Expert Analysis

Navigating Workplace AI When Federal, State Policies Clash

Two recent federal bills and various state laws concerning employers' artificial intelligence use may clash with a... (more story)

Employment Immigration Trends And Challenges For 2026

U.S. companies competing for global talent should brace for a turbulent 2026, with greater compliance burdens, hig... (more story)

Top 10 Employer Resolutions For 2026

Heightened regulatory attention, shifting enforcement priorities and increased litigation risk mean that routine w... (more story)

Labor More

Pa. Board Can't Review Court Firing Over 'FAFO' Freebies

The Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board lacks jurisdiction to review an Adams County probation officer's firing over passing out stress balls with the irreverent acronym "FAFO" on them, since it did not fit a n... (more story)

Union Again Denied Entry To NLRB Constitutionality Case

A union involved in the Fifth Circuit case that opened the door for employers to get National Labor Relations Board prosecutions blocked has struck out again in its bid to formally join the case, this time at ... (more story)

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NLRB Gets Up To Speed As Members And GC Are Sworn In

The National Labor Relations Board is set to resume deciding cases after two new members arrived at the agency Wednesday along with President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Office of the General Counsel.

Union Says Construction Co. Must Pay Under Grievance Deal

A construction industry union asked an Illinois federal court to enforce the terms of its settlement agreement with a construction company, claiming that the company and its president have failed to make more ... (more story)

NLRB Official Orders Vote For Subgroup Of Chemical Workers

Quality assurance workers for a chemical manufacturing company can vote on representation by the United Steelworkers, a National Labor Relations Board official has ruled, rejecting the company's argument that ... (more story)

Injunction Protecting TSA Labor Contract Is Moot, Feds Says

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security should be allowed to proceed with plans to terminate a labor contract covering Transportation Security Administration workers, the Trump administration told a Seattle f... (more story)

Texas Teacher's Union Says Kirk Inquiries Violate Free Speech

The Texas American Federation of Teachers sued the state's education agency in federal court Tuesday over its investigations into hundreds of school officials accused of making "vile" or "inappropriate" commen... (more story)

Discrimination More

Colo. Judge Tosses Banker's Cancer-Leave Suit Against UMB

A Colorado federal judge granted an early win to UMB Financial Corp. over a banker's claims that the company discriminated and retaliated against her by denying her leave to recover from chemotherapy treatment... (more story)

Legal Services Atty Named Top NYC Human Rights Enforcer

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has tapped a lawyer from a group that provides free legal services to low-income clients to spearhead the city's human rights enforcement body.

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6th Circ. Says CEO's Comments Too Tame To Back Bias Suit

The Sixth Circuit declined to reinstate a former worker's suit alleging that the CEO of a logistics company sexually harassed her with inappropriate comments about her appearance, ruling his behavior wasn't ba... (more story)

Ex-Child Pop Artist Sues Management Co. Alleging Sex Assault

A former child singer who released Christian pop albums is suing her former manager and agency, alleging that she was groomed and sexually assaulted as a teen and that the agency covered it up and allowed the abuse to happen.

Haynes Boone Adds Perkins Coie Employment Pro In Dallas

Haynes Boone has bolstered its labor and employment practice with the addition of an experienced Dallas-based partner who came aboard after more than a decade with Perkins Coie LLP.

Harvey Weinstein In Plea Talks As 3rd NY Trial Looms

A lawyer for Harvey Weinstein said Thursday the former Hollywood movie mogul will consider pleading guilty to a third-degree rape charge after a New York judge denied his bid to toss a separate sexual assault conviction.

NC Judge Warns Of 'Pandora's Box' In Shareholder Row

A North Carolina business court judge Wednesday cautioned counsel for a discharged director of a real estate and insurance company against potentially "opening Pandora's Box" as he argued that his client was t... (more story)

Wage & Hour More

Amazon Drivers Can Keep Wage Suit In Court, Calif. Panel Says

Amazon cannot ship to arbitration six drivers' individual claims under California's Private Attorneys General Act that they were misclassified as independent contractors, a state appeals court has ruled, agree... (more story)

Miss. Jail Stopped Pay After Defunding Vote, Suit Says

A Mississippi county detention center failed to pay its workers following a board of supervisors vote to temporarily defund the facility, according to a proposed class action filed in federal court.

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Collective Wage Certifications Slowed In 2025, Report Says

Collective certification orders in wage and hour cases slowed down in 2025, likely as a result of arbitration agreements and the several certification standards that courts introduced in recent years, accordin... (more story)

Trader Asks Wary Colo. Appeals Court To Award $10M Penalty

A Colorado appellate panel pushed back Wednesday on an ex-trading director's bid for a $10 million statutory penalty against his former employer following a $6.8 million judgment against the natural gas market... (more story)

Ill. Poultry Processor Improperly Calculates OT, Suit Says

A former Koch Foods employee in Ohio has hit the Illinois-based poultry processor with a proposed collective wage dispute in Chicago federal court, claiming the company has illegally short-changed its workers ... (more story)

Philadelphia Settles Cops' OT Suit 6 Days Before Trial

A group of mid-ranking officers in Philadelphia's police department have settled an overtime lawsuit against the city and the department's leaders, less than a week before it could have gone to trial.

Ga. Health Clinic, Ex-Aide Reach Deal In Wage Fight

A Georgia mental health clinic and a former aide have reached a tentative agreement that, if approved, would end the ex-aide's suit alleging she was forced to resign last year after the clinic refused to hand ... (more story)