Expert Analysis

Navigating The Void Left By Axed EEOC Harassment Guidance

With the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently rescinding its 2024 enforcement guidance on harassm... (more story)

Takeaways From 8th Circ. Ruling On Worker's 'BLM' Display

The Eighth Circuit's recent decision in Home Depot v. National Labor Relations Board, finding that Home Depot lega... (more story)

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Closure Highlights Labor Law Stakes

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's recently announced closure, after the U.S. Supreme Court denied relief from an injun... (more story)

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NYC Nurses' Strike Inches Closer To Finish Line Amid Dissent

The nurses' strike on three New York City hospital systems will end Saturday at Mount Sinai and may soon end at Montefiore and NewYork-Presbyterian, though rank-and-file nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian say unio... (more story)

NLRB Trims Info Dispute Between Union, Telecom Co.

The National Labor Relations Board has partially rejected an administrative law judge's decision finding that a telecommunications company violated federal labor law by refusing to provide information requeste... (more story)

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Hyatt Franchisee Must Bargain With Union, NLRB Rules

The National Labor Relations Board ordered a Texas Hyatt hotel operator to bargain with a UNITE HERE local, ruling that the company violated federal labor law by refusing to recognize the union as the exclusiv... (more story)

Michigan Hospital Faces Union's $500K Grievance Claim

A Michigan nurses union is seeking a court order to force Ascension Borgess Hospital into arbitration after the hospital allegedly wiped out more than $500,000 in retirement health account credits owed to registered nurses.

Transit Co. Can't Escape Union Bargaining, NLRB Says

A transit services contractor violated federal labor law by refusing to bargain with a transit union after the union was certified as the exclusive representative for the contractor's employees' collective bar... (more story)

Ex-Manager Says Zipcar Used Illegal Noncompetes, Pay Rules

Zipcar enforced noncompetes against employees who did not meet Washington state's earnings threshold and barred managers from discussing their wages in violation of state law, a former manager alleged in a pro... (more story)

Employment Group Of The Year: Morgan Lewis

Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP scored wins for several major companies over the last year, including a Second Circuit ruling for X Corp. that courts cannot compel payment of arbitration fees mid-proceeding and one... (more story)

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Feds Urge Balancing Return To Office With ADA Obligations

The government should avoid requiring in-person work across the board for federal workers who have disabilities, but it doesn't necessarily have to let employees work from home either, the U.S. Equal Employmen... (more story)

Sheriff's Deputy's Firing Suit Tossed, His Atty Sanctioned

A Georgia federal judge tossed a lawsuit Wednesday from a former Atlanta-area sheriff's deputy who claimed he was fired for supporting his boss' political opponent, while sanctioning the deputy's lawyer for ci... (more story)

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Morgan & Morgan, Former Aide Settle Disability, Age Bias Suit

Personal injury law firm Morgan & Morgan PA and a former firm legal assistant have settled a Florida federal lawsuit that alleged age and disability discrimination, according to a filing in the court.

Panel OKs Dismissal Of Ex-Mich. Trooper's Whistleblower Suit

A former Michigan State Police trooper can't pursue state-court claims that he was canned for complaining about supervisors drinking alcohol on the job, an appellate court has ruled, because the state's civil ... (more story)

NC Jury Clears Fuel Parts Co. In PPE Pay Suit

A federal jury in North Carolina found that a former worker at a fuel parts manufacturing company who alleged he wasn't paid for overtime or for time spent putting on personal protection equipment failed to pr... (more story)

NJ Cannabis Worker Axed For Talking Pay, Suit Claims

A former harvester for a Garden State cannabis grower alleged in New Jersey state court that he was fired in retaliation for discussing compensation with a co-worker and for reporting that his manager handed o... (more story)

Ex-McDermott Atty Fights 'Harassing' Subpoena In Bias Suit

A Black attorney accusing McDermott Will & Schulte LLP of firing her for calling out racial bias has urged an Illinois federal court to reject the firm's bid to get employment records from her previous employe... (more story)

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Staffing Co. Recruiters Not OT-Exempt, Judge Rules

TEKsystems Inc. recruiters performed routine sales production work that did not rise to the level of administrative work necessary to be exempt from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act, a Pennsylvania ... (more story)

UFC Fighters Say Talent Agency Shirking Discovery Order

Fighters who accuse the Ultimate Fighting Championship of suppressing wages asked a Nevada federal judge to order a third-party talent agency to explain why it should not be held in contempt for violating a discovery order.

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Ex-Goldman Unit Workers Must Arbitrate Unpaid Wage Claims

Customer service employees must arbitrate wage claims against a fintech company formerly owned by Goldman Sachs, a Georgia federal judge ruled on Wednesday, finding that arbitration agreements referencing Gold... (more story)

Texas Oil Drilling Co. Failed To Pay OT, Worker Alleges

An oil drilling service provider systematically failed to pay its employees for their overtime and asked them to rework their time sheets to show fewer working hours, a worker told a Texas federal court.

4th Circ. Won't Revisit Butterball Worker's Wage Suit

The full Fourth Circuit said it won't review a panel's decision finding that a Butterball turkey catcher was paid on a piece-rate basis and that he couldn't pursue claims for unpaid wages under state law.

Petco Hit With Wage Suit Over Meal Deductions

Petco automatically deducted 30-minute meal breaks from employees' hours even though they regularly worked through them, leading to unpaid wages, a former employee said in a proposed class and collective actio... (more story)

6th Circ. Revives County Worker's FLSA Retaliation Suit

A jury could reasonably find that a former Tennessee county employee was fired for complaining about unpaid overtime rather than for using profanity or because of a looming budget cut, the Sixth Circuit ruled ... (more story)