FTC orders a building services contractor to end no-hire agreement

The company’s policy prevented workers from negotiating better wages, benefits and working conditions, the FTC said.

By Carolyn Crist • Dec. 10, 2024

CFPB-Google battle likely to stretch into next administration

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says Google’s payment unit failed to explain why it was denying customer requests for refunds. Google told the agency to back off in a lawsuit.

By Patrick Cooley • Dec. 10, 2024

SCOTUS weighs fraud claim involving racial preferences

Lying during a bid process to evade a government agency’s disadvantaged business enterprise program did not merit a fraud conviction, an attorney for the defendants told the justices.

By David Weisenfeld • Dec. 10, 2024

Morgan Stanley to pay $15M over theft by now-former employees

The bank failed to detect hundreds of instances when brokers misappropriated client funds through unauthorized Automated Clearing House transfers, the SEC said.

By Dan Ennis • Dec. 10, 2024

Lack of oversight called legitimate reason to doom Max 737 Boeing-DOJ plea deal

The judge’s focus on DEI in rejecting the agreement is attention-grabbing but it’s the absence of court enforcement that’s the problem, a legal scholar says.

By Robert Freedman • Dec. 6, 2024

Judge nixes post-trial ‘ratification’ of Elon Musk’s record Tesla pay package

There’s no basis for creating new evidence by holding a shareholder vote after the case has gone to trial, Delaware Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick said in rejecting the pay package for a second time.

By Robert Freedman • Dec. 3, 2024

DOL appeals Texas judge’s overtime rule decision

Attorneys who previously spoke to HR Dive said the rule is likely dead, in part because the 5th Circuit might not take a favorable view of the rule’s differences from past updates.

By Ryan Golden • Dec. 2, 2024

Logo creator seeks copyright in new infringement case against Jets

A former employee says the New York football team and the NFL are using his design without permission and obtained the trademark fraudulently.

By Robert Freedman • Dec. 2, 2024

Another lawyer in hot water for citing fake GenAI cases

The plaintiff’s attorney in a wrongful termination case faces sanctions for including nonexistent cases and fake quotations in a Texas federal court filing.

By Robert Freedman • Nov. 27, 2024

Jury delivers $2.17M judgment against SkyWest Airlines for sex discrimination

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which filed the lawsuit, said the award is the largest it has ever obtained in the Northern District of Texas.

By Emilie Shumway • Nov. 26, 2024

Supreme Court may review vicarious liability issues in music piracy case

Sony Music and Cox Communications want the court to rule on whether internet service providers are liable for their customers’ copyright infringement.

By Justin Bachman • Nov. 26, 2024

Procedural disputes headline Amazon, SpaceX 5th Circuit case against NLRB

The two companies argued that the labor board’s structure is unconstitutional and that they were deprived of their right to a jury trial.

By Ryan Golden • Nov. 21, 2024

DOJ retains Android divestiture as plan B in Google antitrust remedy

The agency has asked a court to force the tech giant to sell Chrome and make its search data available to rivals, among other things, as a way to reactivate competition in search and online ad markets.

By Robert Freedman • Nov. 21, 2024

Ben & Jerry’s sues parent company Unilever for stifling its stance on Gaza

The ice-cream maker said Unilever threatened to “dismantle” its independent board and sue its board members if it issued a statement calling for a “ceasefire” in the region.

By Zoya Mirza • Nov. 19, 2024

Nebraska sues truck makers alleging conspiracy in electric-truck transition

The antitrust lawsuit accuses heavy truck manufacturers of conspiring with California to reduce the supply of diesel-powered semi-trucks, raising prices.

By Justin Bachman • Nov. 19, 2024

Google must sell Chrome, DOJ to propose as antitrust remedy

The agency will also ask Judge Amit Mehta of DC federal district court to put guardrails around the company’s AI, Android operating system and data use, Bloomberg Law reports.

By Robert Freedman • Nov. 19, 2024

The legal pathways for Biden-era rules facing a Trump takedown

With the Trump administration expected to undo much of its predecessor’s agency-level regulation, here’s a look at how federal rules may play out in the transition.

By Justin Bachman • Nov. 15, 2024

Captive audience meetings are unlawful, NLRB says

The meetings, a common strategy for employers during union drives, “have a reasonable tendency to interfere with and coerce employees” in the exercise of their rights, the Board decided.

By Emilie Shumway • Nov. 14, 2024

Chipotle defrauded investors with inconsistent meal sizes, says plaintiff seeking class action

The case is an example of securities lawsuits run amok, a directors and officers liability law specialist says. 

By Robert Freedman • Nov. 14, 2024

California’s climate disclosure laws survive first legal challenge

A federal judge denied a motion for summary judgment from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce which alleged the state’s climate bills — SB 253 and SB 261 — violated the First Amendment.

By Zoya Mirza • Nov. 12, 2024

Trump agenda has states, advocacy groups girding for legal battles

California, New York and Illinois are among states readying to sue the Trump administration over divisive social issues.

By Justin Bachman • Nov. 8, 2024

Facebook seeks to scuttle massive securities fraud suit

An attorney representing Facebook’s parent, Meta, told the Supreme Court the company did not need to disclose a past data breach on risk disclosure statements with the SEC.

By David Weisenfeld • Nov. 7, 2024

Trump lawsuit over CBS editing raises issue of judge-shopping

The ex-president’s filing in Texas concerning a “60 Minutes” segment could be a venue stretch. How far can a lawyer reasonably argue that a particular court is the right place to litigate?

By Justin Bachman • Nov. 6, 2024

Supreme Court poised to weigh in on legal test for FLSA exemptions

The High Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case that could have implications for employers nationwide. 

By Robert Quackenboss and Tyler Laughinghouse • Nov. 5, 2024

Kroger-Albertsons merger in court: 6 key takeaways

Competition, pricing and the fate of Albertsons were key points of contention in the three court battles that unfolded over a nearly two-month period.

By Jeff Wells , Sam Silverstein • Nov. 5, 2024