Expert Analysis

Flashpoints In Focus: Tips As EEOC Prioritizes Hiring Bias

Two recent cases brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reflect its increased interest in rec... (more story)

Mindful Severance Clause Tips Before NLRB Rethinks Limits

The National Labor Relations Board's recent decision in Prime Communications hinted that it may reconsider the leg... (more story)

Latest NLRB Pick Could Put 4 Key Rulings On Chopping Block

If President Donald Trump's recent nominee for the National Labor Relations Board is confirmed, it would restore t... (more story)

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Jailed Ex-Union Leader Says Only He Can Keep Ill Wife Alive

John Dougherty, the former business manager of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 in Philadelphia serving time for corruption convictions, told a federal judge on Monday that he neede... (more story)

1st Circ. Keeps Union's Contract With VA Intact During Appeal

The First Circuit denied a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs request to shelve its contract with a union representing government workers during an appeal, while also pausing a lower court's order that the VA... (more story)

Contested Amazon Joint Employer Deal Gets Judge's OK

A National Labor Relations Board judge on Monday accepted over the Teamsters' objections a deal to end a joint employer case against Amazon without an admission that it jointly employed unionized contract drivers.

TV Station Wrongly Ended COVID Benefits, NLRB Atty Says

A National Labor Relations Board prosecutor has urged the board to find that a Pennsylvania television station violated federal labor law when it terminated COVID-19-related benefits for employees, arguing the... (more story)

NLRB GC, Union Object In Mich. Hospital Labor Ruling

An Office and Professional Employees International Union unit has urged the NLRB to reverse part of an agency judge's ruling finding that a Michigan hospital unilaterally hired temporary registered nurses to r... (more story)

Justices Turn Down PBGC's Bid To Hear Pension Bailout Suit

The U.S. Supreme Court refused on Monday to take up the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.'s challenge to a Second Circuit decision that said the agency erred by rejecting the union pension fund's application for ... (more story)

Calif. Forecast: Union Pacific Bias Case Returns To 9th Circ.

In the week ahead, attorneys should watch for Ninth Circuit oral arguments in a disability discrimination suit against Union Pacific Railroad Co. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matte... (more story)

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Mass. Justices Say Profs Can Face Student Harassment Suits

Massachusetts' highest court found Tuesday that the state's sexual harassment laws allow for suits against individuals in the academic world as well as their educational institutions, reviving a claim against ... (more story)

Gibson Dunn Ex-Client Development Manager Alleges Bias

A former senior manager of client development at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP says she was overlooked for promotions by less experienced white colleagues and endured a supervisor who mocked her accent before she... (more story)

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EEOC Faults Agency For Denying Christians Vax Exemptions

The Bureau of Indian Education discriminated against three Christian employees by rejecting their exemption requests to a COVID-19 vaccination mandate based on their religious convictions, the U.S. Equal Emplo... (more story)

Seattle YMCA Biased Against Workers Of Color, Suit Claims

Three former YMCA of Greater Seattle employees sued the nonprofit in Washington state court Friday, claiming the organization's leadership "treated workers of color differently and more harshly than white empl... (more story)

Judge Lauds Wells Fargo Settlement In 'Fake' Diversity Suit

A California federal judge has given final approval to a deal between Wells Fargo investors and executives in a derivative suit claiming the bank's leadership failed to address the company's discriminatory len... (more story)

Ex-Honeywell Director's Religious Bias Suit Cleared For Trial

A former Honeywell director may bring his religious, age and race discrimination suit to trial after a North Carolina federal judge on Monday denied the conglomerate summary judgment, citing evidence of an HR ... (more story)

Justices Won't Revive LA Schools COVID Vaccine Policy Suit

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review whether the Los Angeles Unified School District's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees passes constitutional muster, keeping in place the Ninth Circuit's r... (more story)

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Home Depot Loses Bid To Revisit Wage Interest Ruling

Home Depot failed to show how Oregon law allows wage underpayments in one pay period to be offset by overpayments in another, a federal judge ruled, denying the retailer's bid to reconsider a decision finding ... (more story)

Church-Run Farm Fails To Undo Child Labor Ruling

A Pennsylvania federal judge refused to reconsider her ruling that a church-run farm violated federal labor law by putting children as young as 12 to work without pay, rejecting its bid to undo nearly $670,000 in back wages.

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Chamber Says NYC Delivery Laws Will Unwind Gig Market

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce urged the Second Circuit to side with Instacart in its challenge to New York City laws governing grocery-delivery worker pay and tipping prompts, arguing that the measures will red... (more story)

Judge Severs FedEx Wage Suits Affecting 14K Drivers

A Pennsylvania federal judge on Monday severed three wage suits against FedEx affecting more than 14,000 delivery drivers, saying their claims were improperly joined and represented an attempt to sidestep fail... (more story)

Worker Says 7-Eleven Shaved Hours To Dodge Overtime

A former 7-Eleven worker told a Tennessee federal court the convenience store chain required hourly employees to work off the clock and shaved time from their records to avoid paying overtime.

Justices Pass On Bakery Distributors' FAA Arbitration Fight

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to review whether a Federal Arbitration Act exemption applies to agreements between two business entities when neither is a worker, leaving intact a Second Circuit dec... (more story)

Revised Suit Against Healthcare Data Co. Still Fails, Court Told

A former healthcare data platform chief strategy officer's amended complaint against the employer failed again to justify bringing three out-of-state individuals into the litigation, the company told a North C... (more story)