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New NLRB GC Likely To Prioritize Efficiency Over Policy Shifts

After the National Labor Relations Board operated without a quorum for nearly a year, general counsel Crystal Care... (more story)

NYC Leave Law Expands Compliance Beyond Written Policies

Following recent amendments to New York City's Earned Safe and Sick Time Act that expand its uses, give employees ... (more story)

3rd Circ. Must Reject EEOC's Flawed Equal Pay Theory

To avoid illogical outcomes, the Third Circuit, in Cartee-Haring and Marinello v. Central Bucks School District, s... (more story)

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3rd Circ. Sides With Nuclear Plant Co. In Union Benefits Fight

The Third Circuit on Monday sided with a nuclear power company in a dispute with an electrical workers union over contributions to employee healthcare premiums, holding that the union couldn't force issues out... (more story)

NLRB Urged To Require Union Affiliation Votes

Plane parts maker Woodward urged the National Labor Relations Board to shift its precedent to require a vote when a union affiliates with another union, saying its current approach of probing continuity suppre... (more story)

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9th Circ. Backs NLRB In Imaging Co. Rehire Dispute

The Ninth Circuit has upheld a National Labor Relations Board decision finding that a medical imaging facility company violated a settlement agreement by failing to rehire a former employee, finding that there... (more story)

Chicago Can't Ditch Airline Group's Sick Leave Law Challenge

An organization representing the largest U.S. airlines supported its claims that Chicago's new paid sick leave law could affect air carriers' business, an Illinois federal judge said, keeping alive the group's... (more story)

Ohio Factory Must Honor Work Limit, Judge Says

An aircraft parts factory can't force its sonic department employees to monitor more than one ultrasonic testing tank at a time, an Ohio federal judge ruled, shooting down the factory's challenge to the "one o... (more story)

USC Non-Tenure Faculty Aren't Managers, NLRB Official Says

A group of non-tenure-track faculty members at the University of Southern California can vote on representation by a United Auto Workers unit, a National Labor Relations Board official ruled, finding that the ... (more story)

Union Fund Gets Early Win In ERISA Audit Fight

A hydro-excavation company must submit to an audit by a union pension fund, an Indiana federal judge ruled Friday, agreeing with the fund that the company is contractually obligated to do so.

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EEOC Lacks Quorum For Probe Of NM Schools, Board Argues

A New Mexico school board that is suing the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission argued Friday in federal court that the EEOC lacked the quorum needed to initiate a race-discrimination charge and inves... (more story)

Akin Brings On Munger Tolles Employment Ace In LA

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP announced Monday that it has brought on a former Munger Tolles & Olson LLP partner in Los Angeles to bolster its capacity to handle labor and employment matters.

EEOC Says Sysco Flouted Subpoena In Hiring Bias Probe

Sysco's failure to turn over information has "hampered" a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigation into allegations that the food distributor discriminated against Black and female job seeker... (more story)

Cognizant Fired Worker Over Hiring Bias Claims, Jury Told

A New York University computer science professor on Monday told a federal jury in Manhattan he was unlawfully fired from a lucrative job at Cognizant Technology Solutions for alleging the New Jersey informatio... (more story)

Amazon Resolves Ex-Worker's ADA Suit Over Leave Policy

Amazon has agreed to resolve a proposed class action alleging its points-based attendance policy violated federal disability law by penalizing workers on medical leave, often leading to their termination, acco... (more story)

Salesforce Gets Promotion Bias Suit Sent To Arbitration

A white woman must arbitrate her suit alleging Salesforce ignored her complaints that her male boss promoted only Indian men, a Colorado federal judge said, rejecting arguments that her case raised harassment ... (more story)

Ex-HR Assoc. Worker Seeks $500K In Fees After Bias Trial Win

A former employee of a global human resources association who won an $11.5 million jury award in a discrimination lawsuit asked a Colorado federal judge to award her more than $500,000 in attorney fees.

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Trucking Co. Denied H-2A Workers Overtime, Suit Says

A Texas trucking company denied H-2A workers overtime pay and misrepresented the nature of their work to qualify for the federal visa program, according to a proposed collective action filed Monday in federal court.

Meet The Attys Returning To The High Court In Flowers Foods

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to again weigh what makes workers engaged in interstate transportation and therefore exempt from federal arbitration requirements, with two attorneys returning to the high court a... (more story)

Facilities Manager Must Face Immigrants' Forced Labor Case

CGL Irwin Properties LLC must face a lawsuit brought by former detainees of a Georgia immigration detention center who alleged they were forced to work for the private prison company for as little as $1 a day,... (more story)

Concrete Maker Survives OT Suit With FLSA Exemption

A concrete maker supported its arguments that drivers who claimed they were misclassified as overtime-exempt fell under a Fair Labor Standards Act exemption, a Texas federal judge said, adopting a magistrate judge's findings.

NC Justices Split On Wage Act Elements In Earth Fare Appeal

North Carolina's highest court has upheld a six-figure unjust enrichment verdict favoring the founder of the organic supermarket chain Earth Fare in a split decision that set off a debate among the justices ab... (more story)

Reed Smith Pushes To Continue Atty Depo In NJ Bias Suit

Reed Smith LLP is urging a New Jersey state trial court to allow it to resume its deposition of a former attorney suing it for gender discrimination years after the last deposition date in the wake of an appea... (more story)

Co. Denied Denver Airport Workers Screening Pay, Suit Says

An airport services company failed to pay employees at Denver International Airport for off-the-clock tasks, including time spent undergoing mandatory security screenings, according to a proposed class action ... (more story)