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.

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner hired former petroleum legal executive James English to the firm’s energy transition team it announced today.

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 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 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

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.

David Cayce joined Bradley as a partner in the economic development and renewable energy practice group in Atlanta, the firm announced Monday.

Texas lawmakers said they will consider possible financial penalties for CenterPoint Energy for the utility’s response to Hurricane Beryl, which knocked out power to more than 2.2 million of the company’s customers.

An appeals court on Monday remanded Kentucky’s challenge to the Biden administration’s waters of the US definition to a lower court, but noted that most of the state’s claims may be moot in the wake of the US Supreme Court’s ruling in Sackett v. EPA.

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner hired former petroleum legal executive James English to the firm’s energy transition team it announced today.

The Biden administration wants more money to purchase oil as it seeks to expand its efforts to refill the depleted US emergency cache.

California had all the ingredients for a terrible fire year. All it needed was a spark, or — authorities say — a single burning car.

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 Bronx District Attorney’s office must face racial discrimination and retaliation claims brought by a former employee, a federal judge ruled Monday.

The Massachusetts Trial Court is immune from a lawsuit brought by a plaintiff alleging she was sexually assaulted by a court officer while in custody with pending criminal charges, the state supreme court ruled Monday.

It’s an election year, which means we’ll be hearing a lot from both Democrats and Republicans claiming that their party is the one true champion of working-class Americans. Sure, but what does it mean to be part of the working class in America these days? It means being female.

Scholars have spent decades using matched resume studies to examine whether women or men, or Black or White people, get an easier ride from potential employers.

After becoming the Bank of Japan’s highest-ranking female bureaucrat ever, Tokiko Shimizu is now turning her focus on how to shatter more glass ceilings with a plan to tackle deep-rooted gender inequality from the bottom up.