/employment-authority/other?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Employment Authority Other Copyright 2025 ¼«ËÙÈü³µ. en-US Mon, 16 Jun 2025 22:52:15 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2354000?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2354000 Spinal device maker Life Spine slapped its founder with a civil suit in Illinois state court Friday accusing him of embezzling millions of dollars from the company through fraudulent credit card charges for motorsports, a lavish Mexico vacation for his family, customized golf clubs, jewelry and a Porsche for his wife.  Mon, 16 Jun 2025 22:29:39 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2354060?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2354060 Actor Derek Dixon has accused Tyler Perry of sexually harassing him while he was a series regular on the media mogul's political drama, "The Oval," and then retaliating against Dixon when he didn't reciprocate Perry's unwanted advances, according to the actor's $260 million lawsuit filed in Los Angeles. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 21:15:17 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2353741?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2353741 The Fourth Circuit has kept its revival of a no-poach wage-fixing case against some of the nation's biggest warship makers intact, rejecting a petition to rehear the case en banc after a three-judge panel kicked it back to district court last month. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 21:03:14 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2353974?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2353974 Counsel for a fleet management technology firm told an Illinois federal jury Monday afternoon that a garbage-truck manufacturer it worked with to develop a system for monitoring waste-hauling vehicles breached their contract when it poached one of its executives and used confidential information he brought with him to build a competing product. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 14:03:34 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2349380?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2349380 With plaintiffs counsel’s rising use of reptile strategies that seek to activate jurors' survival instincts, corporate deponents face an increased risk of being lulled into providing testimony that undercuts a key defense or sets up the plaintiff's case strategy at trial, making it important to consider factors like cross-examination and timing, say attorneys at Dentons. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 23:09:45 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2353432?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2353432 A group of pilots and other people required to undergo alcohol screening for their employment cannot pursue their Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act claims against a drug testing company, the Seventh Circuit ruled Friday after finding that the complaint doesn't adequately tie the plaintiffs' injuries to the alleged fraudulent scheme. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 18:38:35 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2352587?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2352587 A group of casino employees are fighting a motion in Michigan federal court by the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians to throw out a proposed class action involving a data breach, arguing that tribal sovereign immunity does not bar the lawsuit. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 18:25:05 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2353348?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2353348 A Maryland judge ruled Friday that the removal of three U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission commissioners by President Donald Trump was unlawful, finding a 1935 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that protected a Federal Trade Commission member from removal applies to the members of the CPSC.  Fri, 13 Jun 2025 18:01:32 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2353283?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2353283 A North Carolina federal judge handed three plaintiffs firms interim lead counsel roles in a proposed class seeking to hold tractor manufacturer Daedong-USA Inc. accountable for a data breach, while also agreeing to consolidate the three suits. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 16:50:40 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2353444?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2353444 A Connecticut Supreme Court ruling that empowered administrative law judges to award ongoing disability benefits created such an outcry that lawmakers intervened in order to cap the costs for entities that would shoulder those bills, attorneys at the state bar association's annual conference heard Friday. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 16:50:38 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2353241?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2353241 Pennsylvania's labor regulator should have at least considered accepting a business's late submission of a response to accusations of child labor stemming from a fatal accident with a wood chipper, a state appellate panel ruled Friday in an opinion that clarified when to make exceptions to agency filing deadlines. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 16:40:13 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2353310?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2353310 A former IT employee of YouTube personality Mr. Beast asked a North Carolina federal court to dismiss a lawsuit accusing him of stealing trade secrets before his firing, arguing Friday that the complaint against him fails to allege that he has disclosed or used any confidential documents. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 10:07:18 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2329140?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2329140 Speaking to elementary school students about the importance of college and other opportunities after high school — especially students who may not see those paths reflected in their daily lives — not only taught me the importance of giving back, but also helped to sharpen several skills essential to a successful legal practice, says Guillermo Escobedo at Constangy. Thu, 12 Jun 2025 23:27:46 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2350943?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2350943 A Trump administration attorney studiously deflected questions about the Federal Reserve at a Thursday court hearing on President Donald Trump's firing of two Democratic credit union regulators, leaving the central bank's independence as the elephant in the room. Thu, 12 Jun 2025 21:29:29 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2352208?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2352208 A Florida state appellate court reversed an order for a doctor's lawsuit alleging she was battered by a fellow shareholder of their medical practice to be resolved out of court, allowing the case to be tried before a jury. Thu, 12 Jun 2025 20:38:55 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2352864?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2352864 Fantasy sports platform PrizePicks is suing its former social media director in Washington federal court over his lateral move to DraftKings, accusing him of taking the company's "most closely guarded" marketing trade secrets to the competitor by downloading those documents to his personal ChatGPT account before his departure. Thu, 12 Jun 2025 20:03:51 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2352673?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2352673 Atlanta Deferred Exchange Inc. has sued Deferred Inc. and a former employee who now works for the rival company, claiming they infringed trademarks and lifted trade secrets to bolster the competing financial advisory and consultancy business. Thu, 12 Jun 2025 17:40:30 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2352703?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2352703 The retail arm of global fertilizer company Nutrien Ltd. has accused a former crop consultant of swiping its trade secrets before decamping for a rival, saying in a federal lawsuit that he colluded with his new employer to hijack a branch office, its staff and its customers. Thu, 12 Jun 2025 17:39:24 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2352296?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2352296 Under the current antitrust agency leadership, the latest course in merger enforcement, regulatory approach and key sectors shows a marked shift from Biden-era practices and includes a return to remedies and the commitment to remain focused on the bounds of U.S. law, say attorneys at Wilson Sonsini. Thu, 12 Jun 2025 17:03:12 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2350652?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2350652 Attacks on judicial independence now run the gamut from gross (bald-faced interference) to systemic (structural changes) to insidious (efforts to undermine public trust), so lawyers, judges and the public must recognize the fateful moment in which we live and defend the rule of law every day, says Jim Moliterno at Washington and Lee University.