Marc Lieberstein and Georges Nahitchevansky joined Akerman in its intellectual property practice group in New York, the firm announced Oct. 24.

Businesses eyeing pay transparency reporting requirements in Europe aren’t ready yet for looming new rules, according to a new study.

Litigants must seek a judge’s disqualification at the earliest possible moment after discovering facts that support an allegation of bias, California’s top court ruled.

A former Santé Ventures marketing director who twice went to trial in her lawsuit seeking bonus payments must choose between seeing her $1.4 million jury verdict cut by $200,000 or preparing for a third trial, a federal judge said.

Matthew Yelovich joined Cleary Gottlieb as a partner in its Americas litigation practice in the Bay Area, the firm announced Monday.

Ellenor Stone joined Pierson Ferdinand as a partner in its employment, labor, and benefits practice in Atlanta, the firm announced Monday.

A former vice president at the University of Texas at Austin is suing the school for allegedly discriminating against him based on his gender and wrongfully terminating his employment.

An aide to Michigan congressman Shri Thanedar, has sued the office claiming she’s been subjected to age discrimination.

Southwest Airlines Co.'s pilot union can move forward with its lawsuit alleging the company illegally intimidated and disciplined pilots for labor organizing, a federal appeals court ruled.

A Pennsylvania federal district court denied Resources for Human Development, Inc.'s motion to dismiss the claims of a class of providers that they were not paid for all hours worked during their shifts, in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act and state law. Barnes v. Res. for Hum. Dev., Inc., 2024 BL 382426, E.D. Pa., 24-757, 10/24/24

A New Jersey federal district court granted summary judgment to Wayfair, LLC on the claims of a warehouse associate who had Covid-19 that he faced discrimination and was discharged due to a disability, in violation of state law. Gaines v. Wayfair, LLC, 2024 BL 382637, D.N.J., 21-15843 (KMW-EAP), 10/24/24

A class of employees of two New York restaurants, The Bao and Uluh, which shared ownership and a central office, were granted summary judgment in part on their allegations of violations of the FLSA and state law, a federal district court ruled. Mangahas v. Eight Oranges Inc., 2024 BL 376679, S.D.N.Y., 22-cv-4150 (LJL), 10/22/24

New Mexico can’t base a PFAS cleanup order on a federal waste law unless the EPA issues final rules authorizing that, the Department of Justice said in a brief filed Monday.

One of the world’s first legal challenges over corporate greenwashing kicked off in an Australian court, with an activist shareholder group claiming natural gas producer Santos Ltd. misled investors on its climate targets.

The US Forest Service issued an “unduly narrow” explanation when it updated a management plan for a Wyoming national reserve and its population of prairie dogs, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.

The head of a major US utility trade group is stepping down after less than a year.

Bankrupt residential solar company Lumio Holdings Inc. has a new deal to sell its assets to Zeo Energy Corp. after White Oak Global Advisors LLC’s proposed $100 million credit bid fell through.

The Biden administration is seeking up to 3 million barrels of oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for delivery from April through May 2025, the Energy Department said in a statement Monday.

A former vice president at the University of Texas at Austin is suing the school for allegedly discriminating against him based on his gender and wrongfully terminating his employment.

An aide to Michigan congressman Shri Thanedar, has sued the office claiming she’s been subjected to age discrimination.

A former regional account manager working for Novo Nordisk Inc. is suing the healthcare company, alleging it failed to accommodate her disabilities, retaliated against her, and wrongfully terminated her employment.

GoDaddy.com LLC discriminated against a Black director of technical program management, including by subjecting him to a hostile environment and firing him while he was on medical leave for mental health issues caused by the bias, a federal lawsuit alleged.

A former bagger for Bimbo Bakeries USA Inc. in Olean, N.Y., sued the company in federal district court for its lack of response to alleged harassment by co-workers based on his sex, gender, and sexual orientation, as well his termination that he says was retaliation for complaining.

Three Orthodox Jewish families plausibly alleged that federal law requires the state to pay for their special needs children’s education in Jewish schools, the Ninth Circuit said Monday.