Top Transportation Rulings: Midyear 2026 Report
--EDITING-- U.S. Supreme Court rulings determining that freight brokers can face state-based negligence lawsuits and that last-mile drivers can also be exempt from arbitration are among the biggest court decis... (more story)
Bipartisan Senate Bill Would Fund State Paid Leave Programs
A bipartisan pair of senators introduced legislation that would offer federal grants to states creating paid family and medical leave programs through public-private partnerships and establish an interstate ef... (more story)
Judge Shields DOL From Appliance Co. Deposition Topics
A California federal magistrate judge has blocked a household appliance company from deposing a Labor Department official about the agency's historical enforcement positions on piece rate overtime regulations,... (more story)
DaVita Wins Bid To Decertify 1,300-Member Collective
A Colorado federal judge dismantled a collective action brought by DaVita nurses and technicians alleging the kidney care giant forced them to work through unpaid meal breaks Friday, finding that the roughly 1... (more story)
Venue Is Key For FLSA Suits 1 Year After Cracker Barrel Case
Workers have been reevaluating where to lodge Fair Labor Standards Act suits in the year since the Ninth Circuit ruled in a case against Cracker Barrel that only plaintiffs who reside in a state where an FLSA ... (more story)
DC Corrections Officers Shorted On OT Pay, Court Told
Three current and former corrections officers at jail facilities in Washington, D.C., have sued the city, alleging the district failed to pay them for work performed before and after scheduled shifts, forced t... (more story)
Real Estate Firm Owes Consultant Nearly $438K, Suit Says
A consultant accused a Colorado investment firm and its founder of withholding more than $114,000 and reneging on promises to pay roughly $324,000 in deal fees after he helped secure a planned $108 million acq... (more story)