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In-house lawyers are stressed. Here are some ways to help them.
Working remotely and available at all hours, coupled with mounting workloads, has made professional burnout a crisis for many in-house teams.
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Supreme Court upholds US law forcing TikTok ban or sale
The unanimous ruling means a U.S. ban of the social media site will take effect, but could also press TikTok’s Chinese owner into serious sale talks.
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Trump taps crypto-friendly Mark Uyeda as acting SEC chair
The appointment likely signals a loosening of the SEC’s cyrptocurrency policy during the second Trump presidency.
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OpinionHow risk mitigation can power strategic business success
With the right tools, the compliance team can bring insight to the table that can do more than keep an organization out of trouble; it can open the door to growth opportunities.
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Trump executive orders torch Biden’s DEI initiatives
The 47th president promptly axed federal diversity, equity and inclusion programs after repeatedly promising to do so on the campaign trail.
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Plaintiffs reap $160B in 3-year class action haul
PFAS settlements remain the biggest money source but privacy and DEI cases are rising and the arbitration defense is eroding, a Duane Morris analysis shows.
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FDIC sues 17 ex-SVB executives in alleged ‘gross negligence’
The complaint filed Thursday includes the former CEO and CFO of the failed California-based bank, four other ex-executives and 11 former directors.
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PepsiCo sued by FTC for allegedly ‘rigging’ soft drink prices
The agency claims the soda giant gave “unfair” pricing advantages to a larger retailer, forcing consumers to pay more at competing stores. Pepsi “strongly disputes” the allegations.
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In a gift to DOGE, lawmaker wants antitrust enforcement consolidated under DOJ
It’s inefficient for DOJ to share duties with the FTC, it leads to interagency conflict and makes it harder for companies to know what standard to follow, critics say.
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Supreme Court says plaintiffs can amend suits to avoid federal removal
The unanimous ruling suggests a tougher legal road for some corporate defendants when plaintiffs excise their federal claims.
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SCOTUS rejects higher standard for overtime exemptions
The ruling is a “win” for businesses, partners at a law firm said, and “sets a consistent national standard under the Fair Labor Standards Act.”
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Southwest Airlines hit with US lawsuit over delayed flights in 2022
As part of a regulatory crackdown on “chronically” late flights, federal transport regulators are suing the carrier after reaching deals with two others.
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Unhappy consumers will drive the next wave of AI lawsuits
If your company is using AI to make decisions or provide guidance, expect pushback when people don’t like how that impacts them, an AI legal specialist says.
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Amex pays $230M to resolve DOJ allegations
The credit card giant misrepresented features of some credit cards targeting small businesses and entered false information on card applications, the Justice Department alleged.
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SCOTUS asks: Does the ADA permit a retiree to sue for benefits discrimination?
A retired firefighter claimed that the terms of an employer-provided health insurance subsidy discriminated against her on the basis of her disability.
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Shift4 makes $4.7M in undisclosed payments to executives’ relatives
The payments were made over a three-year period beginning in 2020, and were not listed in some filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. As a result, the company agreed to pay a fine under a settlement last week.
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Q&ATrump’s antitrust approach will share traits with Biden, litigator predicts
Corporate America expects big change at the DOJ and FTC, but Trump populism will mean continuity on many issues, an antitrust specialist contends.
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3 ex-Wells Fargo execs fined $18.5M over fake-accounts scandal
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency banned the bank’s former community bank group risk officer for life, among other penalties handed down Tuesday.
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Mastercard agrees to pay $26M to settle discrimination lawsuit
The card network entered the agreement to settle a proposed class action that alleged it discriminated against Black, Hispanic and female employees by underpaying them.
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How to handle your H-1B visa skilled workers under next Trump term
Employers should involve their legal staff more deeply, and not just HR, as H-1Bs become trickier and more expensive to navigate, an immigration lawyer says.
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SEC fines firms $63M in latest effort to stop off-channel communications
One company will pay a reduced fine for coming forward on its own, the agency says.
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CFPB sues Capital One over $2B in unpaid interest to customers
The agency accused Capital One of obscuring a new, higher-paying savings product from some legacy savings account holders. The bank said it is “disappointed” with the bureau’s “eleventh hour lawsuits.”
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Defense Department’s sound interview process saves it from sex bias claim, 7th Circuit says
In its interview process for a new benefits and workers’ compensation teams supervisor position, the agency “chose the intangibles, and we will not second-guess its decision,” the judges said.
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Meta joins chorus of DEI rollbacks, cutting roles and programs
The tech and social media giant ended a number of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives last week, including its supplier diversity program.
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SEC fines ex-CEO for keeping WWE in dark on settlements
The wrestling company’s books and filings were inaccurate because its former chief never told the legal and accounting teams about harassment claims he settled, the agency said.
