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Nike faces lawsuit over discrimination claims
Patricia Coleman, a former senior director at Nike with 25 years of service, has filed a federal lawsuit against the company in U.S. District Court in Oregon, alleging age, gender, and disability discrimination. Coleman claims she was terminated in February 2024 at age 61 to avoid including her in a mass layoff that would have…
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Supreme Court allows Trump to enforce passport restrictions targeting transgender people
The Supreme Court has allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to enforce a policy that blocks transgender and nonbinary individuals from selecting passport sex markers that reflect their gender identity. The decision halts a lower-court ruling that required the government to permit individuals to choose male, female, or X markers on their passports. The State Department’s…
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Starbucks workers plan major strike for Red Cup Day
Starbucks workers are preparing to strike on November 13th, coinciding with the company’s Red Cup Day, unless a contract agreement is reached. The union, Starbucks Workers United, indicated that workers in at least 25 cities plan to participate, with more locations potentially joining if progress is not made. Barista Lupe Gutierrez emphasized the importance of…
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Perplexity sued by Amazon over ‘agentic’ shopping tool
Amazon has filed a lawsuit in San Francisco against Perplexity AI, accusing the start-up of committing computer fraud by failing to disclose when Comet, its artificial intelligence browser agent, is shopping on a real person’s behalf, in violation of Amazon’s terms of service. Perplexity’s system posed security risks to customer data, Amazon said, and the…
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Kennedys partners with Spellbook for AI training
Kennedys has partnered with Spellbook to create a legal training program for junior lawyers that addresses the impact of AI on entry-level tasks. The initiative aims to equip new lawyers with essential skills as automation threatens traditional roles including contract drafting and document review. Spellbook’s platform, powered by OpenAI’s GPT-5, launches later this year in…
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JPMorgan raised Epstein suspicions in 2002
Newly unsealed documents show JPMorgan Chase began flagging Jeffrey Epstein’s suspicious cash withdrawals in 2002 – years before his crimes became public. The bank filed multiple reports about patterns suggesting evasion of oversight but continued serving him until 2013. Internal emails showed staff suspected criminal behavior. JPMorgan later settled a lawsuit alleging it enabled Epstein’s…
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