Legal Dive

2 months ago | legaldive.com | Daphne Howland

The politicians, provocateurs and think tanks that in the past few years have worked to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion may not appreciate the full consequences of their efforts. They’ve used a variety of tactics, in the public and private sectors, including White House executive orders; lawsuits or the threat of lawsuits; shareholder proposals; and needling on social media.

2 months ago | legaldive.com | Rajashree Chakravarty

The National Labor Relations Board has accused Wells Fargo of illegally threatening and retaliating against employees and coercing workers to prevent fair unionization votes at a California branch. Most employees of an Atwater, California, branch who signed cards supporting unionization in December 2023 voted against unionization the following month, a regional director of the NLRB alleged, in a complaint filed Feb.

2 months ago | legaldive.com | Ryan Golden

A former vice president for American Electric Power failed in his bid to sue the company for denial of employee benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act because his suit sought to “change the rules” of ERISA, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held. American Electric fired the plaintiff in Kramer v. American Electric Power Executive Severance Plan for cause, leaving him ineligible to receive severance benefits.

2 months ago | legaldive.com | Lamar Johnson

Acting Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Mark Uyeda’s decision last week to ask the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals to delay arguments for the agency’s climate risk disclosure rule did not come as a surprise to regulatory experts in the space. While the change is expected to have minimal immediate impact, it sets the stage for a shift in focus for the SEC under the Trump administration.

2 months ago | legaldive.com | Justin Bachman

The Federal Communications Commission enforcement bureau has begun investigating Comcast, the provider of internet and cable television and parent of broadcaster NBC, for possibly “promoting invidious forms of DEI in a manner that does not comply with FCC regulations,” according to a letter from the agency’s new chairman, Brendan Carr, to Comcast’s chief executive officer. The FCC’s potential enforcement action stems from President Donald Trump’s Jan.