Expert Analysis

Using Past Tech Transitions As A Lens For Calif. Worker AI Bill

Examining previous workplace automation battles reveals the goals of a California bill that would impose obligatio... (more story)

3 New Pay Transparency State Laws Raise Compliance Risks

Wage transparency measures taking effect in Delaware, Maine and New Jersey add a layer of complexity to the hiring... (more story)

Vax Ruling Offers Employer Tips For Handling Political Speech

A California appeals court's recent decision in Rademacher v. ABC, rejecting a "General Hospital" actor's suit all... (more story)

Labor More

DOJ Clears Paramount's $110B Deal To Acquire Warner Bros.

The U.S. Department of Justice is closing its investigation into Paramount Skydance Corp.'s $110 billion deal for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., the department's antitrust unit announced Friday, saying its revie... (more story)

6th Circ. Won't Rethink Decision On Co.'s Union Snub

The Sixth Circuit won't revisit its decision upholding a finding that a Michigan builder violated federal labor law by ceasing to recognize and refusing to bargain with an established union.

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Org. Asks NLRB To Nix Union Decertification Election Bars

The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation has asked the National Labor Relations Board to make it easier for employees to oust unions from their workplaces, arguing that board officials shouldn't bar... (more story)

Labor Panel Reverses Union Win In FAA COVID Leave Case

A Federal Labor Relations Authority panel has set aside an award finding that the Federal Aviation Administration violated a labor contract when it denied excused absence requests from three employees during t... (more story)

Jackson Lewis Adds Gordon Rees Employment Trio In LA

Jackson Lewis PC has expanded its offerings in the Golden State with the addition of a trio of employment litigators from Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP.

What's Happening In Bankruptcy Court This Coming Week

Yellow Corp. will undergo a status conference regarding pension plan settlements, Warrior Technologies will vie for final approval of its bankruptcy financing, and plastic company Trinseo PLC will also seek de... (more story)

Union Sues To Reinstate Photog Fired Over Live Shot Clash

A Communications Workers of America affiliate has asked an Ohio federal court to order a Cleveland television station to reinstate a photojournalist who was fired after physically moving a co-worker out of a l... (more story)

Discrimination More

Oregon Athletes Appeal Title IX Class Cert. Denial To 9th Circ.

Female student-athletes who were denied class certification in a Title IX lawsuit against the University of Oregon have asked the Ninth Circuit permission to appeal, saying a federal judge's decision was "ridd... (more story)

Lively Can Get Fees In Baldoni Case, But No Damages

A New York federal judge ruled Friday that actor Blake Lively can recoup legal fees from her "It Ends With Us" costar Justin Baldoni after the dismissal of his defamation claims, but found in an issue of first... (more story)

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NY Firm Escapes Ex-Legal Assistant's Harassment Lawsuit

A Long Island firm defeated a former legal assistant's lawsuit alleging she was fired for complaining about colleagues' persistent sexual harassment, with a New York federal judge ruling Friday the firm hadn't... (more story)

Colo. State Prof Says Finance Dept. Fueled Anti-Male Bias

A Colorado State University professor claimed that several members of the school's finance and real estate department discriminated against him because he's a man and made unfounded allegations of harassment a... (more story)

Detroit Club Retaliation Trial Opens With Employee In Tears

A former Detroit Club bartender wept as his attorney told a Michigan federal jury on Friday that the club's owner threatened his safety, sobriety and real estate career after he spoke out about what he believe... (more story)

College Childcare Center Accused of Firing Pregnant Director

A childcare and learning center at Colorado State University terminated its director for attending medical appointments for her pregnancy, the former director alleged in Colorado federal court.

1st Circ. Says Student Comments Can't Buoy Prof's Bias Suit

The First Circuit refused to reopen a former Rhode Island university professor's lawsuit alleging she was fired because she was a cisgender white woman in her 50s, saying student complaints and criticisms of h... (more story)

Wage & Hour More

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Sued Over Wage, Break Claims

Enterprise Rent-A-Car is accused of consistently shorting overtime pay and denying breaks to hourly employees, whose claims likely exceed $17 million, according to a notice filed by the company Thursday removi... (more story)

Choice Hotels Worker Moves To Transfer Wage Suit To Md.

A former Choice Hotels worker has asked a Washington federal court to move her nationwide wage claims to Maryland, arguing the hospitality giant's headquarters there makes it a more appropriate venue for her c... (more story)

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Amazon, Colo. Delivery Drivers Say Wage Suit Can Resume

Amazon and a proposed class of last-mile delivery drivers for the e-commerce giant asked a Colorado federal judge to allow the drivers' lawsuit over required bathroom breaks to move forward to discovery after ... (more story)

JAMS Chief Executive Says Mass Arbitrations On The Rise

Mediation giant JAMS says it has seen a major upswing in mass arbitrations in employment and other contexts, as plaintiff-side firms develop new ways of responding to language requiring out-of-court dispute re... (more story)

Prison Phone Co. Hit With NY Wage Suit By Technicians

Three field service technicians who installed and maintained telecommunications systems in New York jails, prisons and hospitals have sued an inmate communications company in Manhattan federal court, claiming ... (more story)

Calif. Forecast: Workday Seeks To Narrow Hiring Bias Case

In the week ahead, attorneys should watch for a hearing on Workday's effort to sink claims in a proposed discrimination class action brought by job applicants. Here's a look at that case and other labor and em... (more story)

NY Forecast: Energy Co. Worker's Age Bias Suit At 2nd Circ.

This week, the Second Circuit will hear arguments over whether to revive an energy company analyst's lawsuit alleging the company discriminated against her on the basis of her age by passing her over for promo... (more story)