Case: Discrimination/Religious Accommodation (N.D. Ill.)

An Illinois federal district court granted summary judgment to Cook County on a mental-health specialist’s Title VII religious discrimination claim, finding it was barred by claim preclusion due to a ...

Case: Discrimination/Hostile Work Environment (D.D.C.)

A D.C. federal district court granted summary judgment to the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board on a Taiwanese-American chief administrative officer’s Title VII discriminatory termination and ...

Case: Wage & Hour/FMLA Retaliation (D. Kan.)

A Kansas federal district court granted summary judgment to the Unified Government of Wyandotte County on ADA and FMLA claims by a maintenance technician with PTSD, finding the ADA claims were ...

HMRC Sets Out Tax Rules for Football Clubs on Player Brand Deals

Football clubs that negotiate or facilitate their players’ brand deals could face employment tax liabilities on those image rights payments, the UK tax authority said in guidance Friday.

Berkshire’s Pivot to AI Bets Gets an Immediate Reality Check

In his first year as Chief Executive Officer of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Greg Abel has pushed the conglomerate into an entirely new area of investment: artificial intelligence.

Newsom Needs High Court for Death Penalty Move: California Brief

Gov. Gavin Newsom attempted to take death row off the table for 548 inmates yesterday. By weighing in on his blanket ...

Binance Subpoenas Kevin O’Leary in FTX Case: Delaware Brief

Binance and its former CEO subpoenaed “Shark Tank” host Kevin O’Leary, author Michael Lewis, and a former Forbes staffer as ...

SpaceX Director Resigns From Board One Day After US Election

SpaceX board member Donald Harrison is resigning from the role after more than a decade, leaving the company as a group of independent directors weigh Elon Musk’s push for a merger with Tesla Inc.

DOJ National Security, Conspiracy Probe Leaders Step Down (3)

The head of the Justice Department’s National Security Division and the US attorney handling a sweeping probe of President Donald Trump’s adversaries resigned Friday.

When a Handful of Scallops Comes With a £12,000 Fuel Bill

Marine fuel has more than doubled in the past six months, accounting for as much as 40% of the cost of a fishing trip now, ...

Fox Closes $22 Billion Roku Deal Early in Streaming TV Push (2)

Fox Corp. closed its $22 billion acquisition of Roku Inc. months earlier than originally expected, creating a much larger competitor in the streaming TV industry.

Houston Mayor Limits ICE Cooperation After Democratic Sweep

Houston Mayor John Whitmire ordered the city’s police to limit cooperation with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, saying “elections matter” days after Democrats swept to power across Texas.