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Justices' BDO Denial May Allow For Increased Auditor Liability

The Supreme Court's recent denial of certiorari in BDO v. New England Carpenters could lead to more actions filed ... (more story)

Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: January Lessons

In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy discusses five rulings from October ... (more story)

What US Cos. Must Know To Comply With Italy's AI Law

Italy's newly effective artificial intelligence law means U.S. companies operating in Italy or serving Italian cus... (more story)

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Telecom Tower Co. Threatened Workers, NLRB Judge Says

A wireless and broadcast communications infrastructure company violated federal labor law by indirectly threatening to fire its workers because they engaged in protected activity and preventing them from discu... (more story)

Mediation Board Claims SpaceX After NLRB Referral

The agency that oversees labor relations in air and rail transportation has said SpaceX falls under its authority, likely spelling the end of the National Labor Relations Board's legal battles with the rocket maker.

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NLRB Judge Tosses Retaliation Claims Against Electric Co.

An Illinois electrical contractor can exit a suit alleging it laid off an electrician, put him on the do-not-rehire list and required him to take a drug test under direct observation because he engaged in prot... (more story)

Unions Say FEMA Staff Cuts Threaten Disaster Readiness

A coalition of unions, nonprofit organizations and local governments that are challenging the Trump administration's federal worker layoffs and agency reorganizations asked a California federal judge Tuesday f... (more story)

NLRB Defends Upholding TV Station Union Vote At 2nd Circ.

The National Labor Relations Board urged the Second Circuit on Wednesday to uphold its order requiring Nexstar to bargain with a union representing workers at a New York news station, saying the company did no... (more story)

NLRB Says New Intake Process Doesn't Require New Info

The National Labor Relations Board's updated case docketing system does not impose new "substantive burdens" on agency users or require different information from them than the agency has always demanded, the ... (more story)

SEIU Asks DC Circ. To Keep NLRB's Picket Ruling

A Service Employees International Union local urged the D.C. Circuit to uphold a final National Labor Relations Board order finding that a California cleaning contractor unlawfully threatened and fired janitor... (more story)

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Full 1st Circ. To Review Cop's Suspension For Facebook Post

The full First Circuit has agreed to review a Massachusetts police officer's suspension for making disparaging comments about George Floyd on a personal Facebook page, setting aside an opinion in the police de... (more story)

1st Circ. Says Ex-Cop Proves No Bias In Retaliation Suit

The First Circuit backed the dismissal of an ex-Boston cop's retaliation suit claiming the department shared her disciplinary records with prospective employers because of her accusations that police leaders b... (more story)

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Criminal History Law Covers Job Seeker's Suit, 3rd Circ. Says

The Third Circuit reinstated a suit Wednesday from a job applicant who said a trucking company illegally rejected him because of a past armed robbery conviction, ruling that a Pennsylvania law that sets guardr... (more story)

NM Bill Could Shield Medical Cannabis Users From Job Bias

Democratic lawmakers in New Mexico's Legislature are looking to redefine employment rules for medical cannabis patients to prohibit bosses from taking adverse actions for lawful off-duty use but allow them to ... (more story)

Alito Rejects Bid To Pause 3rd Circ.'s Computer Fraud Ruling

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Wednesday denied a debt collection agency's request to stay a Third Circuit decision that found the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act does not support claims against emplo... (more story)

6th Circ. Seems Unlikely To Ax Prof's Pregnancy Bias Win

A Sixth Circuit panel appeared unmoved Wednesday by Michigan Technological University's effort to undo a former professor's pregnancy bias win but also skeptical of resurrecting additional bias and pay dispari... (more story)

Starbucks VP Says She Was Fired For Flagging 'Siren' System

A former Starbucks vice president who oversaw new equipment testing claims the company terminated her for raising concerns about the debut of the "Siren" drink-making system, including that maggots spawned in ... (more story)

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Texas Atty May Face Sanctions For Missing Discovery Hearing

A Colorado federal judge ordered a Texas attorney representing a company accused of luring temporary agricultural workers to the U.S. through false promises to explain why he shouldn't be sanctioned for missin... (more story)

Michigan Fights Airline Group's Challenge To Sick Law

A Michigan law providing employees with earned sick time should stay in place because it has no impact on airlines' prices, routes or services, the state has argued, urging a federal court to turn down a natio... (more story)

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Concrete Co. Not Exempt From NJ Sick Leave Law, Panel Says

New Jersey suppliers can't rely on an exemption for the construction industry to avoid complying with the state's Earned Sick Leave Law, an appellate panel found Wednesday as a matter of first impression, find... (more story)

Colo. Mining Co. Denied Workers Overtime, Ex-Welder Says

A Colorado mining company rounded employees' hours, forced them to work off the clock and failed to include bonuses in their overtime rates, according to a proposed collective action filed in federal court.

Solar Panel Co. Sunrun Misclassifying Sales Reps, Suit Says

Solar panel company Sunrun Inc. misclassified its sales representatives as independent contractors in violation of Massachusetts workers' compensation law, a coalition of advocacy groups alleged in a complaint... (more story)

Calif. AG Pushes For Amazon Driver Ruling Publication

A California appeals court's decision that Amazon drivers' last-mile deliveries constituted interstate commerce exempt from arbitration clears up an important question of law, California's attorney general sai... (more story)

Call Center Workers Ink Wage Deal With Disability Nonprofit

A disability services nonprofit has agreed to pay $76,500 to settle a suit accusing it of failing to pay call center employees for work before shifts and during unpaid meal breaks and of miscalculating their o... (more story)