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NLRB Top Cop Announces 13 Precedents She Hopes To Shift

The National Labor Relations Board's top prosecutor on Wednesday released the shortlist of precedents she has urged the board to revisit or intends to but stopped short of directing regional staff members to send her cases raising these issues so she can use them as vehicles for change.

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EEOC Finalizes 4-Year Plan, Fed Sector Revamp Moves Ahead

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chair Andrea Lucas said Wednesday that the agency's new four-year strategic plan has secured final approval, after the three sitting commissioners voted along party lines to publish a separate proposal to overhaul the process for handling bias complaints from federal workers. 

UAW's John Deere Extension Offer Veto A Sign Of Uncertainty

The United Auto Workers has rejected John Deere's offer of a two-year extension to their labor contract, citing concerns about job security protections in an action experts said illustrates how unions and employers are navigating economic uncertainty. 

Expert Analysis

Navigating Rising AI Use In Pro Se Employment Suits

Ashley Prickett Cuttino

As federal pro se employment filings climb, largely due to increased use of artificial intelligence, defense attor... (more story)

Trending Legal Implications Of Employee Influencer Programs

Keri Bruce and Mark Goldstein

Employee-generated content is rapidly becoming a popular marketing strategy, as illustrated by Starbucks' new TikT... (more story)

Flashpoints In Focus: Shifting Workplace Violence Responses

Dawn Solowey, Sam Schwartz-Fenwick and Adam Young

Amid recent threats of violence against artificial intelligence company executives and Jewish-owned businesses, em... (more story)

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Utah Trombonist Says Union Aided In His Firing

A musicians union local sent statements to the Utah Symphony and Opera demanding that a tenured trombone musician be discharged and failed to properly represent him when he challenged his subsequent suspension... (more story)

7th Circ. Holds High Court Ruling Supports Ark. PBM Rule

The Seventh Circuit refused Wednesday to revive a union fund's challenge to an Arkansas rule making health plans disclose pharmacy compensation and pay fees, backing a lower court's holding that the rule was i... (more story)

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NLRB Refers Fire Co. Rep. For Investigation Over AI Use

The National Labor Relations Board referred the representative of a fire suppression company for investigation Tuesday after determining a document she filed in the company's dispute with two plumbers locals i... (more story)

Feds Aim To Give Employers Clarity On Wellness Programs

The U.S. Department of Labor and other federal agencies on Wednesday issued guidance on employer wellness programs that permit fees on workers' health premiums for things like tobacco use, which the agencies s... (more story)

Alaska Airlines Beats Bias Suit Tied To TikTok Video On Plane

A California federal judge tossed a biracial former flight attendant's suit claiming Alaska Airlines fired her out of racial prejudice for posting a TikTok video of her dancing in uniform to an explicit song, ... (more story)

Union Couldn't Deny Nonmember Job Referral, Judge Says

A sheet metal workers' union committed an unfair labor practice when it refused to refer a nonunion worker for a job at an Ohio Ford plant, a National Labor Relations Board judge ruled, saying the union's refe... (more story)

Nurse's Staffing Complaints Weren't Protected, Hospital Says

A South Carolina hospital urged a National Labor Relations Board judge to toss a complaint alleging that it unlawfully fired a clinical nurse coordinator for complaining about short staffing, arguing that her ... (more story)

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Miami Politicians Must Face Ex-Top Cop's 1st Amendment Suit

Three former Miami city commissioners aren't shielded by the doctrine of qualified immunity from a fired police chief's First Amendment lawsuit, but the former city manager is, the Eleventh Circuit ruled Wedne... (more story)

Sunroom Co. To Pay $150K To Settle EEOC Harassment Suit

An Oklahoma sunroom builder will pay $150,000 to resolve a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging its owner sexually harassed female employees and forced out a woman who complained, acco... (more story)

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Co-Workers Speaking Spanish Can't Sustain Bias Claim

A housing manufacturer defeated a white former manager's lawsuit alleging he was fired for complaining that he was treated differently compared to his Hispanic co-workers, with a Texas federal judge ruling col... (more story)

Arizona Atty Reprimanded For Series Of AI Errors

An Arizona federal judge has formally reprimanded a lawyer who admitted to filing four briefs that contained errors including false quotes and a faulty case summary generated with artificial intelligence amid ... (more story)

Pillsbury Settles Ex-Recruiting Director's Pregnancy Bias Suit

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP has settled a Black former director's suit claiming the law firm fired her weeks after she shared that she was pregnant and would need accommodations, according to a Tenness... (more story)

Colo. School District Says Ex-Coach's Bias Suit Lacking

A Colorado school district is urging a federal court to dismiss a discrimination lawsuit brought by a Black assistant basketball coach who claims he was forced to resign after raising concerns about racism in ... (more story)

Missouri Drops Bid To Block Minority Contracting Program

Missouri Attorney General Catherine L. Hanaway has withdrawn her attempt to block Kansas City's contracting program for minority- and women-owned businesses after the city passed an ordinance repealing the program.

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O'Reilly Worker Says Auto Retailer Shorted Breaks, Sick Pay

A retail worker for an O'Reilly Auto Parts subsidiary has accused the company of failing to pay Washington state employees for missed meal breaks and post-shift work, part of an alleged systematic practice of ... (more story)

'A Bad Argument': Southwest's Filing In FMLA Suit Irks Judge

A California federal judge on Wednesday criticized counsel representing Southwest Airlines in a certified employment class action for filing an untimely and overbroad motion, saying Southwest's attorney was ma... (more story)

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Court Rules DOL's H-2A Farmworker Wage Rule Unlawful

A California federal court found unlawful a U.S. Department of Labor rule overhauling minimum wage rate calculations for H-2A temporary agricultural workers, ruling four rule components were arbitrary and capr... (more story)

Translation Co. Wants Quick Appeal Of PAGA Timing Ruling

A translation services company asked a California federal judge to let it immediately appeal a ruling that kept alive a former worker's Private Attorneys General Act claim based on an alleged wage-statement vi... (more story)

Candy Factory Worker Says Preshift Time Wasn't Paid

A Chicago candy manufacturer required hundreds of hourly workers to spend 15 to 20 minutes changing into uniforms, boots and hair nets before clocking in, resulting in unpaid overtime hours, a warehouse forkli... (more story)

Del. Police Captains' OT Exemption Fight Heads To Trial

A Delaware federal court has declined to rule before trial on whether Wilmington police captains are exempt from overtime pay, finding genuine factual disputes about whether their primary duty is frontline law... (more story)

Health Exec Says CFO, Atty Knew Wage Claim Was Wrong

A former corporate officer has sued his ex-colleague and the colleague's attorney in Connecticut state court, alleging they named him as a personal defendant in a federal wage lawsuit without any factual basis... (more story)