Expert Analysis

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)

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)

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Airline Worker Asks To Expand Sanctions Row In Bias Case

A Southwest Airlines flight attendant who was fired after sending her union's president pictures of aborted fetuses is pushing for additional remedies in a sanctions dispute stemming from her long-running reli... (more story)

Chicago Plumbing Co. Defying Arbitration Order, Suit Says

A Chicago plumbing company is refusing to follow all the terms of an arbitration award ordering it to obtain a dual wage and fringe benefit bond with a labor union, a lawsuit filed in Illinois federal court has claimed.

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4th Circ. Scraps Injunction Blocking DOGE's SSA Data Access

The full Fourth Circuit on Friday vacated and remanded a preliminary injunction blocking the government's access to sensitive data held by the U.S. Social Security Administration, ruling that unions and retire... (more story)

NJ Holding Co. Escapes $1M Printers' Union Pension Liability

A union pension fund that tried to collect more than $1 million in withdrawal liability after a printing company ceased operations failed to prove that a holding company was a trade or business, a New Jersey f... (more story)

Calif. Forecast: SF Rail Agency Seeks Redo In Vax Case

In the next week, attorneys should watch for Ninth Circuit oral arguments in an attempt by the San Francisco-area rail agency to reverse a $7.8 million verdict in a COVID-19 vaccination discrimination case. He... (more story)

Minn. Defends Nursing Home Board From Industry Challenge

A Minnesota federal judge should toss a First Amendment-based challenge to the state's creation of a regulatory board for nursing homes, the state argued, saying acceptance of an industry coalition's "novel" l... (more story)

Pilot Slams Teamsters' Counterclaims In Arbitration Dispute

A pilot has urged an Alaska federal judge to toss counterclaims lodged against him by the Teamsters in his arbitration dispute with the union and a commercial air carrier, arguing that the union is trying to r... (more story)

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IBM To Pay $17M Over DOJ's Claims Of 'Illegal DEI Practices'

IBM agreed to pay the Trump administration $17 million to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act with efforts to increase the diversity of its workforce, which the U.S. Department of Justice on F... (more story)

Ex-Firefighter Says He Was Bullied Over Autism Until He Quit

A former firefighter and EMT has slapped a Georgia county with a federal lawsuit claiming he was ruthlessly bullied because he has Asperger's syndrome and ultimately had to leave his job to escape the abuse.

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11th Circ. Says Atty's Racist Remark Can't Buoy Bias Suit

The Eleventh Circuit backed the dismissal of a bias suit by a Black legal assistant for Cole Scott & Kissane PA who claimed an attorney likened her to a slave, saying Friday that a single offensive statement i... (more story)

Agency Boss Misled Court In Kirk Meme Suit, Fla. Judge Says

A Florida federal magistrate judge proposed removing portions of a declaration filed by a state wildlife official in an employee's lawsuit alleging she was fired for sharing a meme making fun of slain right-wi... (more story)

Colliers Accused Of Unfair Firing Over Social Posts On Leave

Real estate and investment juggernaut Colliers International USA LLC fired a senior marketing manager for posting parenting advice under the Instagram name "DiaperDynasty" during her approved 12-week Family Me... (more story)

Waste Co. To Pay $200K To End EEOC Hiring Bias Suit

A Missouri waste management company will pay $200,000 to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming it violated federal civil rights law by refusing to hire female drivers, according t... (more story)

BAE Says Manager's DEI Concerns Aren't Why He Was Fired

BAE Systems urged a Maryland federal court Friday to toss a former manager's claims that he was fired for critiquing its diversity, equity and inclusion policies, arguing it was instead because he was "rude, d... (more story)

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Security Co.'s Jobsite Travel Shorted Workers' Pay, Court Told

A security company in Washington, D.C., shuttled guards between jobsites without paying them for the time they spent in transit, violating federal wage law, two workers said in a proposed class and collective ... (more story)

Jackson Lewis Hires Ex-K&L Gates COO

Labor and employment firm Jackson Lewis PC continued expanding its leadership ranks this year, hiring former K&L Gates LLP Chief Operating Officer Gavin Gray to serve in the same role at the firm.

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Mich. Care Staff Not Paid For Working Meal Breaks, Suit Says

A former senior care facility employee has filed a proposed Fair Labor Standards Act collective action in Michigan federal court, claiming the assisted living and memory care center shortchanged hourly workers... (more story)

NY Forecast: 2nd Circ. Hears Fox Producer's Sex Assault Suit

In the week ahead, the Second Circuit will consider a former Fox News producer's attempt to revive her suit claiming the network didn't adequately respond to her claims that former anchor Ed Henry sexually ass... (more story)

Restaurant Slams Sushi Chef's 'Soap Opera' Sanctions Bid

A Connecticut restaurant urged a federal judge to reject sanctions sought by a sushi chef alleging wage violations, arguing that the plaintiff's counsel has tried to turn a routine deposition dispute into a "soap opera."

Newark Hit With Class Action Over Missing, Late OT Pay

Two public works employees for the city of Newark alleged in New Jersey federal court on Thursday that the city's complex overtime approval process results in unpaid, underpaid or late overtime payments.

Baker Donelson Has New Labor & Employment Co-Chairs

Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC announced Thursday that it has new leaders for its labor and employment practice group: a shareholder who has been with the firm for decades, and another who join... (more story)