“Morning Show” Redeux: Hubbard Accused of Allowing “Sacred Cow” Host to Harass Co-Host and Station Employees
Radio personality Melissa McGurren has sued her former employer, Hubbard Radio, for gender...
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The SEC Jumps Into the Mix of Claimants and Investigators Challenging Activision Blizzard’s “Frat Boy” Environment
UPDATE (October 29, 2021): Activision Blizzard has ended its mandatory arbitration, has debuted a...
Former Washington Football Team General Counsel Accused NFL Investigator of Lying During Her Investigation
On September 8, 2021, unsealed documents from a lawsuit launched in November 2020 by former...
Former Applied Materials Employee Convicted of Trade Secret Theft
After four hours of deliberations, on Tuesday, August 24, 2021, a federal jury in California handed...
Dentons Dispute with Former Partner Headed to Arbitration (Again)
UPDATE on September 7, 2021: Last week, the Second Appellate District stayed Superior Judge...
Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Former Tinder CEO Excluded from Upcoming Trial of Founder Dispute
On July 14, 2021, a New York state judge excluded evidence of sexual harassment allegations against...
Through DaVita Indictment, DOJ Continues Crackdown on Executive “No Poach” Agreements that Restrict Executive Mobility
On July 15, 2021, a Denver federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment charging DaVita Inc....
Supreme Court Asked to Rule that Title VII Covers Owners of Law Firms
UPDATE (October 5, 2021): The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to grant certiorari to this case...
President Biden’s Executive Order Takes Aim at Employee Non-Competition Agreements
In a significant Executive Order issued on Friday, July 9, 2021, President Biden launched what the...
UnitedHealth Group and Others Slapped With a Class Action Lawsuit for Allegedly Entering into No-Solicitation Conspiracy
In a recent post, we highlighted two recent criminal cases brought by the Department of Justice....
Fourth Circuit Refuses to Allow a Law Partner’s Title VII Claim to Proceed – Placing Limits on the Law’s Protections
A critical point of contention in Lemon v. Myers Bigel, P.A., No. 19-1380 (4th Cir. Jan. 19, 2021)...
Further Unpacking D.C.’s New Ban on Non-Compete Agreements
In a recent post, we briefly discussed non-compete and no-poach agreements, including highlighting...