Expert Analysis

Accenture's FCA Deal Shows DEI Risks For Gov't Contractors

The U.S. Department of Justice recently settled allegations that Accenture falsely certified compliance with antid... (more story)

2nd Circ. EFAA Ruling Shifts Employer Litigation Strategy

In Diaz-Roa v. Hermes Law, the Second Circuit recently held that, under the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual As... (more story)

How Viral Accusations Can Test Employers' Discipline Policies

The employment fallout that appears to have followed a former Cornell University student's sexual assault lawsuit ... (more story)

Labor More

Indiana Machine Shop Workers Granted Teamsters Vote

The employees of an Indiana metal parts manufacturer's machine shop can vote on whether they'd like to be represented by the Teamsters, a National Labor Relations Board official said, rejecting the manufacture... (more story)

Nurses Union Cannot Escape Strike Dispute, Kaiser Says

Kaiser Permanente has urged a California federal court to reject a National Nurses United affiliate's bid to toss the company's claims alleging that the union organized an unlawful strike, saying it plausibly ... (more story)

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Teachers Unions Sue Over Mass. Ban On Political Fundraising

A teachers union representing more than 100,000 public educators asked a Massachusetts federal court to stop the state from punishing teachers who, on their own time, ask fellow union members to donate to the ... (more story)

Montana Grocer Inherited Bargaining Duty, NLRB Official Says

Town & Country Foods Inc. bought a unionized grocery store in Montana and then refused to work with the employees' unions, a National Labor Relations Board regional director alleged in a new complaint, accusin... (more story)

NLRB Closes Memphis Subregional Office

The National Labor Relations Board announced Wednesday that it has closed its Memphis subregional office to save money, splitting its work between staff in New Orleans and Little Rock.

NYC Must Face Ex-Firefighter's Suit Over FMLA Leave

New York City narrowed but can't escape a former firefighter's lawsuit alleging the fire department tried to extend his probationary period and ultimately fired him because he took leave to care for his daught... (more story)

Union Says Ill. Music Fest Failed To Pay Stagehands

An Illinois music festival organizer failed to pay seven stagehands for any of their work despite signing a collective bargaining agreement with their union, according to a suit filed in Illinois federal court.

Discrimination More

Wood Smith Beats Suit Over Nixed Atty Defamation Claims

Wood Smith Henning & Berman LLP has escaped a malpractice suit stemming from an allegedly improperly drafted settlement agreement in an employment dispute, with a California appeals court finding that the agre... (more story)

UCLA Says It Helps, Not Hurts, Jewish Staff In DOJ Case

The federal government's lawsuit accusing the University of California, Los Angeles, of systematically discriminating against its Jewish and Israeli employees ignores significant steps the university has taken... (more story)

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Christian Worker Gets New Shot At 'Laramie Project' Bias Suit

The Tenth Circuit reinstated an administrator's suit claiming he was fired for trying to inject a "Christian perspective" into a school play about the 1998 murder of a gay man in Laramie, Wyoming, saying a jur... (more story)

JPMorgan Seeks Sanctions In Ex-Banker's Bias Suit

A former JPMorgan Chase employee's claims of racial discrimination and sexual harassment were completely false and manufactured, JPMorgan and the employee's former supervisor said in motions urging a New York ... (more story)

Union Fights To Preserve Challenge To Texas A&M 'Woke' Ban

A Texas federal judge should preserve claims that Texas A&M is violating the First Amendment by banning "woke" teachings on race, gender and sexual orientation, a professors' union argued, saying the universit... (more story)

Michigan Civil Rights Panel OKs Changes To Exemption Bids

The Michigan Civil Rights Commission unanimously approved a resolution Monday directing the state's Civil Rghts Department to clarify procedures for seeking exemptions from Michigan's anti-discrimination law, ... (more story)

IHOP Franchisee Settles Ex-Employee's Disability Bias Suit

The former training and development director for an IHOP franchisee has wrapped up his lawsuit alleging he was fired for missing work after his manager promised to tell human resources he'd entered an alcohol ... (more story)

Wage & Hour More

Lidl Asks 2nd Circ. To Rethink Ruling On Pre-Shift Pay

Grocery chain Lidl has urged the Second Circuit to reconsider a ruling reviving claims that it failed to pay workers for time spent waiting outside locked stores before shifts, arguing that the decision improp... (more story)

Ex-Manager's Severance Suit Heads To Trial Over Denial Letter

A Pennsylvania federal judge Wednesday sent a former office manager's fight over nearly $468,000 in severance to trial, ruling that she didn't have to appeal a construction equipment supplier's denial internal... (more story)

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Farmworker Seeks Higher Atty Fees, Citing 9th Circ. Ruling

A farmworker and a union urged a Washington federal court to increase a previous attorney fee award to nearly $430,000 following a recent Ninth Circuit decision in their favor, arguing they are entitled to mor... (more story)

5th Circ. Bars Immunity In Texas A&M Wage Retaliation Suit

Government officials can't use a special legal protection to escape lawsuits accusing them of punishing workers who complain about their pay, the Fifth Circuit found, allowing a former Texas A&M University adv... (more story)

Wis. Judge Approves $190K OT Deal, Trims Worker's Award

A Wisconsin federal judge approved a $190,000 deal resolving claims that a company shortchanged hourly workers on overtime, but cut in half the extra payment for the worker who led the suit, saying his work on... (more story)

Ga. Children's Hospital System Hit With Time-Shaving Suit

A major Georgia pediatric healthcare system rounded clock-in and clock-out times to exclude work performed before and after scheduled shifts, according to a proposed class and collective action filed in Georgia federal court.

Colo. Staffing Cos. Settle Travel Nurses' OT Suit For $7M

Two Colorado travel nurse staffing companies and thousands of travel nurses have reached a $7 million settlement to end a class and collective action accusing the companies of underpaying their workers.