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3rd Circ. Must Reject EEOC's Flawed Equal Pay Theory

To avoid illogical outcomes, the Third Circuit, in Cartee-Haring and Marinello v. Central Bucks School District, s... (more story)

How Cos. Should Prepare For NY RAISE Act Compliance

With the New York Responsible AI Safety and Education Act taking effect March 19, state regulators will expect sub... (more story)

Justices' GEO Ruling Sets Gov't Contractor Immunity Limits

The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in GEO Group v. Menocal will affect virtually every case in which a gover... (more story)

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SEIU Pension Fund Wins $842K Suit Against NJ Nursing Home

A Service Employees International Union pension fund has won its lawsuit accusing a New Jersey nursing home of skipping out on nearly $350,000 in contributions over 13 years, with a D.C. federal judge awarding... (more story)

Chicago Cannabis Workers Ratify Teamsters Contract

Employees working for Chicago's first medical cannabis dispensary and represented by a Teamsters local have ratified a five-year collective bargaining agreement with the business, the union announced.

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Barnard Can't Upset Arbitrator's Rehire Order, Union Says

The union that represents staff at Barnard College defended an arbitrator's order directing the school to rehire a housing attendant whom a student accused of hugging her against her will, saying the arbitrato... (more story)

Boeing's Appeal Bid Grounded In Bias Suit Over Bonuses

Boeing cannot immediately appeal to the Ninth Circuit a decision sending to state court a proposed class action accusing the aerospace company of denying a $12,000 bonus to workers on extended leave, a Washing... (more story)

PBGC Keen On Dishing Out Opinion Letters, Director Says

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. has revamped its website to encourage attorneys to seek opinion letters about how the Employee Retirement Income Security Act applies to specific scenarios. PBGC Director Jan... (more story)

Pilots Rip Hawaiian Airlines' Bid To Ditch COVID Vax Bias Suit

Hawaiian Airlines shouldn't be allowed to boot a lawsuit out of court using the argument that the Railway Labor Act governs, because the dispute over Hawaiian's vaccine mandate can be resolved without invoking... (more story)

SEIU Sues To Revive EPA Climate Endangerment Finding

One of the largest labor unions in the nation is asking the D.C. Circuit to block the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's move last month to rescind its landmark 2009 finding that greenhouse gases endanger ... (more story)

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Jushi, Ex-COO Settle Whistleblower Retaliation Suit

A former Jushi Holdings Inc. executive who claimed a cannabis company fired him in retaliation for compliance with safety standards told a Florida federal court he has settled his suit.

Pregnant Worker Fired After Harassment Complaint, Suit Says

An ex-employee of a Seattle cannabis shop has filed a sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuit against the company, alleging she was fired after complaining about a co-worker's inappropriate comments and t... (more story)

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Atty Seeks To Boot Ogletree From Microsoft Bias Suit

An attorney who claimed Microsoft fired her out of pregnancy discrimination sought to disqualify Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC from representing the tech giant, telling a Washington federal judge th... (more story)

5th Circ. Revives Vietnamese Ex-VA Worker's Bias Claims

The Fifth Circuit reinstated part of an Asian former Department of Veterans Affairs worker's suit claiming she faced persistent harassment on the job and lost out on professional opportunities because of race ... (more story)

2nd Circ. Axes NYC Vax Challenge, Flags Fake Case Citations

The Second Circuit refused Monday to reinstate a coalition of current and former New York City employees' challenge to the city's now-defunct COVID-19 vaccine mandate and referred the workers' lawyers to its g... (more story)

Oil And Gas Co. Can't Sink Race, Disability Bias Suit

An oil and gas company must face a lawsuit claiming it unlawfully refused to accommodate a worker's attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and fired her for complaining about colleagues' race-based comments,... (more story)

DOJ Says Trump's Trans Restroom Ban Isn't Discriminatory

The U.S. Department of Justice has told a D.C. federal judge that the Trump administration's decision to prohibit transgender federal employees from using restrooms that match their gender identities was lawfu... (more story)

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Tyson Must Face Bulk Of Meat Plant Worker's Wage Suit

Tyson Foods Inc. must face most of a proposed class action accusing it of wage-and-hour violations at a Washington processing plant, after a federal judge on Tuesday found a worker plausibly alleged that meal ... (more story)

Bimbo Bakeries Can't Steer Driver Suit To Arbitration

A Massachusetts federal magistrate judge won't ship to arbitration a pair of New England drivers' claims that Bimbo Bakeries USA misclassifies them as independent contractors, finding that the drivers are cove... (more story)

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4th Circ. Seems Leery Of Plant Closure Suit Against PE Firm

The Fourth Circuit was skeptical Tuesday of ex-workers' bid to revive a proposed class action accusing a private equity firm of violating federal laws when it abruptly shut down a manufacturing plant, hinting ... (more story)

DOL Can't Fine NJ Farm Over H-2A Program, Justices Told

The U.S. Department of Labor's request to the U.S. Supreme Court to mull whether the department can fine a New Jersey farm for what it alleged were H-2A program violations is based on a misconception, the farm... (more story)

Nuclear Power Cos. Seek To Duck Wage-Fixing Class Action

Nuclear energy producers including Constellation Energy, DTE Energy, Duke Energy and NextEra Energy have urged the Maryland federal court to toss a proposed class action alleging they conspired to fix wages in... (more story)

Inspector Nabs Collective Cert. In Engineering Co. OT Spat

An environmental inspector supported his claims that an engineering company and two related entities similarly paid day-rate workers without compensating them for their overtime, a Pennsylvania federal judge s... (more story)

Pepsi Bottler's Fee Dispute Belongs In Arbitration, Judge Says

A Pepsi distributor cannot be forced by a federal court to pay arbitration costs in a misclassification dispute with the company, a New York federal magistrate judge ruled Monday, finding that the fee dispute ... (more story)