Benefits Regulator Wants to Cut Down Lawsuits Against Plans

The head of the Department of Labor’s employee benefits regulator defended how he’s changed the agency before lawmakers, saying he’s cut down on excessive litigation and enforcement.

The $10 Billion Startup Training AI to Take On White-Collar Jobs

Mercor is promising to replicate most professional work. It was also co-founded by twentysomethings who previously never held a real job.

EEOC Chair Says Jewish Worker Info Needed to Probe Antisemitism

The EEOC must collect contact information for Jewish employees in order to conduct investigations into potential antisemitism, the chair of the civil rights agency said.

House Passes Extension of Haitian Deportation Protections

House lawmakers voted Thursday to direct the Department of Homeland Security to extend temporary humanitarian protections for several hundred thousand Haitians in the US.

Foreign Drivers Sue US, Florida Over Commercial License Ban

A Department of Transportation rule barring nearly 200,000 foreign truck drivers from holding commercial drivers licenses violates the Administrative Procedure Act and equal protections under the Fifth Amendment, a federal lawsuit filed in Miami claims.

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Starbucks Wins Fifth Circuit Appeal of NLRB Subpoena Ruling

The National Labor Relations Board was wrong to rule that Starbucks Corp. violated federal labor law with overly broad subpoenas that went to workers in a separate unfair labor practice case that it later won, a federal appeals court ruled.

CFPB Union Opposes Trump Bid for Expedited Review of Job Cuts

A federal district judge in Washington should review the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s new plan to eliminate around half of its remaining staff, but there’s no justification for a rushed timeline sought by the Trump administration, the union representing agency employees said.

Aetna’s Surprise Billing Fraud Case Rejected by Federal Judge

Aetna Health Inc. can’t overturn a series of surprise billing losses to Radiology Partners Inc. because the insurer didn’t challenge the doctor group’s billing practices during arbitration, a federal judge ruled in what he said was a “close call.”

Cursor In Talks to Raise $2 Billion at Over $50 Billion Value

Cursor, a leading artificial intelligence startup for coding, is in advanced talks with investors to raise about $2 billion in a funding round at a valuation of more than $50 billion, not including the investment, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Union Busting: What Employers Can and Cannot Legally Do

High profile unionization efforts at companies like Amazon and Starbucks have drawn renewed interest in labor laws. In this video, we look at what’s legal and what isn't when a company's employees want to unionize.

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K&L Gates Goes on the Offensive in the Legal Talent Wars

When it comes to winning the legal industry talent wars, the best defense is a good offense, according to K&L Gates’ global managing partner, Stacy Ackermann. She spoke to Bloomberg Law editor Chris Opfer on our podcast, On The Merits, about how competitive the market for legal talent has gotten, even in secondary markets like her hometown of Charlotte, N.C.

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Case: Individual Employment Rights/Negligence (N.Y. Sup. Ct.)

A New York court dismissed an employee’s state labor law claims against the Port Authority and multiple companies after a glass panel shattered during removal, where they didn’t have supervisory control nor was there an elevation-related risk requiring safety devices. Alibasic v. Port Auth. of N.Y. & N.J., 2026 BL 133108, N.Y. Sup. Ct., INDEX NO. 156991/2021, 4/7/26

Case: Individual Employment Rights/Whistleblowing (Haw. Ct. App.)

A Hawai’i appellate court partially denied the University of Hawai’i’s summary judgment motion, allowing a faculty member’s whistleblower claims for pay differential and earnings disparity to proceed despite collective bargaining agreement issues. Sakaguchi v. Univ. of Hawai’i, 2026 BL 132543, Haw. Ct. App., CAAP-23-0000670, 4/14/26

Case: Wage & Hour/Fair Labor Standards Act (E.D. Cal.)

A California federal district court denied approval of a wage-and-hour class settlement between non-exempt employees and Nestlé Purina PetCare due to inadequate class representation and concerns that the settlement improperly released Fair Labor Standards Act claims. Salinas v. Nestlé Purina Petcare Co., 2026 BL 135172, E.D. Cal., 1:21-cv-01140 JLT CDB, 4/14/26

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