Expert Analysis

A Look At 2 Reinvigorated DOL Compliance Programs

As the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division revives its Payroll Audit Independent Determination and e... (more story)

DOJ's New Initiative Puts Title IX Compliance In Spotlight

Following the federal government's recent guidance regarding enhanced enforcement of discrimination on the basis o... (more story)

RI Menopause Law Brings New Considerations For Employers

Rhode Island becoming the first state to provide express antidiscrimination and accommodation protections for empl... (more story)

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SkyWest Fights Union's Bid To Shield Info In Interference Suit

SkyWest Airlines urged a Utah federal court not to block the disclosure of certain records in a suit accusing the company of interfering with an organizing drive, arguing that releasing the information won't c... (more story)

Alsup Says February Firings Of Federal Workers Were Illegal

A California federal judge has ruled that it was illegal for the U.S. Office of Personnel Management to initiate a mass termination of federal workers, but didn't order their reinstatement, saying the U.S. Sup... (more story)

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DC Circ. Probes NLRB's Employee Criticism Protections

A D.C. Circuit panel struggled Friday with the appropriate line for when an employee's public criticisms of their employer maintain protection under federal labor law as it weighed upholding a National Labor R... (more story)

Builders Urge 11th Circ. To Block Biden's EO Labor Mandate

An association of builders on Friday urged the Eleventh Circuit to block a Biden administration executive order requiring labor agreements for all federal contracts exceeding $35 million, arguing the order wil... (more story)

Chicago Teachers Union Beats Teacher's Race Bias Suit

The Chicago Teachers Union won't have to face a lawsuit alleging that it discriminated against a teacher by not pursuing four grievances she filed, an Illinois federal judge ruled Friday, saying she did not pu... (more story)

Waste Management Cos. Must Face Union Benefit Funds' Suit

Two Boston-area waste management companies must face claims that they conspired to shortchange a pair of Teamsters benefit funds, a Massachusetts federal judge ruled Friday, tossing the companies' motion for summary judgment.

NYC Eviction Counsel Program Struggles To Meet Its Goals

More than half the households eligible for New York City's Right to Counsel program are not receiving legal representation in eviction cases, with representation rates for all households that appear in court p... (more story)

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EEOC Accuses Auto Parts Co.'s Apprentice Program Of Bias

An automotive parts supplier unlawfully refused to let a worker continue an apprenticeship because she was a woman in her 60s with fibromyalgia, causing her to lose out on higher pay and employment opportuniti... (more story)

Mich. Ordered To Clarify Stance On Clinic's Trans Care Policy

A federal magistrate judge on Monday ordered Michigan civil rights enforcers to clarify in discovery responses whether a Christian medical clinic's opposition to gender-affirming care violates the state's anti... (more story)

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EEOC Fails To Get Court Approval For Pregnancy Bias Deal

A Pennsylvania federal judge refused for a second time to greenlight a $30,000 settlement between the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and a child advocacy organization the agency accused of pregna... (more story)

Tesla Favors Foreign Workers Over US Citizens, Court Told

Tesla discriminates against American workers by giving a leg up to H-1B visa holders whom the company underpays, according to a suit brought in California federal court by two U.S. citizens who said they unsuc... (more story)

Disney Workers Get Final OK On $43M Gender Bias Deal

A California judge granted final approval Monday of Disney's $43.25 million class action settlement with over 15,000 female midlevel managers over allegations the entertainment giant paid them less than their male colleagues.

Cozen O'Connor Picks Up 2 Jackson Lewis Attys In Philly

Cozen O'Connor is expanding its employment law resources in Philadelphia with the additions of two attorneys who have moved their practices from Jackson Lewis PC.

Ex-Epstein Prosecutor Maurene Comey Sues DOJ Over Firing

Maurene Comey, a former Manhattan federal prosecutor who brought high-profile criminal cases against the likes of Jeffrey Epstein and Sean "Diddy" Combs, sued the Justice Department on Monday alleging her abru... (more story)

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Steakhouse Servers Say Conn. Judge Did Defense's Job

Counsel for a class of servers at a steakhouse at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut made good on his promise to seek recusal or disqualification of the judge slated to oversee an upcoming trial, arguin... (more story)

Clothing Brand's No-Overtime Policy Flouts FLSA, Court Told

A clothing brand failed to pay its employees for the off-the-clock work that they performed and imposed a policy of no overtime that led to unpaid wages, a former retention specialist claimed in a proposed cla... (more story)

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3rd Circ. Backs Philly School In Worker's COVID Leave Suit

A former Philadelphia school employee resigned rather than being fired, the Third Circuit said Friday, affirming a federal court decision tossing his suit claiming he was discriminated against for refusing to ... (more story)

United Pay Structure Led To Late Pay, Flight Attendant Says

United Airlines' pay structure flouted New Jersey wage law because it failed to pay flight attendants on time, a former employee of the airline told a federal court in a proposed class action.

DOJ Says It Rejected Info-Sharing In Wayne-Sanderson Talks

The U.S. Department of Justice sought to show a Maryland federal judge a key document from its settlement talks with Wayne-Sanderson Farms, arguing it underscores that the poultry producer wanted to keep shari... (more story)

New Orleans Fired Director For Reporting Fraud, Suit Says

The city of New Orleans fired a workforce director out of retaliation for repeatedly raising concerns that employees were committing payroll fraud and misappropriating cash from a COVID-19 federal aid package,... (more story)

Va. City Attorney Tells 4th Circ. He's Immune From FMLA Suit

A Virginia federal judge erred by allowing a Family and Medical Leave Act suit against a municipal attorney to head to trial, the attorney said Friday, asking the Fourth Circuit to hold that he is immune from suit.