Expert Analysis

How Viral Accusations Can Test Employers' Discipline Policies

The employment fallout that appears to have followed a former Cornell University student's sexual assault lawsuit ... (more story)

Managing Employer Risk Under Calif.'s No Robo Bosses Law

California's No Robo Bosses Act marks the state's first statutory limit on using artificial intelligence in employ... (more story)

Remote Work Ruling Clarifies Calif. Law Limits, With Caveats

Although a California state appeals court's recent decision in Saberin v. Alation confirmed that California employ... (more story)

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Lockheed Unit Fired Assault Victim For 'Fighting,' Suit Says

A Teamsters local failed to properly represent a former senior powerhouse operator at a Lockheed Martin Corp. subsidiary after he was assaulted at work by a coworker but fired by the company for "fighting," ac... (more story)

Trombonist's Claims In Firing Suit Fall Flat, Union Says

A union has urged a Utah federal judge to toss a tenured trombonist's claims that it sent statements to a symphony demanding his discharge and failed to properly represent him when he challenged his terminatio... (more story)

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NLRB Official Clarifies Scope Of NYC Transit Museum Union

A National Labor Relations Board official clarified the scope of the newly installed union at New York City's transit museum, saying the unit can include employees who develop programs for the museum but can't... (more story)

NJ Rehab Must Bargain After Firings, NLRB Judge Says

A New Jersey rehab must rehire two workers and recognize the American Federation of Teachers-affiliated union that they'd started an organizing drive with, a National Labor Relations Board judge ruled, saying ... (more story)

NY Forecast: Hospital's Vacation Award Challenge At 2nd Circ.

This week, a New York City hospital will urge the Second Circuit to overturn an arbitration award that directed the hospital to provide extra vacation days to unionized nurses as a remedy for violating staffin... (more story)

Calif. Forecast: 9th Circ. Weighs Transport Worker Exemption

In the week ahead, attorneys should watch for Ninth Circuit oral arguments in a dispute over whether warehouse workers are exempt from federal arbitration requirements as transportation workers. Here's a look ... (more story)

6th Circ. Backs Insurance Co. In Shipwreck Benefits Fight

The Sixth Circuit backed an insurance company's win in a dispute over prejudgment interest connected to life insurance proceeds from an individual who disappeared after his fishing vessel shipwrecked off the F... (more story)

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Chili's Workers Say Tipping System Fuels Bias, Harassment

Three former Chili's workers accused the restaurant chain's parent company of fostering sexual harassment and racial discrimination through its tipping system and customer ratings, according to a proposed clas... (more story)

Ex-Police Chief Accuses Ga. City Of Anti-Gay Bias, Retaliation

A Georgia city targeted a police chief for termination because she is a lesbian and accused city council members of ethical lapses, the former chief told a federal court.

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5th Circ. Reopens Fire Captain's Race Bias, Retaliation Suit

The Fifth Circuit breathed new life into a New Orleans fire captain's lawsuit claiming he was suspended for complaining that colleagues harassed him because he's Black, concluding some of his allegations were ... (more story)

2016 Trump Campaign Must Face Trial On Retaliation Claim

A New York state appeals court reopened a lawsuit accusing Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign of pursuing an arbitration case against a former staffer because she lodged a discrimination complaint, sayi... (more story)

Green Thumb Fired Worker Over Cannabis Allergy, Suit Says

A former employee at an Illinois unit of multistate cannabis operator Green Thumb Industries alleges in a new federal lawsuit she was unlawfully terminated from her job at a marijuana processing facility becau... (more story)

Fox Rothschild Seeks To Trim Atty's Hearing Impairment Suit

Fox Rothschild LLP has moved to dismiss a number of claims brought by a former attorney who said the firm failed to provide hearing aids or alternative accommodation and then fired him, arguing the attorney fa... (more story)

EEOC Says Behavioral Health Co. Defied Sex Harassment Pact

A Washington, D.C., behavioral health services provider reneged on a nearly $40,000 deal meant to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigation into allegations that it subjected an emplo... (more story)

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Property Co. Can't Force Arbitration, Calif. Appeals Court Says

A California property management company cannot force a former employee to arbitrate her proposed wage class action because it required arbitration as a condition of her employment, a state appeals court ruled... (more story)

Workers Accuse Samsung Of Skipping Overtime Pay

An American unit of Samsung refused to pay its workers overtime, instead making them accept "comp time" that was paid at the same rate as their regular hourly pay, according to a lawsuit filed by former worker... (more story)

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Jack In The Box Opposes Reviving Parts Of Wage Verdict

Jack in the Box has urged an Oregon federal judge not to restore parts of a jury's verdict for workers in a long-running wage lawsuit, saying an appeals court ordered a new look at the claims over shoe costs a... (more story)

Mich. Court Says Judge's Move, Not Bias, Ended Worker's Job

A courtroom coordinator's employment ended because the judge she worked for was reassigned, not because she took medical leave to undergo cancer treatment, a Michigan probate court argued, urging a federal cou... (more story)

Transpo Tracker: CH Robinson Verdict, Tesla Class Action

In our latest Law360 Transportation Tracker, a Dallas County judge confirmed a blockbuster $604 million verdict against freight broker C.H. Robinson, while the Ninth Circuit dismantled a certified class action... (more story)

Fintech EarnIn Sues Maryland Over Tip Ban, License Delay

EarnIn, a financial technology company that lets workers access their wages before payday, has sued the Maryland attorney general and the state's financial regulation commissioner, arguing that a new state law... (more story)

Atty Faces Sanctions Bid Over Negotiation Remarks In Suit

A plaintiff's attorney is facing a sanctions bid for including in an employment discrimination complaint specific statements made by defense counsel during confidential severance negotiations.