Workday Acquires Paradox, Deel Dodges, Indeed Wins, JobCase Cuts

Happy Friday, Job Board Doctor friends! It’s good to be back with you this week — but damn, the last two Fridays have brought some killer content. If you aren’t caught up, do it, I linked to it at the bottom just for you.

Here is what is on tap this week:

Workday to acquire Paradox
Deel scores a small legal win
Indeed patent lawsuit dismissed
JobCase layoffs

When I became the new Job Board Doctor, I never imagined I’d end up playing court reporter. Yet here we are, because we are swimming in some shady wheeling and deel’ing (yep, I went there) right now.

Let’s do this.

Workday Acquires Paradox

Late in the Workday (I’m on fire today), the company dropped what might be the acquisition of the year: the gem of the industry, Paradox, will be acquired by Workday, with the deal expected to close before the end of the year.

No price tag yet as of Friday morning and given Paradox’s growth and prestige under CEO Adam Godson, don’t be surprised if it clears north of a billion dollars.

Meanwhile, Workday also announced Q2 financials yesterday: total revenues of $2.35B, up over 12% YoY.

Investors are likely smiling this morning.

Deel Lawsuit Dismissed on Technicalities

I’ve been so consumed by Randstad and Monster’s leadership failures these past two months that Deel and Rippling fell off my radar. But this week, Deel is back in the mix.

In January, attorney Melanie Damian, representing investors of Surge Capital Ventures, filed in the Southern District of Florida alleging that Deel helped Russian entities evade U.S. sanctions by processing payments on behalf of Surge Capital.

This week, TechCrunch reported the has judge dismissed the case.

The dismissal is without prejudice — meaning it could be refiled — but it looks like an uphill battle.

The judge ruled the plaintiff lacked standing (couldn’t prove they were injured by Deel’s actions) and failed to meet the definition of RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) Act.

Why? Because all the alleged conspirators are interrelated entities — and under the law, a RICO conspiracy requires at least two distinct parties. One “entity” ≠ conspiracy.

Indeed: Patent Infringement Dismissed With Prejudice

Back in October 2024, I covered Flexiworld Technologies vs. Indeed. This week, Judge Alan Albright (Western District of Texas) dismissed the case with prejudice — meaning Flexiworld cannot bring further claims on these patents.

In his ruling, Judge Albright cited:

Flexiworld’s filings failed both steps of the Supreme Court’s framework from Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank Int’l (573 U.S. 208, 2014).
- Step 1: Is the idea too “abstract” for patent protection? (Yes.)
- Step 2: Does it include an “inventive concept”? (No.)

Not only that, but the judge noted Flexiworld had multiple opportunities to strengthen its claims and still failed.

Result: Indeed racks up a win.

Reality Check

This week, I confirmed, a limited number of JobCase employees were impacted by a Reduction in Force (RIF).

Given the shaky state of the U.S. economy — and the ongoing ripple effects of CareerBuilder + Monster (and yes, you too, Randstad) stiffing their creditors — JobCase likely won’t be the last.

Which leads to a bigger question: Who isn’t paying their bills right now? And more importantly, how do you avoid ending up on the unsecured creditor list when their bankruptcy hammer drops?

That is it for now.

If you haven’t read Mike Woodrow’s State of the U.S. Job Market or Lou Goodman’s epic analysis of Monster’s downfall, I highly recommend.

Until Next Time,

Julie “The Doc” Sowash

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