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When Rule 12 Motions Against Class Allegations Suceed

Companies facing class actions often attempt early motions to strike class allegations, and while some district co... (more story)

Compliance Tips After Court Axes EEOC's Trans Rights Take

A Texas federal court's recent decision struck portions of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's 2024... (more story)

5 Insurance Claims That Could Emerge After NCAA Settlement

Following the recent NCAA class action settlement that will allow revenue sharing with college athletes, there may... (more story)

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Trump's Attack On Fed. Worker Unions Meets Skeptical Judge

A California federal judge Wednesday appeared open to temporarily blocking President Donald Trump's executive order reclassifying hundreds of thousands of federal workers to bar them from collective bargaining... (more story)

DC Judge Restores Some Canceled COVID Grants For Now

A D.C. federal judge has ordered the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to restore at least some canceled public health grants to four local governments, ruling the Trump administration likely exceed... (more story)

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8th Circ. Says NLRB Misapplied Standard In Starbucks Case

The National Labor Relations Board improperly ignored a Starbucks employee's impression of her manager's comments during a union campaign when concluding the comments were unlawful, a split Eighth Circuit pane... (more story)

UAW Prez Retaliated Against Union's Secretary, Monitor Says

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain retaliated against the union's secretary-treasurer by taking away some of her responsibilities because she denied reimbursement expense requests, a court-appointed moni... (more story)

NY Plan For NLRB Stand-In Heads To Governor's Desk

A novel plan to give New York's Public Employment Relations Board the power to step in for the disabled National Labor Relations Board is headed to the governor's desk after the Assembly passed the measure in ... (more story)

Union Praises NY Bills On AI In Advertisements, Digital Rights

Entertainment labor union SAG-AFTRA has applauded the passage of two bills by the New York State Legislature that would require the disclosure of advertisements' use of artificial intelligence-generated perfor... (more story)

NLRB Asks 3rd Circ. To Hold Post-Gazette In Contempt

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette hasn't restored the health insurance it offered its union-represented staff before switching their insurance provider without the union's consent, even though the Third Circuit orde... (more story)

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Mich. Panel Revives Contract Carpenter's Racial Bias Suit

A Michigan appellate panel has reopened a Black man's employment discrimination lawsuit against a carpentry company where he claimed to have been called racial slurs by coworkers, saying a trial court was wron... (more story)

Age Bias Taints Kansas Health Dept. Promotions, EEOC Says

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment overlooked an older worker for promotions to more senior lab tech roles solely because of her age, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told a federal court.

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Retirement Homes Reach Deal To End EEOC Race Bias Suit

The operator of three retirement communities in the Washington, D.C., area agreed to pay $85,000 to resolve a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit accusing it of illegally passing over a Black wor... (more story)

Nursing Home Supervisor Mocked Older Workers, EEOC Says

A New Mexico long-term care facility allowed employees over 40 to be belittled and held to different standards than younger workers, and workers who complained faced termination, the U.S. Equal Employment Oppo... (more story)

Paralegal Says Firm Fired Her For Cancer Recurrence

A paralegal alleged in North Carolina federal court that The Driscoll Firm PC fired her one day after she informed her superiors about the recurrence of her ovarian cancer, violating federal disability and state wage laws.

NJ Judiciary Hit With Pregnancy Bias Suit From Court Exec

A court executive has claimed that the New Jersey judiciary is guilty of retaliating and discriminating against her by allegedly reducing her pay raise because she went on maternity leave, according to a new state complaint.

5th Circ. Won't Undo GM's Win In Worker's Disability Bias Suit

The Fifth Circuit refused to reinstate an ex-General Motors worker's suit claiming the company refused to accommodate a concussion she got on the job and then fired her, ruling she failed to show she could per... (more story)

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Thompson Coburn Lands 5 Epstein Becker Employment Attys

Thompson Coburn LLP announced Wednesday that a five-attorney labor and employment team of three partners and two associates joined the firm's Los Angeles office from Epstein Becker Green.

Applebee's Franchise Settles NY Pay Disparity Claims

The operator of New York City-area Applebee's restaurants entered into a National Labor Relations Board settlement after a former server claimed he was fired after complaining about Black workers getting paid ... (more story)

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GOP Lawmaker Praises DOL IG's Law Firm Agreements Audit

The chair of the Republican-led U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce on Tuesday praised a U.S. Department of Labor watchdog for investigating the agency over allegations it shared confidential i... (more story)

Paralegal Says Pregnancy Announcement Got Her Fired

A personal injury law firm fired a paralegal under the guise of downsizing one month after she informed the firm she was pregnant, a lawsuit in Pennsylvania federal court says.

Waste Co. Accused Of Denying Overtime Pay To Workers

A waste disposal company requires employees to work seven days a week and more than 10 hours a day but does not pay them all the overtime wages they are entitled to, a proposed collective action filed in Louis... (more story)

Bloomberg Campaign Can't Get Redo Of Ruling In Wage Suit

A New York federal court refused Tuesday to reconsider a decision finding there are still questions over whether field organizers for Michael Bloomberg's 2020 presidential campaign are individually covered und... (more story)

Agri Beef, Indiana Packers Strike $2.5M Deal In Wage-Fix Suit

Agri Beef, the Indiana Packers Corporation and a proposed class of workers at red meat processing plants have reached settlements totaling $2.5 million in a suit alleging a nationwide conspiracy to suppress wages.