 2020 Amid Strike Rumors

Quickway Transportation asserts that letting an NLRB ruling stand "would eviscerate an employer's right to close its business for any reason."
6 minute read

The Recorder

Preparing for California's Workplace Violence Prevention Plan

"There is hope that SB 553 will help to make California workplaces safer," according to employment attorney Deborah Petito of Offit Kurman.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Child Labor Probe Hammers Tennessee Factory, Highlighting Risks to Employers From Feds' Stepped-Up Enforcement

The Department of Labor fined Morristown, Tennessee-based Tuff Torq $296,951 and secured a court order requiring it to disgorge $1.5 million—a month of profits—after a January inspection found 10 illegally employed children as young as 14 subjected to "oppressive" conditions.
6 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Nurses Claim Tenet Fired Them for Reporting Violations

"They stood their ground despite threats of discipline, and continued to speak out," plaintiff counsel Roland Goff said.
3 minute read

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