Expert Analysis

4 Emerging Limits Of Employer Mental Health Notice Defense

A California appeals court's recent decision in Husband v. Target, addressing when an employer knows about an empl... (more story)

Using Past Tech Transitions As A Lens For Calif. Worker AI Bill

Examining previous workplace automation battles reveals the goals of a California bill that would impose obligatio... (more story)

3 New Pay Transparency State Laws Raise Compliance Risks

Wage transparency measures taking effect in Delaware, Maine and New Jersey add a layer of complexity to the hiring... (more story)

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IRS Can't Force Removal Of Union Flyers, Union Says

An IRS directive issued last month ordering the removal of flyers and other materials promoting the National Treasury Employees Union is a "textbook example" of First Amendment violations, the NTEU told a Dist... (more story)

First Responders Say Atlantic City Fails To Pay Full OT

Cops and firefighters in Atlantic City, New Jersey, routinely work over 40 hours per week without full overtime compensation, a pair of proposed class actions in New Jersey state court allege.

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NLRB Dings A-B Arbitration Enforcement After Court Remand

Anheuser-Busch violated federal labor law by trying to make a fired worker arbitrate his race bias claim in conflict with his collective bargaining agreement, the National Labor Relations Board said in a rever... (more story)

Wells Fargo, Ocwen Lose 2nd Circ. Rehearing In ERISA Suit

The Second Circuit rejected a request for rehearing by Wells Fargo and Ocwen, which asked the court to reconsider its decision to revive a federal benefits lawsuit accusing them of mishandling home loans tied ... (more story)

NLRB Prosecutor Pushes To Cut Claim In Starbucks Case

A National Labor Relations Board prosecutor urged the board to overturn an order denying his bid to withdraw a claim that Starbucks unlawfully changed its policies without first bargaining with Starbucks Worke... (more story)

Calif. County's Wage Rule Barred By Labor Law, 9th Circ. Told

A telecommunications infrastructure contractor urged the Ninth Circuit to revive its challenge to a San Diego County ordinance requiring prevailing wages for traffic control work in private construction projec... (more story)

DOJ Clears Paramount's $110B Deal To Acquire Warner Bros.

The U.S. Department of Justice is closing its investigation into Paramount Skydance Corp.'s $110 billion deal for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., the department's antitrust unit announced Friday, saying its revie... (more story)

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Univ. Of Washington Beats Medical Prof.'s Bias Suit At Trial

Jurors have cleared the University of Washington's medical school of liability in an anesthesiology professor's lawsuit alleging that she was unfairly ousted from a director role after complaining of discrimin... (more story)

EEOC Strikes Tentative Deal To End Suit Over Ban On Beards

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and emergency services provider Global Medical Response told a Colorado federal court they've reached an agreement to resolve the agency's lawsuit alleging that... (more story)

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DC, Fired ALJ Reach Settlement In Race Bias Suit

The District of Columbia agreed to resolve a Black former administrative law judge's lawsuit alleging she was passed over for promotions in favor of less qualified white colleagues, according to a Monday filin... (more story)

Ex-Detroit Club Worker Tells Jury Owner Made Racist Remarks

A former Detroit Club contractor told a federal jury Monday that the club's owner repeatedly made racist comments about job candidates, employees and potential customers, including calling one spa manager cand... (more story)

Meatpacking Cos. Can't Shake Haitian Workers' Bias Suit

Haitian meatpacking workers who say they were lured to Colorado with false promises and subjected to race-based discrimination can proceed with their proposed class action, after a federal magistrate judge rec... (more story)

Sex Bias Led To Unequal Pay, Firing, Says Ex-PNC Director

A former managing director at Charlotte-based PNC Bank told a North Carolina federal court that the financial services giant targeted her for reporting sex-based discrimination, and then fired her right before... (more story)

Ex-Apache Worker Asks For Discrimination Trial Redo

A former Apache Corp. employee asked a Texas federal judge to undo a prior order granting her employer judgment as a matter of law midtrial, telling the court that her claims should have gone before a jury to decide.

Wage & Hour More

Whirlpool Didn't Pay For PPE Donning Time, Workers Say

Whirlpool Corp.'s hourly nonexempt production and manufacturing employees weren't paid for time spent donning personal protective equipment like safety glasses and earplugs before their scheduled shift times b... (more story)

4th Circ. Nixes Class In Anheuser-Busch OT Suit

The Fourth Circuit on Monday vacated an order certifying a class of Anheuser-Busch employees in a lawsuit alleging the brewing giant failed to pay the workers for pre- and post-shift work, finding that the cla... (more story)

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5th Circ. Rules Oilfield Driller's Hybrid Pay Bars OT Claims

An oilfield driller who received a fixed salary alongside variable day rates was paid on a salary basis and therefore was exempt from federal overtime requirements, the Fifth Circuit held, reversing a lower co... (more story)

Amazon Workers In Colo. Seek Cert. In COVID Screening Suit

Roughly 13,000 current and former hourly Amazon employees at its Colorado fulfillment centers who underwent mandatory pre-shift COVID-19 screenings and post-shift exit security screenings without pay asked a f... (more story)

Tobacco Farm Loses Bid To Block DOL Visa Rule Hearing

A Kentucky tobacco farm must attend a U.S. Department of Labor hearing in September on whether it violated farmworker visa regulations, a federal judge ruled, tossing the farm's request for an injunction blocking the hearing.

Driver Says Flowers Foods Raised Title Defense Too Late

A delivery driver told the First Circuit that Flowers Foods is trying to improperly broaden his appeal in a misclassification and wage suit by raising a belated argument over who owned the baked goods before delivery.

Pizza Chain Worker Says Co. Shorted Breaks, Wages

A former pizza chain worker accused her employer of requiring hourly employees to keep working after clocking out, denying them meal and rest breaks and failing to pay overtime wages, according to a lawsuit fi... (more story)