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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Court of Chancery Opens the Door for Expanded Caremark Liability Based on Workplace Misconduct Oversight Failures

Recently, the Delaware Court of Chancery held in Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System v. Glenn Sanford, et al. (“eXp”) that officers’ and directors’ fiduciary oversight obligations may extend to the investigation and...more

Bricker Graydon Wyatt LLP

[Webinar] Title IX Litigation Update (Free Title IX In Focus Series) - May 28th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET

What are the courts saying these days about Title IX? Join Bricker Graydon Wyatt Higher Education attorneys for a one-hour webinar, as they break down current trends to help your Title IX team stay compliant....more

Kaufman & Canoles

K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - May 2026 #2

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Blake Lively has settled her claims accusing Justin Baldoni's production company of orchestrating a smear campaign after she accused her It Ends With Us co-star of sexually harassing her, the actors announced in a joint...more

TNG Consulting

Love, Breakups, and Harm in the Digital Age

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Technology has significantly expanded the reach, permanence, and amplification of student harm. As students navigate relationships in digital spaces, emerging concerns such as online threats, image-based sexual abuse (IBSA),...more

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UK Whistleblowing Law 2026: What new sexual harassment protections mean for employers

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The Employment Rights Act 2025 introduces a critical clarification:  Sexual harassment is now a standalone category of protected disclosure under UK Whistleblowing Law. ...more

TNG Consulting

Technology and AI: The Changing Nature of Misconduct (And Why You Can’t Afford to Wait to Address It, Part Two)

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Last week, we explored how to leverage technology in the investigative process. This week, we examine another reality that civil rights coordinators and investigators are increasingly encountering....more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

Ethics, Fiscal and Harassment Prevention, OH MY! – Elected and Appointed Officeholders’ Requisite Trainings

Most elected or appointed officeholders of local public agencies – board members and directors, councilmembers, commissioners, etc. –  are required to take, and remain up-to-date, on certain matters due to their leadership...more

TNG Consulting

How Technology Can Support Investigative Work (And Why You Can’t Afford to Wait to Leverage It, Part One)

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming civil rights investigations by changing the types of evidence, the forms of misconduct, and the evaluation techniques. While practitioners might be tempted to wait for technology...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

We Did Not Mean To: A Potentially New Standard of Liability for Third-Party Sexual Harassment

Sexual harassment claims continue to be in the headlines. We hear of claims being asserted in all three branches of the federal government. Claims arise in the sports coaching ranks, some claims come from Hollywood, and some...more

Kaufman & Canoles

K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - April 2026 #4

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Anthropic PBC has asked a CA federal judge to find that its use of copyrighted materials to train its tool Claude is "transformative" fair use under copyright law, comparing Claude's learning to how humans learn from reading...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Washington Expands Protections for Isolated Workers

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Washington employers in certain industries face expanded compliance obligations following amendments to RCW 49.60.515, which took effect on January 1, 2026. The revised statute strengthens protections for isolated workers by...more

Bricker Graydon Wyatt LLP

[Ongoing Program] Level 2 Title IX Coordinator Training - May 5th - 6th, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm ET

Spring 2026 Higher Education Title IX Training Series - As the legal landscape across higher education continues to evolve, it's essential for educational institutions to stay diligent and prepared. Our Spring 2026 Title...more

Bricker Graydon Wyatt LLP

[Ongoing Program] Level 2 Title IX Informal Resolution Training - May 1st, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm ET

Spring 2026 Higher Education Title IX Training Series - As the legal landscape across higher education continues to evolve, it's essential for educational institutions to stay diligent and prepared. Our Spring 2026 Title...more

Hogan Lovells

UK government consults on new NDA restrictions

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After the #MeToo movement, there was public concern about employers using NDA agreements to prevent workers speaking out about discrimination or harassment. In response, the government used the Employment Rights Act 2025 to...more

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It Ends with Contractor Status: Lessons from Blake Lively’s Sexual Harassment Case

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On April 2, 2026, Judge Lewis J. Liman of the Southern District of New York issued an opinion in Lively v. Wayfarer Studios LLC et al., No. 24-CV-10049, dismissing ten of thirteen claims actress Blake Lively brought against...more

Snell & Wilmer

The Choppy Waters Employers Are Navigating in California: Arbitration Limits and PAGA Maneuvering

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Employers in California continue to face rough waters when it comes to enforcing arbitration agreements. Through the lens of some recent California cases, this alert addresses questions employers may want to consider at each...more

Sullivan & Worcester

What Non-Celebrities Can Learn about Contract and Workplace Issues from the Lively/Baldoni Decision

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In a lawsuit, allegations of bad behavior count only if there is a legal line that was arguably crossed. Blake Lively alleged that she experienced sexual harassment while working on “It Ends with Us” and then faced...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Employer thought it would get this harassment suit thrown out.

Bless its heart. Even though I represent employers, I am not a big fan of the motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim, also known as the Rule 12(b)(6) motion. A 12(b)(6) motion is usually filed at the very...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Lights, Camera… Liability: A Practical Playbook for Employers from the Blake Lively v. Justin Baldoni Opinion

When workplace disputes move from behind the scenes to the front page, the script doesn’t change as much as one might expect. Last week, the Southern District of New York issued an opinion in Blake Lively v. Justin Baldoni...more

Bricker Graydon Wyatt LLP

[Ongoing Program] Level 2 Title IX Decision-Maker Training - April 23rd - 24th, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm ET

Spring 2026 Higher Education Title IX Training Series - As the legal landscape across higher education continues to evolve, it's essential for educational institutions to stay diligent and prepared. Our Spring 2026 Title...more

Kaufman & Canoles

K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - April 2026

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The Women's National Basketball Association "abused its monopolistic control" of women's pro basketball when it allowed the Connecticut Sun to be sold to an owner who is moving it to Houston, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn.,...more

Clark Hill PLC

The Learned Concierge - April 2026, Vol. 29

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Welcome to your monthly legal insights on the trends impacting the Retail, Hospitality, and Food & Beverage Industries....more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Blake Lively's Title VII claim didn't "bloom": She wasn't an employee.

Not very sexy, but a dismissal is a dismissal. A federal judge in New York recently dismissed Blake Lively’s federal sexual harassment and retaliation claims against the production entities behind It Ends With Us --...more

TNG Consulting

Where Law Meets Practice: How States Are Redefining K-12 Civil Rights Compliance

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States are increasingly embracing the need to define how K-12 schools must respond to harassment and discrimination complaints based on sex or other protected characteristics. These state mandates often require standardized...more

Bricker Graydon Wyatt LLP

[Ongoing Program] Level 2 Title IX Investigator Training - April 16th - 17th, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm ET

Spring 2026 Higher Education Title IX Training Series - As the legal landscape across higher education continues to evolve, it's essential for educational institutions to stay diligent and prepared. Our Spring 2026 Title...more

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