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6th Circ.'s Broad EFAA Take May Resonate With Other Courts

The Sixth Circuit recently became the first federal appellate court to rule that a law prohibiting mandatory arbitration of sexual harassment allegations protects the entirety of a case that includes a sexual harassment claim, a decision that experts say likely sheds light on how other circuits will decide the same issue.

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DOL Joint Employer Rule Likely To Look Familiar, Attys Say

Attorneys expect the U.S. Department of Labor will seek to return to a Fair Labor Standards Act joint employer test from President Donald Trump's first term, as the National Labor Relations Board has now done for joint employment under federal labor law.

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NYC Jewish Center Strikes Deal In EEOC Religious Bias Probe

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Thursday that a Jewish community center in Manhattan has agreed to pay $100,200 to wrap up an EEOC investigation into allegations that it wouldn't give a Christian employee time off to attend religious services.

Expert Analysis

Character.AI Case Highlights Agentic AI Liability Questions

Samuel Mitchell

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

Michael Holecek, Andrew Kilberg and Tim Kolesk

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

Deregulation Can Solve Labor Market Woes

Alexander MacDonald

There is broad agreement that labor law is in need of reform, owing to few unions, slow procedures and weak remedi... (more story)

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Treasury Scores Early Win In DOGE Data Sharing Suit

Two labor unions and a retirees group that claimed Department of Government Efficiency personnel were allowed to access the Treasury Department's computer systems can't proceed with their lawsuit, a D.C. feder... (more story)

NY Forecast: Teachers' Pride Flag Ban Challenge At 2nd Circ.

This week, the Second Circuit will consider whether to revive a lawsuit brought by teachers who accused their Long Island school district of unlawfully banning them from displaying LGBTQ+ pride flags in their ... (more story)

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NLRB Judge Says AAA Unit Fired Workers Over Union Win

A unit of the AAA motor club covering states in the West committed numerous federal labor law violations in response to a Teamsters local's representation election victory, including firing five workers and cr... (more story)

Boston Beats Cop's Religious Bias Suit Over Vax Mandate

A Black Jehovah's Witness can't pursue his lawsuit claiming that Boston's COVID-19 vaccination mandate violated his religious beliefs and cost him his job as a cop, a Massachusetts federal judge ruled, finding... (more story)

Calif. Forecast: Insulators Union Seeks Toss Of Labor Dispute

In the next week, attorneys should keep an eye out for arguments over an insulators union's attempt to dismiss a suit alleging labor law violations. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment ma... (more story)

DC Circ. Urged To Pause DOT Immigrant Truck Driver Rule

Local governments, legal advocates, Teamsters California and others have urged the D.C. Circuit to suspend the U.S. Department of Transportation's new final rule containing sweeping restrictions on nondomicile... (more story)

College Athletes Balk At Exclusion From White House Panel

The White House's apparent failure to invite any active student-athletes to this week's college sports policy roundtable drew fire on Thursday from a college athletes' advocacy group, which reiterated its dema... (more story)

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Bag-Maker Can't Beat Workers' Race Bias, Retaliation Suit

A plastic and paper bag manufacturer must face a lawsuit claiming it punished two Black workers for complaining about colleagues' racist comments, a federal judge ruled, saying a jury should evaluate whether t... (more story)

CSX Wraps Up Conductor's Suit Over FMLA Attendance Policy

CSX Transportation Inc. has resolved a conductor's lawsuit claiming the railroad giant discourages workers from using family and medical leave and punishes those who take time off to care for their health and ... (more story)

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Boeing Doesn't Owe Fees For Hauling Bias Suit To Fed. Court

Boeing won't have to pay attorney fees for a worker who got a discrimination case over bonuses sent back to Washington state court after the company yanked it into a federal venue, as a judge ruled Thursday th... (more story)

JBS Seeks Dismissal Of Haitian Workers' Bias Claims

Meatpacking giant JBS USA and one of its subsidiaries have asked a Colorado federal judge to dismiss the amended complaint brought by three Haitian nationals in a proposed class action accusing the company of ... (more story)

Ill. Agency Beats Ex-Worker's Race Bias, Retaliation Lawsuit

An Illinois state agency defeated a former employee's lawsuit claiming she was mistreated by her supervisor and fired because she's Black and Latina, with an Illinois federal judge saying Thursday that she had... (more story)

Ex-Wells Fargo Worker's Atty Fee Bid Denied, For Now

A federal judge rejected a request for attorney fees by a former Wells Fargo worker who won a $22 million Americans with Disabilities Act verdict, saying he will consider the motion again after the Fourth Circ... (more story)

Troutman And Former Atty Push To Limit Scope Of Bias Trial

Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP and a former associate suing the firm for racial discrimination and retaliation this week fought over the role that charged language and calculations of financial damages s... (more story)

Wage & Hour More

Pa. Court Sinks Verizon Broadband Wages Grievance

Pennsylvania's labor secretary had the authority to delegate the ability to issue prevailing wage determinations in several countywide broadband improvement projects, a state appeals court said Friday, putting... (more story)

Pa. High Court Snapshot: AG Powers, Gun Parts, CEO Bonus

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court this month will revisit a ruling on the state attorney general's power over civil suits brought by county-level district attorneys in a case stemming from the Philadelphia and Pi... (more story)

Grubhub's $24.8M Deal To End Driver Fight Nears Initial OK

A California federal judge told counsel during a hearing Thursday that Grubhub Inc.'s revised $24.75 million settlement to resolve claims it misclassified drivers as independent contractors is "getting closer,... (more story)

Energy Co. Misclassified Workers As OT-Exempt, Suit Says

A Georgia-based oil and gas infrastructure firm was hit with a proposed collective action Thursday by a former employee who said the company deliberately misclassified maintenance workers as independent contra... (more story)

Eateries Settle Service Charge Dispute With Mass. AG

Two downtown Boston restaurants will pay a total of around $422,000 to resolve administrative complaints that alleged they failed to distribute proceeds from a service fee to employees as required by the Massa... (more story)

9th Circ. Denies Bail Pending Nurse Wage-Fixing Appeal

A Ninth Circuit panel summarily refused to allow a Las Vegas home nursing executive to avoid prison while appealing the U.S. Department of Justice's first-ever criminal wage-fixing conviction.

Delta Evades OT Class Action Over Shift Swap Policy

Delta Air Lines defeated Thursday a proposed class action in Georgia federal court that alleged the airline unlawfully withheld increased pay for overtime hours that resulted from workers swapping shifts with each other.