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Dartmouth Union Vote Sparks New Student Athlete Bargaining Ideas

The increasing possibility that college athletes will be considered employees in the near future is threatening the traditional amateur model as lawyers and other observers struggle to envision what the new landscape will look like.

MetLife to Face Trial on Former Exec’s Gender Pay Gap Claims

MetLife Inc. will face trial in a federal court in Manhattan on a former executive’s discrimination claims alleging that she was paid less and denied a promotion based on her gender.

GOP Subpoenas Pension Insurer as Part of Dead Teamsters Probe

Republicans on a House oversight committee are demanding that the federal government’s private-sector pension insurer provide information related to its $127 million overpayment of a Teamsters plan.

NLRB Ruling on Union Organizers’ Surveillance ‘Strayed’ From Law

The federal labor board sidestepped legal precedent and erroneously found that an Arizona produce company created the impression of illegal surveillance of pro-union activities when a worker was instructed to uncover his truck’s camera during lunch, a federal appeals court ruled.

Uber’s Duty to Protect Murdered Driver Debated at Ninth Circuit

A federal appeals court suggested the Washington Supreme Court should weigh in on whether Uber Technologies Inc. had a duty to protect its drivers from the foreseeable criminal acts of third parties.

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Alternative to Obamacare Hit With Crackdown by Biden Agencies

The Biden administration plans to issue a final rule on Thursday to curb the sale and availability of “short-term limited-duration insurance” plans, which critics say provide low-cost, but low-quality, coverage that skirts consumer protections in the Affordable Care Act.

Amazon Illegally Subpoenaed Union Leaders, NLRB Judge Rules

Amazon.com Inc. illegally issued subpoenas to current and former workers—including some prominent Amazon Labor Union members—as part of the company’s challenge to the union’s historic victory at a Staten Island warehouse, a National Labor Relations Board judge ruled.

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SBF Prison Time Hangs on Persuading Judge He Is No Bernie Madoff

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The Artificial Intelligence Dilemma: Can Laws Keep Up?

The risks that artificial intelligence represents have come into sharper focus: disinformation, potential job loss, perhaps even an existential threat to humanity. Is government capable of putting guardrails around such a fast-moving technology?

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Case: Discrimination/Hostile Work Environment (D.N.J.)

A New Jersey federal district court granted summary judgment to the Newark Dep’t of Health on the claims of a health inspector of Haitian descent that she faced a hostile work environment and was retaliated against due to her race and national origin in violation of Title VII and state law. Theodore v. Newark Dep’t of Health & Cmty. Wellness, 2024 BL 89870, D.N.J., Civ. No. 2:19-17726 (WJM), 3/18/24

Case: Wage & Hour/Overtime (E.D. Pa.)

A Pennsylvania federal district court granted conditional certification of a proposed collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act against the City of Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office by a paralegal claiming she wasn’t paid owed overtime wages. Fayad v. City of Philadelphia, 2024 BL 89661, E.D. Pa., 2:23-cv-00032-JDW, 3/18/24

Case: Discrimination/Retaliation (N.D.N.Y.)

A New York federal district court mostly denied summary judgment to Molina Healthcare, Inc. on the claims of a Black female coding analyst that she was subjected to sexual harassment, racial discrimination, and retaliatory discharge, under Title VII and state law. Harlow v. Molina Healthcare, Inc., 2024 BL 87163, N.D.N.Y., 5:20-CV-1382, 3/15/24