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Curaleaf Urges Block On NJ Pot Shop Union Rule

Curaleaf asked a New Jersey federal judge Friday to block state cannabis industry regulators from making cannabis retailers sign labor peace agreements with unions, saying the requirement treads on the retailers' rights under the National Labor Relations Act.

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Employment Lawyers' Weekly DEI Cheat Sheet

A nonprofit sued the government seeking information about deals it made with law firms whose diversity, equity and inclusion policies the Trump administration called out as potentially unlawful, and local governments in Democratic-led states alleged that federal disaster relief funds are being unlawfully tied to DEI policies. Here, Law360 looks at notable DEI-related legal developments from the past week.

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3 Notable W&H Developments In October

October has been full of developments in the wage and hour space, including the U.S. Supreme Court taking up a major arbitration case and the Third and Eleventh Circuits tackling fundamental Fair Labor Standards Act issues. Here, Law360 explores these developments.

Expert Analysis

Pa. Court Reaffirms Deference To Workers' Comp Judges

Keld Wenge

In Prospect Medical Holdings v. Son, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania reaffirmed that it will defer to worke... (more story)

Personnel File Access Laws Pose New Risks For Employers

Randi May

The state law trend toward expanding employee access to personnel files can have extensive consequences for employ... (more story)

Trader Joe's Ruling Highlights Trademark Infringement Trends

Rebecca Benyamin and Matt Mardesich

The Ninth Circuit's recent decision in Trader Joe's Co. v. Trader Joe's United explores the legal boundaries betwe... (more story)

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Healthcare Co. Goes After SEIU For Arbitration Award

A Texas healthcare company asked a Washington, D.C., federal judge to compel the Service Employees International Union to pay it roughly $46,000 pursuant to an arbitration award, claiming the award is final be... (more story)

RunItOneTime Tells Judge Debtor In Talks For More DIP Cash

RunItOneTime LLC told a Texas bankruptcy judge on Friday it is in talks with its post-petition financing lender for more funds as it prepares to face the loss of operating cash from assets subject to sales the... (more story)

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DC Circ. Urged To Freeze DOT's Immigrant Truck Driver Rule

Immigrant drivers and unions on Friday asked the D.C. Circuit for an emergency pause on a new U.S. Department of Transportation rule that blocks certain immigrants from driving commercial trucks and buses, den... (more story)

Bimbo Bakeries Fights Teamsters' Arb. Enforcement Bid

A Minnesota federal judge should toss a Teamsters local's bid to enforce an arbitration decision over Bimbo Bakeries' sick time policy, the commercial bakery argued, saying the union is impermissibly seeking t... (more story)

Nelson Mullins Adds Ogletree Employment Ace In Miami

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP has brought on a new partner in Miami with more than three decades of experience in labor and employment law from Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC.

Calif. Forecast: American Airlines Looks To Escape Bias Suit

In the coming week, attorneys should watch for arguments regarding American Airlines' bid to dismiss a disability discrimination suit. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters on deck in California.

USPTO'S October Layoffs Affected 126 Workers

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's recent layoffs have affected 126 workers, who will be removed from the agency's books by Dec. 9, according to a notice filed with the Virginia Department of Workforce Dev... (more story)

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DC Circ. Wonders If Prosecutor's Bias Suit Was Killed Early

The D.C. Circuit may revive the discrimination claims of an assistant U.S. attorney in Washington who says she was given more work than her white male colleagues, not because the panel took much stock in her c... (more story)

Jury Awards $3.65M To Hotel Manager In Sex Harassment Suit

A former assistant manager at a Howard Johnson in Queens, New York, was awarded $3.65 million in damages after a federal jury found the hotel violated state and city anti-harassment laws by failing to address ... (more story)

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Pa. County Beats Fired Prosecutor's Retaliation Suit

A Pennsylvania county on Friday escaped a lawsuit from a former assistant district attorney who said he was fired for complaining that the district attorney was treating women and employees with disabilities m... (more story)

3rd Circ. Revives Nonprofit's Bias Suit Over Permit Denial

The Third Circuit on Friday revived an alcohol and substance abuse recovery nonprofit's disability bias suit against a New Jersey town, reasoning that the district court improperly denied the plaintiff the opp... (more story)

9th Circ. Backs Amazon Win In Fired Exec's Gender Bias Suit

The Ninth Circuit declined Friday to revive a former Amazon executive's suit claiming she was fired for complaining that a male colleague received better pay, ruling her complaint lacked evidence that prejudic... (more story)

Ex-Denver Police Officer Alleges Racial Discrimination

A former Denver police officer has filed a federal lawsuit against the city, alleging the Denver Police Department subjected him and other Black officers to systemic racial discrimination.

Tribal Immunity Bars Breastfeeding Suit, 6th Circ. Affirms

The Sixth Circuit backed the dismissal of a cook's suit alleging that a casino owned by a Native American community forced her to resign because she sought time to breastfeed her newborn, upholding the lower c... (more story)

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X Corp. Says Ex-Twitter Workers' Bid Is Too Little, Too Late

Elon Musk's X Corp. told a Delaware federal judge that six former Twitter workers' bid to revive their dismissed severance claims by raising fresh contract theories and stale arbitration testimony is "far too ... (more story)

Ex-Walmart Worker Saves Most Of Off-The-Clock Suit

A former Walmart food and consumables associate supported most of her suit that the retail giant failed to pay workers for all the time they worked, a California federal judge ruled, agreeing to dismiss rest p... (more story)

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Minn. Misclassification Law Survives 8th Circ. Challenge

A collection of trade groups failed to show that a Minnesota independent contractor classification law is unconstitutionally vague, an Eighth Circuit panel ruled Friday, affirming a district court's decision d... (more story)

Conn. High Court Snapshot: Discipline Powers Top Docket

When the Connecticut Supreme Court reconvenes Monday, it will consider two appeals with ramifications for the way attorneys are disciplined in the state and take up a wage case against Amazon that it previousl... (more story)

Law Firm Cleared Only Of Minimum Wage Claim In Paralegal's Suit

A former paralegal at a Texas personal injury law firm has not proven that she was not paid minimum wage but did support her claims that she's owed overtime, a jury concluded after a three-day trial in her mis... (more story)

Sanctions Threats Mount For Atty Who Ignored Citation Order

An attorney who ignored a show cause order earlier this summer after his co-counsel included a fake case citation in a filing for their then-client, a former in-house attorney for Workday Inc., told a San Fran... (more story)

BofA Shorts Analysts On OT For Computer Starts, Court Told

Bank of America cheats business analysts of overtime wages by failing to pay them for the time they spent booting up and down their computers before, during and after their shifts, a worker alleged Thursday in... (more story)