Texas Energy Company Wins Freeze on Federal Labor Board Case
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Federal judges reviewing agency actions have largely omitted from their rulings an 80-year-old precedent calling for a mild form of deference to the government in the month since the US Supreme Court struck down the more powerful Chevron doctrine.
Republican senators are asking Labor panel chairman Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to delay votes on two pending National Labor Relations Board nominations to allow for public hearings.
Two Texas federal judges’ decisions to pause implementation of a recently finalized 401(k) advice rule while insurer groups’ challenges proceed signal difficulties ahead for the Labor Department as it tries to fend off multiple legal threats to the regulation.
Attorneys for athlete plaintiffs filed for preliminary approval of a $2.8 billion landmark settlement with the NCAA and its Power Five conferences, with an average payout for athletes that highlights a gender disparity.
Vice President Kamala Harris kicks off her bid to garner union support, pledging to continue President Joe Biden’s work, while employment observers and advocates discuss how Harris might continue the administration’s work on equal pay.
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Yellow Corp. urged a Delaware bankruptcy judge to set aside regulations asserted by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. to calculate the defunct trucking company’s pension withdrawal liability, saying the agency is unilaterally changing applicable rules.
Terran Orbital Operating Co. and its directors are free of an investors’ securities fraud lawsuit alleging the satellite manufacturer misled them on its merger with a special purpose acquisition company.
A California employee who alleged her coworker called her an anti-Black slur can bring a hostile work environment claim, the state’s top court ruled Monday, saying an isolated incident of harassment can draw a legal claim if it’s severe enough.
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation has approved the application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance program by the New England Teamsters Plan, the PBGC announced Monday.
A New Mexico cabinetry company will pay $165,000 to settle a lawsuit for unlawful retaliation against employees who filed discrimination reports, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced Monday.
A Chicago-area framing contractor has been cited with nine violations of federal safety standards after exposing employees to falls and failing to provide other safety equipment, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced Monday.
The claims against the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority by a bus operator who said he was discriminated against for taking leave to care for his newborn daughter may proceed, but his retaliation claims were dismissed by a federal court.
Bank of America Corp. will have to face a collective action over allegations that it misclassified employees to avoid paying them overtime and minimum wage.
SpaceX asked a federal judge in Texas to cancel his order sending one of the company’s constitutional lawsuits against the National Labor Relations Board to California.
Peter Meyer rejoined Faegre Drinker as a partner in the product liability and mass torts group in Indianapolis, the firm announced Monday.
A Michigan township’s general counsel lost an appeal over a claim that his firing violated his federal due process rights because he was let go without “an opportunity to be heard.”
Javier Lopez joined Vedder Price as a shareholder in Miami, the firm announced Monday.
Garrett Reuter, Jr. has joined Husch Blackwell as a partner in its financial services and capital markets industry group and as a member of its private wealth team in its St. Louis office, the firm announced Monday.
David Cayce joined Bradley as a partner in the economic development and renewable energy practice group in Atlanta, the firm announced Monday.
Hathaway Pease Russell was promoted to managing partner at Foley Hoag, the firm announced Monday.
The risks that artificial intelligence represents have come into sharper focus: disinformation, potential job loss, perhaps even an existential threat to humanity. Is government capable of putting guardrails around such a fast-moving technology?
A Pennsylvania federal district court denied summary judgment to Humphrys - CoverSports on the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, state and local law claims of a Black utility employee that she faced racial discrimination and was discharged due to her race. Smith v. Humphrys - CoverSports, 2024 BL 256691, E.D. Pa., 23-701, 7/26/24
An electric utility delivery company is Dallas discharged a repair employee for testifying about the potential safety hazards of a product commonly used by the company, in violation of the NLRA. Oncor Electric Delivery Company, L.L.C., 2024 BL 256249, N.L.R.B., 16–CA–103387 , 7/26/24
A federal district court granted summary judgment to the Maryland Department of State Police on race and color discrimination claims under Title VII of a Black male deputy chief marshal who alleged that he was disciplined for failing to submit reports while White comparators weren’t. Chapman v. Md. Dep’t of State Police, 2024 BL 242179, D. Md., ADC-23-0442, 7/16/24
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