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Defending Against Remote Work Risks During The World Cup

With World Cup matches underway, remote work policies and security measures can help employers manage the risks of... (more story)

Why Private Sector Should Watch Gov't DEI Firing Class Bid

Former federal employees' class certification attempt in Fell v. Trump is worth following, as their challenge of t... (more story)

How PAGA Proposal Could Expand Calif. Labor Agency's Role

The California Labor and Workforce Development Agency's recently proposed regulations governing the Private Attorn... (more story)

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NY-Presbyterian Tees Bid To Ax Union Funds' Antitrust Row

Three union benefit funds lack standing in their lawsuit accusing New York-Presbyterian Hospital of using anticompetitive tactics when negotiating with health insurance companies, the hospital told a New York ... (more story)

Software Co. Urges NLRB To Reverse Ruling In Layoff Tip Suit

A software company and its subsidiary urged the National Labor Relations Board to overturn an agency judge's ruling that they illegally fired an employee for sharing a rumor about impending layoffs that turned... (more story)

6th Circ. Won't Rehear NLRB's Cemex Standard Ruling

The Sixth Circuit rejected petitions Tuesday from the National Labor Relations Board and a Teamsters local to rehear a panel decision finding that the agency erred by failing to use the rulemaking process when... (more story)

Seyfarth Adds Labor Pro In Dallas From Pilots Union

Seyfarth Shaw LLP has bolstered its labor and employment capabilities with a new partner in its Dallas office who served as labor relations counsel for the Air Line Pilots Association.

Pension Fund Trustees Partially Settle $1.8M Transit Co. Suit

Trustees of a Teamsters-affiliated pension fund have reached a partial settlement in a lawsuit over a more than $1.8 million reallocation liability assessment against a defunct transit company, asking a New Yo... (more story)

SEIU Seeks Arbitration Over Minn. Nursing Home Firing

A Minnesota nursing home is violating a collective bargaining agreement with a Service Employees International Union local by refusing to arbitrate a pending grievance over an employee's termination, the union... (more story)

Fire Chiefs Must Face Union President's Retaliation Claims

Two men who served as fire chief in the city of High Point, North Carolina, must face a firefighter's claims that they retaliated against him for speaking up about workplace issues in his capacity as union pre... (more story)

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Waffle House Misuses Tobacco Surcharges, Worker Claims

Waffle House was sued by a former server who alleges the restaurant chain collected an unlawful tobacco surcharge from employees enrolled in its health plan without offering a compliant wellness program or pro... (more story)

DC Water Utility To Pay $216K To End EEOC Age Bias Suit

The District of Columbia's water utility will pay over $216,700 to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging it unlawfully fired a 54-year-old human resources employee and replaced... (more story)

Black Nurse's Bias Suit Prematurely Tossed, 5th Circ. Says

The Fifth Circuit revived part of a Black nurse's discrimination suit Tuesday after finding a lower court was too quick to nix claims that she faced racist harassment on the job, highlighting evidence that she... (more story)

FCC's Carr Calls Policy Against DEI 'Right Thing To Do'

Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr has told Congress that tanking diversity, equity and inclusion programs across the telecom industry is not only justified but also a policy where Americans ... (more story)

6th Circ. Won't Disrupt Professor's Pregnancy Bias Verdict

The Sixth Circuit refused Tuesday to upend a $205,000 verdict in favor of a former Michigan Technological University accounting professor who said she was given a lower raise because she took maternity leave, ... (more story)

BioNTech Accused Of Firing Nurse Over Drug Trial Concerns

A former senior clinical trial manager at BioNTech US Inc. told a North Carolina federal court Monday that she was wrongfully fired after complaining to higher-ups about an "epidemic of safety issues and proto... (more story)

Mich. Appeals Court Backs Detroit In Ex-Officer's Bias Suit

A former Detroit police officer failed to get his bias, retaliation and hostile work environment suit revived, as a Michigan appeals court found he had not shown that his firing was tied to his Nigerian nation... (more story)

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3D Printing Co. Settles Ex-Operator's Misclassification Suit

A Colorado-based 3D concrete printing company settled a proposed collective action alleging it misclassified equipment operators as overtime-exempt and paid them a salary without overtime premiums, according t... (more story)

9th Circ. Allows Airport Cleaning Co. To Arbitrate Wage Claims

A company that offers janitorial services to airports can compel arbitration in a former employee's wage and hour proposed class action, the Ninth Circuit ruled Tuesday, reversing a California district court's... (more story)

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Paid Family Leave Bill For Fed. Workers Could Up Recruitment

A recently reintroduced bipartisan bill that would provide federal employees up to 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave could give them the much-needed time off for medical-related issues while also helpi... (more story)

Colo. Judge Says Mine Operator's FLSA Suit Can Proceed

A Colorado federal judge declined to toss a proposed collective action that alleged a Colorado coal mining company failed to pay its hourly employees for overtime worked, ruling Tuesday that a mine operator al... (more story)

Class Certified In Konica Minolta Workers' Severance Dispute

A New Jersey federal judge Tuesday agreed to certify a class of workers alleging Konica Minolta used an office relocation as a guise to conduct a mass layoff without having to pay severance.

Worker Accuses Outsourcing Co. Of Pay Errors

A former customer support worker has sued a business process outsourcing company in Massachusetts federal court, alleging the company shortchanged workers on overtime and paid them late because of its semimonthly pay system.

Home Depot Worker Seeks Class Of 21K In Moonlighting Suit

A Home Depot employee called on a Seattle federal judge to certify a class of more than 21,000 current and former low-income workers whom the home improvement store chain allegedly barred from working addition... (more story)