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Management Attys Seeing Easier Path To NLRB Settlements

Attorneys who represent employers say they have noticed a more lenient approach to settlements from the National Labor Relations Board's regional offices in the first year under the board's Republican leadership, a development that could lead to quicker resolutions of disputes as the board targets a lengthy case backlog.

5th Circ. Look At PWFA Passing May Set Stage For High Court

The full Fifth Circuit will hear arguments Tuesday in the federal government's appeal of an order barring it from enforcing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act against Texas in a case over congressional voting procedures that experts say muddies the statute's validity and will likely land before the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Swedish Health $86M Wage Deal Secures Initial OK

Seattle-area hospital system Swedish Health Services will pay $86 million to settle a proposed class action claiming its alleged meal break violations and rounding practices led to unpaid wages, according to a state judge's preliminary approval of the deal.

Expert Analysis

Employer Tips After 4th Circ. Rejects Trimmed Suit Deadlines

Parker Thoeni and Fiona Ong

The Fourth Circuit's recent holding in Thomas v. EOTech that employers cannot use contractual provisions to shorte... (more story)

9th Circ.'s Silence Prolongs Uncertainty On Cemex Framework

Ashley Pack and Jeremy Smith

By affirming a bargaining order in Cemex Construction Materials v. National Labor Relations Board without opining ... (more story)

Tips For Handling DEI Clampdown In Gov't Contracts

Alexander Hastings, Lisa Dykstra and Sharon Masling

A recent executive order and subsequent guidance from the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council reflect unified o... (more story)

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Trump Administration Must Face NAACP, Unions' Ed. Dept. Suit

The Trump administration must continue facing claims that it overstepped its authority by attempting to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, with a Maryland federal judge saying a lawsuit brought by the... (more story)

Union Coalition Urges Court to Nix FLRA Union Case Rule

A coalition of federal worker unions has urged a Massachusetts federal court to set aside a final rule changing the Federal Labor Relations Authority's process for handling union representation cases, arguing ... (more story)

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Fed. Circ. Scrutinizes Email Mishap In Decade-Old Wage Fight

A Federal Circuit panel questioned Monday whether an email mishap that kept a U.S. Department of Defense employee from timely appealing his furlough was the employee's fault, after the U.S. Supreme Court gave ... (more story)

Auto Dealer Fired Worker Over Wage Talk, NLRB Judge Says

An Illinois auto dealership violated the National Labor Relations Act by threatening and later firing a worker who talked about pay with another employee, a National Labor Relations Board judge held, saying th... (more story)

NLRB Majority Skeptical Of Boat Captains' Union Rights

The National Labor Relations Board on Monday let stand a regional official's decision approving a representation petition by a group of boat captains even as the panel's Republican members hinted at interest i... (more story)

NLRB Judge Says Kroger Unit's Parking Lot Policy Is Unlawful

A Kroger grocery delivery service violated federal labor law by preventing off-duty employees in Kentucky from soliciting for a Teamsters affiliate on company property, a National Labor Relations Board judge has ruled.

Union Says Southwest Manufactured Deposition 'Emergency'

The Southwest Airlines Pilots Association urged a Texas federal judge to reject Southwest Airlines' emergency bid to reconsider an order postponing depositions of union-affiliated pilots facing internal invest... (more story)

Discrimination More

Female Medtronic Manager's Firing Driven By Bias, Court Told

Medtronic fired a longtime manager for disciplining a male subordinate and raising concerns about gender discrimination and retaliation, the worker told a Colorado state court.

Tech School Fights Fees After Ex-Admin's Firing Case Win

Upper Bucks County Technical School in Pennsylvania has asked a federal judge not to award a former administrator all requested legal fees and litigation costs or adjust his award for taxes after winning his s... (more story)

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NYC Sanctioned For Sluggish Discovery In IVF Sex Bias Suit

A federal judge sanctioned New York City on Monday for its lethargic discovery responses in a proposed class action claiming a municipal health plan unlawfully blocked gay men from receiving in vitro fertiliza... (more story)

Feds Say School's Diversity Goals May Have Led To Bias

The Trump administration urged the Third Circuit on Monday to reopen a former Temple University professor's lawsuit alleging he was denied tenure because of the school's efforts to diversify its faculty as wel... (more story)

5th Circ. Shuts Down Auto Dealership's Pregnancy Bias Suit

The Fifth Circuit refused Monday to reopen a lawsuit from a former payroll accountant for a Houston car dealership claiming that she was unlawfully fired ahead of her maternity leave, saying she hadn't shown t... (more story)

10th Circ. Says DEI Training Didn't Harm White Worker

The Tenth Circuit on Monday shut down, for the second time, a white former Colorado corrections officer's suit claiming he faced racist harassment and discrimination through a diversity training, saying he fai... (more story)

Counselor Claims Nonprofit Fired Him For Reporting Abuse

A former counselor at a Pennsylvania juvenile justice facility has filed a lawsuit in state court alleging his ex-employer fired him in retaliation for reporting allegations of physical and sexual abuse against the residents.

Wage & Hour More

Target Owes Pay For Gear-Up Time, Worker Says

A former Target distribution center worker sued the retail giant in Maryland federal court, claiming the company failed to pay hourly employees for time spent on mandatory pre- and post-shift activities.

5th Circ. Tosses Another DOL Overtime Rule Appeal

The U.S. Department of Labor will no longer pursue another appeal seeking to save a Biden-era rule that increased the salary threshold for white-collar overtime exemptions.

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COVID Hazard Pay Counts Toward OT, 11th Circ. Rules

An Alabama retirement and assisted living facility unlawfully excluded pandemic-related hazard pay from employees' overtime calculations, the Eleventh Circuit ruled, finding that the pay must be included in wo... (more story)

Sanctions On Table In Sushi Chef's Wage Suit Against Eatery

A Connecticut federal judge on Monday appeared poised to order sanctions favoring a sushi chef in a proposed class action accusing a Fairfield restaurant of wage violations, criticizing the eatery's attorney f... (more story)

Grubhub Drivers Allege Wage Theft, Illegal Face Scans

Grubhub has misclassified its delivery drivers as independent contractors and unlawfully collected their biometric data without consent, according to a proposed class action filed in Illinois state court.

Farmworkers Say Atty Absence Won't Justify Sanctions Relief

Farmworkers accusing a harvesting company of luring them to the U.S. under false promises urged a Colorado federal court Monday to reject the company's attempt to undo sanctions, arguing its attorney's prolong... (more story)

Cable Co. Looks To Kick Misclassification Suit To Arbitration

Cable technicians alleging several companies misclassified them as independent contractors must arbitrate their claims against one of the businesses because they signed agreements barring class and collective ... (more story)