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A partner at law firm Cooley LLP got an unexpected call late last year from a lawyer for one of the firm’s most famous clients, Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc., TSLA 1.75% with an ultimatum. The world’s richest man wanted Cooley, which was representing Tesla in numerous lawsuits, to fire one of its attorneys or it would lose the electric-vehicle company’s business, people familiar with the matter sa...

Recent changes to New York Labor Law (NYLL) and General Business Law (GBL) extend liability to construction contractors for wage violations committed by subcontractors at any level of a project, with few exceptions. NYLL Generally In general, the NYLL contains significant worker protections and provides for recovery for workers who are not properly compensated. Workers must be paid at or abov...

Google may have to rethink its non-disclosure agreements following a long-running lawsuit from an anonymous worker. According to The Washington Post, a California Superior Court judge has ruled that Google's employee confidentiality agreements violate state labor laws. Terms banning the employee from discussing his job with potential employers amounted to a non-compete clause and were thus il...

Google may have to rethink its non-disclosure agreements following a long-running lawsuit from an anonymous worker. According to The Washington Post, a California Superior Court judge has ruled that Google's employee confidentiality agreements violate state labor laws. Terms banning the employee from discussing his job with potential employers amounted to a non-compete clause and were thus il...

GOP Ohio congressional delegation wants chip law funded  Sentinel-Tribune

Everyone could use a laugh right now, so check out the tl;dr Papers site that transforms scholarly writing to a second-grade level for you. Originally developed to use for scientific abstracts, it works equally well for law review articles (as I discovered thanks to Prof. Chad Oldfather). Here is the abstract for my "Tinder Lies" article, transformed: The rise of Internet dating has been a re...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Law enforcement officers from around the state want clarification on a new law that makes federal gun law “invalid.” The Second Amendment Preservation Act, better known as SAPA, took effect at the end of August. It nullifies federal gun laws and allows police departments to be sued up to $50,000 for violating someone’s Second Amendment rights. It’s also causing confusion...

Proposed bill would amend Pembroke natural gas law  Kankakee Daily Journal

Labor Law: How should employers respond to the U.S. Supreme Court's halt of a worker vaccine requirement?  Richmond.com

Air ambulance bills from carriers who didn't sign contacts with major North Dakota health insurers could total $55,000 or more. The practice is prohibited under the federal No Surprises Act, which took effect Jan. 1, 2022. FARGO — North Dakota patients who received air ambulance services from a carrier outside their insurance network were stuck with bills that averaged $55,341 in a tally ...