Although it was a holiday week, there was no shortage of employment law news. Joe covers a U.S. Supreme Court decision that could reshape the leadership and priorities of the NLRB and EEOC, President Trump's nomination of Keith Sonderling as Secretary of Labor, the EEOC's latest actions on DEI, the NLRB's reversal on non-compete agreements, California's July 1 minimum wage increases, several noteworthy settlements and lawsuits, and a bizarre case involving a $642 Super Bowl deli platter that somehow turned into a $4.25 million arbitration award.

This episode highlights retaliation verdicts, arbitration wins, union organizing, religious accommodation, and a battle over a tell-all book that could reshape the enforceability of non-disparagement agreements. Joe also breaks down important Ninth Circuit and NLRB developments affecting California employers and closes with a bizarre case involving Prada, Louis Vuitton, and workplace appearance standards that reminds employers to evaluate employees based on performance, not personal style.

This episode highlights the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to pass on two employment cases, the EEOC’s position on employer liability for third-party harassment, a staggering $22.8 million retaliation verdict against Walmart, and a lawsuit alleging workers were harassed for not speaking Spanish. In California, Joe examines the latest twists in the Blake Lively–Justin Baldoni legal battle and a Target disability accommodation ruling that is generating significant employer buzz. He also spotlights new workplace lawsuits against major employers, including Stanford University and Sbarro. And for the Bizarre Case of the Week, we head to Hollywood, where a former Matlock writer claims the real drama wasn’t in the script—it was in the writers’ room, raising serious allegations of harassment, discrimination, and retaliation.

SoFi Stadium dodges a World Cup labor dispute, plus union contracts, H-1B fees, xAI, and diaper drama.