Expert Analysis

Flashpoints In Focus: Minimizing Midterm Politics At Work

With the upcoming midterm elections producing a steady stream of controversy, employers would benefit from plannin... (more story)

Tackling DOL Tips On When Midday Commutes Are Paid Time

Two recent U.S. Department of Labor opinion letters explain when travel between home and work is compensable, prov... (more story)

9th Circ. Wage Ruling Shows Arbitration Pacts Are Still Useful

After years of uncertainty for California employers, the Ninth Circuit’s recent Cocom v. ABM Aviation decision sig... (more story)

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Teachers Union Wants In On CDL Data Fight

The American Federation of Teachers is seeking to enter a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's bid to obtain a database containing information on 17 million commercial driver's license holders, telli... (more story)

Longshore Union Fights NLRB's Blacklist Ruling at 3rd Circ.

An International Longshoremen's Association local has urged the Third Circuit to overturn a National Labor Relations Board decision finding the union unlawfully barred a worker from jobs after he engaged in di... (more story)

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Erie Bus Dispatchers Aren't Union-Exempt Supervisors

Seven dispatchers at the Metropolitan Transit Authority for Erie, Pennsylvania, are not "supervisors" exempt from membership in the authority's labor union, since their roles in scheduling overtime or reportin... (more story)

NLRB Official Won't OK Woman's Union Spot At Ohio Bus Co.

A Teamsters local that represents dozens of school bus monitors and drivers in Pickerington, Ohio, can't include the employee who punishes students who act out on the bus, a National Labor Relations Board offi... (more story)

Fla. Union Denied Worker Due Process, NLRB Judge Says

An International Longshoremen's Association local violated federal labor law by failing to notify a member of the internal charges filed against him and using "questionable evidence" to make its case, a Nation... (more story)

Top Takeaways From This Year's Public Defender Strikes

This summer, hundreds of New York City public defenders met their managers at the bargaining table armed with the same strategies their union peers used a year ago, though they found a changed financial and po... (more story)

Army Base Baker Fired Over Union Rep Request, Judge Says

A food services contractor at a U.S. Army base in Washington state violated federal labor law by firing a worker who requested a union representative after her manager angrily called her into a meeting, a Nati... (more story)

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Mich. Judge Tosses Autistic Man's Bias Suit Against Sheriff

A man with autism has lost his Michigan federal lawsuit accusing an Upper Peninsula county and its sheriff of refusing to hire him for law enforcement and volunteer positions because of his disability, with a ... (more story)

11th Circ. Sends Coal Workers' Race Bias Suit To Trial

The Eleventh Circuit reinstated a suit Tuesday from two Black workers who claimed a coal company fired them out of race bias, stating the court can't overlook evidence that a white worker fired the same day fo... (more story)

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NJ College Absolved Of Gender Bias For Not Reinstating Prof

A New Jersey federal jury sided with The College of New Jersey over a professor who alleged the college's finance department was run like an old boys club, finding the college did not discriminate or retaliate... (more story)

11th Circ. Backs Emory In Worker's Age Bias Suit

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a win for Emory University in a dispute with a former administrator who claimed she was fired due to her age, saying she waived her challenge by not objecting to a magistrate judg... (more story)

Kansas Corrections Dept. Beats Transgender Bias Lawsuit

The Kansas Department of Corrections on Tuesday defeated a transgender former supervisor's lawsuit alleging she was harassed and threatened with disciplinary action after announcing that she was transitioning,... (more story)

Calif. Lawmakers Approve Guardrails On Workplace AI

California legislators passed two bills regulating employers' use of artificial intelligence in employment decisions and mandating detailed disclosures if the technology results in jobs being displaced, sendin... (more story)

Mich. Court Upholds City In Worker Racism Retaliation Suit

A split Michigan Court of Appeals panel rejected Whistleblower and civil rights claims filed by a former employee of a Detroit suburb, finding insufficient evidence to show a connection between a city councilm... (more story)

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GEO Seeks Split Trial In Colo. Detainee Labor Suit

Private prison operator The GEO Group Inc. urged a Colorado federal judge to split an upcoming trial over allegations that it unlawfully profited from detainee labor, saying financial evidence should either st... (more story)

LVMH Says It Didn't Employ Ex-Stella McCartney Exec

LVMH urged a New York federal judge to toss eight discrimination, equal pay, retaliation and wage claims brought by a former Stella McCartney executive, arguing its minority investment and ties to the fashion ... (more story)

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6th Circ. Backs $450K Punitive Award For Mich. Farmworkers

A Sixth Circuit panel has upheld a $450,000 punitive damages award for five Guatemalan farmworkers who accused a West Michigan agricultural labor contractor and its owners of trafficking-related and wage law a... (more story)

Production Co. Tried To Pay Worker With Zelle, Suit Says

A production company misclassified production crews as independent contractors, failed to pay full wages, used invoices and attempted to pay one worker through Zelle instead of a payroll system, according to a... (more story)

Manufacturer Must Face Fired Manager's FMLA Retaliation Suit

A manufacturing company can't escape a plant manager's Family and Medical Leave Act retaliation suit, a Michigan federal judge ruled, finding the company failed to explain why it chose to fire him and not a co... (more story)

Gig Cos. Push Back On NYC In 2nd Circ. Delivery Fight

DoorDash, Uber and Instacart pushed back against New York City's defense of delivery-worker laws, telling the Second Circuit that the city cannot overcome First Amendment objections to its tipping requirements... (more story)

Domino's Seeks To Deliver Noncompete Suit To Arbitration

Domino's Pizza asked a Washington state court to compel individual arbitration of a former yard driver's proposed class claims alleging the company's conflict-of-interest policy illegally restricted workers fr... (more story)