Legal experts say some health insurers may stop full coverage of HIV-prevention services should a federal judge’s recent decision stand. That, activists warn, could prove disastrous given preventive services’ key role in stopping the spread of HIV.
Worker advocates are hoping to build on the success of the #MeToo movement to further curtail a procedural tactic they say creates an uneven playing field against employees with race discrimination claims: mandatory arbitration.
A federal judge in Florida Tuesday blocked the state from enforcing a law and medical board rules that prohibit transgender minors from receiving—and doctors from providing—puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones.
Robert De Niro and his production company must face trial on a female former employee’s claims that she was subjected to sex discrimination and stripped of job duties and an assistant for complaining about sex bias.
A Michigan Supreme Court proposal that would require use of lawyers’ and parties’ preferred pronouns is dividing judges, with sides weighing competing interests in civility and judicial discretion to manage courtrooms.
Employers can be liable under federal harassment law when sexually graphic music is played in the workplace even if employees of both sexes find it offensive, the Ninth Circuit ruled Wednesday.
US drug regulators are in talks with the Medicare agency about “what to do about obesity drugs,” FDA Commissioner Robert M. Califf said Wednesday, potentially signaling a step toward increased coverage of the popular class of drugs.
The boutique law firm that pushed out two ex-Lewis Brisbois founding partners who wrote racist and sexist emails has rebranded itself as Daugherty Lordan.
Harvard University’s request that an insurer pay up to $15 million in legal fees over defending its use of affirmative action in admissions will likely fail because the university didn’t formally notify the insurer on time, the First Circuit suggested Wednesday.
Legal experts say some health insurers may stop full coverage of HIV-prevention services should a federal judge’s recent decision stand. That, activists warn, could prove disastrous given preventive services’ key role in stopping the spread of HIV.
A Black man on death row in Arkansas after he was sentenced to death in 1997 has sufficiently pleaded an injury in fact after state officials denied him access to potentially exculpatory DNA evidence, the Eighth Circuit ruled.
A Korean-style women’s spa lost its bid for a court order voiding a settlement agreement under which it had pledged to provide service to transgender women.
We learned earlier this year that the Biden administration doesn’t like it when employers impose noncompete clauses on their employees. In January, the Federal Trade Commission rolled out a proposal that would enact a near total ban on them. But, now that a second federal agency has taken action against noncompetes, it’s clear just how deep the administration’s distaste runs.
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How do states legally get around the federal ban on cannabis, and what unique legal challenges do attorneys and businesses in the marijuana industry face?
Some of the most prominent legal minds in Texas have been recruited to argue in the impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General
Melissa George has joined Ashfords as a restructuring and insolvency partner in London, the firm said Wednesday.
Davis Polk & Wardwell is ramping up in-person work requirements, forcing lawyers to hit the firm’s offices four days per week. Lawyers and business services personnel at the Wall Street firm will be required to be in the office Monday through Thursday after Labor Day.
The boutique law firm that pushed out two ex-Lewis Brisbois founding partners who wrote racist and sexist emails has rebranded itself as Daugherty Lordan.
David Higer has joined Winstead PC as a shareholder in the business litigation group, the firm announced Wednesday.
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