9th Circ.'s Cemex Dodge Sign Of NLRB Standard In Limbo

A Ninth Circuit panel earlier this week bypassed a chance to weigh in on the relaxed bargaining order standard the National Labor Relations Board announced in 2023, which labor experts said could signal that courts might be more comfortable resting their decisions on more established grounds when possible

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Justices' Silence On Harassment Test May Deepen Divisions

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision not to review a Sixth Circuit ruling that set a higher bar for workers to hold employers liable for harassment by clients or customers leaves the door open for more circuits to adopt this alternative legal test, experts said.

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DOL Joint Employer Reg Enters 'Post-Loper Bright Universe'

The proposed rule that the U.S. Department of Labor unveiled Wednesday advising when multiple employers are jointly liable for wage and hour violations is a scaled-back version of one from President Donald Trump's first administration, to account for the high court's Loper Bright ruling, attorneys said.

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How Guidance Narrows Federal Telework Accommodations

Lori Kisch

A recent FAQ from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management off... (more story)

7 Tips For Employers On Calif. Decision-Making Tech Rules

Zoe Argento, Denise Tran-Nguyen and Bradford Kelley

Over the next eight months, many California employers must prepare to comply with challenging new requirements und... (more story)

Employer Tips As Calif. Law Rewrites Retention Pay Rules

Michael Ryan and Rashad Abdallah

California's recent enactment of A.B. 692 disrupts how employers structure sign-on bonuses, retention payments and... (more story)

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Feds Urge 9th Circ. To Lift Block On Calif. Border Patrol Sweeps

The government urged the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday to lift an injunction barring Border Patrol from warrantless arrests and detentive stops without probable cause and reasonable suspicion, arguing that the pl... (more story)

Consolidation Recommended For NY Hospital Antitrust Cases

Two antitrust lawsuits accusing New York-Presbyterian Hospital of using anticompetitive tactics when negotiating with insurers should move forward as one, a New York magistrate judge said Wednesday, encouragin... (more story)

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NLRB Member Skeptical Of Oversight Of Airline Contractors

The National Labor Relations Board allowed workers who fuel airplanes at John F. Kennedy International Airport to keep unionizing with the Teamsters over their employer Allied New York Services' objection, but... (more story)

Police Union In Ch. 11 During Sexual Harassment Case Appeal

A national police union affiliated with the AFL-CIO appeared in Florida bankruptcy court Wednesday as it seeks a breathing spell to prosecute an appeal of a $2.25 million judgment in a sexual harassment lawsui... (more story)

2nd Circ. Amends Revival Of Mortgage-Backed Securities Suit

The Second Circuit on Wednesday pulled back from a holding that mortgages underlying a union pension fund's mortgage-backed securities investments that tanked during the financial crisis were plan assets under... (more story)

NJ Co. Presses 3rd Circ. To Nix Hudson Tunnel Project PLA

A New Jersey company has urged the Third Circuit to scrap a project labor agreement the Gateway Development Commission entered for the Hudson Tunnel Project, claiming the agreement unlawfully blocked it and it... (more story)

4th Circ. Won't Rehear Spat Over DOGE's Agency Data Access

The Fourth Circuit has declined to reconsider a split panel's decision to vacate an injunction that blocked the Department of Government Efficiency's access to personal information held by three federal agencies.

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Delta Pilots Fail To Get Military Bias Suit Off The Ground

The Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday affirmed a lower court's decision tossing former Delta Air Lines Inc. pilots' claims that they were forced out of their jobs for taking military leave, ruling the pilors would... (more story)

Feds Must Give Records On Trans Military Ban, Judge Says

A Washington federal court has ordered the Trump administration to produce records underlying its decision to bar transgender individuals from serving in the U.S. military, rejecting a distinction the administ... (more story)

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EEOC, Janitorial Co. Get OK For $1.2M Deal In Layoff Bias Suit

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and a building maintenance provider received a thumbs-up from a Washington, D.C., federal court Wednesday for a $1.25 million settlement that resolves a 5-year-... (more story)

Va. Lawmakers Enact Updated Family Leave Program

Virginia's Legislature greenlighted a law Wednesday that will allow workers to take paid family and medical leave through a statewide insurance program, approving Gov. Abigail Spanberger's proposed changes.

Mich. Firm Gets OK To Boost Sanctions Bid Against Ex-Worker

A Michigan-based personal injury law firm can use newly unearthed evidence to bolster its bid to sanction an ex-employee and her former lawyer in her retaliation lawsuit, a federal judge ordered this week.

NASCAR Claims No Duty To Defend In Sex Harassment Suit

Counsel for NASCAR and Michigan International Speedway told a federal judge in a hearing Wednesday they are not obligated to defend or indemnify an MIS supervisor regarding a sexual harassment suit brought aga... (more story)

Worker Says Union Blacklisted Her Over Harassment Claims

An International Longshoremen's Association local failed to investigate a worker's sexual harassment allegations and denied her jobs she was qualified for because she made the claims, the employee alleged in a... (more story)

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Hurricane Maria Aid Workers Can't Pursue FEMA For Wages

A First Circuit panel said Wednesday that workers for a nonprofit organization that received Federal Emergency Management Agency funds for Hurricane Maria relief efforts cannot sue the federal government for u... (more story)

Logistics Co. Strikes Deal To End Ex-Worker's Age Bias Suit

A logistics company wrapped up a suit Wednesday from a worker who said he was forced to retire in his 70s after his managers refused to train him in a new computer system and ignored his medical accommodation ... (more story)

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Uber, DoorDash Can't Pause NYC Tip Prompt Laws On Appeal

Uber and DoorDash cannot temporarily block New York City laws regulating how they display gratuity options as an appeal moves forward, the Second Circuit ruled, finding the companies failed to show that an inj... (more story)

Frontier Only Pays Flight Attendants While In Air, Suit Says

Frontier Airlines underpaid flight attendants by compensating them only for time spent in the air while requiring hours of unpaid work before and after each flight, according to a proposed class action filed i... (more story)

Regional Airline Settles Ex-Pilot's Disability Bias Suit

A regional American Airlines subsidiary has resolved a former pilot's lawsuit claiming she was forced to resign because the company denied requests for time off to deal with depression and anxiety exacerbated ... (more story)

4th Circ. Nixes Apple Affiliate's Appeal In Wage Suit

The Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal by an Apple-affiliated repair company in a long-running federal wage lawsuit after the employer failed to move the case forward by missing key filing deadlines.

LinkSquares Settles Sales Reps' OT Suit On 1st Day Of Trial

Legal tech company LinkSquares Inc. and inside sales representatives who claimed they were misclassified as overtime-exempt reached a settlement to avoid a jury trial that was set to begin in Boston federal court Tuesday.