Expert Analysis

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)

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)

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Ky. Judge Rejects NLRB's Injunction Bid In Food Co. Dispute

A Kentucky federal judge on Tuesday rejected the National Labor Relations Board's bid for an injunction against a food manufacturer, ruling that board prosecutors failed to show that employees working at the c... (more story)

Labor Profs Say NLRA Doesn't Preempt NYC Guard Pay Law

A group of labor law professors have urged a New York federal court to side with New York City in a lawsuit challenging a city law that sets minimum wage and benefit requirements for private security guard emp... (more story)

Contested Amazon Joint Employer Deal Gets Judge's OK

A National Labor Relations Board judge on Monday accepted over the Teamsters' objections a deal to end a joint employer case against Amazon without an admission that it jointly employed unionized contract drivers.

Employers Wary Of Captive Meeting Bans Despite Questions

Employers remain hesitant to hold mandatory anti-union meetings during organizing campaigns despite questions about whether state or federal bans on what are commonly known as captive audience meetings would u... (more story)

PBGC Defends 2nd Denial Of Pension Bailout Bid

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. told a New York federal judge Tuesday that it stands by its denial of a union pension fund's second application for a bailout, a day after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to ... (more story)

SEIU Local Must Resolve Probation Dispute, UAW Local Says

A Service Employees International Union local is refusing to let an arbitrator decide whether it violated a collective bargaining agreement with the union that represents the local's employees by extending a w... (more story)

Toyota Dealer Can't Undo Award Requiring More Sick Leave

A California federal judge threw out a Bay Area Toyota dealership's bid to overturn an arbitration award requiring the dealership to increase its paid sick leave days for Teamsters-represented employees, rulin... (more story)

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Black CU Regents Board Member Says Board 'Silenced' Her

University of Colorado Board of Regents members sanctioned the board's sole Black member for speaking out against a university-funded campaign that she says pushed false and racist stereotypes about Black peop... (more story)

Medtronic Whistleblower Suit Stayed Amid Settlement Talks

A Colorado state judge granted a 30-day stay in a former Medtronic Inc. executive's wrongful termination lawsuit against the company amid the parties reaching a settlement in principle.

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Mental Health Org. Can't Cut Class Claims From EEOC Suit

An operator of mental health crisis facilities can't trim classwide claims from a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging a supervisor sexually harassed his female colleagues, as a North ... (more story)

9th Circ. Reopens Ex-Transit Manager's Vaccine Bias Suit

The Ninth Circuit breathed new life into a Washington transit system manager's lawsuit alleging she was fired for requesting a religious exemption from a county's COVID-19 vaccine requirement, ruling Tuesday t... (more story)

Google Accused Of Bias Against Dad Who Took Baby Leave

Google's former global sales manager was targeted for taking protected medical leave and baby bonding leave and "treated with a lack of empathy and understanding for needing time off as a single father," he al... (more story)

Chartwell Can't Escape Fired Atty's Muslim Bias Suit

A Florida federal judge declined Tuesday to dismiss a former Chartwell Law Offices LLP attorney's suit alleging she was fired due to anti-Muslim bias following social media posts about Israel's actions in Gaza.

Mass. Justices Say Profs Can Face Student Harassment Suits

Massachusetts' highest court found Tuesday that the state's sexual harassment laws allow for suits against individuals in the academic world as well as their educational institutions, reviving a claim against ... (more story)

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American Airlines Seeks Exit In Customer Agents' OT Suit

American Airlines has asked a Texas federal court to toss a proposed collective action brought by customer service agents who alleged that the carrier failed to pay overtime wages, saying the workers are exemp... (more story)

Payroll Vendor Not Care Workers' Employer, 3rd Circ. Says

A payroll services vendor for Pennsylvania's Medicaid-funded home care program cannot be held jointly liable for unpaid overtime because it did not exercise significant control over caregivers, the Third Circu... (more story)

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Home Depot Loses Bid To Revisit Wage Interest Ruling

Home Depot failed to show how Oregon law allows wage underpayments in one pay period to be offset by overpayments in another, a federal judge ruled, denying the retailer's bid to reconsider a decision finding ... (more story)

Church-Run Farm Fails To Undo Child Labor Ruling

A Pennsylvania federal judge refused to reconsider her ruling that a church-run farm violated federal labor law by putting children as young as 12 to work without pay, rejecting its bid to undo nearly $670,000 in back wages.

Judge Severs FedEx Wage Suits Affecting 14K Drivers

A Pennsylvania federal judge on Monday severed three wage suits against FedEx affecting more than 14,000 delivery drivers, saying their claims were improperly joined and represented an attempt to sidestep fail... (more story)

Worker Says 7-Eleven Shaved Hours To Dodge Overtime

A former 7-Eleven worker told a Tennessee federal court the convenience store chain required hourly employees to work off the clock and shaved time from their records to avoid paying overtime.

Chamber Says NYC Delivery Laws Will Unwind Gig Market

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce urged the Second Circuit to side with Instacart in its challenge to New York City laws governing grocery-delivery worker pay and tipping prompts, arguing that the measures will red... (more story)