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6th Circ. Says All Of Paralegal's Bias Suit Is Arbitration-Exempt

The Sixth Circuit ruled Wednesday that Adams and Reese LLP can't send a fired paralegal's sex harassment and disability bias suit to arbitration, ruling that a law that bars mandatory out-of-court resolutions for sexual harassment cases applies to the entirety of her lawsuit.

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NLRB Member's Merger Doctrine Notes Open Path For Change

National Labor Relations Board member Scott Mayer's assertion that he would rethink a longstanding doctrine barring votes for workers to oust unions that have merged into larger bargaining units offers an early glimpse of the new board majority's views, experts said, and invited employers to raise the issue in litigation.

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High Court Says GEO Group Can't Appeal Immunity Ruling

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that GEO Group Inc. cannot immediately appeal a district court decision that found it does not derive sovereign immunity from the federal government in a forced labor class action brought by immigrant detainees.

Expert Analysis

A Look Inside The EEOC Probe Of Nike's DEI Practices

Tracey O’Brien and Erik Eisenmann

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's recent sweeping subpoena against Nike for alleged discriminatio... (more story)

What 4th Circ.-Approved DEI Ban Means For Employers

Jonathan Segal

The Fourth Circuit’s recent lifting of the injunction against two executive orders banning recipients of federal f... (more story)

11th Circ. Ruling Offers Guidance On Compensable Work Time

Lauren Swanson

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

Labor More

AT&T Promptly Settles NYC Pension Funds Diversity Suit

AT&T on Wednesday agreed to allow shareholders to vote on New York City pension funds' proposal requesting a corporate diversity report, quickly settling a suit filed by the funds last week.

CSX Strikes Deal To Wrap Up Ex-Manager's Retaliation Suit

Rail giant CSX has reached a deal to end a lawsuit from a former maintenance manager who alleged he was met with "screaming, cussing, and hollering" for reporting railway safety concerns before eventually bein... (more story)

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NLRB Gets $224K In Attorney Fees In Publisher Contempt Suit

The former publisher of the Santa Barbara News-Press owes the National Labor Relations Board general counsel's office more than $224,000, the D.C. Circuit held Wednesday, saying Ampersand Publishing must compe... (more story)

NLRB Attys Want Exxon's Win Over Labor Charges Reversed

The National Labor Relations Board should find that an ExxonMobil facility in Texas violated federal labor law by changing its floating holiday policy without a union's consent, board prosecutors argued, askin... (more story)

Pension Fund Presses For CEO Texts In $60B Merger Fight

A union pension fund stockholder urged the Delaware Supreme Court on Wednesday to revive its bid for access to a former Pioneer Natural Resources Co. CEO's undisclosed text messages and emails, arguing that th... (more story)

NJ Nursing Home Must Bargain With Union, NLRB Says

A New Jersey nursing home must bargain with a Service Employees International Union local after failing to follow the terms of a previous settlement agreement with the union, the National Labor Relations Board has ruled.

Union Says Berklee Is Dodging Arb. Award On Online Classes

A Massachusetts federal judge should make Berklee College of Music stop telling on-campus students that classes they take through the school's online continuing education program can count toward their degrees... (more story)

Discrimination More

DOJ Settles With IT Co. It Said Hurt US Workers With AI Ads

The U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division announced Wednesday that it reached a settlement with a Virginia-based IT services company it alleged posted job advertisements generated by an artificial... (more story)

Soho House Supervisor Drugged, Raped Bartender, Suit Says

A bartender for a Los Angeles restaurant operating inside the private members-only club Soho House was drugged and sexually assaulted by her supervisor, according to an employment suit filed Wednesday in Calif... (more story)

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10th Circ. Backs Pharmaceutical Co. In Vaccine Policy Suit

The Tenth Circuit on Wednesday refused to reopen a lawsuit alleging a cancer drug company fired a sales worker for requesting a medical exemption from its COVID-19 vaccination policy, saying the months-long pe... (more story)

'Conflicting' Claims Threaten Google ERISA Suit, Judge Hints

A Connecticut federal judge suggested Wednesday that a former Google sales representative may need to make changes if he wants to advance his lawsuit alleging the tech giant withheld $2 million in commission a... (more story)

CNN Can't Shut Down Fired Worker's Breastfeeding Bias Suit

A D.C. federal judge declined to fully toss a worker's suit claiming CNN failed to make sure she had a proper place to pump breast milk after reinstituting in-person work following the COVID-19 pandemic, rulin... (more story)

Ex-Pot Co. Exec Properly Pled Retaliation Claims, Judge Says

A Florida magistrate judge on Wednesday recommended against dismissing the bulk of a former Jushi Holdings Inc. executive's suit alleging he was fired in retaliation for compliance with safety standards.

Calif. County Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Harassment

A county in Northern California violated federal law by retaliating against and firing a Native American juvenile corrections officer for reporting that she had been subjected to sexual harassment by her super... (more story)

Wage & Hour More

Contractors Could Face Lengthier Suits After Justices' Ruling

Government contractors could see more, longer litigation after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected GEO Group Inc.'s attempt to immediately appeal a district court order denying its claim for immunity from immigran... (more story)

Fast-Food Contractor Sues DOL Over Pentagon Debarment

A company banned from operating several fast-food outlets inside the Pentagon over wage violations sued the U.S. Department of Labor on Wednesday, saying the final ruling took more than a decade and it had lon... (more story)

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2nd Circ. Skeptical Of Expanding Collectives' Borders

A Second Circuit panel seemed doubtful about allowing workers from a state other than where a Fair Labor Standards Act case arises to join a collective, signaling that it might side with Bimbo Bakeries in a ca... (more story)

Pennsylvania Casino Settles Tipped-Wage Suit For $2.3M

Mount Airy Casino Resort has reached a final, $2.3 million settlement with nearly 700 workers over allegations that it failed to follow state and federal rules for paying less than minimum wage to tipped emplo... (more story)

BofA, Ex-Analyst Resolve Boot-Up Time Wage Suit

Bank of America and a former business analyst reached a resolution in a proposed class and collective action alleging it stiffed employees on overtime by failing to pay them for the time they spent booting up ... (more story)

Domino's Driver Says Franchisee Underpays Expenses

A Domino's franchise operator under-reimbursed delivery drivers for vehicle expenses, which pushed their pay below minimum wage in violation of federal and state wage law, according to a proposed class and col... (more story)

Talent Shop Hits Back Against UFC Fighters' Discovery Claims

A sports talent agency told a Nevada federal judge that it can't be held in contempt for violating a discovery order when it has worked to address real challenges with providing information to fighters who acc... (more story)