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11th Circ. Ruling Offers Guidance On Compensable Work Time

In Villarino v. Pacesetter Personnel Service, the Eleventh Circuit recently ruled that commuting does not become c... (more story)

Emerging Themes In Post-Groff Accommodation Decisions

Nearly three years after the U.S. Supreme Court's seminal decision in Groff v. DeJoy reshaped the legal framework ... (more story)

Del. Dispatch: Workplace Sexual Misconduct Liability In Flux

Following the Delaware Court of Chancery's recent contradictory rulings in sexual misconduct cases involving eXp W... (more story)

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Union Urges Court To Undo DOL Farm Wage Survey Results

A farmworkers union has pressed a Washington federal court to reject the U.S. Department of Labor's approval of a wage survey meant to help determine foreign seasonal worker compensation, arguing it entails a ... (more story)

Kaiser Nurses' Strike Wraps, Sending 31,000 Back To Work

Thousands of striking Kaiser Permanente nurses will return to work Tuesday after four weeks, their union announced Monday, saying "significant movement at the bargaining table" prompted union leaders to agree ... (more story)

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NLRB Clears Amazon's Education Offer Amid Labor Concerns

Amazon managers at a Staten Island warehouse didn't place the company on the hook for a labor law violation by reminding the warehouse's staff of improvements to the company's educational-expense reimbursement... (more story)

Court Upholds San Diego County Prevailing Wage Ordinance

A San Diego County ordinance requiring private employers to pay prevailing wages to traffic control workers is not preempted by federal labor law, a California federal judge ruled Monday, rejecting a contracto... (more story)

Justices Won't Hear Challenge To Minn. Union Meeting Ban

Mandatory anti-union meetings will continue to be illegal in Minnesota, as the U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that it won't resurrect an employer group's challenge to the ban.

Former NLRB Chairman Joins AFL-CIO Tech Institute

Former National Labor Relations Board Chairman Lauren McFerran has been named the new executive director of the AFL-CIO's Technology Institute, the organization has announced.

Mass. Judge Won't Block UPS Driver Buyout Program

A federal judge in Massachusetts declined to stop United Parcel Service Inc. from offering drivers $150,000 to leave the company, saying the buyouts can be voided later if they are found to violate a labor agreement.

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Fla. Biologist Fired Over Kirk Parody Seeks Reinstatement

A biologist has asked a Florida federal court to restore her state agency position after she was fired for sharing a post making fun of Charlie Kirk on social media, arguing the First Amendment allows free spe... (more story)

Conn. Pizza Chain Settles Ex-Operations Chief's Bias Suit

Frank Pepe's, a Connecticut-based pizza chain, has settled a federal lawsuit brought by its former director of operations for allegedly firing him because he is a middle-aged white man, court records show.

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EEOC Decries New Hurdle For 3rd-Party Harassment Suits

A recent appellate ruling making it tougher for workers to sue employers over alleged harassment by third parties threatens to undermine the goals of federal anti-bias law, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunit... (more story)

4th Circ. Reverses $57K Atty Sanction In Engineer's Bias Suit

The attorney representing an Arab American worker in a civil rights retaliation suit against an engineering firm had legitimate grounds for opposing the firm's motion for an early win, the Fourth Circuit has d... (more story)

Ex-Stone Hilton Staffer Seeks Cruz Subpoena Denial Review

A former employee of Stone Hilton PLLC has asked a Texas federal court to revisit a decision to quash a subpoena for information from Sen. Ted Cruz, saying a 2019 memo received two days after the ruling establ... (more story)

Spencer Fane Adds Quarles & Brady Labor Practice Pro

Missouri-headquartered Spencer Fane LLP has hired the former leader of Quarles & Brady LLP's labor and employment group as a partner who will work on defamation cases, class action matters and more, according ... (more story)

Justices Turn Away DOD Analyst's Disability Bias Battle

The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to review a D.C. Circuit decision that scuttled a disability bias lawsuit from a U.S. Department of Defense intelligence analyst who claimed he was unlawfully reassigned ... (more story)

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Colo. High Court Ruling Upends Amazon Pay Class Bid

A warehouse worker must rework his bid to certify a class against Amazon over holiday pay calculations after the Colorado Supreme Court clarified the governing overtime law, a Colorado federal judge ruled.

Parts Authority Accused of Dodging Pay with Subcontractors

An auto parts distributor and affiliated entities set up a subcontracting arrangement to deny hundreds of employees overtime and minimum wages, according to a proposed class and collective action filed in New ... (more story)

Browning-Ferris Is Joint Employer, NLRB Says After Remand

In another ruling in a long-running case at the heart of the debate over how to assign shared liability under federal labor law, the National Labor Relations Board held on Monday that recycling plant operator ... (more story)

NYC's Expanded Leave Law Goes Into Effect

Employees in New York City will get an extra, unpaid 32 hours of sick and safe leave every year under an expansion of a city leave law in effect as of Feb. 22.

Merck Wants Out Of Ex-Workers' Wage, ADA Suit

Merck urged a North Carolina federal court on Friday to dismiss a former manufacturing facility employee's proposed class and collective action, arguing federal wage law bars his state overtime claim and that ... (more story)

NY Forecast: 2nd Circ. Hears Bakery's Class Cert Challenge

This week, the Second Circuit will consider whether a trial court properly approved opt-in notices for potential members of a federal wage and hour collective action who worked outside the state where the suit was brought.

Building Company's 65-Hour Weeks Omitted OT, Court Told

A New Jersey construction company and two of its owners systematically failed to pay overtime, regular wages and earned sick leave in violation of state labor laws, a worker has claimed in a complaint filed in state court.