Litigation/Liability Trends
Chamber of Commerce Sues to Block FTC’s Non-Compete Ban
Business groups led by the US Chamber of Commerce sued the Federal Trade Commission Wednesday seeking to block a rule finalized this week that would outlaw non-compete provisions that prohibit ...Once Praised, Settlement to Help BP Oil Spill Workers Leaves Most With Nearly Nothing
When a deadly explosion destroyed BP's Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, 134 million gallons of crude erupted into the sea over the next three months — and tens of thousands of ...The Supreme Court Just Complicated Employer Diversity Initiatives
The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that a St. Louis police sergeant can sue over a job transfer she claims was discriminatory was championed by human rights groups as "an ...