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NLRB GC Role In Amazon Case Puts Ethics Rules In Spotlight

Democratic lawmakers have questioned NLRB general counsel Crystal Carey over her participation in cases featuring Amazon and other clients from her time as a management-side attorney, and while some experts say records suggest she has followed ethics rules, others say the situation might warrant a more cautious approach to potential conflicts.

DOL Child Labor Rule Expected To Expand Work Hours

The U.S. Department of Labor’s recently announced plan to address the ability of 14- and 15-year-olds to work could include an extension of hours that is similar to changes some states have made in the past few years, attorneys told Law360.

11th Circ. Upholds Airline's Win In COVID Discrimination Case

A group of workers for a commercial airline and a related entity failed to support their claims that the companies' COVID-19 pandemic-era policies discriminated against their religious beliefs, the Eleventh Circuit ruled Friday, while sharply criticizing their attorney for his misuse of artificial intelligence.

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What To Know If DOL Raises Overtime Salary Floor

James Coleman

With the U.S. Department of Labor recently rescinding a 2024 rule that increased the minimum salary for the Fair L... (more story)

Pregnancy Bias Suits Highlight EEOC's Expanding Reach

Allegra Lawrence-Hardy, Lisa Haldar, and Kevin Wender

Recent U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suits show that enactment of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act... (more story)

Immigration Ruling Maps Alternative To Universal Injunctions

Kemal Hepsen

A Rhode Island federal court's decision in Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island v. USCIS vacating polici... (more story)

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Mich. Hospital Hit With WARN Act Suit Over 3-Day Notice

The Michigan Nurses Association on Friday accused a southwestern Michigan hospital of violating the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act by only giving three days' notice before shutting d... (more story)

UPS Driver Seeks Quick Win In Colo. Sick Leave Suit

A UPS package driver asked a Colorado federal court to rule in his favor on key issues in a proposed class action alleging the delivery giant failed to provide paid sick leave to thousands of union workers, ar... (more story)

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Union Can't Force Ex-Aides Into Arbitration, 2nd Circ. Says

A union cannot automatically bind former New York City home health aides to mandatory arbitration through an agreement signed after they left their jobs, the Second Circuit ruled Friday, allowing 17 former wor... (more story)

Video Game Retailer Illegally Fired Worker, NLRB Judge Says

A South Carolina video game retailer violated federal labor law by firing an employee for breaching an overly broad nondisclosure agreement during a discussion about a manager's wages and performance, a Nation... (more story)

Software Co. Seeks Rehearing In NLRB Remedy Ruling

A Vermont software company urged the D.C. Circuit on Friday to rethink its decision finding that the company illegally fired an employee for creating a spreadsheet for coworkers to share their salaries, arguin... (more story)

CFPB, Union Seek Pause On Review Of Layoff Plan

The Trump administration and a federal labor union that represents staffers at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have jointly asked a D.C. federal court to pause weighing a response to the administratio... (more story)

Trader Joe's Union Wins Chicago Election After 2 Years

Trader Joe's United has narrowly won an election to represent workers at a Chicago store after the National Labor Relations Board resolved a ballot dispute more than two years after workers cast their votes. 

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Ex-Paralegal Aims To DQ Atty In Pregnancy Bias Case

A former paralegal for Burandt Adamski Feichthaler & Sanchez PLLC asked a Florida federal court to disqualify an attorney from her former firm from serving as trial counsel, arguing that he is a key and necess... (more story)

Senior Living Facility Settles EEOC Sex Harassment Suit

A Christian senior living facility has agreed to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming the business did not do enough to protect its female staff members from sexual harassment by... (more story)

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Ex-Reed Smith Atty Fights Pausing Bias Suit Amid Appeal

A former Reed Smith LLP attorney pushed back on the firm's bid to stay her gender discrimination suit against it while the attorney's appeal of the scope of the damages in the suit plays out.

Honeywell Settles Ex-Director's Religious Bias Suit

A former Honeywell director resolved his religious, age and race discrimination lawsuit against the conglomerate in a judge-supervised mediation ahead of a planned September trial, federal court records show.

50 Cent Says Ex-Staffer's Retaliation Suit Has No Place In Ga.

Rapper 50 Cent urged a Georgia federal court to toss a former assistant's suit alleging she was fired and repeatedly harassed because she refused to falsely accuse his bodyguard of theft, arguing his Texas res... (more story)

NYT Says 'Baseless' EEOC Suit Is Payback For Reporting

The New York Times on Friday scoffed at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's allegations that it unlawfully denied a white editor a promotion, arguing in counterclaims that the "baseless" lawsuit... (more story)

Mich. Judge Axes Atty's Suit Over Discovery Violations

An attorney who sued her former mentor and two former law firms alleging sexual harassment, retaliation and employment discrimination had her lawsuit dismissed Friday after a Michigan federal judge found that ... (more story)

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Mass. High Court Says Prevailing Wage Skips Routine Repairs

Massachusetts' highest court ruled Monday that routine maintenance and repair work at a privatized wastewater treatment facility does not trigger prevailing wage protections under a state special act, finding ... (more story)

Pittsburgh Venue Underpaid Tipped Staff, Server Says

A Pittsburgh restaurant and concert venue violated state wage law by underpaying tipped workers and withholding portions of their tips, a server alleged in a proposed class action in Pennsylvania state court.

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DOJ Defends Nurse Wage-Fixing Conviction At 9th Circ.

The U.S. Department of Justice urged a Ninth Circuit panel to reject a Las Vegas home nursing executive's appeal of its first-ever criminal wage-fixing conviction, defending its trial characterization of a len... (more story)

Biggest Illinois Decisions Of 2026: Midyear Report

One of the biggest decisions to come down in Illinois so far this year applies a 2-year-old Biometric Information Privacy Act amendment retroactively in an appellate ruling experts anticipate will deflate sett... (more story)

Haitian Meatpackers Urge Court To Keep JBS Bias Suit Alive

A group of Haitians who worked at Colorado meatpacking companies urged a federal court Friday to disregard JBS USA Food and Swift Beef's objection to a magistrate judge's recommendation to deny the companies' ... (more story)

Trucking Co. Drivers Can Notify Others Of Wage Collective

An Illinois federal judge ruled Friday that delivery drivers can notify a nationwide group of current and former drivers of their right to join a wage suit against a freight company, finding the drivers raised... (more story)

Meet The Solo Employment Atty Who Is New DC Bar President

Diane Seltzer won last year's race to lead the District of Columbia Bar in an election with unprecedented member participation. Now that she's starting her term as president of the organization, Seltzer wants ... (more story)