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Deloitte Punishes Parents For Taking Leave, Ex-Worker Says

A former Deloitte employee filed a proposed class action in California federal court on Thursday claiming the consulting giant's performance metrics ultimately shortchange parents who've taken leave, and that that's a problem because compensation is based on those performance metrics.

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Union Push At Wells Fargo Stumbles As Contract Fight Drags

A novel effort to organize the mostly nonunion banking industry has hit a snag as some Wells Fargo workers have rejected the Communications Workers of America, though it's unclear whether this is a trend or a speed bump for a largely successful campaign that has yet to reach a contract.

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Dunkin' Stores Cut $250K Deal In EEOC Disability Bias Suit

Fifteen Dunkin' franchisees and their management company will pay $250,000 to end a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging they forced employees with disabilities and medical restrictions onto unpaid leave, according to a Thursday filing in Massachusetts federal court.

Expert Analysis

Chicago Suits Highlight Struggle Over Piercing Corporate Veil

James Trail

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

Paul Pitts and Ashley Shafer

A new class action in California federal court, Cioppettini v. Mochi Medical, alleging a telehealth company miscla... (more story)

AI Recruiting Suit Shows Old Laws May Implicate New Tools

Benjamin Perry and Lauren Watson

The Fair Credit Reporting Act allegations recently filed in Kistler v. Eightfold AI, are the latest example of bro... (more story)

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Trump Inks Deal With Library Groups Over Agency Cuts

The Trump administration reached a resolution Thursday in Washington, D.C., federal court with the American Library Association and a public sector union challenging an executive order eliminating an agency th... (more story)

NLRB Won't Rethink Order For Rerun Election At USC Clinic

The National Labor Relations Board has refused to rethink an earlier decision ordering a redo for a representation election at a University of Southern California health clinic, ruling that the clinic failed t... (more story)

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6th Circ. Backs NLRB In Fight Over Paving Co. Lockout

A Midwest paving and road construction company violated federal labor law by blocking a group of Michigan employees from working for three weeks in an attempt to force their union's hand in a bargaining disput... (more story)

9th Circ. Nixes Tribe's Bid To Vacate Union Card Check Award

A California Native American tribe can't undo an arbitration award requiring it to follow the guidelines for union representation elections outlined in its 2017 agreement with UNITE HERE, the Ninth Circuit has ruled.

Union Says DirecTV Can't Undo Arbitration Award Over Layoff

DirecTV is attempting to relitigate an arbitration loss over its layoffs of union-represented technicians, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers has told a Colorado federal court, urging the judg... (more story)

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)

NY Group Says ICE Quotas Lead To Warrantless Arrests

Latino New Yorkers accused the Trump administration of executing an unconstitutional policy of racial profiling and warrantless arrests amid its crackdown on illegal immigrants, telling a New York federal cour... (more story)

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Va. Bar Suspends Atty For Misleading Client In Amazon Deal

The Virginia State Bar's disciplinary arm notified the District of Maryland on Thursday that it suspended a Maryland attorney from practicing law in Virginia for six months after finding he misled his client a... (more story)

Miami Police Chief's Firing Was Justified, 11th Circ. Told

Former Miami officials urged the Eleventh Circuit on Thursday to dismiss retaliation claims against them, arguing they're immune from a lawsuit brought by a police chief who alleged he was wrongfully terminate... (more story)

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Police Chief Says Hiring Gay Dispatcher Cost Him His Job

A heterosexual police chief of a Kansas city told a federal court that his employer fired him for hiring a gay employee and filing a complaint against a colleague who opposed that employee's addition to the force.

Lewis Brisbois Accused Of Ignoring Racism, Unethical Billing

A former national billing director of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP filed a lawsuit in California state court this week accusing the firm of ignoring racist conduct and sexual harassment by partners, and... (more story)

Pearson, EEOC Near Settlement In Disability Bias Suit

Educational publisher Pearson is close to settling a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging it failed to ensure visually impaired workers could access trainings and view their benefits o... (more story)

CBS Escapes Fired White News Anchor's Race Bias Suit

A California federal judge tossed a white former news anchor's suit claiming CBS ousted him and replaced him with a Black employee out of racial discrimination, ruling he failed to show bias drove the decision... (more story)

Norfolk Southern Must Face Jury On Age Bias Claims

An Alabama federal judge rejected Georgia-based Norfolk Southern's bid to shut down a suit from a longtime rail worker who said he was forced out of his job due to his age, ruling that there was "ample evidenc... (more story)

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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.

NC Prison Officials Defend Push For Quick Appeal Of Pay Suit

North Carolina prison officials defended their bid for an immediate appeal of a ruling finding correctional officers may be entitled to pay for all time spent inside prison facilities, rejecting the guards' ar... (more story)

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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."

Health Aides' OT Suit Ends After Bankruptcy Ruling

A Maryland federal court has dismissed the remaining claims by workers in a wage lawsuit against a home healthcare provider after related bankruptcy proceedings resolved the dispute, according to court filings.

EEOC Wants NY School District Pay Bias Ruling Reconsidered

A New York federal court misapplied Second Circuit precedent and overlooked evidence about how a school district set a female superintendent's salary, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said in u... (more story)

AstraZeneca Wants 25 Opt-Ins Axed From Pay Bias Suit

More than two dozen women refused to take part in required discovery and should be removed from a collective action accusing AstraZeneca of paying female pharmaceutical sales representatives less than men, the... (more story)

Flight Attendants Ask Court To Ignore United Dismissal Push

Flight attendants suing United Airlines over unpaid wages told a New Jersey federal court Wednesday that the airline went too far in responding to their notice of a related ruling, improperly adding new argume... (more story)