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EEOC Drops DEI Subpoena Suit After Nike Hands Over Info

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told a federal court that it was withdrawing a suit seeking records on Nike's diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and other corporate practices, saying the sports apparel giant has given the agency what it wants.

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Courts Weigh Arb. Fee Fights 1 Year After Top Calif. Ruling

A year after the California Supreme Court upheld a state law provision regarding the payment of arbitration fees, employers no longer have to fear that inadvertently late payments will cause wage claims to return to court, but they could have to show that delayed payments were not willful or grossly negligent.

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D.C. Circ Won't Rehear NLRB Remedy Ruling In Firing Row

The D.C. Circuit won't rethink its decision that a Vermont software company illegally fired an employee for creating a spreadsheet for coworkers to share their salaries, according to a Wednesday order, rejecting claims that the circuit court wrongly rejected its challenge to ordered remedies in the case.

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Flashpoints In Focus: Shifting Workplace Violence Responses

Dawn Solowey, Sam Schwartz-Fenwick and Adam Young

Amid recent threats of violence against artificial intelligence company executives and Jewish-owned businesses, em... (more story)

Limiting Employer Risk If Calif. Case Upends Time Rounding

Jacqueline Crispino

The California Supreme Court's holdings in recent years suggest that it may tighten the rules for — or even elimin... (more story)

Justices' FTC Ruling Weakens Qui Tam's Constitutional Base

Daniel Passeser

The U.S. Supreme Court’s holding in Trump v. Slaughter, expanding presidential control over those exercising execu... (more story)

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Labor Groups Sue Ed. Dept. Over Student Loan Access Cuts

The AFL-CIO and several unions have filed a complaint in D.C. federal court challenging new federal student loan caps in a U.S. Department of Education rule that narrows the definition for "professional studen... (more story)

Allegheny DA Says County, Union Usurped His Firing Power

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala has filed suit against the county and the union representing his office's employees, claiming they are usurping his power under state law an... (more story)

NLRB Judge Says Ransomware Attack Can't Justify Info Delay

A Michigan hospital can't use a ransomware attack to justify taking 15 weeks to give a union the benefits information it requested, a National Labor Relations Board judge ruled Wednesday, dinging the hospital ... (more story)

Dialysis Co.'s Appeal Came Too Late, NLRB Tells 5th Circ.

The National Labor Relations Board correctly tossed a dialysis center network's late appeal of a ruling, the agency told the Fifth Circuit, saying Satellite Healthcare Inc. didn't meet the standard for showing... (more story)

Hospital Fights NLRB's Overtime Change Ruling At DC Circ.

A Puerto Rico hospital urged the D.C. Circuit to overturn the National Labor Relations Board's finding that it unlawfully changed how it assigns overtime without bargaining with its employees' union, arguing t... (more story)

DOL Backs Off Job Corps Shutdowns To End Students' Suit

The U.S. Department of Labor has agreed to rescind its decision to shutter 99 contractor-operated Job Corps centers nationwide to settle a suit brought by students who challenged the closures in D.C. federal court.

Split 11th Circ. Upholds FRA's Train Crew Size Rule

A divided Eleventh Circuit panel on Tuesday upheld the Federal Railroad Administration's two-person train crew rule, saying the agency reasonably justified the safety rationale for the rule and rejecting the r... (more story)

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Simi Valley To Pay $230K To End Calif. Watchdog's Bias Probe

The California Civil Rights Department said the city of Simi Valley will pay $230,000 to resolve allegations that a manager punished an employee for reporting sexual harassment and refused her request for a mo... (more story)

DOL To Pay Atty Fees To End Demographic Data Fight

The U.S. Department of Labor will pay $225,000 in attorney fees and costs to end a news organization's suit over access to federal contractors' workforce diversity reports, after the Ninth Circuit affirmed an ... (more story)

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Nike Can't Cut Retaliation Claim From Overpayment Dispute

Nike can't erase a Hispanic former employee's retaliation counterclaim from its lawsuit alleging he refused to return a mistakenly awarded bonus, a Maryland federal judge ruled Wednesday, keeping alive the wor... (more story)

3rd Circ. Says Exec's Rudeness Can't Sustain Race Bias Suit

The Third Circuit backed on Thursday the dismissal of a Black biomedical factory director's race bias suit claiming a safety inspector targeted him with unnecessary audits out of discrimination, finding that t... (more story)

Walgreens Faces Pregnancy Bias Suits From 2 Ex-Workers

Two former Walgreens corporate employees sued the pharmacy chain in Illinois federal court, alleging the company fired them both on the same day while they were on approved family leave, targeting them because... (more story)

9th Circ. Backs Wash. State Agency's COVID Bias Suit Win

A split Ninth Circuit panel refused to reopen a former Washington state corrections department employee's lawsuit alleging the agency refused his religious request to be excused from its COVID-19 vaccination p... (more story)

Missouri Seeks To Block Minority Contracting Program

Missouri Attorney General Catherin L. Hanaway pressed a district court judge to block Kansas City's contracting program for minority- and women-owned businesses, saying it violates the equal protection clause ... (more story)

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NJ Vets Org. Hit With Suit Alleging Harassment, Underpayment

Three former bartenders at a New Jersey Veterans of Foreign Wars post have sued the organization and its commander in federal court, alleging they were paid below the minimum wage while being subjected to year... (more story)

Auto Supplier Fired Worker Over FMLA Leave, Suit Says

An international automotive supplier fired a lab technician for taking leave to care for her mother and shorted hourly workers for off-the-clock work, according to a proposed collective action filed in Michigan federal court.

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NY Steakhouse Fights Sanctions Bid In Wage Deal

A steakhouse operator urged a New York federal judge to deny workers' bid for sanctions, arguing it complied with an order on who belonged on the class list and corrected disputed hours and contact information.

Ogletree Says Equinox Owes $1.4M In Unpaid Legal Bills

Ogletree said Monday that fitness company Equinox owes nearly $1.4 million in fees and expenses for the firm's work representing it in an employment matter in Los Angeles, according to a complaint filed in Cal... (more story)

UPS Says Driver's Colo. Sick Leave Claim Is Moot After Pay

UPS has told a Colorado federal judge that the driver pursuing a proposed class action over paid-sick-leave violations can't win his bid for partial summary judgment because he isn't owed any money for sick le... (more story)

Meta Fights Ex-Workers' Rehire Bid In Suit Alleging AI Bias

A group of former Meta employees who claim they were included in a round of layoffs because an artificial intelligence tool and didn't factor their disability accommodations or protected leave into a productiv... (more story)

NYC Fights Gig Cos.' Bids To Halt Pay Laws At 2nd Circ.

New York City urged the Second Circuit to uphold rulings rejecting requests by DoorDash, Uber and Instacart to temporarily block gig-worker tipping and pay laws, arguing DoorDash and Uber are dressing up a pol... (more story)