Expert Analysis

New NLRB GC Likely To Prioritize Efficiency Over Policy Shifts

After the National Labor Relations Board operated without a quorum for nearly a year, general counsel Crystal Care... (more story)

NYC Leave Law Expands Compliance Beyond Written Policies

Following recent amendments to New York City's Earned Safe and Sick Time Act that expand its uses, give employees ... (more story)

3rd Circ. Must Reject EEOC's Flawed Equal Pay Theory

To avoid illogical outcomes, the Third Circuit, in Cartee-Haring and Marinello v. Central Bucks School District, s... (more story)

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Ohio Factory Must Honor Work Limit, Judge Says

An aircraft parts factory can't force its sonic department employees to monitor more than one ultrasonic testing tank at a time, an Ohio federal judge ruled, shooting down the factory's challenge to the "one o... (more story)

USC Non-Tenure Faculty Aren't Managers, NLRB Official Says

A group of non-tenure-track faculty members at the University of Southern California can vote on representation by a United Auto Workers unit, a National Labor Relations Board official ruled, finding that the ... (more story)

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9th Circ. Backs NLRB In Imaging Co. Rehire Dispute

The Ninth Circuit has upheld a National Labor Relations Board decision finding that a medical imaging facility company violated a settlement agreement by failing to rehire a former employee, finding that there... (more story)

Union Fund Gets Early Win In ERISA Audit Fight

A hydro-excavation company must submit to an audit by a union pension fund, an Indiana federal judge ruled Friday, agreeing with the fund that the company is contractually obligated to do so.

JetBlue Pilots Union Demands To Arbitrate United Deal Fight

A pilots labor union hit JetBlue Airways with a lawsuit in New York federal court, seeking to force the airline to arbitrate pilots' contract dispute over its Blue Sky partnership with United Airlines, which t... (more story)

Ill. Court Revives Defamation Claim In Union Campaign Suit

An Illinois appeals court has partially revived a lawsuit alleging that a candidate for a secretary treasurer position at a Chicago Fire Fighters Union local made defamatory Facebook comments about his campaig... (more story)

DOT Diversity Program Overhaul Moots Contractors' Challenge

A Kentucky federal judge has determined that a constitutional challenge to the U.S. Department of Transportation's more than 40-year-old Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program for women- and minority-owned ... (more story)

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Akin Brings On Munger Tolles Employment Ace In LA

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP announced Monday that it has brought on a former Munger Tolles & Olson LLP partner in Los Angeles to bolster its capacity to handle labor and employment matters.

Cognizant Fired Worker Over Hiring Bias Claims, Jury Told

A New York University computer science professor told a Manhattan federal jury Monday that he was unlawfully fired from a lucrative job at Cognizant Technology Solutions for alleging that the New Jersey inform... (more story)

EEOC Says Sysco Flouted Subpoena In Hiring Bias Probe

Sysco's failure to turn over information has "hampered" a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigation into allegations that the food distributor discriminated against Black and female job seeker... (more story)

Amazon Resolves Ex-Worker's ADA Suit Over Leave Policy

Amazon has agreed to resolve a proposed class action alleging its points-based attendance policy violated federal disability law by penalizing workers on medical leave, often leading to their termination, acco... (more story)

Salesforce Gets Promotion Bias Suit Sent To Arbitration

A white woman must arbitrate her suit alleging Salesforce ignored her complaints that her male boss promoted only Indian men, a Colorado federal judge said, rejecting arguments that her case raised harassment ... (more story)

Ex-HR Assoc. Worker Seeks $500K In Fees After Bias Trial Win

A former employee of a global human resources association who won an $11.5 million jury award in a discrimination lawsuit asked a Colorado federal judge to award her more than $500,000 in attorney fees.

Denver Airport's General Counsel Claims Race Discrimination

The city of Denver and three of its officials retaliated and discriminated against the Denver International Airport's general counsel for refusing to follow certain city directives that the attorney says could... (more story)

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Co. Denied Denver Airport Workers Screening Pay, Suit Says

An airport services company failed to pay employees at Denver International Airport for off-the-clock tasks, including time spent undergoing mandatory security screenings, according to a proposed class action ... (more story)

Chicken Grower's Federal Wage Claims Against Perdue Axed

A Perdue Foods chicken farmer who claimed he was misclassified as an independent contractor filed his federal wage claims too late, a Georgia federal judge ruled, while allowing portions of his state law claims to proceed.

Facilities Manager Must Face Immigrants' Forced Labor Case

CGL Irwin Properties LLC must face a lawsuit brought by former detainees of a Georgia immigration detention center who alleged they were forced to work for the private prison company for as little as $1 a day,... (more story)

Fiat Chrysler Agrees To Pay $3.8M In OT Math Case

Fiat Chrysler has agreed to pay approximately $3.8 million to about 68,000 workers to settle a suit in Michigan federal court accusing it of not including shift differentials and nondiscretionary bonuses in pr... (more story)

Up Next At High Court: Late Ballots And 'Last-Mile' Drivers

The U.S. Supreme Court will kick off its March oral arguments session by reviewing disputes over the validity of state laws allowing late-arriving mail-in ballots to be counted in federal elections and whether... (more story)

NY Forecast: Approval Of Care Workers' Class Settlement

A New York federal judge will consider on Tuesday whether to grant final approval to a $300,000 settlement in a class and collective action accusing a healthcare company of violating federal and state wage and... (more story)

Battery Maker Accused Of Pro-Korean Pay Bias At Ga. Plant

A battery company has been slapped with a proposed class action by three supervisors at a Georgia manufacturing facility who claim they were retaliated against for opposing discriminatory pay practices that be... (more story)