The U.S. Department of Labor sued an employee benefit trust services company in Texas federal court, alleging the company and its executives breached fiduciary duties of prudence and loyalty by failing to safe... (more story)

Two Michigan masonry contractors and their owners have been hit with federal lawsuits accusing them of failing to pay required union fringe benefit contributions, with one company allegedly owing more than $19... (more story)

A cannabis dispensary is seeking an early win in its challenge to a New York state requirement compelling cannabis operators to sign labor peace agreements with unions to secure a license, telling a federal co... (more story)

A group that advocates against requiring workers to join unions has filed 36 unfair labor practice charges on behalf of California caregivers, accusing several union locals of taking dues from the workers with... (more story)

In the week ahead, attorneys should watch for a class certification hearing in a wage and hour suit against Little Caesars. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters on deck in California.

A Michigan crane rental company must pay about $43,000 to a group of union benefit funds, a Michigan federal judge has ruled, agreeing with the funds that the company didn't uphold the contribution obligations... (more story)

This week, a New York federal magistrate judge will consider whether to give preliminary approval to a $162 million settlement resolving a proposed class and collective action that accused a New York Medicaid ... (more story)

A Texas federal judge has granted United Airlines' motion to transfer a challenge to its COVID-19 vaccine mandate to another jurisdiction, saying the discrimination lawsuit should proceed in Illinois federal c... (more story)

Three Hispanic insurance agents in North Carolina said in a new complaint that they were singled out for investigation and ultimately fired after the Liberty Mutual unit that employed them stereotyped their pr... (more story)

The Fourth Circuit voted en banc Thursday to grant the federal government's bid to pause a lower court's permanent injunction blocking its policies excluding HIV-positive individuals from enlisting in the mili... (more story)

The Third Circuit declined to revive a worker's disability discrimination suit Friday claiming Shippensburg University illegally fired her after denying her request to work remotely during the COVID-19 pandemi... (more story)

As the U.S. Supreme Court enters the final days of its term, the justices still have several major decisions to issue, including some concerning birthright citizenship, the president's power to remove independ... (more story)

Reed Smith LLP asked a New Jersey court on Thursday to stay a former attorney's gender discrimination suit against it while the attorney's appeal of the scope of the damages in the suit plays out.

An insurance brokerage asked a North Carolina federal judge for an early win in a former employee benefits advisor's suit alleging she was pushed out after raising concerns about maternity leave, pumping accom... (more story)

A coalition of worker advocacy and legal aid organizations urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to uphold the Department of Labor's authority to collect monetary penalties from agricultural employers through... (more story)

DHL Express failed to provide legally required meal and rest breaks and denied workers compensation for missed break time in violation of state and local wage laws, a worker alleged in Washington state court.

A California federal judge on Friday trimmed a proposed class action against an electrical construction company, dismissing a former worker's overtime, meal and rest break claims, but allowing his minimum wage... (more story)

A Washington federal magistrate judge on Thursday sent a proposed wage-and-hour class action against a subsidiary of Extended Stay America back to state court, finding the hotel operator did not show that the ... (more story)

The Ninth Circuit has ordered a Washington federal court to increase an attorney fee award for farmworkers who successfully challenged the federal government's agricultural wage survey methodology, finding the... (more story)

A Colorado state judge has dismissed a free speech claim by a former public defender, who alleged he was fired after making court filings and seeking a hearing to warn that crushing caseloads and a cyberattack... (more story)

A logistics provider that helps manage trailers on company grounds agreed to pay up to $1.7 million to resolve a collective action alleging it misclassified drivers as overtime-exempt, according to an unoppose... (more story)