Expert Analysis

Tips For Handling DEI Clampdown In Gov't Contracts

A recent executive order and subsequent guidance from the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council reflect unified o... (more story)

1st Circ. Ruling Offers Post-Muldrow Tips For Handling PIPs

The First Circuit's recent ruling in Walsh v. HNTB, one of the first circuit-level applications of Muldrow's lower... (more story)

Rulings Offer Lessons On Credible Workplace Investigations

Three recent rulings illustrate that while internal investigations are a critical tool for managing workplace risk... (more story)

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Judge Blocks Southwest From Some Employee Investigations

A Texas federal judge delayed the deposition of multiple pilots after Southwest's union alleged the airline threatened witnesses with discipline right before they sat for depositions, saying the company could ... (more story)

NLRB Official Nixes Union Vote At Security Co.

A National Labor Relations Board official has tossed a Teamsters local's bid to represent a group of employees at a security services company in California, finding that some of the workers are not eligible to... (more story)

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Alcoa, Retirees Reach Deal In 7th Circ. Life Insurance Fight

Alcoa USA Corp. and a class of retirees told the Seventh Circuit on Tuesday they had reached a tentative settlement in a long-running dispute over union retiree life insurance benefits, asking the court to can... (more story)

NLRB Official Sides With Traffic Co. In Unit Description Row

A National Labor Relations Board official rejected a Laborers local's petition to change the description of the 107-member unit that the union represents at a Colorado traffic-control company, saying the curre... (more story)

DC Circ. Fast-Tracks DOT Immigrant Truck Driver Rule Review

The D.C. Circuit will expedite its review of challenges to the U.S. Department of Transportation's new restrictions on commercial licenses for foreign truck drivers, but has already expressed skepticism about ... (more story)

Judge Tells FEMA Officials To Preserve Signal Chats

A California federal judge has ordered Federal Emergency Management Agency and U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials to preserve Signal messages tied to FEMA operations in a lawsuit challenging the Tr... (more story)

ADT Unlawfully Aided Union Ouster, NLRB Says

ADT violated federal labor law by soliciting the decertification of an International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers local and promising workers better benefits and working conditions if they got rid of the ... (more story)

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Pharmacy Axed Worker For Joining Army Reserve, Suit Says

An Atlanta-area pharmacy unlawfully fired an employee because she joined the U.S. Army Reserve, the former worker alleged in a complaint filed in Georgia federal court, saying the owner said she "needed someon... (more story)

EEOC, Penn Subpoena Battle Could Ascend To High Court

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's decisive trial court victory in its fight for information on the University of Pennsylvania's Jewish employees doesn't mean the school's appeal is futile, exp... (more story)

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4th Circ. Backs Raytheon In Ex-Workers' Vaccine Bias Case

The Fourth Circuit upheld RTX Corp.'s defeat of a lawsuit claiming it forced out employees who received religious exemptions to its COVID-19 vaccine policy, ruling Tuesday that the ex-workers behind the suit f... (more story)

9th Circ. Won't Revive Hospital Workers' Vaccine Bias Suit

The Ninth Circuit refused Wednesday to reopen a religious bias lawsuit accusing a Washington hospital of unlawfully denying employees' requests to avoid a COVID-19 vaccination mandate, finding that the medical... (more story)

EEOC Drops Subpoena Bid After Delivery Co. Turns Over Info

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has dropped its bid for a judicial order requiring a delivery services company to respond to an administrative subpoena in a pregnancy bias probe, telling a Lou... (more story)

Nursing Home Co. Can't Stave Off EEOC Harassment Trial

A nursing facility operator can't dodge a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming it fired an employee for complaining that her boss sexually harassed her, an Illinois federal judge said Wed... (more story)

White Worker Says Ga. City Fired Her Over Bias Complaint

A white former employee sued the city of Hampton, Georgia, and a city department head in federal court Wednesday, alleging she was fired two months after she complained to the city's human resources department... (more story)

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Buffalo Exchange Defeats Damages Bid In NY Paycheck Row

Buffalo Exchange's New York employees can't collect liquidated damages on their claim that the company unlawfully issued paychecks biweekly instead of weekly, a New York federal judge ruled Wednesday, saying w... (more story)

Target Workers Fight Walking-Time Suit Dismissal Bid

Target warehouse workers urged a Washington federal judge to reject the retailer's bid to dismiss a proposed class action claiming employees weren't paid for time spent walking inside a distribution center bef... (more story)

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NJ Finalizes ABC Test Rule For Independent Contractor Status

New Jersey adopted regulations codifying a test for determining whether workers are employees or independent contractors, establishing a classification framework set to take effect Oct. 1, the state has announced.

BofA Can Shield OT Docs In Mortgage Officers' Suit

A North Carolina federal judge has sided with Bank of America in a discovery dispute over documents the bank withheld as privileged in a mortgage loan officers' overtime lawsuit, finding the materials were par... (more story)

Judge Approves $2.25M Walmart Wage Deal On Third Try

A decade-long wage lawsuit against Walmart has come to a close after a California federal judge granted final approval of a $2.25 million class action settlement that includes claims under California's Private... (more story)

Papa John's Workers Defend No-Poach Deal From Objections

Papa John's employees are continuing to push a Kentucky federal court to approve a $5 million settlement for the pizza chain's past use of "no-poach" provisions in its franchise agreements, saying a handful of... (more story)

Hockey Players Urge 9th Circ. To Revive U.S. Antitrust Claims

A U.S. federal court erroneously ruled that federal antitrust law did not apply in a case involving Canada-based hockey leagues and teams, players hoping to revive their suit alleging mistreatment by the devel... (more story)