Expert Analysis

Employer Tips For Navigating Tenn. Noncompete Law

Although a new Tennessee law will limit the enforceability of noncompetes, including by categorically prohibiting ... (more story)

New Connecticut Law On Employers' AI Use Is Inventive

A recently passed Connecticut law regulating the use of artificial intelligence in employment decisions innovates ... (more story)

NIL Contracts Test Limits On College Football Transfers

College football's new legal era of direct payments to players and fewer transfer restrictions has put contractual... (more story)

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Teamsters Decry Amazon's 'Sweetheart Deal' In NLRB Appeal

The Teamsters urged the National Labor Relations Board to reverse a judge's decision to let prosecutors end a case asserting Amazon jointly employed the workers of a unionized delivery contractor, calling the ... (more story)

Calif. Forecast: Phillips 66 Seeks Toss Of Standby Shifts Suit

In the week ahead, attorneys should watch for a motion to dismiss hearing in a proposed wage and hour class action against oil refinery company Phillips 66. Here's a look at that case and other labor and emplo... (more story)

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NLRB GC Says Worker Entitled To Union Rep Before Drug Test

National Labor Relations Board prosecutors have urged an agency judge to find that an industrial cleaning company violated federal labor law by firing a worker after he requested a union representative before ... (more story)

NLRB Upholds Ruling Against W.Va. Co. Over Worker Layoffs

A National Labor Relations Board judge correctly held a West Virginia construction company responsible for a labor law violation for laying off an electrician who complained about his paycheck and another who ... (more story)

Labor Board Won't Rethink Cemex In Representation Case

The National Labor Relations Board has denied Nexstar's bid to review a decision overruling the television broadcasting company's objections to a union's representation election win, declining to weigh in on t... (more story)

3rd Circ. Says Concrete Co.'s Union Arb. Appeal Is Too Early

A Pennsylvania concrete construction company tried to move its firing dispute with a Teamsters local to appellate court too soon, a Third Circuit panel ruled, saying the appellate court can't resolve the legal... (more story)

Amtrak's PTO Accrual Rule Violates CBAs, Unions Tell Court

Amtrak violated its collective bargaining agreements with two unions by allowing only workers who were actively employed on the 15th day of the month to accrue paid time off, the unions told a District of Colu... (more story)

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U. Of Mich. Surgeon Sues Over Teaching Suspension

A University of Michigan surgeon has sued the school's Board of Regents and a department chair, claiming they suspended him from teaching over protected classroom speech and retaliated against him for prior la... (more story)

CNN Strikes Tentative Deal To End Breastfeeding Bias Case

CNN America and a former worker who claimed she was unlawfully denied a proper place to pump breast milk on the job told a D.C. federal court they had agreed on the broad strokes of a deal to resolve her suit.  

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Arkansas Hospital Must Face EEOC's Male Bias Suit

An Arkansas hospital can't escape a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging that two doctors refused to let a male medical assistant help with childbirth, with a federal judge ruling Thur... (more story)

Shield AI Worker Alleges Data Fraud, 'Sexual Violence' By Exec

An employee hit Shield AI Inc. with a suit in Texas federal court Thursday, alleging the defense technology company engaged in data fraud, allowed a company executive to perpetuate "egregious acts of sexual vi... (more story)

11th Circ. Says Damages Caps Misconstrued In Bias Verdict

The Eleventh Circuit ruled on Thursday that a discrimination verdict against a Miami car dealership was slashed too far when a judge chose between federal and state damages caps, saying the caps should be added together.

Ex-VP Accuses Wells Fargo Of Race, Disability Bias

A former executive hired to help oversee Wells Fargo's compliance with a federal consent order over an unauthorized account scandal has accused the bank of race and disability discrimination, saying he was ret... (more story)

Tesla Must Face Calif. Agency's Race Bias Fight In July Trial

A California state judge has mostly rejected Tesla Inc.'s bid for a summary judgment win in the California Civil Rights Department's lawsuit alleging the electric-auto maker has allowed racism to run rampant a... (more story)

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Wage & Hour Features Revisited: Drivers, Collective Rulings

From the latest U.S. Supreme Court decision on whether a federal arbitration exemption covers 'last-mile' drivers to the Second Circuit ruling limiting where workers can bring collectives, catch up on Law360 E... (more story)

Tyson Unit Says Ex-Supervisor Is Exempt From Overtime

A unit of Tyson Foods is seeking an early win in a former production supervisor's overtime suit, urging an Arkansas federal judge to find that the worker was properly classified as exempt because he managed to... (more story)

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Construction Groups, DOL Agree To End DBA Rule Fight

The U.S. Department of Labor will not oppose a bid by construction industry groups to permanently wipe out three provisions of a Biden-era Davis-Bacon Act rule that a Texas federal court has already blocked nationwide.

T-Mobile Denied Call Center Workers Preshift Pay, Suit Says

T-Mobile required its hourly call center workers to boot up computers and log in to multiple software systems before their shifts without paying them for any of it, a former employee said in a collective and c... (more story)

Hospital Network Left Bonuses Out Of OT Pay, Suit Says

A dietary worker at a Pennsylvania hospital network accused her employer of shortchanging overtime pay by leaving bonuses out of the calculation, according to a proposed collective action filed in federal court.

Home Care Co. Cites Justices' Immigration Ruling In Pay Row

A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision finding that a lower court abused its discretion by relying on arguments the parties never raised supports a home care company's bid to undo a Sixth Circuit ruling affirmin... (more story)

7th Circ. Backs Benefits Co.'s Win In Race Bias, Pay Suit

The Seventh Circuit affirmed a medical benefits management company's win in a Black former business analyst's suit alleging she was denied higher pay and promotions because of her race, saying she failed to sh... (more story)