Expert Analysis

Visa Ruling Exposes APA Risks For DHS Grace Period Repeal

Four defects described in a September district court decision halting the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's n... (more story)

Religious Accommodation Lessons From Recent EEOC Focus

With several recent U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission enforcement actions focusing on religious accommo... (more story)

3rd Circ. Ruling Shows ADA Limits Amid Worker Misconduct

In Hileman v. West Penn Allegheny Health System, the Third Circuit recently rejected a wrongful termination claim ... (more story)

Labor More

Feds Can't Ax Unions' Suit Over AI Monitoring Of Noncitizens

A New York federal judge has declined to toss a lawsuit by unions accusing federal immigration agencies of using artificial intelligence to surveil noncitizens' online activity, finding that immigration law do... (more story)

NY-Presbyterian Can't Nix Union Funds' Antitrust Suit

A New York federal judge ruled three union benefit funds can pursue an antitrust suit against New York Presbyterian Hospital without first proving it holds a large market share in the city, rejecting the hospi... (more story)

Starbucks Can't Exit Fight Over Union Trademarks

A Pennsylvania federal judge on Friday denied Starbucks Corp.'s bid to escape a lawsuit from a union representing over 12,000 Starbucks workers seeking a declaration the union can continue using Starbucks' log... (more story)

Union Urges NLRB To Keep Long-Standing Voter Threshold

An International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers local has urged the National Labor Relations Board to reject a challenge to 90-year-old precedent requiring unions to win only majorities of those who vote in... (more story)

NJ Township Accused Of Discriminatory Paving Contract

An apprenticeship and training fund has sued a New Jersey township in state court over a project labor agreement in its 2026 paving project, claiming the agreement prevents the United Steel, Paper and Forestry... (more story)

Fisher Phillips Launches Miami Shop With Zumpano Castro

Labor and employment law firm Fisher Phillips has launched a new Miami office with help from boutique firm Zumpano Castro.

Calif. Forecast: EEOC Seeks Toss Of Hostile Workplace Suit

In the week ahead, attorneys should watch for a hearing on a motion to dismiss a hostile work environment suit by a former U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission career official. Here's a look at that ca... (more story)

Discrimination More

Nurse Says Emory Offered Laundry Work After Light Duty Bid

A registered nurse hit Emory Healthcare with a disability bias suit in Georgia federal court, claiming the hospital operator eventually fired her after it tried to banish her to the laundry room following her ... (more story)

5th Circ. Rejects Jewish Man's Bias Suit Against Franchise

The Fifth Circuit ruled Wednesday that a Jewish man cannot become a franchisee of a Christian-only automotive franchise, saying the franchise does not discriminate against Jewish ethnicity and the law at issue... (more story)

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Northwestern Beats Ex-Gender Center Chief's Retaliation Suit

A Cook County jury sided with Northwestern University on Friday on claims by its former gender and sexuality center director that he was unlawfully fired and banned from campus in retaliation for criticizing i... (more story)

FDIC Says Workplace Culture Monitorship Has Ended

The Morrison Foerster LLP attorney hired to oversee the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s efforts to address past issues with workplace misconduct has concluded her assignment after two years on the job, decla... (more story)

UCLA Law Is Latest DOJ Target Over Race Bias In Admissions

The U.S. Justice Department's Civil Rights Division accused the UCLA School of Law of discriminating against white and Asian students in its admissions process in a letter sent to the school's counsel Thursday... (more story)

Fla. Doc Says He Opposed Cruise Co.'s Billing, Got Fired

A doctor has brought a federal whistleblower lawsuit against Norwegian Cruise Lines Holdings Ltd. in Florida federal court, alleging he lost his job after speaking out against what he believed were fraudulent ... (more story)

Savannah State Can't Knock Out Asian Ex-Prof's Bias Suit

A Georgia federal judge freed Savannah State University's board of regents from several claims in a former business professor's race and national origin discrimination lawsuit, but kept alive her allegations t... (more story)

Wage & Hour More

Rivian Accused Of Denying Wash. Workers Breaks, OT Pay

Electric vehicle maker Rivian broke multiple employment laws in Washington state and Seattle by failing to provide mandated meal and rest breaks, shorting workers on pay and failing to reimburse business expen... (more story)

UFC Wants To Know Who's Backing Fighters' Wage Case

The Ultimate Fighting Championship is pressing a Nevada federal judge to pull back the curtain on the funding of a proposed wage-fixing class action that has been snaking through federal court for years.

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Ex-Legg Mason Worker Keeps 401(k), Leave Claims Alive

A former Legg Mason product marketing employee can move forward with claims that she was wrongly denied 401(k), stock purchase, paid time off and vacation benefits despite being labeled a temporary worker, a N... (more story)

Pa. Hospital Workers Sue Over Biased Time Rounding

A patient registration worker sued the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in federal court Friday, alleging the hospital system's timekeeping software rounds time in the company's favor, while requiring p... (more story)

Hertz Hit With PAGA Suit Over Off-Clock Work

Hertz stiffed workers on their full pay by rounding their time, making them wait off the clock to use a timekeeping terminal and requiring them to respond to work messages during breaks and after shifts, accor... (more story)

Dollar Tree Accused Of Shorting Colo. Workers

Dollar Tree failed to fully pay its workers for off-the-clock duties, missed breaks and business expenses, according to a proposed class action filed in Colorado state court.

Aya Health Tells 9th Circ. It Needn't Seek Suits Against Itself

Aya Healthcare urged the Ninth Circuit on Thursday to undo an order pausing its wage-and-hour arbitration bid, arguing that requiring the travel nursing agency to first notify 400,000 workers of the collective... (more story)