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What's Next After Justices' Last-Mile Driver Arbitration Ruling

The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Flowers Foods v. Brock, refusing to narrow the scope of a Federal Arbi... (more story)

7 Ways Va. Employers Can Prep For New Noncompete Limits

As of July 1, Virginia noncompete agreements with employees fired without "cause" must provide "severance benefits... (more story)

Employer Tips To Prepare For Va. Family And Medical Leave

With Virginia's paid family and medical leave insurance program taking effect in two years, employers should devel... (more story)

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NLRB Dings Starbucks For Strike Interrogations In Seattle

A National Labor Relations Board judge correctly dinged Starbucks for interrogating workers at three Seattle cafes about their strike plans, the NLRB held, with the board's two Republican members noting that t... (more story)

Window Co. Hits Ch. 11 With $10M+ Debt, $875K Union Claim

Pennsylvania window company Graboyes LLC has filed a Chapter 11 petition citing more than $10 million in liabilities, including $2.1 million in disputed loans and an $876,000 "note payable" to the Internationa... (more story)

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Calif. Newspaper Owes $3.6M In Back Pay, NLRB Says

The former parent company of the now-bankrupt Santa Barbara News-Press, the newspaper's former owner, and related entities must pay $3.6 million in back pay in a long-standing labor dispute with the Teamsters ... (more story)

Biz Defends 6th Circ. Ruling Limiting NLRB Policy Powers

Whiskey maker Brown-Forman urged the full Sixth Circuit not to rethink a panel ruling that took a narrow view of the National Labor Relations Board's power to set policy through decisions, saying the ruling wa... (more story)

Class Attys Want $11.6M In Fees From $35M Teva Inhaler Deal

Berman Tabacco, Sperling Kenny Nachwalter LLC, Hilliard Shadowen LLP and five other firms have asked a Massachusetts federal judge for $11.55 million in attorney fees from a $35 million antitrust settlement re... (more story)

7th Circ. Says Hotel Must Rehire Worker Fired Over Knife

The Seventh Circuit on Friday affirmed an arbitration award requiring a Chicago hotel group to reinstate a union employee fired for displaying a knife at work, saying the arbitrator deemed the incident nonviol... (more story)

NJ School Bus Co. Illegally Polled Union Workers, NLRB Judge Says

A New Jersey school bus operator violated federal labor law by refusing to bargain with a Teamsters local and polling workers on whether they wanted to continue being represented by the union, a National Labor... (more story)

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DOJ Says Maurene Comey's Firing Was Constitutional

Following an April ruling that cleared former New York federal prosecutor Maurene Comey's suit challenging the legality of her firing, the U.S. Department of Justice reiterated its position Friday that her fir... (more story)

Ex-F5 Director Claims Gender Bias By 'Biggest Tech Bro' Boss

A former product management director at technology firm F5 Inc. accused the company of "deliberate sex discrimination," claiming in a Washington state lawsuit that she was wrongfully fired after raising concer... (more story)

High Court Won't Hear Ex-GM Worker's Disability Bias Suit

The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to take up a former General Motors employee's suit alleging the company wouldn't move her to a different position after an on-the-job injury, leaving in place a Fifth Cir... (more story)

Coalition Urges Court To Halt Gov't Contractor DEI Order

A coalition of nonprofits, university professors, federal contractors and subcontractors has asked a Maryland federal court to halt an executive order requiring government contractors to agree not to engage in... (more story)

Seton Hall Prof Can't Get 2nd Chance At Indian Bias Suit

An associate professor at Seton Hall University can't reopen his lawsuit claiming he was denied a promotion because he's Asian and Indian, with a New Jersey state appeals court concluding Friday he hadn't show... (more story)

Leon Black Seeks $1.6M In Fees After Wigdor Sanction

Scandal-plagued financier Leon Black wants Wigdor LLP to pay $1.6 million as a sanction for lying to a New York federal judge while representing a woman who claims she was raped by Black at notorious accused s... (more story)

MoFo Adds AI-Focused Labor Atty From McDermott In LA

Morrison Foerster LLP has expanded its employment and labor group in Los Angeles with the addition of a former McDermott Will & Schulte attorney.

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BofA Mortgage Officers Seek Class Status In OT Suit

Mortgage loan officers have asked a North Carolina federal court to certify two classes of workers who allege Bank of America Corp. denied them overtime pay required under state wage and hour laws.

Reed Smith Can Resume Atty Depo After Meeting Conditions

A New Jersey state judge has ruled that a former Reed Smith LLP attorney suing the firm for gender discrimination can be deposed nearly two years after her deposition left off, but only after the firm provides... (more story)

NY Judge Recommends Tossing Doctor's Equal Pay Claim

A New York federal magistrate judge recommended tossing a former cancer physician's federal equal pay claim, finding she failed to show that two higher-paid male physicians performed substantially equal work.

Okla. Firm Urges Dismissal Of EDNY Misclassification Suit

Oklahoma-based Arnold & Smith Law PLLC on Friday asked a New York federal judge to dismiss a New York attorney's lawsuit accusing the firm of misclassifying employees as contractors to avoid paying benefits, s... (more story)

Colo. Restaurant, Owner Default In Tip Pool Retaliation Suit

A Colorado federal court entered a default judgment Monday against a Colorado restaurant and its owner that had been accused of operating an unlawful tip pool and retaliating against a server who complained to... (more story)

American Airlines Escapes Flight Attendants' OT Suit

Federal law preempts a proposed class action over American Airlines flight attendants' allegedly unpaid overtime before and after flights, since the time flight attendants are paid for is governed by their col... (more story)

Seattle Fights Uber, Instacart Bid To Undo 9th Circ. Gig Ruling

The city of Seattle urged the Ninth Circuit not to revisit a panel decision backing its app-based worker deactivation ordinance against a First Amendment challenge from Uber and Instacart, arguing the companie... (more story)