Expert Analysis

Flashpoints In Focus: Tips As EEOC Prioritizes Hiring Bias

Two recent cases brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reflect its increased interest in rec... (more story)

Mindful Severance Clause Tips Before NLRB Rethinks Limits

The National Labor Relations Board's recent decision in Prime Communications hinted that it may reconsider the leg... (more story)

Latest NLRB Pick Could Put 4 Key Rulings On Chopping Block

If President Donald Trump's recent nominee for the National Labor Relations Board is confirmed, it would restore t... (more story)

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11th Circ. Doubts Amazon's Appeal Of Captive Audience Ban

Amazon appeared likely Monday to lose its challenge to the National Labor Relations Board's ban on mandatory anti-union meetings after an Eleventh Circuit panel doubted the company's standing to fight the poli... (more story)

NLRB GC, Union Object In Mich. Hospital Labor Ruling

An Office and Professional Employees International Union unit has urged the NLRB to reverse part of an agency judge's ruling finding that a Michigan hospital unilaterally hired temporary registered nurses to r... (more story)

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5th Circ. Faults NLRB's Take On Starbucks Worker's Language

The Fifth Circuit has ordered the National Labor Relations Board to rethink a ruling that Starbucks unfairly fired a union backer who sent profane messages and opened its mail, saying the board did not grapple... (more story)

Justices Turn Down PBGC's Bid To Hear Pension Bailout Suit

The U.S. Supreme Court refused on Monday to take up the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.'s challenge to a Second Circuit decision that said the agency erred by rejecting the union pension fund's application for ... (more story)

Calif. Forecast: Union Pacific Bias Case Returns To 9th Circ.

In the week ahead, attorneys should watch for Ninth Circuit oral arguments in a disability discrimination suit against Union Pacific Railroad Co. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matte... (more story)

6th Circ. Won't Rehear Kellogg, FedEx Mortality Table Suits

The Sixth Circuit on Friday refused to rethink a panel's earlier decision that revived two proposed class actions against cereal giant Kellogg and transportation company FedEx in which retirees allege that the... (more story)

Va. Gov. Vetoes Public Employee Bargaining Expansion

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger has vetoed legislation that would have expanded collective bargaining rights for public employees in the state, drawing condemnations from unions that had pushed the changes as... (more story)

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Social Work Exam Creator Defeats Race Bias Suit At 2nd Circ.

The Second Circuit won't revive a proposed class action claiming a social worker accreditation nonprofit designed exams that disproportionately failed Black and Hispanic applicants, ruling that the organizatio... (more story)

Gas Co. Strikes $4.25M Deal To End EEOC Vaccine Bias Suit

An Oklahoma federal judge greenlit a $4.25 million settlement Monday between a gas packaging manufacturer and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, ending the agency's suit claiming the business un... (more story)

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NY Times Editor Wants To Expand EEOC Race Bias Suit

The white New York Times editor at the center of a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sex and race discrimination case asked a federal court to let him enter the lawsuit, saying he wants to add state... (more story)

Fla. Agency Boss Hit With Sanctions In Suit Over Kirk Meme

A Florida federal judge penalized a state wildlife agency supervisor with attorney fees and ordered parts of her sworn statement removed, saying she misled the court to deny a preliminary injunction in a forme... (more story)

Texas Oil Co. Defeats Race And ADHD Bias Claims

A Texas federal judge on Friday ended a former Apache Corp. employee's race and disability discrimination suit before jurors could deliberate, granting motions for judgment by the company and its parent that s... (more story)

Spokane Firefighters Denied Early Win In Vax Exemption Suit

A federal court refused Friday to hand a quick win to a group of firefighters who said the city of Spokane, Washington, refused to accommodate their religious objections to a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, ruling t... (more story)

Chili's Parent Urges 8th Circ. To Back Its Win Over EEOC Suit

Restaurant giant Brinker International asked the Eighth Circuit Friday to uphold the dismissal of a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit faulting the business for letting a Chili's Grill & Bar coo... (more story)

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Justices Pass On Bakery Distributors' FAA Arbitration Fight

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to review whether a Federal Arbitration Act exemption applies to agreements between two business entities when neither is a worker, leaving intact a Second Circuit dec... (more story)

Revised Suit Against Healthcare Data Co. Still Fails, Court Told

A former healthcare data platform chief strategy officer's amended complaint against the employer failed again to justify bringing three out-of-state individuals into the litigation, the company told a North C... (more story)

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Group Backs Uber, DoorDash In 2nd Circ. NYC Tip Law Row

A free-enterprise nonprofit has backed Uber and DoorDash in their challenge to a pair of New York City laws that require food delivery services to prompt customers to tip before checkout, urging the Second Cir... (more story)

Realty Co. Workers Lose Bid To Fight Collective Cert. Denial

A North Carolina federal court declined to let employees alleging a property management company shortchanged them on overtime wages haul a recent order denying a bid for collective certification into the Fourth Circuit. 

Ex-HR Director Drops FMLA Suit Against Telehealth Co.

A former human resources manager who alleged she was not given the chance to take paid leave and was fired by Iris Telehealth after suffering a miscarriage last summer has voluntarily dismissed her suit, accor... (more story)

Restaurant Group Gets Final OK For $800K Wage Settlement

A Colorado state judge on Friday approved a Denver restaurant group's $800,000 settlement of a class action by workers who accused it of failing to fully compensate employees and firing a worker who refused to... (more story)

6th Circ. Backs Machinery Dealer In Fired Worker's FMLA Suit

The Sixth Circuit declined to revive a worker's suit claiming a heavy machinery dealer fired him for seeking leave to manage his mental health and that his union failed to challenge his termination, ruling he ... (more story)