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What To Know Before Justices Rule In Title IX Employee Case

The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to decide whether Title IX protections extend to employees alleging sex discrimin... (more story)

What To Know If DOL Raises Overtime Salary Floor

With the U.S. Department of Labor recently rescinding a 2024 rule that increased the minimum salary for the Fair L... (more story)

Pregnancy Bias Suits Highlight EEOC's Expanding Reach

Recent U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suits show that enactment of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act... (more story)

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New York, Amazon Union Demand White House-NLRB Comms

New York state and the Amazon Labor Union have urged a federal judge to make the National Labor Relations Board turn over communications with the U.S. Department of Labor as they seek to prove the president's ... (more story)

Machinists Seek Arbitration Over Contractor Firing

International Association of Machinists affiliates have asked a Florida federal judge to order an Air Force contractor to arbitrate a grievance over the firing of a union-represented employee, arguing the comp... (more story)

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Split NLRB Backs Union Vote In Supervisor Status Row

A split National Labor Relations Board panel upheld Monday a regional director's decision to approve a union representation election at a small-business nonprofit in New York, with dissenting board member Scot... (more story)

NLRB Urges 5th Circ. To Preserve Hotel Bargaining Order

The National Labor Relations Board has asked the Fifth Circuit to keep its decision finding that a Texas hotel operator unlawfully refused to recognize a UNITE HERE local as the representative for its workers,... (more story)

Bronx Defenders Union OKs Strike 1 Year After Last Walkout

The Bronx Defenders has become the third New York City-based legal aid organization to authorize a strike this month, which comes just one year after the group's most recent walkout.

Mich. Crane Company Faces ERISA Benefits Suit

The trustees of several Operating Engineers Local 324 benefit funds accused a crane company and its owner in Michigan federal court Friday of not making fringe benefit contributions required under a collective... (more story)

Worker Was Illegally Fired Over Wage Talk, NLRB Judge Says

An Illinois custom sign fabricator violated federal labor law by firing an employee over wage discussions with co-workers, a National Labor Relations Board judge held, finding the company would not have termin... (more story)

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Paul Hastings Hires McKinsey Vet To Drive AI Push

An artificial intelligence executive with more than two decades of experience at McKinsey was named the new chief innovation officer at Paul Hastings LLP on Monday.

EEOC Sets Meeting On Worker Demographic Reporting Repeal

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced Tuesday that it will convene in a week to consider its plan to scuttle its decades-old requirements mandating that certain employers report their work... (more story)

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7th Circ. Won't Reopen White Infosys Workers' Bias Suit

The Seventh Circuit refused Monday to revive a lawsuit alleging Infosys Technologies exhibited systemic bias against workers who weren't of South Asian descent, finding no issue with the trial court's rejectio... (more story)

1st Circ. Won't Revive Ex-Dartmouth Prof's Muslim Bias Suit

The First Circuit upheld Dartmouth College's defeat of a former associate professor's lawsuit alleging he was denied tenure because he's Muslim and Arabic, ruling he hadn't provided evidence demonstrating the ... (more story)

Judge Shuts Down 'Annoying' EEOC Discovery Requests

A Tennessee federal judge rejected efforts from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to collect more information from a staffing company in a suit claiming the business declined to hire Black worke... (more story)

Ex-Emory Director's Bias Suit Should Be Tossed, Judge Says

A white former Emory University employee hasn't backed up his claims that a Black vice provost fired him due to race, gender and age bias, a Georgia federal judge said Monday in recommending the suit's dismiss... (more story)

Ex-BlackBerry Exec Keeps Alive Retaliation, Firing Claims

A former BlackBerry executive who alleges CEO John Giamatteo sexually harassed her before he landed the top job can pursue claims for retaliation and wrongful termination against the company but not claims for... (more story)

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PetSmart Hit With Wage Suit By Colo. Pet Care Workers

Four former pet care employees have sued PetSmart in Colorado state court alleging the company denied them meal breaks and rest periods, failed to pay them for off-the-clock work and improperly calculated their overtime pay.

Auto Parts Co., Workers Seek Wins In Shaved-Time Suits

An auto parts maker and factory workers filed competing bids for early wins in parallel federal wage suits, with the workers alleging willful pay-shaving practices and the manufacturer arguing that the dispute... (more story)

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UPS Driver Seeks Quick Win In Colo. Sick Leave Suit

A UPS package driver asked a Colorado federal court to rule in his favor on key issues in a proposed class action alleging the delivery giant failed to provide paid sick leave to thousands of union workers, ar... (more story)

NC City Moves To Break Up Police Officers' OT Collective

A North Carolina city asked a federal court to dismantle a collective action brought by police officers alleging they were not properly compensated for pre- and post-shift work, arguing the officers' claims ar... (more story)

Cannabis Companies Settle $300K Workers' Wage Deal

A chain of marijuana dispensaries operating under the Catalyst brand has agreed to pay $300,000 in order to end claims it denied overtime pay, meal breaks and cellphone reimbursements to thousands of workers, ... (more story)

Staffing Co. Fights Coverage Denial For Labor Violation Row

A staffing company accused of failing to provide laborers with required employment notices and assignment-related disclosures in violation of Illinois law said it is entitled to a defense under its commercial ... (more story)

Amazon Settles With AI Worker Who Alleged It Ignored IP Law

A Los Angeles judge dismissed a lawsuit Monday by an artificial intelligence researcher who alleged the company ignored numerous laws in a frantic attempt to catch up to its artificial intelligence rivals afte... (more story)