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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)

Job Shift Accommodation Ruling Clarifies 'Essential Function'

In Siebrecht v. Mercy Health-Iowa, the Eighth Circuit's recent denial of a disabled worker's shift exemption reque... (more story)

How NY Stay-Or-Pay Law Shifts Leverage Dynamics

The recent passage of New York's Trapped at Work Act reflects increasing scrutiny of stay-or-pay arrangements, but... (more story)

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Labor Board Accuses UFCW Unit Of Fining Nonmembers

National Labor Relations Board prosecutors have accused a United Food and Commercial Workers local of violating federal labor law by fining two King Soopers workers who quit the union and returned to work duri... (more story)

Union Sues Feds For Revoking Immigrant Worker Access

The Service Employees International Union and four Boston airport workers sued the federal government Friday, claiming the Trump administration has upended immigrant workers' livelihoods by unlawfully revoking... (more story)

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REI Fights Order For Rehire, New Union Election At Ore. Store

REI should not have to hold another union representation election and rehire a worker-organizer at its store in Eugene, Oregon, the company told the National Labor Relations Board, asking it to overturn an adm... (more story)

Teamsters, United Slam Workers' Bid To Reopen Wage Case

An International Brotherhood of Teamsters local has urged a California federal court not to reopen a lawsuit alleging that United Airlines and the union unlawfully reduced the wages of flight attendants, argui... (more story)

SEIU Must Face Black Ex-Worker's Bias Suit, But Narrower

A Service Employees International Union unit can't escape a Black former organizer's suit alleging she was paid less than her white, male colleagues and fired for complaining about it, as a Washington federal ... (more story)

Calif. Forecast: Meta Wants Out Of Whistleblower Suit

In the next week, attorneys should watch for a hearing on a motion to dismiss a whistleblower retaliation suit against Meta. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters on deck in California.

NY Forecast: Judge Weighs Tossing Fired Teacher's Bias Suit

This week, a New York federal judge will consider the New York City Department of Education's effort to dismiss a former teacher's suit claiming she faced a hostile work environment and discrimination from sch... (more story)

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CTA, Ex-Worker Settle Vaccine Bias Dispute Before Retrial

The Chicago Transit Authority and a former employee who beat the public transit agency in a COVID-19 vaccine bias trial have reached a settlement in principle they expect will call off a redo an Illinois feder... (more story)

CSX Can't Get Quick Appeal In Fired Worker's FMLA Suit

CSX can't immediately ask the Eleventh Circuit to take up a former employee's lawsuit claiming he was unlawfully fired for taking medical leave, a Florida federal judge ruled, saying the district court's concl... (more story)

9th Circ. Finds ASU Worker's Bias Claims Met Filing Deadline

AR SLOTTING -- The Ninth Circuit reinstated a race bias and retaliation lawsuit Friday from a Hispanic former Arizona State University worker, faulting a lower court for finding some of his claims untimely in ... (more story)

HR Services Co. Fired Exec Over Medical Leave, Court Told

A human resources outsourcing company fired an executive just three days after learning he had applied for Colorado medical leave while he was still recovering from sepsis that led to kidney and lung failure, ... (more story)

Baldoni Atty Avoids Sanctions For Blake Lively Comments

A lawyer for Justin Baldoni will not face sanctions for public comments critical of Blake Lively because they came long enough ago that they are unlikely to influence the feuding Hollywood stars' upcoming tria... (more story)

Little Rock Defeats Black Worker's Promotion Bias Suit

Little Rock, Arkansas, defeated a Black public works employee's suit claiming he was unlawfully denied a promotion, with a federal judge ruling he hadn't provided evidence that an interview panel ranked him lo... (more story)

DreamWorks, NBCUniversal Hit With Bias Suit By Trans Editor

NBCUniversal and DreamWorks were hit with a civil suit in California state court by a queer trans man hired as a first assistant editor for the animated film "Bad Guys 2" who alleges they were subjected to tra... (more story)

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Staffing Co. Wants Pa. Court To Rethink OT Exemption Ruling

A Pennsylvania federal court relied on the wrong standards when it ruled that TEKsystems Inc. recruiters did not perform administrative work that was overtime-exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act, the sta... (more story)

Driver Seeks Contempt Order For Trucking Co. In Wage Suit

A trucking company has refused to provide an updated class list or confirm a proposed notice in a driver misclassification lawsuit, a former employee said in his bid to hold the company in contempt filed in Il... (more story)

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Reed Smith Is Ignoring Expanded Back Pay Window, Atty Says

A former Reed Smith LLP attorney who claimed she was unlawfully underpaid told a New Jersey state court on Friday that the firm's bid to limit the window of time for which she's seeking damages is an attempt t... (more story)

Lawn Care Co. Wants Win Against DOL's H-2B Fines Power

The U.S. Department of Labor couldn't impose more than $160,000 in unpaid wages and civil penalties on a lawn care services company and a related entity for what the agency alleged were violations of the H-2B ... (more story)

Shipping Co. To Reclassify Drivers In $7M Settlement With NJ

A shipping company agreed to pay $7 million and reclassify its delivery drivers as employees to resolve findings that it improperly treated more than 1,000 drivers as independent contractors, the New Jersey at... (more story)

DOJ Wants Morgan Stanley, DOL Opinion Dispute Tossed

The U.S. government has moved to dismiss a suit from former Morgan Stanley financial advisers challenging a U.S. Department of Labor advisory opinion that said the bank's deferred compensation plans likely are... (more story)

Harrah's, Resorts Dealer Joins Atlantic City Tip Pool Suit Blitz

Two more casinos were hit with proposed class and collective actions in New Jersey federal court by a dealer who alleges the Atlantic City-based casinos paid less than minimum wage to tipped employees and ille... (more story)