UPDATE on September 7, 2021: Last week, the Second Appellate District stayed Superior Judge Sotelo’s ruling that the dispute between Dentons and Zhang should be resolved through arbitration. The Court found that it needed to resolve a potential dispute between section 925 of the California Labor Code, which prohibits employers […]
Author: Connie Bertram
On July 14, 2021, a New York state judge excluded evidence of sexual harassment allegations against former Tinder CEO Gregory Blatt in the long-running litigation between the founders of Tinder and Match. In early 2018, early employees of Tinder and Match, including co-founder Sean Rad, accused Match Group and IAC, […]
On July 15, 2021, a Denver federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment charging DaVita Inc. and its former CEO, Kent Thiry, for conspiring with competing employers not to solicit executives and other senior personnel. DaVita operates dialysis and kidney care centers across the country. These charges are the result […]
UPDATE (October 5, 2021): The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to grant certiorari to this case without comment after her appeal from a ruling against her by the Fourth Circuit. Law firm owners face a challenge in pursuing Title VII gender and race discrimination and retaliation claims against their firms. […]
In a significant Executive Order issued on Friday, July 9, 2021, President Biden launched what the White House is calling a “whole-of-government effort to promote competition in the American economy.” Through 72 new initiatives and the coordination of more than a dozen federal agencies, the Order promises to deliver tangible […]