Expert Analysis

Telehealth Suit May Redraw Rules For Physician Classification

A new class action in California federal court, Cioppettini v. Mochi Medical, alleging a telehealth company miscla... (more story)

AI Recruiting Suit Shows Old Laws May Implicate New Tools

The Fair Credit Reporting Act allegations recently filed in Kistler v. Eightfold AI, are the latest example of bro... (more story)

Pivotal 6th Circ. Ruling Threatens Decades Of NLRB Decisions

The Sixth Circuit's recent decision in Brown-Forman v. National Labor Relations Board fundamentally challenged the... (more story)

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Split NLRB Backs Worker In Postal Union Grievance Case

An American Postal Workers Union local violated federal labor law by failing to process grievances from a former U.S. Postal Service employee and lying to her about filing them, a split National Labor Relation... (more story)

NLRB Tees Up Google's Challenge To Joint Employer Finding

Google is poised to test in court whether it jointly employs a contractor's employees under federal labor law, after the National Labor Relations Board found it illegally refused to bargain with a union of con... (more story)

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Flight Attendants Ask Court To Ignore United Dismissal Push

Flight attendants suing United Airlines over unpaid wages told a New Jersey federal court Wednesday that the airline went too far in responding to their notice of a related ruling, improperly adding new argume... (more story)

NLRB Backs Ruling In Longshore Union Threats Dispute

An agency judge was correct in finding that an International Longshoremen's Association local violated federal labor law by threatening to retaliate against workers who filed unfair labor practice charges or t... (more story)

NLRB Ups Back Pay To Longshoreman After Blacklisting

A longshoreman's dissident union activities got him banned from union jobs at the Port of Philadelphia, the National Labor Relations Board held Tuesday, affirming an agency judge's findings that the union loca... (more story)

Portland Beats Most Of Contractor Suit Over Labor Peace Rule

The city of Portland, Oregon, can require contractors that perform janitorial, security and laundry work for the city to sign labor peace agreements, but it may have violated the covenant of good faith and fai... (more story)

Labor Dept. Policy Adviser Named Top Atty At PBGC

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation has tapped a policy adviser who worked for the U.S. Department of Labor's employee benefits arm to serve as the PBGC's general counsel.

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Norfolk Southern Must Face Jury On Age Bias Claims

An Alabama federal judge rejected Georgia-based Norfolk Southern's bid to shut down a suit from a longtime rail worker who said he was forced out of his job due to his age, ruling that there was "ample evidenc... (more story)

3M Settles Ex-Worker's COVID Vax Firing Suit

A former 3M Co. employee who claimed the company's COVID-19 vaccination mandate policy was "unnecessary" and "draconian" has settled his more than 3-year-old suit over his firing, according to a court filing.

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CBS Escapes Fired White News Anchor's Race Bias Suit

A California federal judge tossed a white former news anchor's suit claiming CBS ousted him and replaced him with a Black employee out of racial discrimination, ruling he failed to show bias drove the decision... (more story)

Lost Data Should Get Co. Punished In EEOC Suit, Judge Says

A Georgia federal judge recommended sanctions against a cosmetic surgery provider for neglecting to keep sales data and messages, saying the information could've been relevant in a disability bias suit the U.S... (more story)

District Granted Pause On Discovery In Ex-Dean's Firing Suit

A Colorado federal judge on Wednesday granted a Colorado school district's request to stay discovery in a former dean's lawsuit that alleged the district fired her for criticizing a book ban that a court has s... (more story)

EEOC Wants NY School District Pay Bias Ruling Reconsidered

A New York federal court misapplied Second Circuit precedent and overlooked evidence about how a school district set a female superintendent's salary, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said in u... (more story)

TD Bank Beats Whistleblower's Appeal For Shielded Info

A New Jersey state appeals court on Wednesday backed a lower court's holding that TD Bank does not have to produce information it's seeking to shield from a whistleblower, finding that the disclosure of the in... (more story)

Wage & Hour More

AstraZeneca Wants 25 Opt-Ins Axed From Pay Bias Suit

More than two dozen women refused to take part in required discovery and should be removed from a collective action accusing AstraZeneca of paying female pharmaceutical sales representatives less than men, the... (more story)

6th Circ. Home Care Rule Decision Helps Akin Case, DOL Says

The Sixth Circuit's recent decision that the U.S. Department of Labor could prevent third-party employers from claiming certain wage and hour exemptions for home care companies rejects the same arguments two e... (more story)

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'Bachelor' Editor Hits Warner Bros. With Wage Suit

Warner Bros. Television Group and related entities failed to pay required wages and premium compensation under an industry labor agreement, a former assistant editor on "The Bachelor" alleged in a California s... (more story)

Teamsters, United Defeat Bid To Revive Suit Over Pay Formula

A memorandum alleging union misconduct and claims that a union representative may have simultaneously worked for United Airlines do not justify reopening a lawsuit accusing the airline and the Teamsters of und... (more story)

CSX Shortchanged Workers On Meal Allowances, Union Says

CSX Transportation shortchanged employees on meal allowances that were guaranteed under an arbitration award involving the company and a labor union, according to a complaint filed in D.C. federal court Tuesday.

Chipotle Worker In Seattle Alleges Scheduling Law Violations

Restaurant chain Chipotle violated two Seattle employment laws by failing to provide workers with adequate notice of scheduling adjustments and withholding additional pay owed to those affected by late schedul... (more story)

Texas Panel Keeps Ex-GC's Suit Over Unpaid Bonuses Alive

A Texas appeals court on Tuesday kept in play a suit by a dairy equipment manufacturer's former general counsel over unpaid bonuses, holding that updated anti-SLAPP rules applied to newly added claims in the s... (more story)