Expert Analysis

West Point Prof's Suit Tests Public Employee Speech Limits

A recent complaint in New York federal court alleging that West Point unlawfully terminated a professor who challe... (more story)

Accenture's FCA Deal Shows DEI Risks For Gov't Contractors

The U.S. Department of Justice recently settled allegations that Accenture falsely certified compliance with antid... (more story)

2nd Circ. EFAA Ruling Shifts Employer Litigation Strategy

In Diaz-Roa v. Hermes Law, the Second Circuit recently held that, under the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual As... (more story)

Labor More

NLRB Backs Tesla In Workplace Tech Rule Row

Tesla did not unlawfully maintain a workplace rule restricting the use of its technology at a New York manufacturing plant where employees were organizing, the National Labor Relations Board has found, applyin... (more story)

Nursing Home Says Union Too Late To Arbitrate Grievance

A Service Employees International Union affiliate's tardiness while challenging a nursing home employee's firing barred the union's grievance from arbitration, the nursing home argued in Minnesota federal cour... (more story)

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NLRB Closes Memphis Subregional Office

The National Labor Relations Board announced Wednesday that it has closed its Memphis subregional office to save money, splitting its work between staff in New Orleans and Little Rock.

Teamsters Local Says Nonprofit Can't Avoid Arbitration Award

A Teamsters local asked a Mississippi federal judge to enforce an arbitration award over the firing of a Head Start teacher assistant, arguing that her employer cannot dodge the ruling by claiming the dispute ... (more story)

NLRB Urges 7th Circ. To Ponder Injunction Harm Burden

The National Labor Relations Board urged the full Seventh Circuit to rethink a ruling that raised the bar for the agency to win injunctions, saying the panel's merits conclusions and its take on what constitut... (more story)

Groups Drop Suit Over Trump's DEI Mandate For Contractors

A coalition of organizations ended their challenge of an executive order from President Donald Trump that requires government contractors to disavow "racially discriminatory DEI activities," stating that while... (more story)

Boston TV Station Must Face Workers' Blizzard Pay Suit

Three Boston television station employees can pursue claims that they weren't paid for preparing blizzard coverage, a Massachusetts federal judge ruled, finding they adequately alleged that transporting broadc... (more story)

Discrimination More

EEOC Asks 11th Circ. To Delineate PWFA, Disability Bias Law

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said a lower court conflated different statutes when it tossed a Pregnant Workers Fairness Act suit from a worker who was fired after seeking remote work, urgin... (more story)

DOJ Says Immigration Judge Isn't Shielded From Removal

The U.S. Department of Justice told a Massachusetts federal judge that an ex-immigration judge who claims he was fired for his political ideology and advocacy work was an at-will employee who cannot show his f... (more story)

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Google Cut Worker's Duties After Military Leave, Feds Say

Google failed to reinstate a former employee to a similar role after he returned from a yearlong stint in the U.S. Army's Cyber Command unit and eventually laid him off, according to a lawsuit the U.S. Departm... (more story)

Pot Use Firing Suit Can Be Arbitrated Despite Flawed Clause

A California state judge has granted Aarris Healthcare Staffing LLC's bid to compel arbitration against a former employee alleging she was wrongly fired for off-duty cannabis use, despite finding portions of t... (more story)

9th Circ. Judge Calls Out Whole Foods For Standing Flip-Flop

A Ninth Circuit judge confronted Whole Foods on Wednesday for reversing its position in a proposed class action alleging failure to include wage information in job listings, pressing its counsel on why an appe... (more story)

Cruise Co. Settles Fla. Doc's Whistleblower Suit Over Billing

A Florida doctor said he reached a quick settlement with Norwegian Cruise Lines Holdings Ltd. one month after filing his lawsuit alleging he was fired for opposing the company's practice of overbilling passeng... (more story)

Jury Backs UNC In Vision Doctor's Retaliation Suit

A federal jury Wednesday sided with the University of North Carolina in an ophthalmologist's lawsuit claiming the university cut his fellowship short for complaining an attending physician bullied and criticiz... (more story)

Wage & Hour More

9th Circ. Probes Warehouse Workers' Arbitration Exemption

A Ninth Circuit panel on Thursday appeared somewhat skeptical of an argument that a transportation worker exemption to federal arbitration requirements doesn't apply to a proposed class of warehouse workers, a... (more story)

Judge Rejects $100K Deal To End Home Healthcare Wage Suit

A $100,000 settlement to a wage and hour lawsuit against a home healthcare company is reasonable on its face, but the settlement agreement contains a confidentiality provision and an attorney fee request that ... (more story)

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5th Circ. Bars Immunity In Texas A&M Wage Retaliation Suit

Government officials can't use a special legal protection to escape lawsuits accusing them of punishing workers who complain about their pay, the Fifth Circuit found, allowing a former Texas A&M University adv... (more story)

Meat Plant Workers Say DOJ's Wrong On Wage-Fixing Deals

Beef and pork plant workers seeking final approval for $200 million in wage-fixing settlements reached with major meat processors told a Colorado federal court the U.S. Department of Justice is raising concern... (more story)

Amazon Workers Narrow Connecticut Screening Time Claims

Amazon workers who prevailed after posing a security screening wage-and-hour question to the Connecticut Supreme Court have narrowed their claim period and adjusted allegations regarding the time they believe ... (more story)

NYC Med School Ex-Worker Renews Group OT Bid

A former study coordinator at a Bronx medical school asked a New York federal judge Thursday to let him pursue his overtime claims on behalf of other research workers months after the judge rejected his first try.

Hotel Group Settles LGBTQ+ Bias Suit Over Medical Leave

A hotel management company agreed to settle and close a former manager's suit claiming she was fired out of discrimination when she asked for time off to undergo gender-affirming medical procedures, according ... (more story)