Expert Analysis

Accenture's FCA Deal Shows DEI Risks For Gov't Contractors

The U.S. Department of Justice recently settled allegations that Accenture falsely certified compliance with antid... (more story)

2nd Circ. EFAA Ruling Shifts Employer Litigation Strategy

In Diaz-Roa v. Hermes Law, the Second Circuit recently held that, under the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual As... (more story)

How Viral Accusations Can Test Employers' Discipline Policies

The employment fallout that appears to have followed a former Cornell University student's sexual assault lawsuit ... (more story)

Labor More

Montana Grocer Inherited Bargaining Duty, NLRB Official Says

Town & Country Foods Inc. bought a unionized grocery store in Montana and then refused to work with the employees' unions, a National Labor Relations Board regional director alleged in a new complaint, accusin... (more story)

NLRB Closes Memphis Subregional Office

The National Labor Relations Board announced Wednesday that it has closed its Memphis subregional office to save money, splitting its work between staff in New Orleans and Little Rock.

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Teachers Unions Sue Over Mass. Ban On Political Fundraising

A teachers union representing more than 100,000 public educators asked a Massachusetts federal court to stop the state from punishing teachers who, on their own time, ask fellow union members to donate to the ... (more story)

NYC Must Face Ex-Firefighter's Suit Over FMLA Leave

New York City narrowed but can't escape a former firefighter's lawsuit alleging the fire department tried to extend his probationary period and ultimately fired him because he took leave to care for his daught... (more story)

Union Says Ill. Music Fest Failed To Pay Stagehands

An Illinois music festival organizer failed to pay seven stagehands for any of their work despite signing a collective bargaining agreement with their union, according to a suit filed in Illinois federal court.

Union Fights To Preserve Challenge To Texas A&M 'Woke' Ban

A Texas federal judge should preserve claims that Texas A&M is violating the First Amendment by banning "woke" teachings on race, gender and sexual orientation, a professors' union argued, saying the universit... (more story)

TV Co. Urges 9th Circ. To Deny Enforcement Of NLRB Ruling

A TV production company has urged the Ninth Circuit to reject a bid from National Labor Relations Board prosecutors to enforce a board order affirming that the company unlawfully fired four employees after dis... (more story)

Discrimination More

UCLA Says It Helps, Not Hurts, Jewish Staff In DOJ Case

The federal government's lawsuit accusing the University of California, Los Angeles, of systematically discriminating against its Jewish and Israeli employees ignores significant steps the university has taken... (more story)

JPMorgan Seeks Sanctions In Ex-Banker's Bias Suit

A former JPMorgan Chase employee's claims of racial discrimination and sexual harassment were completely false and manufactured, JPMorgan and the employee's former supervisor said in motions urging a New York ... (more story)

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Christian Worker Gets New Shot At 'Laramie Project' Bias Suit

The Tenth Circuit reinstated an administrator's suit claiming he was fired for trying to inject a "Christian perspective" into a school play about the 1998 murder of a gay man in Laramie, Wyoming, saying a jur... (more story)

Michigan Civil Rights Panel OKs Changes To Exemption Bids

The Michigan Civil Rights Commission unanimously approved a resolution Monday directing the state's Civil Rghts Department to clarify procedures for seeking exemptions from Michigan's anti-discrimination law, ... (more story)

IHOP Franchisee Settles Ex-Employee's Disability Bias Suit

The former training and development director for an IHOP franchisee has wrapped up his lawsuit alleging he was fired for missing work after his manager promised to tell human resources he'd entered an alcohol ... (more story)

Ashley Furniture Must Face Fired Worker's Age Bias Claims

A Florida federal judge on Tuesday allowed age discrimination claims to proceed against Ashley Furniture, but tossed a wrongful discharge count alleged by a former worker, finding their employment was dictated... (more story)

Deal In NFL 'Race-Norming' Benefits Suit Gets Final OK

A Maryland federal judge gave the final green light Tuesday on a settlement that says an NFL disability benefits plan will reassess former players' cognitive health to resolve claims that it discriminated agai... (more story)

Wage & Hour More

5th Circ. Bars Immunity In Texas A&M Wage Retaliation Suit

Government officials can't use a special legal protection to escape lawsuits accusing them of punishing workers who complain about their pay, the Fifth Circuit found, allowing a former Texas A&M University adv... (more story)

Wis. Judge Approves $190K OT Deal, Trims Worker's Award

A Wisconsin federal judge approved a $190,000 deal resolving claims that a company shortchanged hourly workers on overtime, but cut in half the extra payment for the worker who led the suit, saying his work on... (more story)

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Farmworker Seeks Higher Atty Fees, Citing 9th Circ. Ruling

A farmworker and a union urged a Washington federal court to increase a previous attorney fee award to nearly $430,000 following a recent Ninth Circuit decision in their favor, arguing they are entitled to mor... (more story)

Ga. Children's Hospital System Hit With Time-Shaving Suit

A major Georgia pediatric healthcare system rounded clock-in and clock-out times to exclude work performed before and after scheduled shifts, according to a proposed class and collective action filed in Georgia federal court.

Colo. Staffing Cos. Settle Travel Nurses' OT Suit For $7M

Two Colorado travel nurse staffing companies and thousands of travel nurses have reached a $7 million settlement to end a class and collective action accusing the companies of underpaying their workers.

Colo. Wind Tower Maker Shorted Workers On OT, Suit Says

A wind turbine tower manufacturer has been accused in Colorado federal court of shaving minutes off factory workers' paid time by rounding their clock-in times, leaving them without overtime pay for work they ... (more story)

Cleveland Clinic Misclassified Research Staff, Suit Says

The Cleveland Clinic wrongly classified research coordinators as salaried employees exempt from overtime despite their routine duties, according to a proposed collective action filed in federal court.