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NLRB Memo Shifts Tone On Defenses Against Union 'Salting'

The current Starbucks strike demonstrates the potential effects of salting, in which applicants seek employment in... (more story)

How To Prepare If Justices Curb Gov't Contractor Immunity

Given the very real possibility that the U.S. Supreme Court will determine in GEO v. Menocal that government contr... (more story)

What To Mull After 9th Circ. Ruling On NLRB Constitutionality

The Ninth Circuit recently rejected three constitutional attacks on the National Labor Relations Board in NLRB v. ... (more story)

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Amazon Drivers Push For Class Cert. In Mass. Law Tip Suit

Amazon delivery drivers who claim the e-commerce giant skimmed from their tips are asking a Seattle federal judge to revive claims under Massachusetts state law, arguing that drivers from that state may be eli... (more story)

7th Circ. Says Union Can't Sue Over Officer Election Spending

Only the U.S. secretary of labor can sue to enforce a federal ban on employers spending money to promote candidates for union office, a Seventh Circuit panel ruled Wednesday, upholding an Illinois federal judg... (more story)

Trader Joe's Says Bargaining Ruling Came Too Early

Trader Joe's is fighting a National Labor Relations Board judge's conclusion that it violated federal labor law by snubbing Trader Joe's United at a Louisville, Kentucky, store while it challenges the union's ... (more story)

MVP: Wigdor's David E. Gottlieb

David E. Gottlieb of Wigdor LLP tested the reach of the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act, securing a significant win in a discrimination case that reached the Second Circui... (more story)

11th Circ. Won't Weigh Labor Arbitration Bid Until Case Wraps

A longshoremen's union must continue resolving a labor dispute with a cargo unloader in Alabama federal court, an Eleventh Circuit panel said, tossing the union's request for the appellate court to kick the ca... (more story)

Ogletree Lands Ex-Delta Exec To Bolster Aviation Group

Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC announced Tuesday that it had brought on a former Delta Air Lines Inc. executive as a shareholder in its Atlanta office, adding a new co-chair to its aviation industry practice group.

San Francisco Nurses Can't Challenge FLSA OT Exemption

Nurses who claim that the city of San Francisco failed to pay them the proper overtime rates fall under a Fair Labor Standards Act exemption, a California federal judge ruled, finding summary judgment necessar... (more story)

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Ex-FBI Trainee Says He Was Fired For Displaying Pride Flag

An FBI agent trainee sued director Kash Patel and the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., federal court Wednesday alleging he was arbitrarily singled out and fired for displaying a Pride flag at hi... (more story)

11th Circ. Judge Hints Worker's Hairstyle Bias Win Unsound

An Eleventh Circuit judge expressed concern Wednesday over the jury instructions that led to a more than $800,000 verdict for a former Hyundai plant security guard who challenged a workplace ban on dreadlocks,... (more story)

Asst. Gets New Try At Religious Bias Suit Over Wash. Vax Rule

A divided Washington state appeals court panel said Tuesday a lower court was wrong to dismiss a legal assistant's lawsuit accusing the Washington State Attorney General's Office of wrongfully refusing her req... (more story)

JCPenney Fired Worker Over Cancer Absences, EEOC Says

JCPenney illegally fired a warehouse employee after faulting her for taking too much time off work to attend chemotherapy sessions for breast cancer, according to a new suit the U.S. Equal Employment Opportuni... (more story)

Paxton Deputies Seek To Block Subpoenas In Harassment Suit

Two high-ranking attorneys in the Texas Office of the Attorney General this week blasted deposition subpoenas they got from a pair of former OAG lawyers facing a sexual harassment suit as the "epitome" of abusive discovery.

UPenn Stonewalling In Antisemitism Probe, EEOC Says

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission urged a federal court to force the University of Pennsylvania to turn over names of workers who may have endured or witnessed antisemitism on campus, arguing th... (more story)

Noem Says US Security Behind Job Denial, Not Religious Tea

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem countered a job applicant's lawsuit alleging religious discrimination, telling a Florida federal court that the judiciary system lacks the authority to scrutinize the de... (more story)

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Cintas Corp. Owes Wash. Workers OT And Breaks, Suit Says

Cintas Corp., which provides supplies and services to businesses, routinely shortchanged Washington-based employees on rest and meal breaks, sick leave, overtime pay and other wages, according a proposed class... (more story)

Georgia Atty Told To Arbitrate Wage Claims Against Ex-Firm

An Atlanta attorney was ordered to arbitrate her retaliation and harassment claims against her former firm after a Georgia federal judge determined that the employment agreement between the two sides requires ... (more story)

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Paramount Snags Win Over Ex-CBS Manager Bonus Case

A former CBS News station manager failed to show that her bonus was promised as part of her wages, a Maryland federal judge said Wednesday, agreeing with Paramount that the bonuses were discretionary.

Minn. Insurer Accused Of Not Paying For Boot-Up Time

A Minnesota health insurance provider failed to pay call center workers for the time they spent preparing their computers to be ready to receive calls, a current employee said in a proposed class and collectiv... (more story)

Cognizant Accused Of Retaliation Over Ex-Worker's Claims

A former employee of Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp. claimed in Colorado state court Monday that the company retaliated against him for reporting a "make good" arrangement the company had with a client... (more story)

Trade Groups Want Justices To Mull Collective Standard

Two trade associations urged the U.S. Supreme Court to put an end to a lack of guidance courts have to deal with when it comes to certifying collectives, backing Eli Lilly & Co. in its efforts to have the just... (more story)

Latino Atty Drops Bias, Retaliation Suit Against Va. Law Firm

A Latino former managing partner for an employee-side law firm told a Maryland federal court Tuesday that he agreed to end his lawsuit claiming he was fired for flagging bias and advocating to raise a Black attorney's pay.