Expert Analysis

Navigating Rising AI Use In Pro Se Employment Suits

As federal pro se employment filings climb, largely due to increased use of artificial intelligence, defense attor... (more story)

Trending Legal Implications Of Employee Influencer Programs

Employee-generated content is rapidly becoming a popular marketing strategy, as illustrated by Starbucks' new TikT... (more story)

Flashpoints In Focus: Shifting Workplace Violence Responses

Amid recent threats of violence against artificial intelligence company executives and Jewish-owned businesses, em... (more story)

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Wash. Court Gives Final OK In Teamsters Data Breach Deal

A Washington state judge has approved a settlement in a class action filed against two Teamsters locals over a June 2025 data breach, ending claims that the affiliates failed to put adequate data security safe... (more story)

New NLRB Member Taps Former Acting GC As Chief Counsel

The longtime National Labor Relations Board official who recently served as acting general counsel for about a year will take up the role of chief counsel to the board's newest member.

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Mich. Judge Tosses Union Suit Over Energy Co. Seniority

A Michigan federal judge on Monday upheld an arbitration award finding that an energy company did not violate its collective bargaining agreement with a power plant workers' union when it made changes to its s... (more story)

Unions Sue Over OPM Performance, Suitability Rules

Four unions have filed a lawsuit in California federal court challenging two recent rules issued by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management that they allege reshape the disciplinary process and performance rev... (more story)

Union Asks DC Circ. To Enforce NY Meat Co. NLRB Order

The union representing six employees who were laid off by a New York meat distributor has asked the D.C. Circuit to enforce a National Labor Relations Board order, saying the board correctly ordered the compan... (more story)

Vedder Adds Benefits And Exec Comp Pro From Winston Taylor

Vedder has added a seasoned employee benefits and executive compensation partner from Winston Taylor LLP to join its practice as a new shareholder in Chicago, where she will advise clients on a wide range of r... (more story)

'History And Tradition' Allow For Religious Emails, USDA Says

The U.S. Department of Agriculture urged a California federal court to toss a suit by federal workers and their labor union accusing the agency's secretary of sending "proselytizing" religious emails to employ... (more story)

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Missouri Drops Bid To Block Minority Contracting Program

Missouri Attorney General Catherine L. Hanaway has withdrawn her attempt to block Kansas City's contracting program for minority- and women-owned businesses after the city passed an ordinance repealing the program.

11th Circ. Won't Upend Ex-Deputy's $250K Retaliation Suit Win

The Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday upheld a jury's $250,000 award to a former sheriff's deputy who claimed he was fired for filing a bias charge against a Florida county sheriff's office, ruling statements in the... (more story)

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EEOC Nabs $200K Deal For Blind American Airlines Worker

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told a Texas federal court Tuesday that American Airlines agreed to pay $200,000 to settle a suit alleging it left a blind customer service worker on unpaid lea... (more story)

Greenberg Traurig Adds Morgan Lewis Employment Attorney

A veteran Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP employment attorney in Miami has moved her practice to Greenberg Traurig LLP, the firm announced Tuesday.

NY Times Says EEOC Dragging Feet On Anti-White Bias Info

The New York Times Company has sued the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, claiming the anti-discrimination watchdog flouted federal law by failing to respond to requests for records of communicatio... (more story)

Watchdog Wants NY Judge Ousted Over Retaliatory Suit

The New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct has determined a state judge should be removed from office for filing a retaliatory defamation suit against an eye-care worker who had lodged an ethics complai... (more story)

11th Circ. Revives Title IX Claim Against Ga. Charter School

An Eleventh Circuit panel has revived a Title IX claim against an Atlanta-area charter school, saying it ignored allegations of harassment against a middle school science teacher who later assaulted and was ac... (more story)

Wage & Hour More

9th Circ. Ruling Creates Wage Arbitration Escape Hatch

A Ninth Circuit ruling that a worker can abandon arbitration after discovering and adding a sexual harassment allegation creates a pathway to keeping wage and hour claims in court, which could have worker-side... (more story)

Potato Processor Fights Collective Bid In Break, OT Suit

A Washington potato processor urged a federal judge to reject a former forklift driver's bid to conditionally certify a statewide collective of hourly workers who say they were denied pay for automatically ded... (more story)

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Firm Blames AAA Check Flub For Workers' Axed Arbitration

A New Jersey personal injury firm says it should not be held responsible and sanctioned for the termination of arbitration proceedings for former employees, telling a state court that the American Arbitration ... (more story)

Construction Groups, DOL Revive Davis-Bacon Rule Fight

Construction groups and the U.S. Department of Labor have asked a Texas federal court to rule on dueling early win bids in a challenge to 2023 Davis-Bacon Act regulations, saying a series of stays that paused ... (more story)

Mass. Eatery Workers Sue Chain Over Tip, Wage Violations

A former server and bartender at a Massachusetts restaurant chain is accusing the company in a state court suit of improperly paying tipped workers the subminimum service rate for nontipped side work, sending ... (more story)

Health System Must Face Nurse's Meal Break Wage Suit

A Michigan federal court has refused to dismiss a proposed collective action brought by a nurse who alleged that Trinity Health Corp. failed to pay patient care workers for meal breaks regularly interrupted by... (more story)

DaVita Defeats Nurse Overtime Collective Bid

A Colorado federal judge refused to conditionally certify a 41-state collective of DaVita nurses and technicians who say the company denied them overtime by failing to pay for short rest breaks, finding too li... (more story)