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Justices' GEO Ruling Sets Gov't Contractor Immunity Limits

The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in GEO Group v. Menocal will affect virtually every case in which a gover... (more story)

Job Shift Accommodation Ruling Clarifies 'Essential Function'

In Siebrecht v. Mercy Health-Iowa, the Eighth Circuit's recent denial of a disabled worker's shift exemption reque... (more story)

How NY Stay-Or-Pay Law Shifts Leverage Dynamics

The recent passage of New York's Trapped at Work Act reflects increasing scrutiny of stay-or-pay arrangements, but... (more story)

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Justices Shouldn't Touch $15.6M Pension Ruling, Fund Says

The U.S. Supreme Court shouldn't disturb the Eleventh Circuit's finding that a wholesale bakery company owes a union pension fund up to $15.6 million, the fund said, asking the justices not to accept a writ of... (more story)

Tensions Resume At REI As Biz Declares Bargaining Impasse

Outdoor equipment retailer REI has called off contract talks with workers at 11 unionized stores after years of negotiations and intends to impose a deal that cuts workers' pay, the workers' union announced Wednesday.

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Honeywell Can't Restrict Workers' Speech, NLRB Judge Says

Honeywell violated federal labor law by broadly barring employees from disclosing confidential information or disparaging the company, a National Labor Relations Board judge ruled, saying the prohibition was b... (more story)

Union Claims NJ Hospital Broke State Law In Layoffs

An American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees local has accused a New Jersey hospital of violating state law by abruptly closing most of its facility in November without giving proper notice,... (more story)

MLB Players Union Promotes Deputy GC To Lead Lawyer

The Major League Baseball Players Association said Wednesday it had promoted its deputy general counsel to the top legal spot about a month after its last general counsel was named interim deputy executive director.

Mass. Hospital Urges Court To Nix Arbitration In Union Dispute

A Service Employees International Union local cannot arbitrate its class action claiming a hospital failed to rectify violations of a collective bargaining agreement, the hospital told a Massachusetts federal ... (more story)

Browning-Ferris Urges NLRB To Clarify Joint Employer Ruling

Waste management company Browning-Ferris urged the National Labor Relations Board on Tuesday to revise its recent ruling finding that the company must bargain with a contractor's employees, arguing that the bo... (more story)

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Baltimore PD Defeats Worker's Sex Harassment Suit At Trial

A Maryland federal jury rejected a Baltimore Police Department worker's suit claiming that she was sexually harassed by a male lieutenant on the job who commented on her appearance and asked about the paternit... (more story)

Ga. University Axed Worker Over Cancer Diagnosis, Suit Says

Georgia State University violated federal law by putting a now-former civil rights compliance director on a performance improvement plan and ultimately firing her because of the cancer treatments she was under... (more story)

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4th Circ. Revives Defense Dept. Worker's Retaliation Lawsuit

A U.S. Department of Defense agency specializing in satellite imagery must face a Black former employee's lawsuit alleging he was fired for objecting to harassment, as the Fourth Circuit ruled Wednesday that a... (more story)

Fla. Dental Lab Inks Deal To End EEOC Pregnancy Bias Suit

A dental laboratory and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission asked a Florida federal judge Wednesday to approve a $30,000 settlement in a suit claiming the business fired an office assistant becaus... (more story)

Airport Settles Suit Over Firm's 'Harmless Flirting' Ad

An airport authority in Syracuse, New York, has agreed to settle a suit from an employment law firm claiming the authority violated the First Amendment when it rejected a billboard from the firm calling out co... (more story)

6th Circ. Says Waiver Sinks Laid Off Dow Worker's Bias Suit

The Sixth Circuit has waved away an argument that a woman who was laid off by a Dow Chemical unit could still bring race and gender discrimination claims against the company because she didn't know what the re... (more story)

Recycling Co. Can't Rope Staffing Firms Into EEOC Bias Suit

An Alabama federal judge on Tuesday shut down a recycling plant's bid to drag three staffing companies into a sex bias case from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claiming the company refused to... (more story)

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Hard Rock, Other Casinos Kept Illegal Tip Pools, Dealers Say

Bally's, Hard Rock, Borgata and Tropicana were hit with proposed class and collective actions Tuesday in New Jersey federal court by dealers who alleged the Atlantic City-based casinos paid less than minimum w... (more story)

GreenSky, Ex-Workers Settle Wage Claims Amid Arbitration

GreenSky LLC told a Georgia federal court Wednesday it's reached a settlement in a wage suit from former customer service employees a month after the fintech company won a bid to force the suit into arbitration.

6th Circ. Upholds Ax Of Hospital Security Guard's Wage Suit

A former security guard for a Tennessee hospital did not plausibly allege that lunch periods were compensable work time under federal wage law, the Sixth Circuit ruled, affirming the dismissal of his proposed ... (more story)

911 Dispatchers Say Pa. County Averaged Hours To Short OT

A Pennsylvania county averaged emergency dispatchers' and assistant supervisors' hours over two-week pay periods to avoid paying overtime premiums, according to a proposed collective action filed in federal court.

Home Care Co. Can't Dodge Liquidated Damages In Wage Suit

The 2025 amendments to New York state's pay frequency law don't save employers from liquidated damages when they pay employees less than what they are owed, a federal magistrate judge said Wednesday, recommend... (more story)

Apple Affiliate Can't Unravel Classes After Wage Verdict

An Apple-affiliated repair company cannot undo five classes in a wage and hour suit that snagged a nearly $840,000 win for employees, a North Carolina federal judge ruled Wednesday, rejecting arguments that a ... (more story)

Sales Agents Showed Insurance Co. Willfully Flouted FLSA

Sales agents supported their claims that an insurance marketing and sales organization willfully violated the Fair Labor Standards Act, a New Jersey federal judge ruled, applying a longer statute of limitation... (more story)