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EAT: TUPE assignment unaffected by allegedly unlawful redeployment
In McConnell v WM Morrisons Supermarkets Ltd [2026] EAT 149, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that the lawfulness of an employer’s redeployment decision forms no part of the TUPE “assigned” test, Solicitors Journal and GOV.UK reported on September 25, 2026. HHJ Feeny nonetheless remitted the claimant’s indirect disability discrimination and reasonable-adjustments complaints after finding the employment tribunal had misunderstood those claims.
Order (Solicitors Journal) → · GOV.UK
Rulings this week
- N.D. CAL. Federal judge bars DOJ and DHS from threatening election officials over alleged noncitizen ballots
- MISS. Refuses to dismiss NAACP's Clean Air Act suit over xAI's Mississippi data center turbines
- S.D.N.Y. Of three taxpayer-funded Trump administration ads as likely propaganda
- D. MD. Maryland judge restores 21-day notice for unaccompanied children's asylum interviews
Trump signs Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act requiring annual FERC reports
President Trump signed the Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act (H.R. 3657) on September 25, 2026. The law requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to report to Congress within 180 days, and annually thereafter, on pending hydropower license applications for which applicants gave at least three years’ notice of intent to apply, listing each docket, its status and the anticipated issuance date. Sponsored by Rep. Kim Schrier, the bipartisan bill took effect on signing; no public law number had yet been assigned.
Enrolled text (GovInfo (U.S. Government Publishing Office)) → · The White House, Congress.gov, Renewable Energy World
Trump signs MAPOceans Act requiring public database of offshore recreation restrictions
President Trump signed the Modernizing Access to Our Public Oceans Act (S. 759) on September 25, 2026. The Secretary of Commerce, through NOAA, must set data standards within 31 months and, within four years, publish on a public website geospatial data identifying U.S. exclusive economic zone areas subject to restrictions on fishing, boating and other recreation, refreshed at least twice a year. The act took effect on signing; no public law number had yet been assigned.
Enrolled text (GovInfo (U.S. Government Publishing Office)) → · The White House, Congress.gov
Justice Department moves to intervene in EU court backing X Corp and Elon Musk against €120M fine
The United States Justice Department filed an application in the General Court of the European Union to intervene in lawsuits brought by X Corp and Elon Musk challenging a €120 million Digital Services Act fine. Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate argued the European Commission exceeded its extraterritorial authority and improperly pierced corporate veils by attributing turnover across unrelated Musk-owned companies.
Filing (U.S. Department of Justice) → · ABC News, CBC News, MLex
Nebraska declares fuel emergency, allows untaxed dyed diesel on highways
Governor Jim Pillen signed Executive Order 26-21 on September 24, 2026, declaring a statewide emergency over distillate fuel shortages. For 90 days, registered highway vehicles may hold and use untaxed dyed diesel without state penalty, sales of the fuel to those operators are permitted, the Tax Commissioner must seek IRS penalty relief within three business days, and diesel taxes on Nebraska agricultural hauling are refundable via Form 84AG.
Text (State of Nebraska, Office of the Governor) → · Office of Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen
Nevada lawmakers clear sweeping cannabis rules on delivery, testing, and ads
Nevada's Legislative Commission approved LCB File No. R152-24 on September 24, 2026, completing legislative review of the Cannabis Compliance Board's comprehensive regulation package. The rules raise the per-trip delivery limit to 12.5 ounces and the per-consumer daily home-delivery limit to 2.5 ounces, overhaul testing, advertising, packaging, and disciplinary rules, and strengthen unlicensed-activity enforcement. The regulations take effect once filed with the secretary of state.
Text (Nevada Legislative Counsel Bureau) → · The Marijuana Herald
Weil rehires Willkie restructuring co-chair Debra Sinclair as partner
Weil, Gotshal & Manges is bringing back Debra M. Sinclair as a partner in its U.S. restructuring practice, the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg Law reported on September 24, 2026. Sinclair, co-chair of Willkie Farr & Gallagher’s strategic capital and restructuring department, began her career at Weil in 2013 and is expected to return in the coming weeks. At Willkie she led matters including the Saks Global chapter 11 restructuring, WSJ said, amid leadership changes at both firms.
Announcement (The Wall Street Journal) → · Bloomberg Law
Education Department panel declines to recommend on ABA law-school accreditation renewal
The National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity voted on September 24, 2026 not to recommend whether the Education Department should renew the American Bar Association council’s federal recognition as a law-school accreditor, after deadlocking the prior day. The matter now goes to Under Secretary Nicholas Kent, who has up to 90 days to decide. The department last month signaled it plans not to renew the ABA’s status.
Text (Bloomberg Law) → · Law360, Inside Higher Ed
California Supreme Court orders Riverside sheriff to return 650,000 ballots and affirms state AG oversight
The Supreme Court of California issued two unanimous opinions on Thursday ordering Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco to return approximately 650,000 voted ballots seized following the November 2025 special election. Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero held that Elections Code section 15551, as it then read, prohibited removing ballots from election officials' custody even during criminal investigations. The court also held that Article V, Section 13 of the California Constitution grants Attorney General Rob Bonta binding supervisory authority over county sheriffs' investigations.
Order (Supreme Court of California) → · KQED, State of California - Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney General, Horvitz & Levy LLP
Morrison Foerster hires ECVC partner Kaitlin Bagby in Palo Alto
Kaitlin Bagby joined Morrison Foerster as a partner in its Emerging Companies + Venture Capital group in Palo Alto, Bloomberg Law reported on September 24, 2026. Bagby advises high-growth technology companies from formation and venture financings through M&A and IPOs and represents venture investors. She joins from Orrick and is the firm’s tenth ECVC partner addition since 2024, Morrison Foerster said.
Announcement (Bloomberg Law) → · Morrison Foerster
Alston & Bird adds California commercial litigators Donohue and Hutchison
Alston & Bird announced on September 24, 2026 that Devin Donohue and Andy Hutchison joined as partners in its Litigation & Trial Practice Group, Bloomberg Law reported. Donohue joined the Century City office and Hutchison joined San Francisco, expanding the firm’s West Coast commercial litigation bench for complex business disputes, investigations, and consumer-related class actions.
Announcement (Bloomberg Law) → · Alston & Bird
Forty-four state attorneys general reach $2.29 million settlement with Labcorp over AMCA data breach
A bipartisan coalition of forty-four state attorneys general led by Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, with Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Texas as co-leads, finalized an assurance of voluntary compliance with Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings on Thursday. The settlement resolved a multistate investigation into the 2019 data breach at Labcorp's debt collection vendor, American Medical Collection Agency, which exposed records of 27.5 million people. Labcorp agreed to pay $2,287,455 and implement vendor risk management and incident response safeguards.
Filing (Connecticut Office of the Attorney General) → · Office of the Attorney General of Connecticut, Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, GovTech