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What To Know Before Justices Rule In Title IX Employee Case

The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to decide whether Title IX protections extend to employees alleging sex discrimin... (more story)

What To Know If DOL Raises Overtime Salary Floor

With the U.S. Department of Labor recently rescinding a 2024 rule that increased the minimum salary for the Fair L... (more story)

Pregnancy Bias Suits Highlight EEOC's Expanding Reach

Recent U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suits show that enactment of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act... (more story)

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Mich. Crane Company Faces ERISA Benefits Suit

The trustees of several Operating Engineers Local 324 benefit funds accused a crane company and its owner in Michigan federal court Friday of not making fringe benefit contributions required under a collective... (more story)

Worker Was Illegally Fired Over Wage Talk, NLRB Judge Says

An Illinois custom sign fabricator violated federal labor law by firing an employee over wage discussions with co-workers, a National Labor Relations Board judge held, finding the company would not have termin... (more story)

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Split NLRB Backs Union Vote In Supervisor Status Row

A split National Labor Relations Board panel upheld Monday a regional director's decision to approve a union representation election at a small-business nonprofit in New York, with dissenting board member Scot... (more story)

VW Seeks Partial Win In NLRB Representation Election Fight

Volkswagen has asked the National Labor Relations Board for a partial win in a case claiming that the automaker unlawfully interfered with a union representation election for employees at a New Jersey distribu... (more story)

Mich. Hospital Hit With WARN Act Suit Over 3-Day Notice

The Michigan Nurses Association on Friday accused a southwestern Michigan hospital of violating the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act by only giving three days' notice before shutting d... (more story)

Video Game Retailer Illegally Fired Worker, NLRB Judge Says

A South Carolina video game retailer violated federal labor law by firing an employee for breaching an overly broad nondisclosure agreement during a discussion about a manager's wages and performance, a Nation... (more story)

Software Co. Seeks Rehearing In NLRB Remedy Ruling

A Vermont software company urged the D.C. Circuit on Friday to rethink its decision finding that the company illegally fired an employee for creating a spreadsheet for coworkers to share their salaries, arguin... (more story)

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Judge Shuts Down 'Annoying' EEOC Discovery Requests

A Tennessee federal judge rejected efforts from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to collect more information from a staffing company in a suit claiming the business declined to hire Black worke... (more story)

Ex-Emory Director's Bias Suit Should Be Tossed, Judge Says

A white former Emory University employee hasn't backed up his claims that a Black vice provost fired him due to race, gender and age bias, a Georgia federal judge said Monday in recommending the suit's dismiss... (more story)

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7th Circ. Won't Reopen White Infosys Workers' Bias Suit

The Seventh Circuit refused Monday to revive a lawsuit alleging Infosys Technologies exhibited systemic bias against workers who weren't of South Asian descent, finding no issue with the trial court's rejectio... (more story)

Ex-BlackBerry Exec Keeps Alive Retaliation, Firing Claims

A former BlackBerry executive who alleges CEO John Giamatteo sexually harassed her before he landed the top job can pursue claims for retaliation and wrongful termination but not claims for gender discriminati... (more story)

Staffing Co. Fights Coverage Denial For Labor Violation Row

A staffing company accused of failing to provide laborers with required employment notices and assignment-related disclosures in violation of Illinois law said it is entitled to a defense under its commercial ... (more story)

Ga. County Can't Halt Discovery In Ex-Firefighter's Bias Suit

A federal judge refused to stay a lawsuit in which a former firefighter and EMT sued a Georgia county after he said he was so ruthlessly bullied for having Asperger's syndrome that he ultimately had to leave his job.

Amazon Settles With AI Worker Who Alleged It Ignored IP Law

A Los Angeles judge dismissed a lawsuit Monday by an artificial intelligence researcher who alleged the company ignored numerous laws in a frantic attempt to catch up to its artificial intelligence rivals afte... (more story)

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NC City Moves To Break Up Police Officers' OT Collective

A North Carolina city asked a federal court to dismantle a collective action brought by police officers alleging they were not properly compensated for pre- and post-shift work, arguing the officers' claims ar... (more story)

Cannabis Companies Settle $300K Workers' Wage Deal

A chain of marijuana dispensaries operating under the Catalyst brand has agreed to pay $300,000 in order to end claims it denied overtime pay, meal breaks and cellphone reimbursements to thousands of workers, ... (more story)

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UPS Driver Seeks Quick Win In Colo. Sick Leave Suit

A UPS package driver asked a Colorado federal court to rule in his favor on key issues in a proposed class action alleging the delivery giant failed to provide paid sick leave to thousands of union workers, ar... (more story)

Pittsburgh Venue Underpaid Tipped Staff, Server Says

A Pittsburgh restaurant and concert venue violated state wage law by underpaying tipped workers and withholding portions of their tips, a server alleged in a proposed class action in Pennsylvania state court.

Biggest Illinois Decisions Of 2026: Midyear Report

One of the biggest decisions to come down in Illinois so far this year applies a 2-year-old Biometric Information Privacy Act amendment retroactively in an appellate ruling experts anticipate will deflate sett... (more story)

Union Can't Force Ex-Aides Into Arbitration, 2nd Circ. Says

A union cannot automatically bind former New York City home health aides to mandatory arbitration through an agreement signed after they left their jobs, the Second Circuit ruled Friday, allowing 17 former wor... (more story)

Haitian Meatpackers Urge Court To Keep JBS Bias Suit Alive

A group of Haitians who worked at Colorado meatpacking companies urged a federal court Friday to disregard JBS USA Food and Swift Beef's objection to a magistrate judge's recommendation to deny the companies' ... (more story)