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Justices' BDO Denial May Allow For Increased Auditor Liability

The Supreme Court's recent denial of certiorari in BDO v. New England Carpenters could lead to more actions filed ... (more story)

Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: January Lessons

In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy discusses five rulings from October ... (more story)

What US Cos. Must Know To Comply With Italy's AI Law

Italy's newly effective artificial intelligence law means U.S. companies operating in Italy or serving Italian cus... (more story)

Labor More

NYC Sets New Wage Standards For Security Guards

Security guards at private buildings in New York City will be entitled to the same minimum wage, paid time off and benefits received by security guards at public buildings under a new union-supported city law ... (more story)

Ore. Seeks Quick Exit In Think Tank's Union Law Challenge

​​The state of Oregon has urged a federal judge to toss a free market think tank's lawsuit challenging a state law that allows unions to sue anyone who impersonates union representatives, arguing the claims ar... (more story)

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Mediation Board Claims SpaceX After NLRB Referral

The agency that oversees labor relations in air and rail transportation has said SpaceX falls under its authority, likely spelling the end of the National Labor Relations Board's legal battles with the rocket maker.

Wilcox's NLRB Firing Won't Be Reconsidered By DC Circ.

Former National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox's challenge to her firing has hit another wall, with the full D.C. Circuit saying it won't reconsider a panel's decision to drop her lawsuit seeking reinstatement.

NJ Justices Say Title IX Preempts Rutgers Union Contract

A grievance procedure in a local union's collective negotiation agreement with Rutgers University is preempted by Title IX, the New Jersey Supreme Court said Thursday, reversing a lower court's decision that f... (more story)

Telecom Tower Co. Threatened Workers, NLRB Judge Says

A wireless and broadcast communications infrastructure company violated federal labor law by indirectly threatening to fire its workers because they engaged in protected activity and preventing them from discu... (more story)

Unions Say FEMA Staff Cuts Threaten Disaster Readiness

A coalition of unions, nonprofit organizations and local governments that are challenging the Trump administration's federal worker layoffs and agency reorganizations asked a California federal judge Tuesday f... (more story)

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3 Things To Watch As EEOC Consolidates Litigation Authority

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's leaders recently expanded their authority to approve or scuttle new lawsuits, a move that will shift enforcement priorities and reflects sentiments that had b... (more story)

Ex-Arby's Employee Sues Over Gender Identity Harassment

Arby's has been sued in Illinois federal court by a nonbinary ex-employee who claims they suffered pervasive discrimination and ridicule from their supervisor over their gender identity, and that reports of th... (more story)

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6th Circ. Tosses Black Flight Attendant's Race Bias Suit

The Sixth Circuit declined Thursday to reinstate a Black Delta flight attendant's suit claiming she was disciplined out of racial bias following a verbal altercation with a colleague, ruling the airline acted ... (more story)

Nurse Fired In Pandemic-Era RIF Can't Reinstate Age Bias Suit

The Sixth Circuit backed the dismissal of an age bias suit from a nurse who claimed a medical center used a COVID-19-related reduction in force as an excuse to fire her, ruling a supervisor calling one of her ... (more story)

Full 1st Circ. To Review Cop's Suspension For Facebook Post

The full First Circuit has agreed to review a Massachusetts police officer's suspension for making disparaging comments about George Floyd on a personal Facebook page, setting aside an opinion in the police de... (more story)

1st Circ. Says Ex-Cop Proves No Bias In Retaliation Suit

The First Circuit backed the dismissal of an ex-Boston cop's retaliation suit claiming the department shared her disciplinary records with prospective employers because of her accusations that police leaders b... (more story)

NM Bill Could Shield Medical Cannabis Users From Job Bias

Democratic lawmakers in New Mexico's Legislature are looking to redefine employment rules for medical cannabis patients to prohibit bosses from taking adverse actions for lawful off-duty use but allow them to ... (more story)

Wage & Hour More

Va. City Fire Chiefs Seek 4th Circ. Redo Of OT-Exemption Case

A Fourth Circuit panel misapplied Supreme Court precedent governing when employees are paid on a salary basis in finding that battalion chiefs for the Alexandria, Virginia, fire department qualified for an ove... (more story)

Texas Atty May Face Sanctions For Missing Discovery Hearing

A Colorado federal judge ordered a Texas attorney representing a company accused of luring temporary agricultural workers to the U.S. through false promises to explain why he shouldn't be sanctioned for missin... (more story)

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Michigan Fights Airline Group's Challenge To Sick Law

A Michigan law providing employees with earned sick time should stay in place because it has no impact on airlines' prices, routes or services, the state has argued, urging a federal court to turn down a natio... (more story)

Colo. Mining Co. Denied Workers Overtime, Ex-Welder Says

A Colorado mining company rounded employees' hours, forced them to work off the clock and failed to include bonuses in their overtime rates, according to a proposed collective action filed in federal court.

Concrete Co. Not Exempt From NJ Sick Leave Law, Panel Says

New Jersey suppliers can't rely on an exemption for the construction industry to avoid complying with the state's Earned Sick Leave Law, an appellate panel found Wednesday as a matter of first impression, find... (more story)

6th Circ. Seems Unlikely To Ax Prof's Pregnancy Bias Win

A Sixth Circuit panel appeared unmoved Wednesday by Michigan Technological University's effort to undo a former professor's pregnancy bias win but also skeptical of resurrecting additional bias and pay dispari... (more story)

Solar Panel Co. Sunrun Misclassifying Sales Reps, Suit Says

Solar panel company Sunrun Inc. misclassified its sales representatives as independent contractors in violation of Massachusetts workers' compensation law, a coalition of advocacy groups alleged in a complaint... (more story)