Expert Analysis

Proposed DOL Rule Could Simplify Contractor Classification

If the U.S. Department of Labor's recently proposed rule governing employee versus independent contractor classifi... (more story)

Character.AI Case Highlights Agentic AI Liability Questions

The recently settled litigation against Character Technologies Inc. provides an early case study for exploring sal... (more story)

How DOL Rule Would Preserve App-Based Contractor Work

The U.S. Department of Labor's proposed 2026 independent contractor rule reinforces the centrality of worker auton... (more story)

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Dish Network Urges NLRB To Beef Up Win In Layoff Case

A National Labor Relations Board judge correctly awarded a win to Dish Network in its dispute with an ex-worker over his layoff, but the judge's opinion should have specified that the ex-worker is ineligible f... (more story)

Prison Union Fights To Keep CBA Cancellation Suit In Court

A union representing Federal Bureau of Prisons employees has asked a Connecticut federal judge to keep its lawsuit challenging the cancellation of its collective bargaining agreement in court, arguing the clai... (more story)

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California Defends Cannabis Labor Law Before 9th Circ.

California officials asserted the legitimacy of a state law requiring cannabis companies to enter into labor peace agreements and told the Ninth Circuit that a lower court was correct to toss a retailer's case... (more story)

DC Judge Voids Voice Of America Layoffs

The deputy CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media's decision to fire over 500 Voice of America employees is void, a D.C. federal court has ruled, finding that she lacked the authority to serve in the agency's... (more story)

AFSCME Seeks To Toss Colo. County's Suit Over Union Law

The largest trade union of public employees asked a Colorado federal judge to throw out a county's challenge to a state law that expands county employees' right to unionize, contending that the law is constitu... (more story)

Ex-Worker Slams Boeing's Appeal Bid In Bonus Suit

Boeing should not be able to immediately appeal a decision sending to state court a proposed class action accusing the aerospace company of denying a $12,000 bonus to workers on long-term disability leave, a f... (more story)

Illinois County Settles 911 Dispatchers' Wage Suit

An Illinois federal judge on Friday approved an undisclosed settlement resolving a wage dispute brought by emergency dispatchers who alleged St. Clair County failed to properly calculate overtime under federal... (more story)

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Miss. Steakhouse Ousted Worker Over Seizure, EEOC Says

A Mississippi steakhouse unlawfully fired a worker soon after learning she had a health condition that caused seizures, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told a federal court.

Nonprofit Accused Of Firing Director For Medical Leave

The American Forest Foundation fired a former director for taking a leave of absence to address physical and mental health concerns brought on by a disability, the ex-director told a Colorado federal court.

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2nd Circ. Seems Skeptical Of Teachers' Pride Flag Bias Suit

The Second Circuit appeared hesitant Monday to revive three LGBTQ+ high school teachers' suit alleging they were unlawfully banned from displaying pride flags, with two judges hinting that a 20-year-old U.S. S... (more story)

Google Shuts Down Claims It Fired Worker Over Cancer

A Connecticut federal judge tossed a suit Monday from a former sales representative who said Google fired him after learning he had cancer to avoid paying out a $4 million life insurance policy, saying the ex-... (more story)

Water Damage Co. Faces Class Action Over Wages

A pair of former employees of a water damage repair company claim in a proposed class action filed in Colorado state court that the company is violating Colorado employment laws by not allowing employees to ta... (more story)

6th Circ. Upholds Dismissal Of Detroit Teacher's Bias Suit

A former Detroit teacher has failed to persuade the Sixth Circuit to reopen her claims that school administrators treated her differently because of her Jewish faith and punished her for posting about a studen... (more story)

5th Circ. Says Atty's Flaky Handling Justifies Axing Bias Suit

A trial court was right to toss a suit from a former correctional facility employee who said he was passed over for promotion because he's Black and was fired when he complained, the Fifth Circuit ruled Monday... (more story)

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NC Eatery Took Unlawful Tip Credit, Ex-Worker Says

The operator of a North Carolina restaurant franchise that serves wings wrongfully retained employee tips, resulting in minimum wage violations, according to a new proposed class and collective action in federal court.

Bus Contractor Can't Trim Lookback Period In Wage Suit

A bus attendant plausibly alleged that a school transportation company willfully violated federal wage law, an Ohio federal judge ruled, allowing her claims to reach back three years rather than two.

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Spot Holders At Con Edison Sites Were Employees, Snag $6M

Two companies that provided spot holders at Con Edison sites had control over the workers' conditions typical of that of employers, a New York federal judge said, agreeing with the U.S. Department of Labor tha... (more story)

Wash. State Bill Would Expand AG Power To Demand Docs

A bill making its way through the Washington Legislature would enhance the power of the state attorney general to demand document production and testimony in civil matters, including suspected violations of th... (more story)

'Just Ye. No Mister': Rapper Testifies In Ex-Worker's Suit

Insisting that attorneys call him "just Ye. No 'mister,''' the rapper formerly known as Kanye West took the stand in a Los Angeles courtroom Friday to defend himself from allegations he shorted a former worker... (more story)

FedEx, Workers Seek OK Of $9.5M Security Check Deal

A class of FedEx workers in Connecticut has asked a federal judge to give preliminary approval to a $9.5 million settlement in a lawsuit over unpaid walking and security screening time and attorneys with Haybe... (more story)

Class Cert. Denied In Misclassification Suit Against Hertz

Two operations managers cannot snag class certification in their suit accusing rental car company Hertz of misclassifying them as overtime-exempt, a California federal judge ruled Friday, saying they didn't cl... (more story)