New York appellate panel reduces 4M Trump civil fraud bond to 5M – JURIST

New York appellate panel reduces $464M Trump civil fraud bond to $175M – JURIST

An appeals court in New York lowered the $464 million bond imposed on former President Donald Trump in his civil fraud case on Monday. The five-judge panel ordered the bond be reduced... Read more »
Connecticut Employers Can Terminate Employees Impaired by Medical Marijuana While Working; Appellate Court Also Provides Guidance for Reasonable Suspicion Drug Tests

Connecticut Employers Can Terminate Employees Impaired by Medical Marijuana While Working; Appellate Court Also Provides Guidance for Reasonable Suspicion Drug Tests

In a significant decision about workplace drug use, the Connecticut Appellate Court backed an employer’s right to terminate a worker who was impaired on the job by medical marijuana. The decision also... Read more »
Free Legal Research Startup descrybe.ai Now Has AI Summaries of All State Supreme and Appellate Opinions

Free Legal Research Startup descrybe.ai Now Has AI Summaries of All State Supreme and Appellate Opinions

descrybe.ai, a year-old legal research startup focused on using artificial intelligence to provide free and easy access to court opinions, has completed its goal of creating AI-generated summaries of all available state... Read more »
Littler Lightbulb: February Appellate Roundup

Littler Lightbulb: February Appellate Roundup

This Littler Lightbulb highlights some of the more significant employment law developments at the U.S. Supreme Court and federal courts of appeal in the last month. At the Supreme Court Supreme Court... Read more »
No Private Action for Weekly Pay Law Violations Says NY Appellate

No Private Action for Weekly Pay Law Violations Says NY Appellate

In a hotly anticipated decision, the Appellate Division, Second Department held on January 17, 2023 that no private right of action exists for a violation of Labor Law § 191(1)(a), which—absent a waiver... Read more »
Federal appellate judge upholds but narrows Trump gag order in election interference case – JURIST

Federal appellate judge upholds but narrows Trump gag order in election interference case – JURIST

A US federal appeals court upheld on Friday a gag order against former President Donald Trump imposed by the district judge overseeing his criminal case in Washington DC. The US District Court... Read more »
Ukraine authorities accuse four appellate judges of bribery – JURIST

Ukraine authorities accuse four appellate judges of bribery – JURIST

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office accused on Thursday four judges from the Kyiv Court of Appeal of graft totaling $35,000.  According to NABU, the payment... Read more »
South Korea appellate court orders Japan to compensate former victims of Japanese occupation sexual slavery – JURIST

South Korea appellate court orders Japan to compensate former victims of Japanese occupation sexual slavery – JURIST

The Seoul High Court rendered a decision on Thursday that ordered the Japanese government to compensate each of the former “comfort women” who initially brought a lawsuit in the Seoul Central District... Read more »
Littler Lightbulb – October Employment Appellate Roundup

Littler Lightbulb – October Employment Appellate Roundup

This Littler Lightbulb highlights some of the more significant employment law developments at the U.S. Supreme Court and federal courts of appeal in the last month. At the Supreme Court Three cases... Read more »
New York City’s New Pay Protections for App-Based Delivery Workers Temporarily Stayed by Appellate Court

New York City’s New Pay Protections for App-Based Delivery Workers Temporarily Stayed by Appellate Court

New York City is still undertaking efforts to become the first major U.S. city to implement a minimum pay-rate for app-based restaurant delivery workers. The new law was initially scheduled to go... Read more »
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