Expert Analysis

Pregnancy Bias Suits Highlight EEOC's Expanding Reach

Recent U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suits show that enactment of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act... (more story)

Immigration Ruling Maps Alternative To Universal Injunctions

A Rhode Island federal court's decision in Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island v. USCIS vacating polici... (more story)

Lessons From EEOC Suit Over Coca-Cola Women-Only Event

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's recent lawsuit alleging that Coca-Cola Northeast violated feder... (more story)

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FAA Had No Duty To Bargain Over Login Change, FLRA Says

A split Federal Labor Relations Authority panel rejected a union's challenge to an award finding that the Federal Aviation Administration did not have a duty to bargain over a change to a computer system login... (more story)

Medical Pot Dispensary Challenges NLRB's Jurisdiction

A Utah medical marijuana dispensary that stands accused of firing four union supporters has asked a federal judge to block a National Labor Relations Board case against it, telling the judge that the agency la... (more story)

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2nd Circ. Backs Nurses' Award Over NY Hospital Staffing Gaps

The Second Circuit on Tuesday rejected New York Presbyterian Hospital's challenge to a decision confirming an arbitration award in a staffing dispute, saying the arbitrator fairly ordered the hospital to compe... (more story)

NY Fights H-2A Farmworker's Bid To Block Union Contract

The state of New York has asked a federal judge to reject a farmworker's bid to block the state from imposing a union contract on him and his co-workers, arguing the farmworker failed to show he will face irre... (more story)

Boston TV Station Stiffed Storm Crew On Pay, Suit Says

A Boston television station ordered employees to hotels ahead of severe weather, then refused to pay them for the travel, preparation and extended storm shifts that followed, according to a complaint filed in ... (more story)

GE Workers Credit Union, Mass. Settle Auto Loan Complaint

A small Massachusetts credit union for General Electric employees has agreed to a settlement with the state over its auto repossession practices.

5th Circ. Says Gov't May Be Liable For Steward's Truck Hit

A Fifth Circuit panel said Tuesday that the government may owe damages to a woman a Customs and Border Protection agent and union officer struck with his truck, reversing a ruling that he was on an errand outs... (more story)

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Ga. Judge Rejects UPS Plaintiff's Bid To Force Recusal

A Georgia federal judge reportedly disciplined for having sexual intercourse in her chambers and attending a political event has opted not to recuse herself in the case of a former UPS employee in his dismisse... (more story)

UNC Must Face Retaliation Suit Over Abbreviated Fellowship

The University of North Carolina can't escape an ophthalmologist's lawsuit alleging it shortened his fellowship for complaining that a colleague mistreated him because he's Egyptian and in his 40s, with a fede... (more story)

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Entrepreneur Can't Sue Over Ex-Worker's Hill Testimony

The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday nixed a multimillionaire executive's defamation suit against a former employee whose testimony to Congress helped secure passage of a law barring the arbitration of sexual assault a... (more story)

2nd Circ. Won't Reinstate Ex-UConn Prof's Race Bias Suit

The Second Circuit backed the dismissal Wednesday of an Asian American former professor's race bias suit against the University of Connecticut, ruling he hasn't shown he was treated differently from white coll... (more story)

Ex-Worker Says KPMG Fired Him For Resisting Easter Work

Accounting giant KPMG LLP fired a manager for complaining that his supervisors fabricated negative performance feedback to justify an unwarranted performance improvement plan after he objected to working on re... (more story)

Vape Co. Accused Of Racial Bias Toward Black Manager

A retail marketing manager for a high-end maker of cannabis vape products, Puffco, claims she was subjected to daily race- and gender-based harassment, functionally demoted after taking medical leave and then ... (more story)

6th Circ. Revives Pilot's Disability Claims In Vaccination Row

In an unpublished opinion issued Monday, a Sixth Circuit panel revived some disability claims brought against Kalitta Air LLC by a cargo pilot after he was fired for refusing to get a second COVID-19 vaccine b... (more story)

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Kroger Failed To Pay For Security Screenings, Suit Says

The Kroger Co. shortchanged hourly employees by requiring unpaid security screenings before and after shifts and denying delivery drivers required meal and rest breaks, according to a proposed class action fil... (more story)

Telehealth Co. Wage Suit Alive But Moved To SC

A federal judge ruled that a California telehealth company cannot escape a misclassification lawsuit on venue grounds but ordered the case moved to South Carolina where the physician plaintiff lives and works.

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Trucking Co. 'Predictive Model' Doesn't Moot OT, 9th Circ. Told

Truck drivers denied overtime under a Fair Labor Standards Act carveout for interstate commerce urged the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday to find they're entitled to the pay, saying that they drove only within Califo... (more story)

Wage And Hour Attorneys' Wish List For The Rest Of 2026

More artificial intelligence guidance and clarity on the certification process for Fair Labor Standards Act suits are two developments wage and hour attorneys would like to see in the remainder of 2026. Here, ... (more story)

Mayo Sacked Research Director For Flagging Flaws, Suit Says

Mayo Clinic retaliated against and eventually terminated its director of research operations after she brought up concerns about security, safety and privacy regarding the medical center's use of artificial in... (more story)

Car Dealership Staff Win Class Cert. In Mass. Wage Case

A Massachusetts state court has certified a class of employees at dozens of car dealerships under the Herb Chambers brand who alleged they were not paid overtime or Sunday premium pay in accordance with the state's wage law.

'Terrifier' Filmmaker Can't Slash Actor's Royalties Claims

The makers of the 2016 independent horror film "Terrifier" were able to shake an actress' claim that nude images of her were illegally circulated but couldn't persuade a judge to throw out her claims for breac... (more story)