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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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Public Safety Officers At Mass. College Get OK For Union Vote

A National Labor Relations Board official approved a union representation election Friday for a group of public safety officers at Babson College, rejecting the Massachusetts school's argument that six police ... (more story)

Judge Blocks VA Bid To End Union Contract During Talks

A Rhode Island federal judge on Friday blocked the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs from ditching at its imminent expiration a union contract it was previously ordered to reinstate, pointing to language ext... (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)

Immigrant Groups Seek 1st Circ. Stay On TPS Work Limits

A coalition of immigration advocacy groups, a union and its affiliate asked the First Circuit to step in after a Massachusetts federal judge declined to freeze a one-year work authorization cap for those with ... (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)

ERISA Recap: 6 Important Rulings From July

The Ninth Circuit rejected a fund manager's bid to force a 401(k) suit into arbitration, a district court tossed a pension de-risking suit, and the D.C. Circuit unraveled a union pension fund's $13 million wit... (more story)

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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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EEOC Advances Suit Over Job Denial For Worker With Cancer

Two property management companies can't avoid a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit claiming they retracted a job offer after learning of a worker's cancer diagnosis, a Massachusetts federal j... (more story)

Ga. County, Appraiser Reach Deal To Wrap Up Race Bias Suit

A Georgia federal judge on Friday closed a Black appraiser's lawsuit accusing Georgia's Macon-Bibb County of denying her a position she was qualified for due to her race, pursuant to a recent settlement.

CoStar Fights CREXi Bid To Stay Suit Over Quinn Emanuel DQ

CoStar is urging a California federal court to reject a bid by Commercial Real Estate Exchange Inc., or CREXi, to pause a copyright suit while CREXi asks the Ninth Circuit to undo the disqualification of its Q... (more story)

6th Circ. Won't Reopen Ex-HR Worker's Race Bias Suit

The Sixth Circuit upheld an auto parts manufacturer's win in a lawsuit alleging it unfairly disciplined a Black human resources employee because she complained about bias, concluding she hadn't overcome the co... (more story)

NY Forecast: Judge Weighs Blocking Farm Labor Contract

In the week ahead, a New York federal judge will consider a worker's request to block a labor contract implemented at an upstate farm after an arbitration process laid out in a state law granting union rights to farmworkers.

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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.

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)

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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.

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)

Crocs Workers Near $300K Deal In OT Miscalculation Suit

Distribution center workers who accused Crocs Inc. of miscalculating overtime pay by excluding shift differentials and bonuses from their regular rate have moved to settle their Fair Labor Standards Act claims... (more story)

Judge Tosses Nuclear Power Wage-Fixing Case, For Now

A Maryland federal court tossed a proposed class action accusing nuclear energy producers including Constellation Energy, DTE Energy and Duke Energy of fixing wages, after finding the claims came too late.

Wash. Equipment Dealer Worker Pursues Collective Wage Suit

About 50 employees of a heavy machinery dealer in Washington state were impacted by the company's noncompliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act, a former employee alleged, asking a Washington state judge to ... (more story)