Ropes & Gray Moving On Up in NYC Amid Rise in Law Office Leasing
Ropes is moving to another space in New York City’s midtown. The larger office, at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, will supply ...
Black Employee Sues Company After Denial of Tuition Benefit
Health Care Service Corporation is facing a new lawsuit in federal court from an employee alleging race discrimination, hostile work environment, and retaliation in violation of Title VII and 42 U.S.C ...
NYU Worker Claims Are Narrowed in Retirement Plan Lawsuit
New York University workers suing over alleged retirement fund breaches had their claims tapered after a federal judge ruled ...
Uber's Arbitration Requirements Upheld by NY's Highest Court (2)
New York’s highest court sided with Uber Technologies Inc. Monday saying all legal claims against the company—even those ...
Case: Individual Employment Rights/Whistleblowing (Fla. Dist. Ct. App.)
A Florida court of appeal affirms a state court’s final summary judgment order for Southern Company and Gulf Power Company on a ten-year welder mechanic’s state Whistleblower’s Act claim alleging ...
Ken Leech Sued by SEC Over Alleged ‘Cherry-Picking’ Scheme (1)
Former Western Asset Management Co. co-Chief Investment Officer Ken Leech was sued by US regulators for engaging in an alleged “cherry-picking” scheme to disproportionately allocate better-performing ...
Budget Pick Shows Trump's Serious About Firing Civil Servants
Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump‘s choice for budget director, is poised to use his deep expertise on the inner ...
Case: Discrimination/Sex Discrimination (D. Idaho)
An Idaho federal court denied summary judgment to the city of Parma on the claims of a female administrative assistant that she faced disparate treatment due to her sex in being asked to return to her ...
Case: Wage & Hour/Overtime (D.N.J.)
A New Jersey federal district court denied summary judgment to Dong Bang Corp. on the claims of a restaurant server that she wasn’t paid proper minimum and overtime wages for all hours worked, in ...
The Onion's Takeover of Alex Jones' Infowars Frozen Until Hearing
The Onion’s offer to buy right-wing provocateur Alex Jones’ Infowars platform, as part of a liquidation to pay off his debts ...
Case: Labor Arbitration/Unit for Bargaining (Arb.)
Arbitrator David P. Mudrick ruled that the Kansas City Board of Public Utilities (BPU) violated a CBA when it improperly excluded three new positions that it deemed professional—GIS Analyst 1, GIS ...
Case: Discrimination/Discharge (D. Kan.)
A Kansas federal court granted summary judgment to Savvas Learning LLC on the claims of a 59-year-old female account manager that she was discriminatorily discharged due to her sex and age, in ...