In June 2026, a federal judge overseeing the closely watched Mobley v. Workday case signaled that she would allow California discrimination claims against the software company to move forward by largely denying Workday’s motion to dismiss. U.S. District Judge Rita Lin rejected arguments that state anti-discrimination laws should not reach hiring decisions made through an out-of-state platform. The case, which centers on allegations that Workday's AI-powered screening tools disadvantaged … [Read more...]
SB 642 and the Six-Year Back-Pay Lookback: Exponential Pay Equity Exposure for California Employers
In 2022, Google agreed to pay $118 million to settle a class action brought under the California Equal Pay Act on behalf of roughly 15,500 women in 236 job titles. The plaintiffs alleged that women were paid thousands of dollars less per year than men doing substantially similar work, and an economist retained by the plaintiffs estimated the average annual gap at nearly $17,000. That case was litigated under a version of the law that capped how far back most workers could recover and left the … [Read more...]
California’s “Stay-or-Pay” Ban (AB 692): The Death of TRAPs in California
A newly licensed nurse takes her first hospital job and completes a residency program that her employer requires of every entry-level hire. A year later, she finds a better position elsewhere. When she resigns, she learns that she owes her former employer thousands of dollars for the training she was required to take, and the balance is sent to collections or taken out of her final paycheck.That scenario was at the center of a July 2025 enforcement action by the California Attorney General. … [Read more...]
Kansas Sues Aetna Under the State False Claims Act Over Its Handling of State Employee Health Plan Funds
For years, disputes over how health insurers handle money for self-funded employer health plans have played out in the federal courts as ERISA cases. A new lawsuit from Kansas shows how the same conduct can take on a different legal shape when the plan is funded by taxpayers. On June 24, 2026, Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach filed suit against Aetna in Shawnee County District Court, alleging that the insurer used money from the state employee health plan to benefit itself. The state is … [Read more...]
Bipartisan Bill Would Raise the Cap on CFTC Whistleblower Awards to $300 Million
On June 1, 2026, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced that it was awarding more than $8 million to five whistleblowers whose information led to the resolution of a fraud case in the commodities markets. It was a routine-sounding announcement, but it came at a moment when the fund that pays these awards was running low on money. Less than two months later, Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and John Fetterman (D-Pa.) introduced legislation aimed at fixing that problem before it … [Read more...]
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