Expert Analysis

Flashpoints In Focus: Navigating EEOC's Religious Bias Push

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has placed a heightened focus on religious accommodation requests... (more story)

What Mass. Ruling Clarifies About Whistleblower Protections

A Massachusetts appellate court's recent decision in Galvin v. Roxbury Community College, finding that an employee... (more story)

Initial Virginia AG Actions Signal Focus On Multistate Efforts

Now that Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones has reached the 100-day mark in office, his first set of actions reve... (more story)

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Md. Becomes 14th State To Ban Captive Audience Meetings

Maryland has become the 14th state to ban employers from holding mandatory anti-union meetings, joining Maine, Illinois, Minnesota and others in outlawing what labor activists call captive audience meetings.

DC Judge Allows NASA Research Library Closure To Continue

A D.C. federal court rejected scientists' bid to block NASA from shuttering its largest research library and suspending access to a related database for space mission documentation, finding they failed to show... (more story)

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Hospital Isn't Doctors' Joint Employer, NLRB Says In Reversal

A Washington hospital operator does not jointly employ doctors and other staff of a hospital services provider, the National Labor Relations Board said Thursday, reversing a regional official's ruling and call... (more story)

NY Judge Confirms Hotel Union's $1.1M Award In Wage Fight

The operators of a New York City hotel must pay a roughly $1.1 million arbitration award in a wage and benefit dispute with a hotel workers union, a federal judge ruled Thursday.

Painting Co. Loses $350K Fee Bid In Union Pension Row

A painting company that defeated litigation claiming it owed a union pension fund $427,000 can't make the fund cover its roughly $350,000 in legal fees, a New Jersey federal judge ruled, saying the company cou... (more story)

UP, Norfolk Southern Refile $85B Merger Bid With Regulators

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern on Thursday submitted a revised application to federal rail regulators for their proposed $85 billion mega-merger, touting the efficiencies and cost-savings of their combined... (more story)

Former NLRB Atty Joins Mitchell Silberberg In New York

Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP announced Wednesday that an experienced attorney who formerly worked at the National Labor Relations Board has joined the firm's New York office as a partner from Paul Hastings LLP.

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Jury Awards Ex-Wayfair Manager $4.7M In Retaliation Suit

A former Wayfair manager should get nearly $4.7 million on her claims that she was placed on a performance improvement plan and ultimately fired because she complained about supervisors' age bias and took seve... (more story)

Pilot Says Age Bias, Taunts Led To Forced Exit From Frontier

A pilot claimed that Frontier Airlines discriminated against him during training because of his age, prohibiting him from taking part in certain training programs and making jokes about his age in violation of... (more story)

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5th Circ. Won't Revive Ex-Cop's Bias Suit Over Facebook Post

The Fifth Circuit declined Thursday to reinstate a suit from a cop who claimed a prayer he posted to Facebook criticizing his supervisors got him unlawfully fired, ruling he lacked evidence that his terminatio... (more story)

'Christian Witch' Says Jenner & Block Must Face Vax Bias Suit

A former Jenner & Block LLP employee told an Illinois federal judge that she didn't need to disclose that she's a "Christian witch" in order to seek an exemption to the law firm's COVID-19 vaccine requirement,... (more story)

Conn. House GOP Office Escapes Ex-Press Aide's Bias Suit

A former spokesperson for Republican state lawmakers in Connecticut did not present enough evidence to support her claims that she was pushed out of her job because of her gender and post-traumatic stress diso... (more story)

NJ University Can't Escape Ex-Professor's Age Bias Suit

A New Jersey university must face a former professor's lawsuit claiming she was demoted because she was in her 60s and fired after she complained, as a federal judge ruled her allegations were detailed enough ... (more story)

PBGC Resolves Black Employee's Race Discrimination Suit

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. agreed to settle a Black employee's suit claiming he was passed over for a promotion in favor of a less qualified white woman because of his race and history of race bias com... (more story)

Wage & Hour More

LA County Stiffed Child Welfare Workers' OT, Suit Says

Los Angeles County knowingly required child welfare workers to perform unpaid overtime to manage workloads that could not reasonably be completed within a standard 40-hour workweek, according to a proposed col... (more story)

Wage & Hour Features Revisited: DOL Has New Reg, Leader

A look at the new U.S. Department of Labor joint employer proposed rule and a breakdown of a Sixth Circuit home care workers decision are among Law360 Employment Authority's wage and hour stories catch up on from April.

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Mental Health Co. Can't Undo Jury Verdict In NC Wage Suit

A mental healthcare company's bid to throw out a jury verdict finding it willfully violated federal and state wage laws fell short because its post-trial arguments lacked supporting evidence, a North Carolina ... (more story)

Steakhouse Chain Servers Get Initial OK For $7M Wage Deal

A steakhouse chain will pay $7 million to end servers' claims that its tip-pool practices left them underpaid, a Colorado federal judge said Thursday, granting the deal preliminary approval.

Appliance Tech Says DOL Complaint Got Him Fired

A Tennessee commercial kitchen equipment repair company fired two technicians after they complained to federal regulators about the company's wage practices and later told employees the terminations were inten... (more story)

Wash. High Court To Review $230M Hospital Wage Suit Award

Washington's highest court has agreed to consider hospital system Providence Health & Services' appeal of a $230 million judgment for workers who accused the provider of illegally adjusting their clock-in and ... (more story)

Domino's Franchisee Denied Quick Appeal In Driver Pay Suit

A Domino's franchisee cannot immediately appeal a ruling requiring reimbursement of delivery drivers' actual vehicle expenses rather than a reasonable approximation, a New Mexico federal judge ruled Wednesday,... (more story)