Expert Analysis

Tips For Employers As Calif. Court Limits Harassment Liability

Doe v. Wells Fargo appears to be the first published California appellate decision to determine that the harasser ... (more story)

Clippers Salary Cap Probe Offers Investigation Tips For Cos.

The NBA's recent investigation into whether the Los Angeles Clippers circumvented salary cap rules offers an unusu... (more story)

NY Severance Rules Persist Despite McLaren Macomb Threat

Despite recent calls to overturn the National Labor Relations Board's decision in McLaren Macomb, New York's robus... (more story)

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Could A Criminal Sentencing Case Upend Loper Bright?

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch is concerned that a ruling instructing trial courts to defer to the U.S. Sentencing Commission's interpretation of federal sentencing guidelines could blow a "pretty big... (more story)

Stanford's Bid To Review Election Ruling Is Moot, Union Says

The National Labor Relations Board should not reconsider a regional director's decision to approve a union's withdrawal of its petition to represent residential student leaders at Stanford University, the unio... (more story)

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'Labor Court' Plan Has Legal Issues, Panel Says

An academic proposal to stabilize National Labor Relations Board policy by reshaping the agency into a special court appears misguided despite its admirable goal, a Littler Mendelson PC policy advocate and the... (more story)

Union's Poll Tainted Election Vote, Sand Co. Says

A Texas industrial sand provider has asked the National Labor Relations Board to rethink a regional director's decision upholding the United Steelworkers' recent win in a representation election, claiming the ... (more story)

Calif. Forecast: Medical Center Wants Wage Arb. Bid Revived

In the week ahead, attorneys should watch for Ninth Circuit oral arguments in an arbitration dispute in a proposed wage and hour class action against a medical center. Here's a look at that case and other labo... (more story)

NY Forecast: 2nd Circ. Weights Union Officer Discipline Suit

This week, the Second Circuit will consider a former union official's challenge to a lower court order dismissing his lawsuit claiming the union conducted an unfair investigation into him that resulted in him ... (more story)

Pitt Can't Appeal Due Process Loss In Professor's Suit

The University of Pittsburgh cannot immediately appeal a ruling that it violated a tenured professor's due process rights by suspending him without pay for a year and removing him from an endowed chair, a Penn... (more story)

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Ex-Legal Tech Co. Exec Says Pregnancy Got Her Fired

A legal technology company abruptly fired its director of partnerships after it learned she was pregnant, and has since withheld a nearly $40,000 bonus, according to a lawsuit lodged in New Jersey state court.

Fired Atlanta Golf Club Worker Says Age Cost Him His Job

A country club in Atlanta has been hit with an age discrimination suit in Georgia federal court by an ex-worker who alleges he was fired and replaced by someone younger after reporting his former boss for mistreating him.

EEOC Tells 7th Circ. Not To Upend 3rd-Party Harassment Test

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission urged the Seventh Circuit not to raise the bar for workers seeking to sue their employer for a third party's alleged harassment, arguing a lower court relied on... (more story)

Ex-FBI Agents Claim Trump's Vendetta Led To Firings

Ex-FBI agents and analysts who investigated President Donald Trump's retention of classified documents sued FBI Director Kash Patel in D.C. federal court Thursday, alleging Patel unconstitutionally fired them ... (more story)

Ex-Microsoft Manager Says Her Bias Complaints Led To Firing

A former Microsoft Corp. engineering manager sued the tech giant in Washington state court Wednesday over claims the company eliminated her role after she raised concerns about race and gender discrimination a... (more story)

Wash. Justices Doubt Prosecutor Immunity In Judge DQ Case

Washington Supreme Court justices pushed back Thursday on assertions by a county prosecutor's office that it's immune from claims that it improperly used disqualification affidavits to remove a former judge fr... (more story)

EEOC Tells 4th Circ. To Uphold Worker's Citizenship Bias Win

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission asked the Fourth Circuit not to grant a BMW manufacturing unit's bid to upend a national bias verdict for an American former employee, saying the threat of demo... (more story)

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Gap Workers In Wash. Sue Over Unpaid OT, Missed Breaks

Gap and Athleta were hit with a proposed class action in Washington state court alleging that the retail giants failed to pay hourly employees with overtime wages and also failed to ensure that they took the m... (more story)

Fighters Resist Funding Inquiry In UFC Wage Antitrust Case

A group of MMA fighters suing the UFC over alleged wage-fixing are resisting the organization's attempt to obtain information about the fighters' litigation funding, casting the effort as a distraction from their lawsuit.

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Amazon Workers Fight For Screening Pay At 2nd Circ.

Amazon warehouse workers urged the Second Circuit on Thursday to reject the company's argument that New York wage law follows federal restrictions on pay for work before and after shifts, saying the state neve... (more story)

Norfolk Southern On The Hook For $1.6M In Age Bias Suit

An Alabama federal judge entered final judgment Thursday in favor of a former longtime Norfolk Southern worker who claimed the Atlanta-based company and two subsidiaries violated federal age discrimination law... (more story)

Security Cos. Failed To Pay For Shift Handoffs, Guard Says

Two security companies failed to pay guards for work performed before their shifts started, shorted them on overtime pay and withheld earned vacation time, a security guard alleged Thursday in a proposed class... (more story)

Dog Hotel Accused Of Denying Pay For Off-Clock Work

A dog hotel chain failed to pay workers for time spent waiting to clock in, assisting customers and working through meal breaks, according to a proposed class action in California state court.

Firm Fired Recruiter For Flagging $20K Bonus Cut, Suit Says

Financial firm The Baldwin Group denied full wages and proper breaks and fired a former senior recruiter after she challenged a $20,000 cut to her promised bonus, according to a proposed class and collective a... (more story)