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Remote Work Ruling Clarifies Calif. Law Limits, With Caveats

Although a California state appeals court's recent decision in Saberin v. Alation confirmed that California employ... (more story)

A Nuanced Reading Of DOL's Mental Health Parity Guidance

Though a recent U.S. Department of Labor bulletin may suggest that agency enforcement pressure on group health pla... (more story)

2nd Circ. Eases Employer Defense Of Dress Code Rules

The Second Circuit recently sided with Starbucks in a ruling that makes it easier for companies to defend dress co... (more story)

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9th Circ. Judges Hint Hospital CBA May Mandate Arbitration

A Ninth Circuit panel appeared receptive on Wednesday to Long Beach Memorial Medical Center's argument that a nurse should be forced to individually arbitrate proposed class break claims, with two judges sugge... (more story)

9th Circ. Nixes Worker's Win Against Union Over Firing

A Ninth Circuit panel reversed a ruling Wednesday that a union failed a fired worker when it decided not to pursue her challenge to her firing, saying the union looked into her case enough to make a reasonable call.

OPM's DOGE Data Access Was Unlawful, Judge Says

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management unlawfully gave employees associated with the Department of Government Efficiency "broad" access to the sensitive personal information of millions of current and former ... (more story)

Nonprofit Can't Dodge NLRB Contempt Bid In Bargaining Row

A homeless shelter operator must face a motion from National Labor Relations Board prosecutors seeking to hold it in contempt for allegedly flouting an order to bargain in good faith with a union, a New York f... (more story)

Hospital Challenges NLRB's Approach To Union Certification

Simply winning a union representation election shouldn't be enough to bring a union into a workplace, an Oregon hospital fighting its technicians' unionization argued, telling the D.C. Circuit that a union sho... (more story)

Prison Union Fights BOP's Emergency Bid To Ax Labor Deal

The Bureau of Prisons' push to immediately terminate its collective bargaining agreement does not constitute an emergency, a prison guards union argued Wednesday, urging a Connecticut federal judge to reject t... (more story)

SEIU Fired Organizer Over Military Leave, Suit Says

An SEIU organizer was subjected to intense scrutiny and ultimately fired for taking time off to fulfill her obligations as a member of the U.S. Army Reserve, according to a new lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania federal court.

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EEOC's Federal Sector Overhaul Nears Finish Line

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is poised to overhaul how federal employees' bias complaints are handled, sending the proposed regulation to the White House for approval just weeks after the p... (more story)

Calif. Man Sues Rivian Over Cannabis Test Firing, Wages

A Sacramento man is suing electric vehicle maker Rivian LLC in California state court, alleging he was wrongly fired after a cannabis test despite not being impaired or otherwise using cannabis at work, and th... (more story)

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Blank Rome, Ex-Associate Agree To Wrap Up Sex Bias Suit

Blank Rome LLP and one of its former attorneys told a Pennsylvania federal judge Wednesday that they have agreed to end her suit claiming the firm didn't do enough to protect her after she said a male colleagu... (more story)

Allegheny County Passes 12-Week Paid Parental Leave

Pennsylvania's second-most populous county approved what worker advocates said was the first county-mandated paid parental leave policies in the U.S.

Drexel Keeping Its Counsel In Ex-Exec's Bias Suit

A Pennsylvania federal judge on Tuesday denied a former Drexel University compliance executive's bid to have the school's attorney dismissed from the case over an alleged conflict of interest and tossed the ex... (more story)

Ex-Holtec CFO Wins $2.1M Verdict On Whistleblower Claim

A New Jersey state jury on Wednesday found that nuclear services company Holtec International violated the state's whistleblower law when it fired its chief financial officer days after he objected to what he ... (more story)

Atlanta, Ex-Inspectors End Age Bias Suits Over Promotions

Two former Atlanta building inspectors have agreed to end their lawsuits accusing the city of denying them promotions to a chief inspector role because of their age, according to filings in Georgia federal court.

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Pa. Panel Sets 3-Year Limit On Minimum Wage Claims

A split Pennsylvania appeals court panel ruled Wednesday that workers have three years, not six, to sue for unpaid wages under the state's minimum wage law, siding with a pharmacy accused of shorting 20 employ... (more story)

Stay-Or-Pay Deal Cost Worker Final Check, Suit Says

A health care provider withheld a former employee's final paycheck to recover the cost of a $1,400 training course after firing her for attending college exams, according to a lawsuit filed in Maryland federal court.

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Staffing App Will Pay $2.3M, Treat Drivers As Employees

A gig staffing company has agreed to pay $2.3 million and treat all its California workers as employees to end San Francisco's lawsuit in state court claiming it wrongly labeled delivery drivers as independent... (more story)

Recruiter Accused Of Dodging H-2A Ban To Exploit Workers

Three Mexican workers accused a North Carolina labor recruiter of skirting debarment from the H-2A temporary agricultural visa program while exploiting the migrants with exorbitant fees and forcing them to wor... (more story)

3rd Circ. Seems Open To Drexel's Bid For New Pay Bias Trial

The Third Circuit seemed receptive Tuesday to Drexel University's bid for a new trial in a professor's pay discrimination suit, with the judges hinting a trial court may have gone too far by imposing Equal Pay... (more story)

Brokerage Can't Shake Ex-Worker's Pregnancy Bias Suit

An insurance brokerage must face claims that it fired a former employee because of her pregnancy and complaints about discrimination, a North Carolina federal judge ruled, finding that questions remain about w... (more story)

Wayne County, Mich., Workers Allege Overtime Shortfalls

Three former Wayne County, Michigan, employees have accused the county of engaging in "systematic and widespread underpayment" of overtime pay for hundreds of workers by excluding bonuses, shift premiums and o... (more story)