Expert Analysis

What To Know About DOL's New FLSA, FMLA Opinion Letters

The U.S. Department of Labor kicked off 2026 by releasing several opinion letters addressing employee classificati... (more story)

5 Action Steps For Employers Facing 27 Pay Periods In 2026

In 2026, some employers may have 27 pay periods, instead of the usual 26, which can cause budgeting and compliance... (more story)

AI-Driven Harassment Poses New Risks For Employers

Two recent cases show that deepfakes and other artificial intelligence‑generated content are emerging as a powerfu... (more story)

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Concrete Co. Challenges Rehire Order For Alleged Pot Smoker

A concrete supplier sought to vacate an arbitration award ordering it to rehire an employee who was fired after he tested positive for marijuana, arguing to a New Jersey federal court that the award doesn't "d... (more story)

Ex-FLRA Member Drops Ouster Challenge After End Of Term

A former member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority who was removed from her seat by President Donald Trump has dropped her challenge to her ouster, telling the D.C. Circuit that her suit is now moot beca... (more story)

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Kaiser Says Unions' Actions Should Free It From Bargaining

A coalition of unions representing Kaiser Permanente employees breached their obligations under a labor agreement by publishing a "haphazard and sensational" report accusing the healthcare nonprofit of fraudul... (more story)

Teamsters Wants Award Restored In Assignment Dispute

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has urged a D.C. federal court to enforce an arbitration award assigning construction work to a group of Pennsylvania members, arguing that another union's appeal to ... (more story)

Littler Names New Board Of Directors Chair, Adds 3 Members

Littler Mendelson PC has elected New York shareholder William J. Anthony to serve as chair of its 19-member 2026 Board of Directors and named three new board members.

Salvation Army Pulls NLRB Challenge After Case Dropped

The Salvation Army dropped a suit seeking a court's declaration that its rehab centers are outside the National Labor Relations Board's jurisdiction after agency prosecutors, who had defended their power over ... (more story)

Calif. Universities, Faculty Settle EEOC Info-Sharing Fight

The California State University system has struck a deal with faculty labor unions to resolve a suit claiming the CSU improperly shared employee contact information with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity C... (more story)

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11th Circuit Reopens Telemundo Sexual Harassment Claims

The Eleventh Circuit gave new life Thursday to a sexual harassment suit from a former Telemundo employee who said she faced retribution for reporting what she alleged was her superiors' misconduct, ruling that... (more story)

10th Circ. Grapples With White Officer's Diversity Fight

The Tenth Circuit wrestled Thursday with whether to revive a white former corrections officer's twice-dismissed suit accusing the Colorado Department of Corrections of creating a racially hostile environment t... (more story)

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Walmart Defeats Black Manager's Race Bias, Harassment Suit

Walmart prevailed Thursday over a suit from a Black former manager who said he was denied a promotion and subjected to racist harassment on the job, when a Michigan federal judge ruled he lacked evidence that ... (more story)

Meta Can't Arbitrate Suit Alleging Bias Against White Workers

Meta Platforms can't arbitrate a former engineer's suit alleging it fostered a hostile work environment that discriminated against white male employees and job applicants for hiring opportunities, promotions a... (more story)

NYC Homeless Nonprofit Shaved Hours, Ex-Worker Says

A New York City nonprofit that operates homeless shelters shaved time off of employees' hours, resulting in unpaid wages and overtime, according to a proposed class and collective action complaint filed Thursd... (more story)

Ex-Baker McKenzie Atty Alleges Assault In New DC Lawsuit

A former Baker McKenzie associate who was sued for defamation over a series of social media posts accusing the firm's Washington, D.C., managing partner of sexual assault has brought her own lawsuit, marking t... (more story)

Food Hall Strikes Deal To End EEOC Racial Harassment Suit

A Virginia food hall has agreed to pay $54,000 to resolve an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming the business's owner created a hostile work environment by using a racial slur and making raci... (more story)

Wage & Hour More

Care Co. Says 3rd Circ. Ignored Loper Bright In Backing DOL

A home health company urged the Third Circuit to rethink its decision upholding a $1 million judgment against it after finding that the U.S. Department of Labor could strip third-party employers of an overtime... (more story)

5 Trends In January's New Paid Leave Laws

Leave protections for organ donors and crime victims and increases to maximum benefit amounts are among the trends in paid leave laws that took effect this month around the U.S. Here, Law360 explores the trends.

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Hotel Must Honor Deal Reached By Solo Atty, 1st Circ. Rules

A Massachusetts hotel cannot escape a $580,000 deal settling a class action and three individual wage and hour cases, the First Circuit ruled, rejecting the entity's argument that a conflict of interest arose ... (more story)

Closed Captioners Get Initial OK For Wage Deal With Vitac

A Colorado federal judge Thursday gave his initial blessing to a $500,000 settlement resolving a Vitac Corp. employee's allegations that the transcription and closed captioning company didn't pay workers for p... (more story)

Arbitrators Back Flowers Foods Driver In Exemption Battle

The U.S. Supreme Court should maintain a ruling that a Flowers Foods distributor claiming unpaid overtime was exempt from arbitration because he engaged in interstate commerce, the National Academy of Arbitrat... (more story)

UFC Asks 9th Circ. To Nix 'Overbroad' Discovery In Wage Suits

The Ultimate Fighting Championship urged the Ninth Circuit to immediately stop a Nevada federal court from enforcing a "breathtakingly overbroad" discovery order in wage suppression lawsuits, saying it violate... (more story)

Delivery Drivers Ink $975K Deal To End Misclassification Suit

A class of truck delivery drivers asked an Illinois federal judge Tuesday to grant preliminary approval to a $975,000 settlement resolving their lawsuit alleging a logistics company they worked for misclassifi... (more story)