Expert Analysis

Navigating The Void Left By Axed EEOC Harassment Guidance

With the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently rescinding its 2024 enforcement guidance on harassm... (more story)

Takeaways From 8th Circ. Ruling On Worker's 'BLM' Display

The Eighth Circuit's recent decision in Home Depot v. National Labor Relations Board, finding that Home Depot lega... (more story)

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Closure Highlights Labor Law Stakes

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's recently announced closure, after the U.S. Supreme Court denied relief from an injun... (more story)

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NLRB's 'Inherently Concerted' Doctrine Gets Challenge

Motorola Solutions urged the National Labor Relations Board on Thursday to ditch a doctrine that protects certain activity as "inherently concerted" even if a worker acts alone, calling it a "monstrous excepti... (more story)

2nd Circ. Rejects EEOC's Bid To End 55-Year-Old Bias Case

The Second Circuit on Thursday rejected the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's bid to close the door on a more than half-century-old race discrimination case against a union and its affiliated appr... (more story)

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Hyatt Franchisee Must Bargain With Union, NLRB Rules

The National Labor Relations Board ordered a Texas Hyatt hotel operator to bargain with a UNITE HERE local, ruling that the company violated federal labor law by refusing to recognize the union as the exclusiv... (more story)

11th Circ. Upholds Arbitration Order In Hospital-Union Row

The Eleventh Circuit has affirmed an order sending 17 HCA Florida hospitals to arbitration to resolve a Service Employees International Union affiliate's grievances about legal fees tied to a dues deduction dispute.

Employment Group Of The Year: The DeRubertis Law Firm

The deRubertis Law Firm APC secured recent jury verdicts for workers in employment litigation, including nearly $35 million in a defamation suit and $27.5 million in a whistleblower case, earning the firm a sp... (more story)

5th Circ. Won't Revive Firing Claim Against American Airlines

The Fifth Circuit won't revive an airline mechanic's claim that American Airlines fired him because of his work as a union representative, agreeing with a Texas federal judge that the claim belongs in arbitrat... (more story)

NYC Nurses' Strike Inches Closer To Finish Line Amid Dissent

The nurses' strike on three New York City hospital systems will end Saturday at Mount Sinai and may soon end at Montefiore and NewYork-Presbyterian, though rank-and-file nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian say unio... (more story)

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Canadian Pacific Railway Beats Race, Disability Bias Suit

An Illinois federal judge tossed a suit Thursday from a Black former worker for Canadian Pacific Railway who said he was illegally fired and had a disability accommodation request ignored, saying the railway's... (more story)

Sheriff's Deputy's Firing Suit Tossed, His Atty Sanctioned

A Georgia federal judge tossed a lawsuit Wednesday from a former Atlanta-area sheriff's deputy who claimed he was fired for supporting his boss' political opponent, while sanctioning the deputy's lawyer for ci... (more story)

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Feds Urge Balancing Return To Office With ADA Obligations

The government should avoid requiring in-person work across the board for federal workers who have disabilities, but it doesn't necessarily have to let employees work from home either, the U.S. Equal Employmen... (more story)

Panel OKs Dismissal Of Ex-Mich. Trooper's Whistleblower Suit

A former Michigan State Police trooper can't pursue state-court claims that he was canned for complaining about supervisors drinking alcohol on the job, an appellate court has ruled, because the state's civil ... (more story)

NC Jury Clears Fuel Parts Co. In PPE Pay Suit

A federal jury in North Carolina found that a former worker at a fuel parts manufacturing company who alleged he wasn't paid for overtime or for time spent putting on personal protection equipment failed to pr... (more story)

Employment Group Of The Year: Morgan Lewis

Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP scored wins for several major companies over the last year, including a Second Circuit ruling for X Corp. that courts cannot compel payment of arbitration fees mid-proceeding and one... (more story)

Morgan & Morgan, Former Aide Settle Disability, Age Bias Suit

Personal injury law firm Morgan & Morgan PA and a former firm legal assistant have settled a Florida federal lawsuit that alleged age and disability discrimination, according to a filing in the court.

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Texas Ambulance Co. Faces Suit Over 'Safety Naps' Deduction

An ambulance company required off-the-clock work, automatically deducted time for "safety naps" during employees' 24-hour shifts and failed to include bonuses in overtime calculations, according to a proposed ... (more story)

Telehealth Co. Misclassified Employees, Ex-Physician Says

A telehealth platform for weight management misclassified healthcare providers as independent contractors, denying them full wages and expense reimbursements, a former physician alleged in a proposed class and... (more story)

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Ex-Goldman Unit Workers Must Arbitrate Unpaid Wage Claims

Customer service employees must arbitrate wage claims against a fintech company formerly owned by Goldman Sachs, a Georgia federal judge ruled on Wednesday, finding that arbitration agreements referencing Gold... (more story)

Staffing Co. Recruiters Not OT-Exempt, Judge Rules

TEKsystems Inc. recruiters performed routine sales production work that did not rise to the level of administrative work necessary to be exempt from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act, a Pennsylvania ... (more story)

UFC Fighters Say Talent Agency Shirking Discovery Order

Fighters who accuse the Ultimate Fighting Championship of suppressing wages asked a Nevada federal judge to order a third-party talent agency to explain why it should not be held in contempt for violating a discovery order.

Ex-Manager Says Zipcar Used Illegal Noncompetes, Pay Rules

Zipcar enforced noncompetes against employees who did not meet Washington state's earnings threshold and barred managers from discussing their wages in violation of state law, a former manager alleged in a pro... (more story)

Texas Oil Drilling Co. Failed To Pay OT, Worker Alleges

An oil drilling service provider systematically failed to pay its employees for their overtime and asked them to rework their time sheets to show fewer working hours, a worker told a Texas federal court.