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DOL Chief Nom Sonderling To Get Full Senate Vote

The U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee voted Thursday in favor of sending acting Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling's nomination to the full Senate for a confirmation vote, despite Democrats' concerns during a recent hearing about the department's proposed wage and hour rules.

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Dem Bill Would End Forced Arbitration In Workplace Disputes

Democratic lawmakers reintroduced a bill Thursday that would eliminate mandatory arbitration agreements in employment contracts and enhance workers' ability to band together to challenge unlawful employment practices.

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A Summer Reading List For Employment Discrimination Attys

As the clock starts ticking on the final month of summer, discrimination lawyers taking time off for rest and relaxation may want to dig into a book that keeps them in touch with their practice. For attorneys eager to keep learning while soaking up sun, here are five to consider.

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Employer Lessons From Apple Ruling Resolving OT Question

Taylor Appling and Daniel Kaplan

In Costa v. Apple, a California federal court recently handed employers a win on a previously unresolved wage and ... (more story)

When Leaked Settlement Talks Complicate High-Profile Cases

Rachel Maimin, Julie Levinson Werner and Rachel Dikovics

A recent sexual harassment case involving JPMorgan Chase highlights how leaked settlement offers can affect public... (more story)

Rare DOJ Military Bias Suit Shows Peril Of Co. Admissions

Bradford Kelley

Although the government rarely litigates Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act claims against ... (more story)

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Jailed Ex-Union Head Again Denied Release To Care For Wife

After reconsidering his previous denial of incarcerated ex-Philadelphia labor leader John Dougherty's request for compassionate release to care for his disabled wife, a Pennsylvania federal judge has again hel... (more story)

Arnall Golden Adds Freeman Mathis Atty To Employment Team

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP announced Thursday the firm has brought on a Freeman Mathis & Gary LLP partner in its Atlanta office, bolstering its litigation and dispute resolution and employment practices.

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Legal Aid Union Alleges Unlawful Incentives To Break Strike

The Neighborhood Defender Services of Harlem union announced on the third workday of its strike Tuesday that it has filed unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board, accusing its man... (more story)

Electric Co. Workers Can Vote On Union, NLRB Says

Warehouse workers at a Kansas electric company can vote on joining an existing bargaining unit represented by an International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers local, the National Labor Relations Board has ru... (more story)

Bronx Legal Aid Organization's Union Rejects New Pay Offer

The Bronx Defenders' executive director said on Thursday that the union representing the organization's over 300 attorneys and staff has rejected an updated offer on wages, with both sides still at odds over t... (more story)

Fla. Panel Rules Against Firefighter Over Medical Cannabis

A Florida appellate court on Wednesday sided with a county for terminating a firefighter-paramedic who tested positive for cannabis in a random drug screen, saying he wasn't entitled to a workplace accommodati... (more story)

UAW Hopeful Can't Add Name To Union Election Ballot

The Michigan federal judge presiding over a case involving a United Auto Workers corruption scandal has rejected a union member's bid to be included on the ballot in an upcoming officers' election, ruling that... (more story)

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Ill. Atty Sanctioned For AI Slop In Starbucks Bias Suit

A unanimous Illinois appeals court sanctioned an attorney representing a former Starbucks employee in a workplace discrimination suit after determining that he submitted briefs using false citations and quotat... (more story)

Feds Aim To Nix EEOC Disparate Impact Hiring Guidance

Federal agencies may no longer have to abide by a set of guidelines issued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to ensure their hiring policies don't unintentionally discriminate against workers... (more story)

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Advocacy Group Says Law Firm Fellowship Program Biased

A legal advocacy group said Thursday it had lodged U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charges against a nonprofit and law firms including Jones Day, White & Case and Morgan Lewis, claiming Muslim and... (more story)

Texas Barber School, EEOC Wrap Up Pregnancy Bias Suit

A Texas barber and hairstyling school will pay $25,000 to resolve a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging the college rescinded a pregnant applicant's job offer because it already had a... (more story)

Meet The Attys In Quinnipiac Rugby Team's Title IX Suit

Current and future athletes for a women's rugby team and Quinnipiac University are facing off in Connecticut federal court in a Title IX lawsuit. Here, Law360 Pulse takes a look at the attorneys involved in the matter.

Remarks About COVID And Age Can't Sustain Doc's Bias Suit

The Seventh Circuit declined to reinstate a neurosurgeon's suit claiming he was fired in his late 70s out of age discrimination, ruling that comments from hospital leaders stating he was more susceptible to CO... (more story)

BNSF Reaches Deal Over Ex-Conductor's Post-Injury Firing

A former conductor has reached a deal with BNSF Railway Co. to end an employment retaliation lawsuit that claims the company wrongfully fired him based on an unsubstantiated rule violation after he sought comp... (more story)

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Insurance Sales Agents Win Conditional Cert. In Pay Suit

A New Jersey federal magistrate judge conditionally certified a collective of insurance sales agents, finding they offered more than speculation that common policies deprived them of pay for computer work and bonuses.

Fred Meyer Workers Seek Class Status In Moonlighting Suit

Four Fred Meyer workers accusing the retailer of unlawfully restricting employees' second jobs asked a Washington federal judge to certify a proposed class, saying all members earned less than twice the state ... (more story)

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Judge Says Jet Co. Should Escape Sex, Pay Bias Claims

A former private jet company executive failed to plausibly allege that she was denied a promotion, underpaid, subjected to a hostile workplace or forced to resign because she is a woman, a North Carolina feder... (more story)

Workers Can't Appeal After $1.4M Wage Deal, Pa. Panel Says

A Pennsylvania appeals court rejected a certified class's challenge after a $1.4 million wage settlement, ruling that parties who agree to a judgment generally cannot appeal unless the judgment allows it or th... (more story)

NJ Settles Trucking Co. Misclassification Suit For $2.8M

New Jersey has reached a settlement with a shipping and logistics company that misclassified hundreds of truck drivers as independent contractors, the state attorney general and labor commissioner announced We... (more story)

Sysco Accused Of Logging Drivers' Work As Breaks

Sysco Corp. and a subsidiary automatically logged California delivery drivers as taking breaks whenever their trucks remained stationary for more than 30 minutes, even when they kept working, a former driver a... (more story)

DOL Says Beekeeper Underpaid, Endangered H-2A Workers

The U.S. Department of Labor sued a beekeeping business and its owner in Washington federal court Wednesday, alleging they underpaid H-2A workers, housed them in a rat-infested trailer and pressured an employe... (more story)