/employment-authority/other?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Employment Authority Other Copyright 2025 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. en-US Wed, 25 Jun 2025 22:23:46 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2357118?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2357118 An Illinois state appeals court has refused to disturb a lower court's order certifying a class of employees suing over time clocks that scanned and used their biometric information, ruling that the common claim in the case presents a question that "is suitable for, if not demanding of, class-wide resolution." Wed, 25 Jun 2025 21:11:28 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2357469?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2357469 The founder of an Alabama-based perimeter security corporation accused its former chief operating officer of breaching a noncompete agreement, alleging in a Florida state court lawsuit that he formed a rival company to pursue business opportunities in the South American country of Guyana, including a communications deal with SpaceX. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 20:30:50 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2357345?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2357345 A California federal judge has granted certification to five different classes in a multidistrict litigation alleging Bank of America NA's security failures exposed their unemployment and disability benefits cards to fraud and led the bank to breach their contracts by freezing all accounts during the COVID-19 pandemic. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 19:22:47 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2357076?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2357076 The U.S. government is urging a Washington federal court to give it a win following a bench trial on a suit brought by a Navy veteran and former Department of Veterans Affairs nurse alleging that malpractice by her VA psychiatrist led to an episode in which she stabbed her mother with a knife. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 18:17:39 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2355159?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2355159 Halfway through 2025, now is a good time for companies to thoroughly evaluate their trade secret portfolios and follow eight steps to reassess protection processes for confidential information, says Robert Jensen at Wolf Greenfield. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 18:17:01 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2357153?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2357153 The Trump administration has said the fired leader of the U.S. Copyright Office has not shown that the agency's operations "will grind to a halt" if she is not immediately reinstated and asked a D.C. federal judge to reject her motion for a preliminary injunction. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 13:25:23 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2348925?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2348925 Law schools don’t spend sufficient time dispelling certain myths that prevent young lawyers from exploring new business opportunities, but by dismissing these misguided beliefs, even an introverted first-year associate with a small network of contacts can find long-term success, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 12:54:49 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2357049?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2357049 Agricultural products company AgXplore sued a former owner claiming that after a $100 million buyout he continued to compete with the company and misappropriated its trade secrets. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 22:17:51 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2356909?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2356909 A Tennessee federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a proposed securities class action accusing Dollar General and its executives of hiding inventory and staffing issues, saying the plaintiffs have failed to show that the defendants acted with an intent to deceive. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 21:02:33 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2356341?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2356341 Hockey players' unions and individual players have appealed to the Ninth Circuit after a Washington federal judge dismissed their antitrust lawsuit accusing the National Hockey League and the Canadian Hockey League of conspiring to suppress wages for junior league players. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 20:47:00 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2356901?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2356901 The federal court handling the U.S. government's lawsuit targeting a recent Illinois statute restricting the use of electronic employment verification systems on prospective hires should reject the government's injunction request and dismiss the case instead, because the statute steers clear of federal immigration law, the state asserted. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 19:40:56 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2356103?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2356103 A former Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corp. employee has filed a proposed class action in North Carolina federal court claiming the chain failed to properly protect its current and former workers' personal information before a November data breach, one of many suits brought against it over that same cyberattack. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 19:24:04 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2357023?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2357023 Abbott Laboratories was sued Tuesday in Illinois federal court by a former worker alleging the company's onboarding materials asked for his family's medical history in violation of a state law aimed at protecting residents' genetic information. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 17:46:35 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2355106?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2355106 With the U.S. Department of Justice now offering rewards to whistleblowers who report businesses that employ unauthorized workers, companies should understand the immigration enforcement landscape and how they can reduce their risk, say attorneys at McDermott. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 16:50:31 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2356978?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2356978 A recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling clarifying that competitive executive compensation isn't a threat to the tax-exempt status for nonprofits has the added bonus of helping charities compete for and retain talent, attorneys tell Law360. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 16:22:19 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2356654?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2356654 The estate of a late Procter & Gamble employee has urged the Third Circuit to undo a lower court's decisions in favor of the deceased employee's "unworthy ancient girlfriend" from the 1980s, arguing that the Pennsylvania federal judge who granted that former flame the worker's $754,000 retirement fund "failed to comprehend" relevant law. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 16:14:20 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2356470?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2356470 Honeywell, DuPont and other companies on Monday asked a Connecticut federal judge to toss a group of firefighters' lawsuit over alleged exposure to dangerous levels of forever chemicals, saying there's no legal support for the claims. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 15:01:19 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2356572?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2356572 The Tenth Circuit has sided with a district court's decision dismissing a bid by the former general counsel of a medical device company to have Loeb & Loeb LLP sanctioned for bringing what he said was a baseless lawsuit against him on behalf of his former employer. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 14:46:39 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2356333?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2356333 Recent instances in which attorneys filed briefs containing artificial intelligence hallucinations offer a stark reminder that effective revision isn’t just about superficial details like grammar — it requires attorneys to critically engage with their writing and analyze their rhetorical choices, says Ivy Grey at WordRake. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 14:45:17 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2356561?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2356561 A former staffer for retired Seventh Circuit Judge Richard Posner has followed through on his pledge to appeal his district court loss of wage theft claims against the ex-judge, filing a motion to have his appeal heard in a different circuit and a request to unseal a medical document.