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Winston & Strawn LLP Law360 Employment Authority / Apr 22, 2022

An attorney representing a would-be class of homeowners suing Wells Fargo for its alleged use of race as a factor in mortgage refinancing decisions has criticized the bank for what he called its racist move to reject a Black judge assigned to preside over the case.

Winston & Strawn LLP Law360 Employment Authority / Apr 22, 2022

A Virginia federal judge on Thursday unsealed a decision stopping the U.S. Army and Air Force from discharging or blocking the promotions for asymptomatic HIV-positive servicemembers with undetectable viral loads, ruling that underlying HIV policies were “irreconcilable” with current medical evidenc…

Winston & Strawn LLP Law360 Employment Authority / Apr 22, 2022

Little League Baseball Inc. has asked a federal judge in Texas to dismiss it from a personal injury lawsuit against a coach accused of sexually assaulting his players, arguing that it isn’t responsible for the misconduct of its registered coaches.

Winston & Strawn LLP mint / Apr 21, 2022

A federal judge in Illinois on Monday ordered the U. S. Bureau of Prisons, BOP, to find a surgeon who can perform male-to-female sex reassignment surgery on transgender inmate Cristina Iglesias. The federal court’s order follows three years of litigation in which Iglesias sought this surgery,…

Winston & Strawn LLP mint / Apr 21, 2022

The Justice Department suffered two trial losses in the last week in cases centered around alleged antitrust labor abuses.

Winston & Strawn LLP Law360 - The Newswire for Business Lawyers / May 8, 2021

U.S. Soccer and members of the women’s national soccer team will meet with a federal mediator to assess whether further settlement talks are necessary in the players’ high-profile discrimination and equal pay class action, a move that is an apparent long-shot bid to avoid going through with the play…

Winston & Strawn LLP Mondaq News Alerts / May 4, 2021

United States: COVID-19 In The Workplace: Requiring Vaccinations And Making Exceptions With COVID-19 vaccines now being made available for all adults, many employers are considering requiring employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 before returning to the workplace. Can employers require their employees get vaccinated?

Winston & Strawn LLP Mondaq News Alerts / May 4, 2021

United States: FDIC Chair Jelena McWilliams Promotes Inclusion In The Financial System FDIC Chair Jelena McWilliams identified actions by prudential regulators that can empower "mission driven banks" including minority depository institutions ("MDIs") and community development financial institutions (or "CDFIs").

Winston & Strawn LLP Raconteur / May 4, 2021

The Biden administration's proposals for a global minimum corporate tax rate are gathering momentum, with the European Commission and, more recently, Canadian finance minister Chrystia Freeland, voicing their support for the reforms. Outlined in April by the US treasury secretary, Janet Yellen, the plans would set a global minimum corporation tax rate of 21 percent.

Winston & Strawn LLP Mondaq News Alerts / May 4, 2021

United States: United States To Restrict Travel From India Amid Record Numbers Of Coronavirus Infections And Fatalities Earlier today, April 30, 2021, the White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced that the United States will restrict travel from India starting on Tuesday, May 4, in response to the surge of coronavirus cases and variants being observed in the country.