Expert Analysis

NIL Contracts Test Limits On College Football Transfers

College football's new legal era of direct payments to players and fewer transfer restrictions has put contractual... (more story)

The Leeway And Limits Of DOL's Joint Employer Proposal

A recent U.S. Department of Labor proposal would make joint employment harder to prove, giving employers more flex... (more story)

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)

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Port Worker Lost Job Over Supervisor Complaint, Court Told

A union-represented worker lost his job at the Port of Baltimore because he complained about his supervisor performing work designated for union members, the worker alleged in a lawsuit against his employer an... (more story)

Trump Admin Looks To Ax Expanded Suit Over Staffing Cuts

A union-led coalition should not be allowed to pursue an expanded challenge to the Trump administration's reshaping of the federal workforce, the administration argued, telling a California federal judge that ... (more story)

Mass. Uber, Lyft Drivers Form Country's First Ride App Union

Massachusetts-based drivers for ride-hailing apps such as Uber and Lyft have won union representation, becoming the first crop of app-based drivers in the country with a certified bargaining representative.

8th Circ. Finds GE Exempt For Liability In $230M Fund Fight

General Electric Co. does not owe $230 million in pension obligations to construction employees covered by a boilermaker-blacksmith fund, the Eighth Circuit affirmed Tuesday, finding in a published opinion tha... (more story)

NLRB Clears Postal Service In Dispute Over Steward Request

The National Labor Relations Board upheld an agency judge's decision to dismiss a complaint alleging that the U.S. Postal Service violated federal labor law by firing an employee who had previously asked for s... (more story)

NLRB GC, New York-Presbyterian Spar Over Uniform Rule

A New York hospital has urged a National Labor Relations Board judge to dismiss allegations that it unlawfully implemented a new uniform policy without bargaining, saying the change was within its authority an... (more story)

Ironworkers Union Local Must Face NJ AG's Bias Suit

A New Jersey Superior Court judge refused to dismiss the state's discrimination lawsuit accusing an Ironworkers local of systematically passing over Black union members for job assignments, ruling that the cla... (more story)

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NJ Pot Law Lets Workers Sue Over Hiring Bias, Panel Finds

A New Jersey appeals panel has found that the state's cannabis law grants a private right of action to employees who allege they were fired or denied work solely because of a positive cannabis test, reviving a... (more story)

9th Circ. Won't Revive Wash. City Workers' Vax Mandate Suit

A Ninth Circuit panel Tuesday put an end to city workers' lawsuit challenging Bellingham, Washington's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, ruling that a lower court appropriately dismissed the action and barred the work... (more story)

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MGM Knocks Out Most Of Waitress's Footwear ADA Suit

A Maryland MGM resort largely defeated a former cocktail waitress's lawsuit alleging it unlawfully revoked her request to wear sneakers instead of heels because of her Achilles tendinitis, though a federal jud... (more story)

Seattle Hospital Loses Appeal Of Dr.'s $21M Race Bias Verdict

A Washington Court of Appeals panel Tuesday upheld a $21 million verdict against Seattle Children's Hospital in a Black ex-medical director's lawsuit claiming he faced racism in the workplace and retaliation f... (more story)

Judge Says Ex-City Prosecutor's Bias Suit Should Be Tossed

A Texas federal judge recommended Tuesday that a bias and retaliation suit against the city of Corpus Christi by a former assistant city attorney be tossed because he failed to show that comparable workers wer... (more story)

9th Circ. Backs Reinstating DEI Grants Nixed By Trump

The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday partially upheld a lower court's preliminary injunction and class certification orders in litigation from University of California researchers against President Donald Trump, backi... (more story)

EEOC Says Gas Chain Axed Disabled Worker Over Need To Sit

Texas-based gas station and convenience store chain Buc-ee's denied a cashier's request to sit on the job because of an autoimmune disease that causes muscle weakness and ultimately fired him, the U.S. Equal E... (more story)

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American Airlines Can't Duck Flight Attendants' OT Suit

An Illinois federal judge Tuesday refused to dismiss a putative class action brought by flight attendants alleging American Airlines failed to properly compensate them for overtime work, saying the airline's a... (more story)

Healthcare Cos. Say 6th Circ. Ruling Bars Nurse's Wage Suit

Two healthcare companies urged a Tennessee federal court to reconsider its order allowing additional discovery in a nurse's proposed collective action, arguing that a recent Sixth Circuit ruling forecloses a t... (more story)

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Mitsubishi Workers' Attys Get $180K From Wage Deal

Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America Inc. will fund approximately $180,000 in attorney fees and costs as part of a $515,000 settlement resolving claims that it used a time-rounding policy that shorted worker... (more story)

DOL Won't Raise 2026 Penalties After Shutdown Data Gap

The U.S. Department of Labor said Wednesday it will not increase its civil monetary penalties for 2026 because the federal government shutdown last fall kept the Bureau of Labor Statistics from publishing the ... (more story)

Seyfarth Adds Davis Wright Duo To Seattle Wage-Hour Team

Seyfarth Shaw LLP announced on Tuesday that it has brought on a pair of labor and employment attorneys from Davis Wright Tremaine LLP to its Seattle office, citing the growth of wage-and-hour litigation in Washington.

DOL's Wage Rule For Immigrant Workers Gets Mixed Input

The U.S. Department of Labor's proposed rule to raise prevailing wages for certain immigrant workers drew criticism from organizations such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, calling the suggested wages unrealis... (more story)

Cable Workers Fight Telecom Cos.' Bid To Force Arbitration

Cable technicians who sued several telecommunications companies for misclassifying them as independent contractors told a Virginia federal court that Comcast and a related company cannot force their claims int... (more story)