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11th Circ. Ruling Offers Guidance On Compensable Work Time

In Villarino v. Pacesetter Personnel Service, the Eleventh Circuit recently ruled that commuting does not become c... (more story)

Emerging Themes In Post-Groff Accommodation Decisions

Nearly three years after the U.S. Supreme Court's seminal decision in Groff v. DeJoy reshaped the legal framework ... (more story)

Del. Dispatch: Workplace Sexual Misconduct Liability In Flux

Following the Delaware Court of Chancery's recent contradictory rulings in sexual misconduct cases involving eXp W... (more story)

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Ariz. Bill To Limit 'No Surprises' Arbitration Offers Put On Hold

A powerful Arizona state lawmaker this week agreed to pause his proposal to establish limits on how much medical providers can seek under the No Surprises Act arbitration system, saying the legislation needs m... (more story)

Texas Teachers' Union Fights To Keep Kirk Free Speech Suit

The Texas affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers urged a Texas federal court to keep alive its lawsuit challenging a state education department policy directing school districts to report educators o... (more story)

Union Says Berklee Is Dodging Arb. Award On Online Classes

A Massachusetts federal judge should make Berklee College of Music stop telling on-campus students that classes they take through the school's online continuing education program can count toward their degrees... (more story)

Illinois Installer Fights $398K Arb. Award After NYC Union Job

A Chicagoland window-film installation company that took a job in New York City without abiding by the area's labor agreement asked a New York federal judge to nix a nearly $400,000 arbitration award against i... (more story)

Ex-Teamsters Worker Says Local Stiffed Her On Payments

A Teamsters local violated federal and state law by failing to pay a former employee overtime or provide her with severance pay after the union closed down the office where she worked, according to a complaint... (more story)

Union's Case Cite Can't End NJ Bias Claim, Court Told

New Jersey's acting attorney general told a state judge Friday that Ironworkers Local 11's bid to inject a new federal ruling into a discrimination case falls flat, arguing in a letter that the union's relianc... (more story)

Dialysis Centers Illegally Withheld Raises, NLRB Judge Says

A network of Bay Area dialysis centers violated federal labor law by withholding annual merit raises from employees and blaming a Service Employees International Union affiliate for doing so, a National Labor ... (more story)

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Munchkin Can't Arbitrate Ex-GC's 'War On Families' Suit

Baby products brand Munchkin Inc. lost its bid to arbitrate its former general counsel's suit alleging he was fired for complaining about the company's "war on families," after a California judge ruled a sexua... (more story)

EEOC Accuses Hospice Provider Of Bias Against Black Nurse

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Tuesday accused a Michigan home hospice provider of discriminating against a Black nursing assistant by assigning her fewer hours and less plum assignments t... (more story)

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UCLA Ignores 'Pervasive' Workplace Antisemitism, DOJ Says

The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday accused the University of California, Los Angeles, of discriminating against its Jewish and Israeli employees by turning a blind eye to harassing conduct by other staf... (more story)

UPMC Physician Group Must Face Ex-Doc's Age Bias Claims

A University of Pittsburgh Medical Center unit must face a jury in a former doctor's lawsuit claiming he was let go because he was in his 70s, a Pennsylvania federal judge said Monday, ruling a reasonable jury... (more story)

Nursing Home Settles EEOC Suit Alleging Ageist Harassment

A New Mexico nursing care facility has agreed to pay $75,000 to resolve a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging a supervisor bullied older, Spanish-speaking workers and then sacked them... (more story)

FTC Blasts NewsGuard's Bid To Block Investigation

The Federal Trade Commission is pushing back on NewsGuard's bid to stop the agency's investigation into what it called digital advertising collusion, arguing that the news-rating organization cannot show the a... (more story)

Muslim Teacher Fired Over Religious Veil Wins $1.8M Verdict

A Michigan federal jury said a nonprofit that assists Arab immigrants should pay a Muslim teacher $1.8 million for illegally firing her because she refused to remove a religious veil during classes, finding th... (more story)

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H-2A Workers Allege Forced Labor, Wage Theft In Texas

Three Mexican farmworkers have alleged their employer subjected them to forced labor, wage violations and deportation threats during the 2023-2024 harvest season, while also depriving them of adequate transpor... (more story)

EmblemHealth Fired Witness In $3.8M OT Case, Suit Says

EmblemHealth fired a supervisor who testified in a case that led to a $3.8 million settlement resolving claims it misclassified grievance and appeals specialists as overtime-exempt, the former employee alleged... (more story)

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House Subcommittee Pushes For Expanded Paid Family Leave

The current family leave options available to American workers might no longer be enough, and a tangible push to improve paid parental leave and to introduce federal leave benefits to level the field of paid l... (more story)

Campbell's Misclassifies Its Distribution Workers, Court Told

The Campbell's Co. and its subsidiaries Snyder's-Lance Inc. and Pepperidge Farm Inc. misclassified their food distribution workers as independent contractors, leading to wage and hour violations including unpa... (more story)

4th Circ. Upholds IHOP Franchisee's Win In Wage, Bias Suit

The Fourth Circuit has affirmed a judgment in favor of a North Carolina IHOP franchisee in a former server's suit alleging sexual harassment, retaliation and minimum wage infractions, holding that her federal ... (more story)

NYC Fights Instacart's Bid To Pause Suit Over Delivery Laws

The City of New York urged a federal judge to reject Instacart's bid to pause litigation over city laws extending pay and workplace protections for delivery workers, arguing the company's Second Circuit appeal... (more story)

Union Urges Court To Undo DOL Farm Wage Survey Results

A farmworkers union has pressed a Washington federal court to reject the U.S. Department of Labor's approval of a wage survey meant to help determine foreign seasonal worker compensation, arguing it entails a ... (more story)