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The Future Of DOL Judge Removal Challenges After Slaughter

The U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling in Trump v. Slaughter calls into question whether U.S. Department of Labor ... (more story)

How Rogue AI May Shape Corporate Liability, Responsibility

Recent artificial intelligence cyber incidents offer a window into how companies deploying autonomous systems shou... (more story)

Meta Layoff Suit Serves As Early Test Of AI Bias Claims

A lawsuit in California federal court alleging that Meta's use of artificial intelligence in recent layoffs negati... (more story)

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TV Station Tells Judge To Toss Union Suit Over Fired Photog

An Ohio television station has asked a federal judge to dismiss a broadcast union's lawsuit seeking the reinstatement of a photojournalist who was fired for moving a female co-worker out of a live shot, saying... (more story)

Port Workers Win Class Status In Union Nepotism Suit

A Georgia federal judge certified a nepotism-in-hiring lawsuit against an International Longshoremen's Association local as a class action Wednesday, letting 64 workers band together to accuse the union of bre... (more story)

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Video Game Co. Workers Ratify 'Breakthrough' Union Contract

Video game employees at an Activision Blizzard unit represented by the Communications Workers of America voted to ratify a historic union contract with the company, the CWA said in a Wednesday announcement.

Unions, Feds Reach Deal In Gov't Shutdown Layoffs Suit

A coalition of unions has reached a settlement in principle with the Trump administration resolving litigation in California federal court challenging layoffs at federal agencies during the 2025 government shu... (more story)

Boston TV Station Seeks Ax Of Storm Crew Wage Suit

A Boston television station urged a Massachusetts federal judge to toss a suit over alleged unpaid storm-coverage travel and preparation time, saying the claims fall short and must first go through union griev... (more story)

Amazon Says No Need For Early Discovery In NJ AG's Case

Amazon has told a New Jersey federal court there's no need to expedite discovery in the state's case accusing the e-commerce giant of using its market power to stifle competition for delivery drivers, saying t... (more story)

7th Circ. Backs NLRB In Fire Company's Union Dispute

The Seventh Circuit on Tuesday backed a federal labor enforcers' finding that an Illinois fire-suppression company breached an earlier settlement with its employees when it stopped recognizing their union and ... (more story)

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Airline Group Asks Justices To Review United Vax Bias Class

An airline industry urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to hear United Airlines' challenge to a Fifth Circuit ruling that preserved class status in a religious bias suit over United's COVID-19 vaccine ma... (more story)

Hemorrhoid Pain Can Be A Disability, EEOC Tells 3rd Circ.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed an amicus brief with the Third Circuit on Wednesday arguing that a former FedEx supervisor's hemorrhoid condition could rise to the level of a disability ... (more story)

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Personal Staff Carveout Sinks Black Assistant DA's Bias Suit

A North Carolina federal judge shut down a Black assistant district attorney's suit claiming her boss underpaid her out of race discrimination, ruling her case can't stay in court because she isn't considered ... (more story)

NJ Injury Firm Must Face Pregnancy Bias And Wage Claims

A New Jersey state judge Friday revived pregnancy bias and wage suits against a personal injury law firm, but declined to sanction the firm for allegedly missing payments that led to arbitration proceedings being terminated.

NJ Law Firm, Former Paralegal End Atty Groping Suit

A former paralegal for the New Jersey personal injury firm formerly known as Corradino & Papa LLC has agreed to end her federal lawsuit claiming named partner Jack Corradino groped her at a holiday party.

Fox Rothschild Axed Atty Over Hearing Impairment, Suit Says

Fox Rothschild LLP unlawfully refused to provide hearing aids to an attorney with an auditory impairment and fired him for repeatedly requesting an alternative accommodation, according to a lawsuit filed in Fl... (more story)

11th Circ. Says ACA Trans Care Rule Fight Is Moot

The Eleventh Circuit refused to revive a challenge to a gender-affirming care rule from the Biden administration that was later reversed by the Biden administration, concluding that the issue has become moot w... (more story)

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Carl's Jr. Says Wage Discovery Bid Targets Other Settlement

Carl's Jr. urged a California federal magistrate judge to reject a former worker's bid for discovery in a proposed wage class action, saying she is trying to use the case to attack a separate state court settlement.

Aramark Worker Fights To Keep Parent Company In Wage Suit

A Seattle concessions supervisor has pushed back against a food services company's bid to exit from a wage and hour lawsuit, arguing in Washington federal court that the company's centralized control over empl... (more story)

DOL Letters Address Supervisor Tips, Employee Volunteers

Restaurant supervisors who bartend cannot join tip pools, time that a nonprofit organization's exempt employees spend volunteering is not compensable, and a 60-minute meal break is sufficient even when a worke... (more story)

Contractor Can't Send Arbitration Pact To $162M Wage Class

A contractor that helps administer a New York state Medicaid program cannot send arbitration agreements to members of a $162 million settlement class in a suit alleging it failed to pay personal assistants acc... (more story)

Ex-Facebook Exec Must Arbitrate Memoir Publicity Fight

A California federal judge ruled Friday that a former Facebook executive waited too long to challenge in court an interim arbitral award that bars her from promoting her "Careless People" whistleblower memoir,... (more story)

NYC Launches Office Focused On Worker Organizing

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has launched what his administration said is the nation's first office centered on helping workers organize, connecting them with unions and keeping them informed on their rights.

Amazon Makes Life Tough For Pregnant Workers, Suit Says

A quartet of former Amazon warehouse workers lodged a proposed class action in New York federal court Tuesday, accusing the e-commerce giant of slow-walking pregnant women's requests for additional breaks and ... (more story)