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Lawsuits Oct 9, 2017

Read Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey’s Lawsuit Over President Donald Trump’s Administration Rolling Back Contraception Coverage

The Trump administration’s revision of federal rules requiring contraception coverage grants employers the ability to impose their religious beliefs on their employees and employees’ dependents, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey’s office says in a federal court filing. A copy of the lawsuit, filed late Friday in federal court, is available below. The lawsuit says several Massachusetts …

Class-Actions Oct 9, 2017

Menards Faces a Barrage of Class Action Suits for Wage Theft

The first was filed in Indiana by Maurice Bradley, formerly an hourly worker in Menards’ manufacturing division. He alleges that Menards used a “compensation scheme” of requiring workers to clock out for any amount of time spent in breaks, including the mere minutes it takes to use the bathroom, get a drink of water, or smoke a cigarette. Menards would then subtract wages accordingly, violating …

News Oct 7, 2017

Why a Harvey Weinstein Lawsuit May Be Welcomed by the N.Y. Times

No media organization wants to be dragged into court. But if The New York Times is indeed sued by Harvey Weinstein over its exposé published Thursday about “decades of harassment” on the part of the movie mogul, there could be one upside for the paper. On Friday, Danielle Rhoades Ha, a Times spokeswoman, called upon Weinstein to release employees from any nondisclosure agreements they may have …

News Aug 22, 2017

Judge in Class-Action Suit Has Held One Hearing in a Year

Justice may be slow, but this is ridiculous. The Manhattan federal judge who is overseeing a class-action lawsuit against 26 financial firms for allegedly rigging US Treasury auctions last held a hearing for the case on Aug. 22, 2016, court records show. At that time, Judge Paul Gardephe questioned whether the plaintiffs, a group of pension funds and other investors, had made a “plausible case …

Class-Actions Aug 22, 2017

Apple Bag-Search Class Action Sueball Moves to Cali Supreme Court

Apple may have to pay its employees extra for time it spends rifling through their personal belongings at work, if it loses a long-running lawsuit that is now in front of the Californian Supreme Court. The American state’s Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals is kicking the thorny question of whether employees are entitled to pay while they stand around waiting for the firm’s bag-fondlers – defined …

Legal News Aug 22, 2017

Lawsuit Against Guhsd and Superintendent Over Refusal to Turn Over Emails and Texts on Personal Devices Gets Boost From State Supreme Court Ruling

San Diegans for Open Government (SDOG), a government watchdog group, filed a lawsuit in January against the Grossmont Union High School District and Superintendent Tim Glover. It alleges that the defendants “intentionally used personal e-mail accounts and text-messaging devices (e.g., mobile phones and tablets) to communicate about illegal political …

News, Opinion Aug 22, 2017

Anatomy of a Lawsuit Not ‘As Seen on TV’

Some of you have been sued, and some of you have not. For employers new to the litigation arena, one of the most common questions I’m asked is, “What happens next?” However, by the time you are sued, the battle has already been partially fought. So let’s talk about best practices leading up to being served with a suit that may help you avoid costly litigation or limit its impact, as well as …

Lawsuits Aug 21, 2017

Uber’s Kalanick Calls Benchmark Lawsuit a ‘Fabrication’

Uber’s co-founder Travis Kalanick fired back at investor Benchmark, saying its lawsuit seeking to oust him from the ride-hailing company’s board is based on “a fabrication” and accused the firm of threats and intimidation. Upping the ante on his fight with the venture capital firm, which holds a 13% stake in Uber, Kalanick said that Benchmark waged a secret campaign to remove him …

Lawsuits, Legal News May 15, 2017

Judge Rejects Sterling Heights Lawsuit in Fraser Sinkhole Dispute

A judge on Monday delivered a legal blow to efforts by Sterling Heights officials challenging the responsibility and costs involving the repair of the collapsed sewer on 15 Mile Road in Fraser. Macomb County Circuit Judge Jennifer Faunce rejected the city’s request to have the city’s $22.2 million assessment set aside and that the Macomb Interceptor sewer board sue the Macomb County Wastewater …