Dad-of-seven will go to jury on religious discrimination.
This sounds like the kind of thing that might happen to a woman, but this time it (allegedly) happened to a man.
A devout Catholic man (we'll call him "Dad") was…
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/ Civil Remedies, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has previously indicated its intent to terminate Temporary Protected Status for Afghanistan, and yesterday they took the first official step toward carrying it out…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
In Perlaki v. J.B. Poindexter & Co., Inc., a data breach class action, Magistrate Judge Andrew M. Edison of the Southern District of Texas found that the plaintiff had standing to sue under Article III of the United States…
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/ Civil Remedies, Constitutional Law, Privacy
TL;DR: Some big changes.
On Tuesday, the Trump Administration nominated Brittany Bull Panuccio to the spot on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that has been vacant since Keith Sonderling’s term expired last…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In recent years, the U.S. Department of Labor has regulated who is an independent contractor and who is an employee for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The substance of the regulations has whipsawed based on who was in…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
As cyberattacks and cybercriminals are becoming increasingly sophisticated, safeguarding employee benefit plans, including health and welfare plans, is crucial. The Employee Benefits Security Administration of the U.S…
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/ Administrative Law, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
And My Pillow may not get a soft landing.
I've had artificial intelligence on the brain (get it?) this week, after seeing a recent high profile incident involving the lawyers for Mike Lindell, founder of My Pillow…
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/ Civil Procedure, Professional Malpractice, Science, Computers, & Technology
And eight FAQs about preparing your data. According to documents recently filed with the Office of Management and Budget, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is moving forward with the collection of 2024 employment data…
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/ Administrative Law, Government Contracting, Labor & Employment Law
On April 16, attorneys general from seven states and a state agency announced that they were forming the Consortium of Privacy Regulators, a new effort to better protect consumers’ privacy. The Consortium consists of the…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Privacy
Is the media buzz accurate?
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump issued a new executive order, "Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy." The buzz is that the President has wiped out disparate impact liability.
But…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Consumers have been trading their DNA for a personal genetic history lesson with 23andMe since 2007. The company has since become extremely popular and has collected a trove of genetic information relating to more than 14…
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/ Bankruptcy, Consumer Protection, Privacy
At least one court says yes.
True confession: When I was a little future lawyer, I was sometimes a pain. (So, Robin, you’re saying your personality hasn't changed in all these years?) When I was being especially “high…
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/ Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
We previously reported that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security had announced its intention to terminate the humanitarian parole programs for nationals of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. The termination was due to…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
As international travel regulations and immigration enforcement policies continue to evolve, it is critical that non-citizen employees entering the United States—including visa holders and lawful permanent residents—are…
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/ Immigration Law, International Law & Trade, Privacy
The Tennessee Supreme Court has recently held that there is no legal claim for wrongful discharge where an employer terminates an employee because the employee exercised a right set forth in the state Constitution. The decision…
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/ Civil Remedies, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
