Expert Analysis

Flashpoints In Focus: Tips As EEOC Prioritizes Hiring Bias

Two recent cases brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reflect its increased interest in rec... (more story)

Mindful Severance Clause Tips Before NLRB Rethinks Limits

The National Labor Relations Board's recent decision in Prime Communications hinted that it may reconsider the leg... (more story)

Latest NLRB Pick Could Put 4 Key Rulings On Chopping Block

If President Donald Trump's recent nominee for the National Labor Relations Board is confirmed, it would restore t... (more story)

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TV Station Wrongly Ended COVID Benefits, NLRB Atty Says

A National Labor Relations Board prosecutor has urged the board to find that a Pennsylvania television station violated federal labor law when it terminated COVID-19-related benefits for employees, arguing the... (more story)

NLRB GC, Union Object In Mich. Hospital Labor Ruling

An Office and Professional Employees International Union unit has urged the NLRB to reverse part of an agency judge's ruling finding that a Michigan hospital unilaterally hired temporary registered nurses to r... (more story)

Contested Amazon Joint Employer Deal Gets Judge's OK

A National Labor Relations Board judge on Monday accepted over the Teamsters' objections a deal to end a joint employer case against Amazon without an admission that it jointly employed unionized contract drivers.

Justices Turn Down PBGC's Bid To Hear Pension Bailout Suit

The U.S. Supreme Court refused on Monday to take up the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.'s challenge to a Second Circuit decision that said the agency erred by rejecting the union pension fund's application for ... (more story)

Calif. Forecast: Union Pacific Bias Case Returns To 9th Circ.

In the week ahead, attorneys should watch for Ninth Circuit oral arguments in a disability discrimination suit against Union Pacific Railroad Co. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matte... (more story)

6th Circ. Won't Rehear Kellogg, FedEx Mortality Table Suits

The Sixth Circuit on Friday refused to rethink a panel's earlier decision that revived two proposed class actions against cereal giant Kellogg and transportation company FedEx in which retirees allege that the... (more story)

Va. Gov. Vetoes Public Employee Bargaining Expansion

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger has vetoed legislation that would have expanded collective bargaining rights for public employees in the state, drawing condemnations from unions that had pushed the changes as... (more story)

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Justices Won't Revive LA Schools COVID Vaccine Policy Suit

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review whether the Los Angeles Unified School District's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees passes constitutional muster, keeping in place the Ninth Circuit's r... (more story)

8th Circ. Won't Revive ADA Suit Against Carbon Fiber Co.

The Eighth Circuit on Monday backed a carbon fiber manufacturer's win in a suit from a former production operator who said she was fired for asking to sit while working because of a back injury, concluding the... (more story)

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NY Times Editor Wants To Expand EEOC Race Bias Suit

The white New York Times editor at the center of a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sex and race discrimination case asked a federal court to let him enter the lawsuit, saying he wants to add state... (more story)

Aetna Denied A Freeze On Trans Facial Surgery Order

A Connecticut federal judge ordered Aetna to comply with a preliminary injunction requiring it to reconsider coverage denials affecting two transgender health plan participants who sought gender-affirming faci... (more story)

Legal Assistant Says Atty Sexually Assaulted Her After Party

A legal assistant at Texas-based personal injury firm Bivona Law PLLC has sued the firm and its owner in Texas state court, saying the attorney used an office Thanksgiving outing, alcohol and a promised Uber h... (more story)

Hawaiian Scholarship Suit Imperils $2.2M In Work, Court Told

An Indigenous nonprofit is seeking to intervene as a defendant in a constitutional challenge to the Native Hawaiian Health Scholarship Program, telling a federal district court that the litigation threatens $2... (more story)

Social Work Exam Creator Defeats Race Bias Suit At 2nd Circ.

The Second Circuit won't revive a proposed class action claiming a social worker accreditation nonprofit designed exams that disproportionately failed Black and Hispanic applicants, ruling that the organizatio... (more story)

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Judge Severs FedEx Wage Suits Affecting 14K Drivers

A Pennsylvania federal judge on Monday severed three wage suits against FedEx affecting more than 14,000 delivery drivers, saying their claims were improperly joined and represented an attempt to sidestep fail... (more story)

Worker Says 7-Eleven Shaved Hours To Dodge Overtime

A former 7-Eleven worker told a Tennessee federal court the convenience store chain required hourly employees to work off the clock and shaved time from their records to avoid paying overtime.

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Group Backs Uber, DoorDash In 2nd Circ. NYC Tip Law Row

A free-enterprise nonprofit has backed Uber and DoorDash in their challenge to a pair of New York City laws that require food delivery services to prompt customers to tip before checkout, urging the Second Cir... (more story)

NJ Labor Chief Says New Rule Doesn't Change ABC Test

New Jersey’s top labor official said he’s aware of opposition to an ABC test rule for independent contractor classification that his agency finalized this month, but that the regulation doesn’t change the way ... (more story)

Chamber Says NYC Delivery Laws Will Unwind Gig Market

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce urged the Second Circuit to side with Instacart in its challenge to New York City laws governing grocery-delivery worker pay and tipping prompts, arguing that the measures will red... (more story)

Justices Pass On Bakery Distributors' FAA Arbitration Fight

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to review whether a Federal Arbitration Act exemption applies to agreements between two business entities when neither is a worker, leaving intact a Second Circuit dec... (more story)

Revised Suit Against Healthcare Data Co. Still Fails, Court Told

A former healthcare data platform chief strategy officer's amended complaint against the employer failed again to justify bringing three out-of-state individuals into the litigation, the company told a North C... (more story)