Expert Analysis

Mindful Severance Clause Tips Before NLRB Rethinks Limits

The National Labor Relations Board's recent decision in Prime Communications hinted that it may reconsider the leg... (more story)

Latest NLRB Pick Could Put 4 Key Rulings On Chopping Block

If President Donald Trump's recent nominee for the National Labor Relations Board is confirmed, it would restore t... (more story)

Employer Tips After 4th Circ. Rejects Trimmed Suit Deadlines

The Fourth Circuit's recent holding in Thomas v. EOTech that employers cannot use contractual provisions to shorte... (more story)

Labor More

6th Circ. Backs Machinery Dealer In Fired Worker's FMLA Suit

The Sixth Circuit declined to revive a worker's suit claiming a heavy machinery dealer fired him for seeking leave to manage his mental health and that his union failed to challenge his termination, ruling he ... (more story)

NY Forecast: 2nd Circ. Hears Teacher Vax Mandate Appeal

This week, the Second Circuit will consider whether to revive a former New York City teacher's lawsuit claiming she was fired and blacklisted from future work after she refused to be vaccinated against COVID-1... (more story)

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NLRB GC Asks Board To Overturn 2 Biden-Era Rulings

Employers should be allowed to tell workers that unionizing could end their direct relationship with their managers, as well as hold mandatory meetings to discourage unionization, the National Labor Relations ... (more story)

NLRB Upholds Laborers Local's Defeat Of Hiring Hall Case

A National Labor Relations Board judge correctly awarded a win to a Laborers local in a case that accused the union of mismanaging its Las Vegas hiring hall, the board ruled, rejecting a request by two former ... (more story)

NLRB General Counsel Affirms Dismissal Of SpaceX Suit

A National Labor Relations Board suit accusing SpaceX of firing critics of boss Elon Musk is over after the Office of the General Counsel on Thursday denied workers' challenge to a finding that the company is ... (more story)

Pension Fund Seeks To Enforce $16.2M BAE Systems Bill

The Machinists union's pension fund asked a D.C. federal court to approve an arbitrator's rejection of BAE Systems Inc.'s claims that the fund improperly calculated its roughly $16.2 million withdrawal liability.

Investment Co. Settles Carpenters' $250M Pension Loss Suit

Callan LLC has reached a deal in a class action from a group of union carpenters who claimed the investment consulting firm and their pension funds' trustees lost them $250 million in assets by investing in Al... (more story)

Discrimination More

Atlanta Court Clerk Says City Fired Her After Maternity Leave

A former court clerk sued the city of Atlanta and several officials in Georgia federal court, alleging she was fired less than a month after returning from maternity leave in retaliation for whistleblowing, ta... (more story)

BREAKING: Mistrial Declared In Weinstein Case After NY Jury Deadlocks

A Manhattan judge declared a mistrial Friday on a rape charge against Harvey Weinstein after jurors failed to break through a deadlock, ending a three-week trial that leaned heavily on the credibility of a sin... (more story)

8th Circ. Says 3M Engineer's Early Retirement Nulls Vax Suit

A former 3M Co. engineer can't sue for religious discrimination over the manufacturing conglomerate's pandemic-era vaccination requirement because he retired before his faith-based exemption request was resolv... (more story)

Google Workers' Attys Get $12.5M In Race Bias Deal Final OK

A California federal judge gave her final approval Thursday to a $50 million settlement that Google reached to resolve claims that it paid thousands of Black workers less than their white colleagues, and award... (more story)

DOJ Says Yale's Medical School Discriminates Based On Race

The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday accused the Yale School of Medicine of discriminating against white and Asian applicants, saying an investigation revealed Black and Latino students have a much highe... (more story)

Black Ex-Transit Cop Commander Accuses Agency Of Bias

Denver's Regional Transportation District racially discriminated against its former transit police department commander because he is Black and employs a practice of discriminating against other Black officers... (more story)

Florida AG Subpoenas NFL Over Diversity Hiring Rules

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier expanded his inquest into the NFL and subpoenaed league officials after they pushed back against the threat of a lawsuit for allegedly using discriminatory hiring practi... (more story)

Wage & Hour More

Farmworkers Lose Early Bid To Halt DOL H-2A Wage Rule

A California federal judge declined Thursday to block a U.S. Department of Labor regulation reducing wages for H-2A seasonal farmworkers, ruling that United Farm Workers failed to show there is an immediate in... (more story)

Fortive, Subsidiary Seek Early Win In Wrongful Firing Suit

Technology company Fortive and a medical equipment subsidiary asked a Colorado federal judge for an early win in a former regional sales director's lawsuit alleging she was fired for raising concerns about com... (more story)

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6th Circ. Flunks Teacher's Suit Over Guide Dog Training Pay

The Sixth Circuit declined to revive a hearing and vision-impaired art teacher's disability bias suit claiming she was unlawfully blocked from using paid sick leave to attend guide dog training, crediting her ... (more story)

Motor Carrier Exemption Sinks Ex-Trucker's OT Suit

A former truck driver who could reasonably be expected to engage in interstate commerce fell under the Motor Carrier Act exemption to the Fair Labor Standards Act, a Tennessee federal judge ruled Thursday, gra... (more story)

Seton Hall Hit With Wage Suit Over Dorm Monitor Pay

Seton Hall University illegally failed to pay resident assistants minimum wage and overtime compensation despite requiring them to perform extensive supervisory, security and administrative duties in campus do... (more story)

NC Healthcare Workers Get Final Nod On $1.5M Wage Deal

A federal judge has given final approval to a $1.56 million settlement with the owners of several North Carolina hospitals and healthcare facilities accused of manipulating workers' time sheets to skirt overtime requirements.

Judge Recommends Cert. In United Airlines Unit OT Suit

Current and former employees of a United Airlines subsidiary providing cleaning services on planes can proceed as a class in their lawsuit alleging overtime pay violations tied to shift trades, a Colorado fede... (more story)