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Defending Against Remote Work Risks During The World Cup

With World Cup matches underway, remote work policies and security measures can help employers manage the risks of... (more story)

Why Private Sector Should Watch Gov't DEI Firing Class Bid

Former federal employees' class certification attempt in Fell v. Trump is worth following, as their challenge of t... (more story)

How PAGA Proposal Could Expand Calif. Labor Agency's Role

The California Labor and Workforce Development Agency's recently proposed regulations governing the Private Attorn... (more story)

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NY-Presbyterian Tees Bid To Ax Union Funds' Antitrust Row

Three union benefit funds lack standing in their lawsuit accusing New York-Presbyterian Hospital of using anticompetitive tactics when negotiating with health insurance companies, the hospital told a New York ... (more story)

Software Co. Urges NLRB To Reverse Ruling In Layoff Tip Suit

A software company and its subsidiary urged the National Labor Relations Board to overturn an agency judge's ruling that they illegally fired an employee for sharing a rumor about impending layoffs that turned... (more story)

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10th Circ. Says Fire Chief Immune From Termination Suit

A district court erred in denying a Colorado fire chief qualified immunity in a former union president's lawsuit alleging he was unlawfully terminated, the Tenth Circuit ruled Monday, finding that the former p... (more story)

Seyfarth Adds Labor Pro In Dallas From Pilots Union

Seyfarth Shaw LLP has bolstered its labor and employment capabilities with a new partner in its Dallas office who served as labor relations counsel for the Air Line Pilots Association.

Pension Fund Trustees Partially Settle $1.8M Transit Co. Suit

Trustees of a Teamsters-affiliated pension fund have reached a partial settlement in a lawsuit over a more than $1.8 million reallocation liability assessment against a defunct transit company, asking a New Yo... (more story)

SEIU Seeks Arbitration Over Minn. Nursing Home Firing

A Minnesota nursing home is violating a collective bargaining agreement with a Service Employees International Union local by refusing to arbitrate a pending grievance over an employee's termination, the union... (more story)

Fire Chiefs Must Face Union President's Retaliation Claims

Two men who served as fire chief in the city of High Point, North Carolina, must face a firefighter's claims that they retaliated against him for speaking up about workplace issues in his capacity as union pre... (more story)

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BioNTech Accused Of Firing Nurse Over Drug Trial Concerns

A former senior clinical trial manager at BioNTech US Inc. told a North Carolina federal court Monday that she was wrongfully fired after complaining to higher-ups about an "epidemic of safety issues and proto... (more story)

Mich. Appeals Court Backs Detroit In Ex-Officer's Bias Suit

A former Detroit police officer failed to get his bias, retaliation and hostile work environment suit revived, as a Michigan appeals court found he had not shown that his firing was tied to his Nigerian nation... (more story)

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2nd Circ. Backs Avangrid's Defeat Of Worker's Age Bias Suit

The Second Circuit declined Tuesday to revive an Avangrid Management Co. worker's suit claiming the utility business wouldn't promote her because of her age, ruling she lacked evidence that hiring managers kne... (more story)

New York Mask Ban For Fed Agents Sparks Dueling Lawsuits

New York state and the U.S. Department of Justice have filed dueling lawsuits over the state's new laws banning federal law enforcement officers from wearing face masks and seeking to rein in immigration enfor... (more story)

SHRM Official Flags Compliance Hurdles As States Act On AI

The ongoing proliferation of state and local efforts to regulate artificial intelligence technology in the workplace isn't likely to let up, requiring employers to stay on top of an expanding patchwork of comp... (more story)

11th Circ. Won't Reopen White Ex-Postmaster's Race Bias Suit

The Eleventh Circuit upheld the U.S. Postal Service's win over a white former Georgia postmaster's lawsuit alleging she was suspended for complaining that a Black mail carrier had threatened her, finding the b... (more story)

Workday Can't Knock Calif. Law Claims Out Of AI Bias Suit

Workday can't cut California law claims from a proposed class action alleging its artificial intelligence tools discriminated against job applicants, as a federal judge ruled Monday that the company's Golden S... (more story)

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Class Certified In Konica Minolta Workers' Severance Dispute

A New Jersey federal judge Tuesday agreed to certify a class of workers alleging Konica Minolta used an office relocation as a guise to conduct a mass layoff without having to pay severance.

Worker Accuses Outsourcing Co. Of Pay Errors

A former customer support worker has sued a business process outsourcing company in Massachusetts federal court, alleging the company shortchanged workers on overtime and paid them late because of its semi-monthly pay system.

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Airline Trade Group Beats Bid To End Mich. Sick Leave Suit

A federal judge allowed a national airline trade group's challenge to Michigan's earned sick leave law to move forward Monday in a Michigan federal court, finding the group plausibly alleged the law is preempt... (more story)

Paid Family Leave Bill For Fed Workers Could Up Recruitment

A recently reintroduced bipartisan bill that would provide federal employees up to 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave could give them the much-needed time off for medical-related issues while also helpi... (more story)

Home Depot Worker Seeks Class Of 21K In Moonlighting Suit

A Home Depot employee called on a Seattle federal judge to certify a class of more than 21,000 current and former low-income workers whom the home improvement store chain allegedly barred from working addition... (more story)

Ex-CEO Says Credit Union Can't Seek $80K For Business Unit

The ex-CEO of Sound Federal Credit Union asked a Connecticut state judge on Monday to dismiss portions of the credit union's two counterclaims asking him to return $80,000 for services he didn't perform becaus... (more story)

Stop & Shop Accused Of Flouting Mass. Pay Rule

A former Stop & Shop employee says the supermarket chain is violating the Massachusetts Wage Act by failing to give terminated workers all owed pay on their final day of employment, according to a proposed cla... (more story)