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Limiting Employer Risk If Calif. Case Upends Time Rounding

The California Supreme Court's holdings in recent years suggest that it may tighten the rules for — or even elimin... (more story)

Justices' FTC Ruling Weakens Qui Tam's Constitutional Base

The U.S. Supreme Court’s holding in Trump v. Slaughter, expanding presidential control over those exercising execu... (more story)

EEOC Bias Guidance Rollback Doesn't Negate Employer Risks

Despite the U.S. Department of Justice recently challenging Title VII's disparate impact provisions and the U.S. E... (more story)

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DOJ Loses Suit Over Minn. Program For Black Male Teachers

A Minneapolis public school district has beaten the U.S. Department of Justice's challenge to a program aimed at attracting Black male teachers, with a Michigan federal judge saying Monday that the discriminat... (more story)

NLRB Poised For Quick Action With New Republican Member

The National Labor Relations Board is prepared to shift federal labor law in an employer-friendly direction with the Senate's confirmation of a third Republican member Friday, and former board members said the... (more story)

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Calif. Gig Union Hits Milestone Under New Bargaining Law

The California Gig Workers Union is on track to represent hundreds of thousands of ride-share drivers in California after a state agency said Friday that the Service Employees International Union offshoot has ... (more story)

3rd Circ. Shuts Down Driver's CBS, Teamsters Retaliation Suit

The Third Circuit declined Monday to reinstate a driver's suit claiming he was blocked from working on CBS film sets out of age bias and for complaining that Teamsters leaders were handing jobs to their friend... (more story)

Insurer Must Defend Education Fund In Termination Dispute

An insurer must defend and indemnify a plumbers' union-backed education fund accused of retaliating against a member who claimed he was wrongfully terminated after submitting a request for paternity leave, a N... (more story)

BNSF Changed Weekend Travel Pay, Teamsters Unit Says

BNSF Railway violated the terms of its collective bargaining agreements with a Teamsters unit by unilaterally changing the way it calculated weekend travel allowances for employees, the union alleged in a comp... (more story)

Electrolux Seeks DC Circ. Review Of IAM Pension's $32M Win

Appliance manufacturer Electrolux is turning to the D.C. Circuit to challenge a $32 million arbitration award in favor of an International Association of Machinists pension fund after a trial court upheld the ... (more story)

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8th Circ. Nixes Native American Worker's Race Bias Suit

The Eighth Circuit on Monday upheld a clinical research institute's defeat of a lawsuit from a former manager who said she was laid off because she's Native American, siding with the institute's assertion that... (more story)

Miss. Judge Declines New Sanctions Over AI Citations

Sanctions imposed last year over the misuse of artificial intelligence in the Northern District of Mississippi are sufficient punishment for separate AI flubs entered in a different case around the same time i... (more story)

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Apple Strikes $150K Deal To End EEOC Religious Bias Suit

Apple has agreed to pay $150,000 to resolve a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit claiming the tech giant unlawfully fired a Jewish employee after denying his requests for time off of work to ... (more story)

Judge Certifies Military Class In Delta Pilots' Leave Suit

Delta pilots who alleged that the airline failed to pay them for short-term military absences secured class certification in Georgia federal court, with a judge finding the core question of whether the airline... (more story)

Ecolab To Pay $125K To End EEOC Bipolar Bias Suit

Chemicals company Ecolab and a water treatment subsidiary have agreed to pay $125,000 to resolve a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging they revoked a job offer because of an applicant... (more story)

Comcast Escapes Gay Worker's Harassment Suit, For Now

Comcast has defeated, for now, a lawsuit from a gay former senior manager who alleged his boss belittled him and made disparaging remarks because of his sexual orientation, with a Pennsylvania federal judge co... (more story)

Fired Doc, Fla. Hospital Strike Deal In Age Bias Suit

A Florida doctor has settled an age discrimination suit against a hospital that he claimed abruptly pulled a contract renewal and replaced him with a much younger doctor.

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Production Co. Fired Exec Over Pay Demands, Suit Says

A media production company and its president misclassified an executive as an independent contractor, denied her overtime pay and fired her after she pressed for compensation she was owed, she said in a suit f... (more story)

Cable Techs Must Arbitrate Comcast Misclassification Suit

Cable technicians who say that Comcast and several other companies have been misclassifying them as independent contractors to deny them job protections will have to arbitrate their claims, a Virginia federal court has ruled.

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Tax Preparers Seek OK Of $1M Deal In OT Suit

Tax preparers who accused a New York tax preparation company of overtime and wage violations have urged a New York federal court to grant preliminary approval of a $1.05 million class action settlement.

Engineer Says Unsigned Contract Bars Oil Co. Arbitration

A former worker of an oilfield services company told a Colorado federal judge that the company can't compel arbitration on his Fair Labor Standards Act and North Dakota wage law claims because the company isn'... (more story)

Manufacturer Unistrut Hit With FLSA Suit Over OT Pay

A former Unistrut International Corp. worker filed a proposed collective action in Michigan federal court on Friday accusing the metal framing system manufacturer of shortchanging thousands of hourly employees... (more story)

Calif. Forecast: 9th Circ. Hears NBA Announcer Tweet Dispute

In the week ahead, attorneys should watch for Ninth Circuit oral arguments in a former NBA announcer's wrongful termination suit against a radio station. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employme... (more story)

Rising Star: Wigdor's Meredith Firetog

Meredith Firetog of Wigdor LLP negotiated a settlement for a Sean "Diddy" Combs accuser who became a key witness in the case that resulted in his conviction for transporting women for prostitution, earning her... (more story)