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3rd Circ. Ruling Forces A Shift In Employer CFAA Probes

The Third Circuit's recent ruling in NRA Group v. Durenleau, finding that "unauthorized access" requires bypassing... (more story)

Loper Bright's Evolving Application In Labor Case Appeals

Following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Loper Bright v. Raimondo, which upended decades of precedent requir... (more story)

H-2A Rule Rollback Sheds Light On 2 Policy Litigation Issues

The Trump administration’s recent refusal to defend an immigration regulation implemented by the Biden administrat... (more story)

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DC Circ. Denies DOJ Bid For Shutdown Delay In CFPB Case

The D.C. Circuit said Friday it will not delay briefing in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau layoffs case as the government shutdown drags on, rejecting a Trump administration request for a deadline ext... (more story)

AFA-CWA Looks To Ax SkyWest Group's Counterclaims

SkyWest Airlines' in-house employee group can't support its allegation that a flight attendant and a union organizer conspired to violate the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, the Association of Flight Attendants ... (more story)

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CBA Doesn't Block Pilot's Arbitration Bid, Alaska Judge Says

Federal labor law entitles a pilot to arbitrate a firing grievance his Teamsters local declined to pursue, an Alaska federal judge said, rejecting the union's argument that its collective bargaining agreement ... (more story)

Judge Advises Keeping Electrician's Retaliation Claim Alive

A Black electrical worker's claim that he was illegally pushed out of his job for reporting race discrimination on the job should survive, but allegations he made against his union for not grieving his termina... (more story)

GM Parts Co. Wants Out Of Black Worker's Harassment Suit

A Black employee of a General Motors subsidiary can't support her lawsuit alleging the company did nothing to stop a white co-worker from stalking and harassing her, the company told a New York federal court F... (more story)

Ill. Co. Can't Dodge Scholarship Fund Payment, Union Argues

An Illinois federal judge should compel a Chicagoland excavation company to pay a union scholarship fund about $180,000, the union argued, saying the judge should enforce a grievance committee's decision and n... (more story)

Federal Courts To Scale Back Operations Amid Shutdown

The federal court system has run out of money and will scale back operations beginning Monday as a result of the ongoing government shutdown, possibly leading to case delays.

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CVS Can't Dodge Tobacco Surcharge Suit, Employee Says

CVS shouldn't be allowed to escape a proposed class action claiming it illegally charged higher fees to health plan participants and their spouses due to their use of tobacco, an employee argued Friday, urging... (more story)

Fired 'Lincoln Lawyer' Writer Alleges Antisemitism At A&E

A former writer for the legal drama television series "The Lincoln Lawyer" has sued A&E Television Networks LLC and a television showrunner in California state court, alleging his supervisor discriminated agai... (more story)

EEOC Pregnancy Bias Settlement Gets Approval On 4th Try

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission got the green light to end its pregnancy bias case against a child advocacy organization when a Pennsylvania federal judge stood down from his objections to a $... (more story)

Workday Says Ex-Atty Doesn't Have A Valid Fraud Claim

A former in-house attorney for Workday Inc. cannot pursue his claim alleging the company made fraudulent promises about his compensation, Workday has told a California federal judge, saying the attorney is try... (more story)

Plasma Co. Worker Exams Shirk Genetic Privacy, Suit Says

A global plasma collection company violated Illinois' genetic privacy law by asking job applicants for their family medical histories in preemployment physical exams, a former worker told a federal court in a ... (more story)

Resort Chain To Settle EEOC Sex Harassment Suit For $1.2M

A Nevada casino and resort chain has agreed to pay $1.2 million to shutter a sexual harassment suit from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, claiming it failed to address frequent groping, sexual... (more story)

Calif. Forecast: 9th Circ. To Hear Court Exec. Race Bias Args

In the coming week, attorneys should keep an eye out for Ninth Circuit oral arguments in a former California state court executive officer's race discrimination case. Here's a look at that case and other labor... (more story)

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Nursing Exec Denied New Trial On Wage-Fixing Claims

A Nevada federal judge has denied a new trial to a nursing executive convicted of wage-fixing conspiracy and wire fraud after he claimed the U.S. Department of Justice misled the jury about sweetheart terms of... (more story)

Home Depot Says Ex-Manager Was Overtime-Exempt

Home Depot asked a California federal judge for an early win in a former assistant store manager's proposed class action, arguing that she is not entitled to overtime pay because she was properly classified as... (more story)

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11th Circ. Says Adjusters May Be Insurance Cos.' Employees

A jury could reasonably find that a pair of insurance companies employed three insurance adjusters, the Eleventh Circuit ruled, flipping an Alabama district court's findings that the workers were independent contractors.

Commuter Rail Union's Wage Dispute Sent Back To Arbitration

A Massachusetts federal judge has sent back to arbitration a wage-related dispute between a maintenance workers unit of the Teamsters and the company that operates greater Boston's commuter rail system, saying... (more story)

Fired K-9 Officer Drops Bias Suit Against Mich. Hospital

A former K-9 security officer for a Michigan hospital agreed to drop her claims that she was fired after disclosing that she was in a same-sex relationship and asking for back pay earned while caring for the d... (more story)

La Colombe Workers' $450K Wage Deal Gets Final OK

La Colombe's hourly paid production workers have received final approval of a $450,000 settlement with the coffee chain, which was accused of failing to pay them for time spent donning and doffing protective e... (more story)

X, Musk Settle Former Executives' Severance Suit

Three former Twitter executives have settled their lawsuit claiming they were deprived of millions of dollars in severance benefits following Elon Musk's takeover of the social media company, according to a fi... (more story)