Jury awards Starbucks manager $25M in race discrimination case

The White plaintiff, a former regional director, alleged her race played a role in her firing after the company sought to mitigate damage following a 2018 racial profiling incident.

By Emilie Shumway • June 15, 2023

In-house lawyers enjoy their work, especially when they’re learning

As long as training and development opportunities keep pace with their career, counsel at all levels of tenure are mostly satisfied, a Deloitte survey suggests.

By Robert Freedman • June 15, 2023

NLRB returns to Obama-era independent contractor test

The ruling may open the door to more unionization, employment law attorneys say.

By Kate Tornone • June 13, 2023

Axiom names Ashlin Quirk its new general counsel

The former Dynata GC said her experience using Axiom’s flexible legal talent services will serve her well as the platform’s legal chief.

By Lyle Moran • June 13, 2023

Employers rarely seek to enforce noncompetes, GAO survey finds

Businesses who do regularly enforce noncompete agreements typically focus on executives and salaried workers, the Government Accountability Office found.

By Lyle Moran • June 9, 2023

Hiring roundup: NASA taps DOJ official as new general counsel

The Executive Leadership Council, monday.com, Nobell Foods and Commonwealth Care Alliance also recently announced legal chief appointments.

By Lyle Moran • June 6, 2023

Supreme Court limits union’s strike protection

The union says the decision “opens the door” for corporations to sue workers.

By Ginger Christ • June 2, 2023

US workers testing positive for marijuana after job accidents at a 25-year high, data shows

Quest Diagnostics’ latest Drug Testing Index provides “compelling evidence” that increased use of marijuana contributes to the risk of workplace injury, a safety expert said.

By Laurel Kalser • June 1, 2023

CCOs see pay rise 10%, with some making upwards of $500,000

The compensation increases for public and private company chief compliance officers were a stark contrast to their in-house counsel counterparts.

By Robert Freedman • June 1, 2023

CROWN Act takes root in Texas

Hair bias is an extension of racial discrimination. What does this mean for employers?

By Caroline Colvin • May 31, 2023

NLRB joins fight to limit employers’ use of noncompetes

While the labor board GC’s memo has broad reach, attorneys say there are several important caveats for businesses to keep in mind.

By Lyle Moran • May 31, 2023

P&G, Honeywell and others settle claim that job ads excluded noncitizens

In the recent announcement, DOJ reminded employers that federal law generally prohibits them from limiting jobs based on a worker’s citizenship or immigration status.

By Kate Tornone • May 30, 2023

Beachbody misclassified coaches as independent contractors, worker alleges in class-action lawsuit

The multilevel marketing company relies on an “in-person” sales exception that doesn’t apply to its business model, the complaint alleges.

By Emilie Shumway • May 26, 2023

First Citizens sues HSBC over departure of SVB bankers

The North Carolina bank accused a former SVB executive of helping HSBC, his new employer, incite a mass migration of talent and trade-secret information.

By Dan Ennis • May 23, 2023

EEOC issues guide to auditing AI for discrimination

The document cautions employers that they may be responsible for such tools even if designed and administered by a vendor.

By Kate Tornone • May 18, 2023

No end of COVID accommodations from end of public health emergency: EEOC

The agency cautioned employers against revoking COVID-related ADA accommodations without an individualized assessment.

By Caroline Colvin • May 17, 2023

Hiring roundup: Workbox names Kristen Benson its first GC

Invariant, iPipeline, Sabre and Cordance also announced new legal department leaders.

By Lyle Moran • May 16, 2023

Debunking the top 7 myths about interim attorney work

Interim work can provide inroads to legal skills, practice areas and industries that an individual wouldn’t have easy access to otherwise.

By Nina Houston and Thom Burke • May 10, 2023

Goldman Sachs to pay $215M to settle gender discrimination case

The Wall Street giant will engage an independent expert to review performance evaluation and pay practices to check for gender pay gaps.

By Rajashree Chakravarty • May 10, 2023

Manage others if you’re aspiring to GC role, recruiter says

Develop your emotional intelligence and business savvy as well, because general counsel are expected to be more than experts in contract law.

By Robert Freedman • May 9, 2023

Whiting-Turner settles EEOC suit for $1.2M

The firm allegedly segregated workers into all-Black crews run by White supervisors who harassed them with racial slurs at a $600 million Google data center project.

By Joe Bousquin • May 8, 2023

Deal with non-solicitations now, noncompetes later, as FTC ban looms

Even if the Federal Trade Commission proposal is finalized, there will be court challenges. In the meantime, employer-to-employer agreements can face civil and criminal risk right now.

By Robert Freedman • May 5, 2023

Gender pay gap persists at GC-level, report finds

There is greater pay parity among managing counsel and senior counsel, according to a survey of 3,800 in-house counsel.

By Lyle Moran • May 5, 2023

Honda’s temporary revocation of remote work from recruiter wasn’t FMLA retaliation, 6th Cir. says

The change didn’t rise to the level of a materially adverse action because it was made to accommodate training and didn’t result in any economic loss, the panel held.

By Laurel Kalser • May 4, 2023

Executives acquitted in DOJ no-poach lawsuit

Hiring between the executives’ companies was commonplace during the alleged agreement, so it wasn’t a market allocation agreement as a matter of law, the judge said. 

By Ryan Golden • May 3, 2023