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EEOC, UPenn Resolve Fight Over Jewish Workers' Info

The University of Pennsylvania and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission struck a deal to end their battle over a subpoena seeking contact information of Jewish UPenn employees after the agency agreed to back away from enforcing it, the parties told the Third Circuit on Thursday.

Nike Owes Ex-Worker $15M For Pay Bias, Jury Says

Nike should hand over $15 million to a former employee who said she was paid less than male colleagues and passed over for promotions despite exceeding performance expectations, a federal jury in Oregon said.

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NLRB Upholds Union Vote At Calif. Dialysis Clinic

The National Labor Relations Board on Wednesday upheld an agency official's decision allowing employees at a California dialysis clinic to vote on representation by a Service Employees International Union affiliate, finding that the company failed to show that the proposed single-facility unit was an inappropriate bargaining unit.

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Flashpoints In Focus: Employer Risk After Trans Sports Ruling

Dawn Solowey, Alison Silveira and Lilah Wylde

Following the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in West Virginia v. B.P.J. that allowed states to limit trans w... (more story)

EEOC Enforcement Plan Signals DEI, Religious Bias Scrutiny

Pierce Blue and Sharon Masling

In light of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently publishing its national enforcement plan cov... (more story)

Yellow Corp. WARN Act Appeal Refines Layoff Guidance

Sarah Primrose, Peter Wozniak and Christopher Coleman

A Delaware federal court's recent upholding of a bankruptcy court's disallowance of unions' federal Worker Adjustm... (more story)

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Slaughter Doesn't Trigger NLRB Injunctions, Mich. Judge Says

The U.S. Supreme Court's recent Trump v. Slaughter ruling doesn't compel judges to hand out injunctions blocking National Labor Relations Board cases, a Michigan federal judge said, denying a construction comp... (more story)

SeaWorld Unlawfully Refused To Bargain, NLRB Says

SeaWorld violated federal labor law by refusing to bargain with an International Union of Operating Engineers local and failing to provide them with requested information, the National Labor Relations Board ruled.

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Harvard Law School Illegally Froze Pay, ULP Claims

Harvard Law School violated federal labor law by failing to give clinical instructors annual raises and bonuses — which they had received previously — after they unionized with a United Auto Workers affiliate,... (more story)

500-Member NYC Public Defender Union Ends Strike

The first and so far only New York City public defender union to go on strike this year announced on Wednesday that its approximately 500 members are returning to work after reaching a tentative agreement with their managers.

USDA Workers Seek Injunction Over Religious Messaging

The National Federation of Federal Employees and a group of federal workers urged a California federal court to halt the secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture from sending "proselytizing" religious m... (more story)

Comment Window Opens On EEOC Plan To End Data Surveys

The clock started ticking Thursday on a monthlong public comment period for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's proposal to erase 6-decade-old requirements that large employers submit annual sna... (more story)

NLRB Backs Starbucks' Ballot Challenge In Tied Union Vote

A divided National Labor Relations Board has backed Starbucks' challenge to two hand-delivered ballots that could have swayed a tied union representation election at a Seattle cafe, certifying the union's loss... (more story)

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Smithfield Should Face Trial In EEOC Bias Suit, Judge Says

Meat processor Smithfield Foods shouldn't escape a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit claiming it terminated a Georgia-based senior sales employee because she was almost 60, with a federal ma... (more story)

Colo. Panel Clarifies Worker Retaliation Claim Requirements

The Colorado Court of Appeals held for the first time Thursday that two Colorado statutes meant to close gender pay gaps do not require workers to allege gender discrimination, partially reviving a former huma... (more story)

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6th Circ. Backs Costco's Win In Ex-Worker's Retaliation Suit

The Sixth Circuit won't reopen a Black former Costco worker's lawsuit alleging he was fired for producing evidence to support a separate race discrimination case, concluding Wednesday he couldn't overcome Cost... (more story)

6th Circ. Won't Revive Forklift Operator's Bias Suit

A Black forklift operator who claimed his employer denied him overtime work opportunities because of his race and in retaliation for filing discrimination complaints lost his appeal Thursday at the Sixth Circu... (more story)

Insurer Can't Avoid Ex-Worker's Race Bias, Retaliation Suit

A Blue Cross Blue Shield affiliate must face a Black worker's lawsuit alleging the company abruptly fired her for ignoring an executive's instructions, a New York federal judge ruled, concluding that a jury co... (more story)

Debevoise Wins Bid To Arbitrate Ex-Associate's Bias Suit

A New York federal judge ruled Thursday that a former Debevoise & Plimpton associate must arbitrate his disability discrimination and retaliation claims against the firm, finding that a broad arbitration provi... (more story)

Data Survey Meeting Exposes Deep Rifts On EEOC's Direction

A recent public meeting that focused on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's plan to scrap a longtime workforce data collection program showcased sharp divisions among agency leaders about its br... (more story)

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Domino's Noncompete Rules Illegal In Wash., Ex-Worker Says

Domino's Pizza LLC illegally blocked its Washington workers from moonlighting at certain businesses, a former employee claimed in a proposed class action filed Tuesday, alleging that a company conflict-of-inte... (more story)

Cargill Unit Gets Initial OK For $5M Off-The-Clock Wage Deal

A subsidiary of the Cargill food company would pay nearly $5 million to resolve claims that it stiffed production workers on overtime for preshift COVID-19 screenings and walking before and after shifts at thr... (more story)

Pharmacy Co. Not Joint Employer Of Courier, Judge Says

A pharmacy company was not a courier's joint employer under federal or Massachusetts wage laws, a Massachusetts federal judge ruled Wednesday in a proposed class and collective action alleging the driver was m... (more story)

Judge Orders 2 Joint Trials In NC Auto Parts Co. Wage Fight

Two pairs of auto parts workers will try claims over unpaid off-the-clock work together, a North Carolina federal judge ruled Thursday, rejecting the manufacturer's bid to force 11 workers to pursue separate trials.

Mamdani Taps Lina Khan, McKinsey Partner For EDC Roles

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday named former Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan board chair of the ​New York City Economic Development Corp. and Anthony E. Shorris, a partner at consultin... (more story)

DOL Clarifies Commute Pay Rules For Hybrid, Field Workers

Midday travel between home and office for employees who work from home part of their workday qualifies as ordinary commuting time and does not need to be paid, the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Divi... (more story)

Fidelity Didn't Pay For Boot-Up Time, Call Center Workers Say

Fidelity Investments failed to pay call center workers for time spent booting up computer systems before their shifts and shutting them down after, as well as for work performed during lunch breaks, according ... (more story)