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NY Labor Contracts Don't Clash With H-2A Laws, Judge Says

A New York magistrate judge on Thursday recommended rejecting a bid to block the state from imposing a union contract covering agricultural workers at three farms, ruling the farms fell short in showing a likelihood of success on their claims or of irreparable harm.

Jury Rejects Bulk Of EEOC Skills Test Suit Against Walmart

Walmart largely prevailed over the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on the agency's claims that the retailer used a skills test to push out workers with disabilities, as an Arkansas federal jury sided with Walmart on almost all the EEOC's allegations. 

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Justices Get Chance To Tackle Growing Criticism Of Bias Test

Two certiorari petitions that the U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to consider Monday call for the demise of a decades-old framework for evaluating workplace discrimination cases, and experts say the requests to do away with the legal standard may be increasingly compelling as resistance to the doctrine grows.

Expert Analysis

What Greek Tragedy Teaches About Mediating AI Disputes

Giuseppe De Palo

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

Andrew Szwez, Heather Wilson and Corey Gildart

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

Allegra Lawrence-Hardy, Lisa Haldar and Michelle McClafferty

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

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Kellogg Seeks High Court Review Of 6th Circ. Pension Ruling

The U.S. Supreme Court should resolve a circuit split on whether actuaries must use up-to-date life expectancies when converting pension benefits from one form to another, Kellogg argued, asking the justices t... (more story)

Ogletree Lands New GC From Cooley In NY

Labor and employment law firm Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC has tapped Cooley LLP's deputy general counsel to serve as its legal leader, the firm announced Thursday.

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NLRB Guards Atty-Client Docs From Union Info Requests

Employers do not need to disclose communications protected by attorney-client privilege to unions as part of information requests, the National Labor Relations Board held Wednesday, saying a balancing test tha... (more story)

Litigation Spending To Keep Climbing While Biz Risks Mount

Big companies will increase their litigation budgets yet again next year, as navigating legal risk is now an essential element of achieving strategic business goals, according to a new report.

Circuit Rift On Pension Credit May Catch Supreme Court's Eye

The Seventh Circuit recently established how to credit employers for a previous partial withdrawal from a multiemployer pension fund when calculating liability for a complete exit, resulting in a split with th... (more story)

NLRB Orders Pizzeria To Bargain In Union Cert. Row

A Texas pizzeria must bargain with a union as the exclusive collective bargaining representative for a unit of its employees, the National Labor Relations Board ruled Wednesday, handing out a decision that wil... (more story)

Teamsters Seek Order Protecting Creamery Staff's Healthcare

A billion-dollar dairy cooperative that is trying to close a century-old creamery in Vermont shouldn't be allowed to revoke the staff's health insurance while the staff's union argues that the shutdown is unla... (more story)

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3rd Circ. Eyes 'Compromise' Instruction In Equal Pay Case

A Third Circuit panel on Thursday appeared to take issue with a district judge's suggestion that a jury "compromise" in reaching a verdict in favor of female teachers who alleged Central Bucks School District ... (more story)

5 Circuit Splits To Watch At The High Court

The U.S. Supreme Court has been deciding fewer and fewer cases over the past three decades, with its caseload reaching a historic low just last term. While attorneys believe several factors have contributed to... (more story)

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EEOC Asks 5th Circ. To Reopen Black Truck Driver's Bias Suit

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission called on the Fifth Circuit in a new amicus brief to reinstate the retaliation allegations brought by a Black truck driver who said he was punished for flagging... (more story)

YMCA Accused Of Firing Director After Race Bias Complaint

The YMCA of Metro Atlanta was sued in Georgia federal court by a Black former employee who claimed he was accused of improperly using funds and ultimately fired after he complained about race-related harassmen... (more story)

9th Circ. Reinstates Vax Objector's Religious Bias Case

The Ninth Circuit on Thursday reopened a nurse's lawsuit alleging an Oregon hospital unlawfully put her on unpaid leave rather than accommodate her religious objection to its COVID-19 vaccine mandate, faulting... (more story)

Fired Jewish Doc Faced Harassment 'Barrage,' EEOC Says

A Jewish orthopedic surgeon faced antisemitic harassment on the job that surged after Hamas' October 2023 attack on Israel and culminated in his firing, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said in a new lawsuit.

Retailer Rejected Deaf Warehouse Applicant, EEOC Says

A bargain retailer refused to hire a deaf job applicant for four jobs at a Texas warehouse because of unlawful qualification standards requiring workers to have the ability to hear, the U.S. Equal Employment O... (more story)

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Tipped Worker Bill Would Cost DOL Under $500K, CBO Says

A U.S. House bill that would permit employers to disregard a worker's duties when considering their tipped status would cost the U.S. Department of Labor less than $500,000 to implement through 2031 and would ... (more story)

Ariz. Sheriff's Officers Fight County's Bid To Delay OT Trial

Patrol lieutenants at an Arizona county sheriff's office urged a federal court to deny the county's request to pause their overtime collective action and seek an early appeal of a decision denying the county's... (more story)

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Detainees Push Back On GEO's Bid To Pause Labor Suit

Detainees at a Colorado immigration detention facility have pushed back against a prison company's bid to pause their federal forced labor lawsuit before November's trial, arguing the company is treating the U... (more story)

Mental Health Network Hit With Clinician Misclassification Suit

A nationwide mental health treatment network misclassified clinicians as independent contractors and failed to pay them for administrative work and overtime, a former nurse practitioner claimed in a proposed c... (more story)

Philly Jury Sides With Drexel In Professor's Retaliation Case

A Pennsylvania jury has cleared Drexel University of liability in a professor's lawsuit alleging the school retaliated against her for winning a separate case claiming the university paid her less than her mal... (more story)

UnitedHealth Blocked From Early Appeal In NM Nurse OT Suit

A New Mexico federal court has refused to let UnitedHealthcare seek an early appeal of a ruling allowing a nurse case manager's proposed class action to proceed despite an expired statute of limitations, findi... (more story)

Liquor Distributor's Insurer Fights Coverage Of Worker's Suit

Employers Mutual Casualty Co. filed suit in Washington federal court Wednesday seeking an order declaring that the insurer has no duty to defend or indemnify policyholder American Northwest Distributors Inc. a... (more story)