Expert Analysis

Post-Ismael Bias Cases Reinforce Familiar Employer Lessons

Despite the Eleventh Circuit's 2025 decision in Ismael v. Roundtree sparking concern that summary judgment could b... (more story)

Workplace Menopause Laws Demand New HR Playbooks

A recent wave of state and local legislation that makes menopause an expressly protected condition in the workplac... (more story)

Employer Lessons From Apple Ruling Resolving OT Question

In Costa v. Apple, a California federal court recently handed employers a win on a previously unresolved wage and ... (more story)

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Amazon Delivery System Suppresses Wages, NJ AG Says

New Jersey's attorney general hit Amazon with a federal antitrust suit Tuesday, alleging the company engineered its Delivery Service Partner program to create a "captive seller," then used its dominance to imp... (more story)

Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem Union Ends Strike

The Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem union announced it was returning to work with a tentative deal after more than a week on the picket line.

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Teamsters Want Notice Reading In Staten Island Amazon Case

The Fifth Circuit should compel Amazon to gather its Staten Island warehouse's staff and notify them verbally that it has a legal responsibility to bargain with the Teamsters, the union argued, saying the mess... (more story)

NJ Bus Co. Urges NLRB To Toss Bad-Faith Bargaining Ruling

A New Jersey school bus operator has urged the National Labor Relations Board to reject an agency judge's decision finding that it unlawfully refused to bargain with a Teamsters local and polled employees on w... (more story)

Dem Senators Float Expanded Paid Leave For Fed. Employees

Federal workers would receive up to 12 weeks of paid leave to address their own serious health conditions or care for family members under legislation introduced by a group of Democratic senators.

Disputes Continue, 1 Week Into NY Public Defender Strikes

Two unions representing hundreds of New York public defenders remain on strike Monday, with managers from the Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem requesting third-party mediation during their most recent n... (more story)

Rising Star: Shegerian's Mahru Madjidi

Mahru Madjidi, a managing shareholder at Shegerian & Associates, helped a client secure a historic $103 million trial victory in an age discrimination suit brought against Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., earning... (more story)

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Pokémon Sued Over Director's Alleged Secret Bathroom Cams

A Pokémon employee has launched a proposed class action against the trading card giant in Washington state court, claiming a former engineering director installed secret cameras in bathrooms of its Evergreen S... (more story)

Ga. Teacher Says She Was Let Go Over Harassment Reports

A former teacher has filed suit against a Georgia-based private special education school, its chief executive officer, its assistant director and two supervisors, alleging she was explicitly told her contract ... (more story)

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Ex-Hospice Worker's $5M Damages Award Cut To $225K

A Utah federal judge on Monday slashed a $5 million verdict handed to a former human resources worker who said she was fired by a hospice provider for lodging a bias charge with the U.S. Equal Employment Oppor... (more story)

IRS Senior Manager Alleges Racial Bias, Retaliation At Agency

U.S. Treasury Department officials subjected a Chinese American IRS senior manager to a campaign of discrimination and harassment, including removal from her leadership position and replacement by a white male... (more story)

Workers Say OPM Unlawfully Nixed Gender-Affirming Benefits

A group of federal employees on Monday accused the Trump administration of unlawfully eliminating coverage of gender-affirming care from their health insurance benefits, forcing thousands of transgender worker... (more story)

Ex-Associate GC Can Take ADA Retaliation Claim To Trial

A former associate general counsel at a historically Black college in North Carolina will take her claim for disability retaliation to a bench trial later this month after a federal judge determined there were... (more story)

Ga. Judge Stays Ex-Emory Worker's Pregnancy Bias Suit

A Georgia federal judge agreed to stay a former Emory University program coordinator's suit alleging that a director position she was promised was eliminated and she was fired after she requested maternity lea... (more story)

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Care Home Shorted Workers On Breaks And Pay, Suit Says

An assisted living operator refused to pay for breaks under 20 minutes, left extra-shift bonuses out of overtime rates and paid manual workers biweekly instead of weekly, according to a proposed class and coll... (more story)

Potato Co. Worker Seeks Collective Cert. In Break, OT Suit

A former worker for a commercial potato and vegetable processing company asked a Washington federal court Monday to certify a collective in his suit alleging the company automatically deducted meal periods fro... (more story)

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Libertarian Group Backs Farm In DOL In-House Court Fight

A libertarian public interest law firm urged the U.S. Supreme Court Monday to rule against the Labor Department's authority to adjudicate civil penalties against agricultural employers in house, arguing that C... (more story)

Pizzeria Says DOL Can't Get Punitive Damages

A pizza shop and its owner told a Kentucky federal judge that the U.S. Department of Labor cannot recover punitive damages even if it wins its retaliation case, arguing the agency never proved the owner knew h... (more story)

PepsiCo Faces Gender Identity Bias Suit From Ex-Worker

A former PepsiCo Inc. coordinator sued the beverage and snack giant in Pennsylvania federal court, alleging the company subjected her to years of harassment based on her sexual orientation and gender expressio... (more story)

Law360 Names 2026's Top Attorneys Under 40

Law360 is pleased to announce the Rising Stars of 2026, our list of more than 160 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.

Goodyear Denied Breaks, OT Pay, Suit Says

A Goodyear worker hit the tire-maker with a proposed class action in Washington state court, alleging it denied employees required meal and rest breaks, failed to pay for off-the-clock work and used time-round... (more story)