A General Electric subsidiary violated federal labor law by providing raises to some employees at a Kentucky manufacturing facility without informing a Communications Workers of America affiliate, the National Labor Relations Board ruled Tuesday.
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision not to resolve a multi-circuit conflict regarding the standard for issuing collective action notice could lead to forum shopping, some attorneys said, while others said the justices' refusal to tackle whether out-of-state workers can join collectives will rein in such efforts.
A New York federal judge declined to toss a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming a school district paid a female superintendent less than her male predecessors, after highlighting evidence that the female leader's benefits package and salary trailed her male counterparts.