It Ends with Contractor Status: Lessons from Blake Lively’s Sexual Harassment Case

A closer look at worker classification, retaliation risk, and the limits of federal protections On April 2, 2026, Judge Lewis J. Liman of the Southern District of New York issued an opinion in Lively v. Wayfarer Studios LLC et al., No. 24-CV-10049, dismissing ten of thirteen claims actress Blake Lively brought against director and co-star …

Class Action Discrimination Suit Against the NFL Is One to Watch

On February 1, 2022 –  the first day of Black History Month – Brian Flores, the former head football coach of the Miami Dolphins, filed a class action lawsuit against his former team, as well as the New York Giants, the Denver Broncos, and the National Football League (“NFL”) for discriminatorily denying employment to Black …