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AI Recruiting Suit Shows Old Laws May Implicate New Tools

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

Pivotal 6th Circ. Ruling Threatens Decades Of NLRB Decisions

The Sixth Circuit's recent decision in Brown-Forman v. National Labor Relations Board fundamentally challenged the... (more story)

How Justices' GEO Ruling Resets Gov't Contractor Litigation

The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent GEO Group v. Menocal decision, holding that government contractors cannot immediat... (more story)

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CSX Shortchanged Workers On Meal Allowances, Union Says

CSX Transportation shortchanged employees on meal allowances that were guaranteed under an arbitration award involving the company and a labor union, according to a complaint filed in D.C. federal court Tuesday.

VA Must Honor CBA While Appealing Order, Judge Says

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs cannot ignore a Rhode Island federal judge's March order to resume complying with a union contract while it appeals the directive, the judge said, denying the agency's motion to stay.

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Dialysis Co. Urges NLRB To Nix Ruling On Withheld Raises

A network of Bay Area dialysis centers has urged the National Labor Relations Board to reverse a decision finding that it unlawfully withheld annual merit raises from employees represented by a Service Employe... (more story)

March Madness Ends, But College Athlete Pay Fights Rage On

The NCAA crowned its basketball champions this week, but college sports is no closer to sorting out thorny player compensation questions, causing some university leaders to rethink their opposition to collecti... (more story)

Worker's Lack Of Disclosure Dooms ADA Suit Against Union

A Pennsylvania federal judge on Tuesday tossed a worker's bias suit claiming a healthcare workers union fired her due to her depression and anxiety after she sought time off of work, ruling her case falls flat... (more story)

Coalition Urges DC Court To Enforce Voice Of America Order

A coalition of journalists, federal employees and their unions has urged a D.C. federal judge to enforce an order requiring the Trump administration to share its plan for reinstating more than a thousand journ... (more story)

MLB Players, DraftKings Settle Suit Over Use Of Player Images

A Major League Baseball Players Association subsidiary and DraftKings Inc. have settled a suit that accused the sports betting company of using athletes' images without permission to promote its gambling platf... (more story)

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11th Circ. Reinstates Ex-Pepsi Worker's Title VII Race Bias Suit

The Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday revived a Black former Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. employee's suit alleging he was fired for complaining about racist harassment, saying the lower court relied too heavily on a long... (more story)

1st Circ. Skeptical Of Ex-Dartmouth Prof's Bias Claims

A First Circuit panel on Tuesday appeared unlikely to reverse a lower court's dismissal of discrimination and retaliation claims brought by a former Dartmouth College associate professor who says he was denied... (more story)

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4th Circ. Backs Software Co. In COVID Vaccine Bias Suit

The Fourth Circuit on Tuesday upheld a software company's win in a former employee's religious discrimination suit alleging he was unlawfully fired after refusing COVID-19 inoculation, saying the worker never ... (more story)

Security Guard's Suit Alleging Gender Bias Fails At 10th Circ.

The Tenth Circuit refused Tuesday to revive a former security guard's lawsuit alleging he was fired for complaining that his supervisor gave female employees preferential treatment, finding he failed to show t... (more story)

DOJ Pushes To End Former Immigration Judge's Bias Suit

The U.S. Department of Justice moved to dismiss a former Ohio immigration judge's discrimination suit in D.C. federal court this week, calling the complaint "heavy on conclusory statements and speculation and ... (more story)

Labor Firm's Advice Isn't Malicious Prosecution, Court Told

The Comegno Law Group has urged a New Jersey state court to grant its bid for summary judgment in a discrimination and malicious prosecution suit brought by a former school district administrator, arguing that... (more story)

Indian IT Co. Ends Fired White Worker's Race, Age Bias Suit

An India-based information technology company has settled a white American former worker's suit claiming he was pushed out of the business to make room for younger Indian and South Asian workers, according to ... (more story)

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Chipotle Worker In Seattle Alleges Scheduling Law Violations

Restaurant chain Chipotle violated two Seattle employment laws by failing to provide workers with adequate notice of scheduling adjustments and withholding additional pay owed to those affected by late schedul... (more story)

Texas Panel Keeps Ex-GC's Suit Over Unpaid Bonuses Alive

A Texas appeals court on Tuesday kept in play a suit by a dairy equipment manufacturer's former general counsel over unpaid bonuses, holding that updated anti-SLAPP rules applied to newly added claims in the s... (more story)

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'Bachelor' Editor Hits Warner Bros. With Wage Suit

Warner Bros. Television Group and related entities failed to pay required wages and premium compensation under an industry labor agreement, a former assistant editor on "The Bachelor" alleged in a California s... (more story)

Sushi Chef Fights Restaurant's Bid For Quick Win In OT Suit

A sushi chef pushed back against a restaurant's contention that he is a "serial filer" of "baseless" wage suits whose experience in the restaurant industry precludes his wage claims, telling a Connecticut fede... (more story)

K&L Gates Axed Worker Over Work-Induced Anxiety, Suit Says

K&L Gates LLP violated federal disability law when it fired an information technology manager because she took medical leave to manage anxiety caused by a supervisor's derisive behavior, the former employee al... (more story)

NY Tour Bus Co. Settles Drivers' OT Suit For $725K

A New York tour bus company and its owner have agreed to pay $725,000 to resolve a decade-old class action alleging they failed to pay drivers overtime and minimum wage, according to a Monday filing in federal court.

Flowers Foods Seeks 1st Circ. Pause Pending Justices' Ruling

Flowers Foods has asked the First Circuit to put a distributor's appeal on hold while the U.S. Supreme Court decides a case involving the same question of whether local delivery drivers are exempt from arbitra... (more story)