New Mexico federal court correctly lifted a stay in a delivery driver's wage and hour suit against a Papa John's franchisee because the entity was in default after it failed to pay the arbitration fees, the Tenth Circuit ruled Thursday.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's admission that its splashy probe into major law firms' diversity, equity and inclusion practices had no teeth signals a recalibration — but not a retreat — in its fight to root out what it deems as unlawful DEI, experts said.
The Eleventh Circuit shut down a lawsuit against a cannabidiol products company Wednesday, rejecting a former worker's argument that the failure to secure approval for a settlement ending a prior case where he alleged wage-and-hour violations left him an avenue to subsequently sue for fraud.