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Gender-Expansive Calif. Equal Pay Laws Widen Employer Risk

California's recent amendments to strengthen its Equal Pay Act and Pay Transparency Act aim to shrink the wage gap... (more story)

How Calif. Safety Worker Pension Bill Could Cost Employers

Public employers should carefully consider how pension costs and bargaining concerns could change under a Californ... (more story)

Chicago Suits Highlight Struggle Over Piercing Corporate Veil

A union's latest lawsuit against the owners of a storied Chicago bar and restaurant that closed in 2023 illustrate... (more story)

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Ind. City Unlawfully Interfered With Picket, Union Says

An Indiana city violated federal labor law by attempting to shut down a picket organized by an International Union of Operating Engineers local against a construction company, the local told an Indiana federal court.

Pa. Justices Hint Union Row Hinges On Arbitrator's Power

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Wednesday considered if an arbitrator had the authority to waive deadlines in a dispute involving union-represented Allegheny County Jail employees, with one justice suggestin... (more story)

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Food Co. Can't Nix Award In PTO Dispute With Union

A food processing and distribution company cannot undo an arbitration award in a dispute with a union regarding its paid time off policy, a Minnesota federal judge found Tuesday, ruling that the company failed... (more story)

Lipton Urges 4th Circ. To Uphold Win On Late Grievance

Judges, not arbitrators, should decide when grievances were filed too late to qualify for arbitration, Lipton argued, telling the Fourth Circuit that a Virginia federal judge properly ruled as much in a labor ... (more story)

Builder Says Tunnel Overseer Can't Ax PLA Suit Amid Appeal

A New Jersey builder urged a federal judge to keep alive its challenge to a union labor requirement for work on a project to tunnel from New Jersey to Manhattan, saying its challenge to an injunction denial pr... (more story)

7th Circ. Suggests High Court Ruling Supports Ark. PBM Rule

The Seventh Circuit appeared reluctant Tuesday to revive a union fund's challenge to an Arkansas rule making health plans disclose pharmacy compensation and pay fees, with judges pointing to a 2020 U.S. Suprem... (more story)

Mass. Hospital Fights Numerous ULP Allegations Before NLRB

A Massachusetts hospital has urged the National Labor Relations Board's Region 1 office to throw out multiple parts of a decision finding that it committed a host of labor law violations against a nurse's unio... (more story)

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6th Circ. Won't Revive Ohio Worker's Disability Bias Suit

The Sixth Circuit backed an Ohio agency's win in a financial worker's suit claiming she was placed on involuntary leave because of her ministrokes without any effort to identify a different arrangement, findin... (more story)

Evidence Cut In Weinstein's 3rd NY Rape Trial As Jury Picked

Six years after the first #MeToo verdict against Harvey Weinstein, a New York state judge on Tuesday began picking a jury for the disgraced producer's third rape trial in Manhattan and ruling on what evidence would come in.

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Counsel In Ex-Chartwell Atty Firing Suit Told To Ease Off

A Florida federal judge said Wednesday she wanted more information about a sanctions motion allegedly filed with hallucinated AI citations and urged attorneys to "bring the temperature down" in an ex-Chartwell... (more story)

'Women Only Have Tattoos?' Judges Doubt Bias At RTX Unit

Connecticut appellate judges sounded skeptical Tuesday that a female mechanic could support a gender bias claim against RTX Corp.'s Pratt & Whitney division by citing her short stature and tattoos, noting that... (more story)

Va. Gov. Floats Study Instead Of Signing Menopause Bias Bill

Virginia's governor declined to sign a bill that would have made it illegal for state employers to discriminate against workers or deny accommodations for menopause or perimenopause, instead asking the state L... (more story)

Defense Contractor Fired Execs For Flagging Fraud, Suit Says

A defense contractor fired two executives who reported a $1.9 million fraud scheme on a classified government contract, but retained the manager who orchestrated it, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Col... (more story)

Submarine Co. Strikes Deal To End Long-Haul COVID Bias Suit

A nuclear submarine builder agreed to settle and close a former worker's suit alleging the company fired her for taking medical leave to treat her long-haul COVID symptoms, according to a Connecticut federal court filing.

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Oilfield Co. Required Worker LLCs, Denied OT, Suit Says

An oilfield services company misclassified workers as independent contractors and required them to create their own limited liability companies to continue working there, according to a proposed collective and... (more story)

Collective Expanded In OT Suit Against Land Management Co.

New affidavits workers provided in their overtime suit against a land management company support their bid to expand their collective on a nationwide basis, a Maryland federal judge ruled Wednesday, rejecting ... (more story)

Va. Governor Passes On Paid Leave Bills, For Now

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger declined to sign two bills that would expand paid sick leave and establish a paid family and medical leave program, proposing amendments to the bills she said she otherwise supports.

Target Says Workers' Walking Time Not Compensable

Target urged a Washington federal judge to dismiss a proposed class action alleging workers were not paid for time spent walking inside a distribution center before and after their shifts, arguing the activity... (more story)

Auto Parts Co. Workers Lose Class Certification Bid

A North Carolina federal judge Tuesday declined to certify a proposed class of workers accusing an automobile parts company of shorting them on wages, but allowed a collective certification bid to stand for the time being.

Wage Suit Against Esports Co.'s CEO Can't Proceed In Conn.

A federal judge ruled that a former employee of a bankrupt esports company cannot pursue a Connecticut wage claim against the company's CEO in that state, saying it would impose an "immense burden" on the Cali... (more story)

Rehab Programs Seek To DQ Participant's Counsel In Pay Suit

Several Texas-based addiction recovery program operators urged a federal court to disqualify a program participant's counsel in a Fair Labor Standards Act lawsuit, arguing the attorney's prior involvement with... (more story)