Expert Analysis

What Greek Tragedy Teaches About Mediating AI Disputes

While ancient Greek writers could not have anticipated modern arbitration, their tragic plays illustrate new and f... (more story)

Tracking Trends In State-Level Regulatory Enforcement

State-level enforcement now increasingly involves antitrust, artificial intelligence and data privacy issues, and ... (more story)

Tips From Apex Ruling On Handling Workers' Public Criticism

A National Labor Relations Board judge’s recent finding that Apex Fintech Services illegally reined in an employee... (more story)

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Rail Industry Wants Full 11th Circ. To Review FRA Rule

Railroad industry groups are asking the Eleventh Circuit to hold an en banc rehearing after a split panel rejected their challenge to a 2024 Federal Railroad Administration rule requiring two-person train crew... (more story)

Unions, Feds Settle Suit Over Gov't Shutdown Layoffs

A coalition of labor unions and the U.S. Department of Justice have agreed to settle claims in a dispute challenging the layoffs of federal employees that occurred during the 2025 government shutdown, accordin... (more story)

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Nevada Judge Tosses Casino Co.'s NLRB Challenge

A Nevada federal judge has tossed a casino operator's lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the National Labor Relations Board's structure, ruling that the operator failed to show sufficient harm stemmi... (more story)

Union Says Spirit AI Data Sale May Breach Contract

Spirit Airlines' flight attendants' union has told a New York bankruptcy judge that the bankrupt airline has reduced the amount of business data it's proposing to sell to Google for artificial intelligence tra... (more story)

AAA Western Unit Sabotaged Bargaining, NLRB Judge Says

A western unit of the American Automobile Association violated federal labor law by bargaining in bad faith with its workers' union, a National Labor Relations Board judge has ruled, saying the company employe... (more story)

Unions Urge 2nd Circ. To Back Reviving Uber, Lyft Driver Law

A group of unions and workers' rights advocates has asked the Second Circuit to lift the block on a municipal ordinance banning Uber and Lyft from kicking drivers out of the app without a formal notice or an i... (more story)

Calif. Forecast: Aya Healthcare Wants Wage Arb. Bid Back On

In the week ahead, attorneys should watch for Ninth Circuit oral arguments in Aya Healthcare Services Inc.'s attempt to revive a motion to compel arbitration in a wage and hour suit by travel clinicians. Here'... (more story)

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Dems Revive Resolution To Boost Support For Working Moms

Democratic lawmakers announced Friday that they have reintroduced a resolution calling for expanded paid leave, child care support and other federal policies aimed at helping mothers remain in the workforce an... (more story)

AI Software Co. Beats Fired Worker's Sex Harassment Suit

A Connecticut federal judge has thrown out a sexual harassment and retaliation suit from an AI healthcare software company ex-worker who said she was sexually assaulted by a colleague at a work event, ruling t... (more story)

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EEOC Says Casino Fired Jewish Worker Over Headscarf

A Las Vegas resort and casino illegally fired a Jewish employee after she refused to remove a religious headscarf while on the job, according to a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit.

Trucking Co. Snubbed Driver Applicants Over 60, EEOC Says

A Texas-based freight transportation company violated federal law by requiring older truck driver applicants to submit detailed medical information and refusing to hire many of them because they were over 60 y... (more story)

EEOC Says Lumber Firm Fired Worker Over Seizure Risk

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission continued its annual late September litigation blitz with a new lawsuit Friday alleging a wood products manufacturing company violated the Americans with Disabi... (more story)

GrayRobinson Brings On Spire Law Employment Atty In Fla.

GrayRobinson PA has expanded its labor and employment section in Orlando, Florida, with a former Spire Law PLLC attorney who focuses on employment and business litigation defense.

New Jersey Lt. Gov. Resigns After Sex Harassment Claims

New Jersey Lt. Gov. Dale G. Caldwell has stepped down following an independent investigation conducted by Lowenstein Sandler LLP that determined he sexually harassed a staffer's friend and sent inappropriate t... (more story)

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Apple Hit With Garnishment Order For $1.69M Wage Judgment

Apple was ordered Friday by a North Carolina federal judge to cease contract payments to an affiliated repair company that has allegedly failed to pony up a $1.69 million judgment in a wage and hour class action.

Colo. Benihana Operator Hit With Rest-Break Wage Suit

A Benihana operator in Colorado denied workers required rest breaks and failed to pay them for time spent working through those breaks, according to a proposed class action filed in state court.

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SF Fights Nurses' Bid To Split OT Trial Into 2 Phases

San Francisco opposed nurses' request to split a coming overtime trial into separate liability and damages phases, arguing in California federal court that the issues are too closely intertwined under federal ... (more story)

NextEra's $9.5M Deal In Wage-Fixing Case Gets Initial OK

A Maryland federal judge gave preliminary approval to a settlement agreement that would see NextEra Energy pay $9.5 million to resolve class action allegations it conspired with other nuclear energy producers ... (more story)

Duane Morris To Settle Employee's Tax Withholding Claim

Duane Morris LLP has agreed to private mediation to settle a proposed class action by an employee who alleged that the firm failed to withhold taxes for workers who were misclassified as partners, according to a notice.

Cleveland Clinic Workers Win Notice In Time-Rounding Suit

An Ohio federal judge approved notice to a proposed collective of Cleveland Clinic workers alleging the health system's time-rounding practices resulted in overtime violations, finding the workers showed a str... (more story)

NY Forecast: 2nd Circ. Weighs Political Retaliation Suit

This week, the Second Circuit will consider whether to revive a suit brought by former employees with the Orange County, New York, Sheriff's Office who claim they were fired because they supported the sheriff'... (more story)