Expert Analysis

Mitigating Risks Under New Pay Disclosure Laws In Maine, Va.

To prepare for pay transparency laws that go into effect this summer in Maine and Virginia, employers should consi... (more story)

Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: May Lessons

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

Flashpoints In Focus: Tips As EEOC Prioritizes Hiring Bias

Two recent cases brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reflect its increased interest in rec... (more story)

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First Student Drops Suit Over Teamsters Strike Threat

First Student Inc. on Friday dropped its lawsuit seeking to prevent a Teamsters local from participating in a threatened nationwide strike, putting an end to the case almost two months after the union and the ... (more story)

What's In The House Surface Transportation Funding Bill?

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee advanced a $580 billion five-year surface transportation reauthorization bill on Friday to fund roads, bridges, transit and rail improvement projects, and ... (more story)

Health Co. Says Arbitrator's Pay Program Award Flouts CBA

A nursing home operator has urged a Minnesota federal judge to vacate an arbitrator's order to restore a bonus program and repay workers, saying the arbitrator overreached by deciding a different issue than the union grieved.

Teamsters Local Wants Ex-Worker's Payment Suit Tossed

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has asked an Oklahoma federal court to toss a lawsuit claiming that a former employee for a local branch of the union was stiffed on overtime and severance pay, argui... (more story)

NY Forecast: Thompson Hine Bias Suit At 2nd Circ.

In the week ahead, the Second Circuit will consider Thompson Hine LLP's challenge to an order keeping a former partner's discrimination suit in federal court instead of sending it to arbitration. Here, Law360 ... (more story)

Calif. Forecast: Job Applicants Seek Info In AI Hiring Dispute

In the week ahead, attorneys should watch for a motion hearing in a discrimination collective action that job applicants are bringing against Workday Inc. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employm... (more story)

UFCW Beats Members' Suit Over Delegate Allocation Method

A D.C. federal judge tossed a challenge to the United Food and Commercial Workers' method of allocating convention delegates Thursday, saying the system complies with federal labor law and the members can chal... (more story)

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1st Circ. Revives Puerto Rico Worker's Political Bias Suit

The First Circuit reinstated a worker's suit claiming a Puerto Rico municipality sabotaged his success and forced him to quit because his political affiliation differed from that of an incoming mayor, saying h... (more story)

Health Workers Say US Solicitor Wrong In NY Vax Case

The U.S. solicitor general's position that the nation's highest court shouldn't take up a religious bias suit over a New York state COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers incorrectly claimed that acco... (more story)

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United Airlines Can't Escape Catholic Pilot's Vax Bias Suit

An Illinois federal judge said United Airlines can't escape a Catholic pilot's suit claiming he was forced to get immunized against COVID-19 in violation of his beliefs or remain on indefinite leave, after rej... (more story)

Ex-Public Defender, Ex-Boss Spar Over Bias Suit Discovery

The administrative office overseeing indigent defense in metro Detroit has asked a Michigan federal judge to end bias claims a former public defender brought against the office, arguing she ignored discovery o... (more story)

EEOC Gets Access To American Airlines' Software In ADA Suit

A Texas federal judge allowed the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Thursday to inspect American Airlines software in a suit claiming the company fired a blind employee who asked to use a screen rea... (more story)

EEOC Disability Bias Suit Threadbare, Retailer Tells 10th Circ.

An appliance retailer called on the Tenth Circuit on Wednesday to preserve its win in a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission disability discrimination lawsuit on behalf of a fired sales associate, argu... (more story)

11th Circ. Appears Doubtful Of Union Members' Bias Claims

An Eleventh Circuit panel appeared puzzled Thursday by Black union pipe fitters' claims that they were passed over for work assignments in favor of white counterparts, expressing confusion about what legal fra... (more story)

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Worker Hits Vail Resorts With Suit Over Rest Breaks

Vail Resorts failed to make rest breaks available and provide compensation for missed rest breaks for its hourly employees, according to a proposed class action in Colorado state court.

Hospital Accused Of Shorting Workers' Overtime

A hospital district in rural Colorado is under fire from a former registration specialist who claimed the hospital shortchanged employees by deducting 30-minute meal breaks from paychecks despite being forced ... (more story)

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3 Tips To Successfully Navigate Summer Internships

As college students start their summer internships, companies should keep in mind what attorneys say are the hallmarks of running a smooth program: appropriate work for interns and proper compensation. Here, L... (more story)

Newsom Order Eyes Labor Protections Amid AI Growth

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday issued what his office called a "first-in-the-nation" executive order aiming to shore up state labor policies in an effort to prepare workers and businesses in the even... (more story)

UPS, Union Get Initial OK For $87K Pay Deduction Deal

A New York federal judge has given an initial green light to a settlement between United Parcel Service and Teamsters Local 804 members who accused the shipping giant of unlawfully deducting hundreds of dollar... (more story)

Audit Flags Connecticut Agency's Wage Complaint Backlog

The backlog of complaints about potential labor law violations received by Connecticut's Department of Labor grew from 843 to 980 between May 2023 and July 2024, said a report released Thursday from state gove... (more story)

Logistics Co. Escapes OT Suit After Sole Plaintiff Withdraws

A logistics company defeated a proposed collective action alleging it failed to pay minimum wage and overtime after the suit's only named plaintiff withdrew for personal reasons, leaving the federal court with... (more story)