The Eleventh Circuit appeared unlikely Wednesday to let Georgia school officials escape accusations they violated a settlement requiring their district to hire more Black educators, with one judge slamming as "ridiculous" the notion they could plead ignorance over whether the agreement was binding on them.
The Fifth Circuit's opinion affirming that the U.S. Department of Labor has statutorily delegated authority to develop salary rules will remain a significant barometer for the DOL's power, attorneys told Law360, particularly as agencies flip-flop between political administrations.
The production company behind a 2024 film shot in South Carolina is responsible for one National Labor Relations Act violation after 16 crew members left the production after a strike, a National Labor Relations Board judge found, finding that just one of the separations constituted an unlawful discharge.