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New NLRB GC Likely To Prioritize Efficiency Over Policy Shifts

After the National Labor Relations Board operated without a quorum for nearly a year, general counsel Crystal Care... (more story)

NYC Leave Law Expands Compliance Beyond Written Policies

Following recent amendments to New York City's Earned Safe and Sick Time Act that expand its uses, give employees ... (more story)

3rd Circ. Must Reject EEOC's Flawed Equal Pay Theory

To avoid illogical outcomes, the Third Circuit, in Cartee-Haring and Marinello v. Central Bucks School District, s... (more story)

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Teamsters Local Urges 7th Circ. To Permit Casino Picket

An Indiana city must allow a Teamsters local to resume picketing in front of a casino because the site is located on public property, the union told the Seventh Circuit, urging the court to reverse a lower court decision. 

NLRB OKs Teamsters Vote For Kansas City Car Haulers

Drivers at a vehicle transportation company's Kansas City, Missouri, location can vote on union representation next month, a National Labor Relations Board official held Tuesday, rejecting the company's reques... (more story)

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Judge Allows Some Claims Against DOGE To Proceed

A D.C. federal judge ruled that four nonprofit groups can continue to pursue their claims that Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency violated the Constitution's appointments clause and acted ou... (more story)

Union Fails To Shut Down Suit Over Retirement Plan Roster

A carpenters union and its retirement plan manager failed in an early bid to defeat a class action claiming they violated federal benefits law by investing retirement plan assets in risky funds that lost more ... (more story)

Union Fund Asks High Court To Preserve 2nd Circ. Win

The U.S. Supreme Court shouldn't disturb a union pension fund's win in a multimillion-dollar dispute with the federal agency that bails out struggling pension funds, the fund's trustees have argued, asking the... (more story)

School Bus Co. Says Teamsters' Strike Threat Violates CBA

A threatened strike by a Teamsters local representing bus drivers in two Massachusetts public school districts would violate the terms of their collective bargaining agreement, a school transportation company ... (more story)

Calif. Oil Co. To Pay $9M To End Standby Shift Dispute

An oil company agreed to pay $9 million to settle 750 workers' claims alleging they were not compensated for their 12-hour standby shifts, the employees told a California federal court, seeking the final appro... (more story)

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Sealy Slams Worker's $2.7M Fee Request After $5M Verdict

Mattress brand Sealy Inc. is urging a Washington federal judge to slash a worker's bid for nearly $3 million in legal fees and expenses after a jury awarded her $5 million in an employment discrimination trial... (more story)

Jewish Worker's Time Off Need Got Him Demoted, EEOC Says

Dolgencorp LLC, the operator of Dollar General stores, violated federal law by demoting a Jewish assistant store manager due to his efforts to secure time off to observe his Sabbath, the U.S. Equal Employment ... (more story)

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Care Provider Unlawfully Spurned Deaf Applicant, EEOC Says

A disability-focused healthcare provider based in Indianapolis violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by rejecting a candidate for a housekeeping role because he is deaf, the U.S. Equal Employment Opport... (more story)

Fla. Judge Tosses Fired Reporter's Vaccine Suit Against PGA

A Florida federal judge has ruled in favor of the PGA Tour in a lawsuit brought by a reporter who claimed she was fired for not complying with COVID-19 protocols, saying she couldn't claim a religious exemption. 

11th Circ. Backs Florida A&M's Win In Professor's Bias Suit

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed Florida A&M University's early win in a suit from a former law professor who said her loss of a promotion was racially motivated, finding no evidence to subvert the university's s... (more story)

Fired Ipsen Director Accuses The Pharmaceutical Co. Of Bias

A researcher and pharmaceutical executive brought in to help "right the ship" at an Ipsen Pharmaceuticals subsidiary says after a change in management, she was subjected to gender, age and racial bias and then fired.

Ex-Atlanta Building Inspector's Age Bias Suit Headed For Trial

Atlanta must face a former building inspector's lawsuit claiming he was denied a promotion because he was nearly 60, a Georgia federal judge ruled, rejecting the city's assertion that a magistrate judge should... (more story)

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Chicago Cannabis Co. Inks $250K Tip Theft Settlement

Chicago-area budtenders are asking a federal judge to approve a $250,000 deal that would end a proposed class action accusing their employer of unlawfully taking tips meant for them and giving the money to man... (more story)

Production Co.'s 'Convoluted' Payroll Spurs Late Wage Suit

A production company failed to pay cast and crew on time because of a "convoluted" payroll system and denied legally mandated meal and rest breaks on film projects, according to a proposed class and collective... (more story)

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5th Circ. Revives Suit Over COVID Premium Pay

A Texas district court was wrong to grant a school district the win on a carpenter's claims that he should have received premium pay when he showed up for work during the coronavirus pandemic, the Fifth Circuit ruled.

Reed Smith's Silence On Depo 'Speaks Volumes,' Ex-Atty Says

A former Reed Smith LLP attorney suing the firm for underpaying her based on her gender criticized the firm for its "inexcusable delay and attempted meandering" in seeking to resume deposing her years after he... (more story)

Apple Flouting Mass. Law With Late Pay, Suit Says

A former Apple Store manager says the tech giant consistently paid her and hundreds of other Massachusetts workers later than permitted by state law, according to a proposed class action filed in state court.

Packaging Co.'s $157K Wage Deal Nabs Final OK

A packaging company will pay $157,000 to end a lawsuit alleging it improperly calculated overtime and shaved workers' hours, an Ohio federal judge said Tuesday.

Mass General Accused Of Shaving Time From Workers' Pay

Boston-based healthcare system Mass General Brigham shaved as much as 14 minutes a day from employees' pay by rounding their clock-in and clock-out times, according to a proposed class and collective action fi... (more story)