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7th Circ. Mulls If Graveyard Shift Offer Can Sustain ADA Suit

The Seventh Circuit questioned during a hearing Wednesday if Costco's decision to offer a deaf forklift driver a night shift position, instead of a preferred daytime role, constitutes the kind of adverse action that can sustain an Americans with Disabilities Act claim.

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Midterm Shakeup Could Make EEOC 'Weaponization' A Target

A Democratic takeover of the House or Senate after next Tuesday's midterm elections would bring new congressional oversight of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's deregulatory, Trump-oriented agenda and preview Democrats' longer-term employment priorities, experts said.

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2nd Circ. Won't Reopen Ecuadorian Ex-Cop's Bias Lawsuit

The Second Circuit refused Tuesday to reinstate a former Eastchester, New York, police officer's lawsuit alleging he was fired because of his family's roots in Ecuador, finding he hadn't shown that town officials knew he identified as Hispanic when they fired him.

Expert Analysis

Accenture's FCA Deal Shows DEI Risks For Gov't Contractors

Richard Arnholt, Tim Garrett and Todd Overman

The U.S. Department of Justice recently settled allegations that Accenture falsely certified compliance with antid... (more story)

2nd Circ. EFAA Ruling Shifts Employer Litigation Strategy

Lisa Haldar and Allegra Lawrence-Hardy

In Diaz-Roa v. Hermes Law, the Second Circuit recently held that, under the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual As... (more story)

How Viral Accusations Can Test Employers' Discipline Policies

Michael Elkins

The employment fallout that appears to have followed a former Cornell University student's sexual assault lawsuit ... (more story)

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Indiana Machine Shop Workers Granted Teamsters Vote

The employees of an Indiana metal parts manufacturer's machine shop can vote on whether they'd like to be represented by the Teamsters, a National Labor Relations Board official said, rejecting the manufacture... (more story)

Nurses Union Cannot Escape Strike Dispute, Kaiser Says

Kaiser Permanente has urged a California federal court to reject a National Nurses United affiliate's bid to toss the company's claims alleging that the union organized an unlawful strike, saying it plausibly ... (more story)

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NLRB Closes Memphis Subregional Office

The National Labor Relations Board announced Wednesday that it has closed its Memphis subregional office to save money, splitting its work between staff in New Orleans and Little Rock.

Montana Grocer Inherited Bargaining Duty, NLRB Official Says

Town & Country Foods Inc. bought a unionized grocery store in Montana and then refused to work with the employees' unions, a National Labor Relations Board regional director alleged in a new complaint, accusin... (more story)

NYC Must Face Ex-Firefighter's Suit Over FMLA Leave

New York City narrowed but can't escape a former firefighter's lawsuit alleging the fire department tried to extend his probationary period and ultimately fired him because he took leave to care for his daught... (more story)

Union Says Ill. Music Fest Failed To Pay Stagehands

An Illinois music festival organizer failed to pay seven stagehands for any of their work despite signing a collective bargaining agreement with their union, according to a suit filed in Illinois federal court.

Union Fights To Preserve Challenge To Texas A&M 'Woke' Ban

A Texas federal judge should preserve claims that Texas A&M is violating the First Amendment by banning "woke" teachings on race, gender and sexual orientation, a professors' union argued, saying the universit... (more story)

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Hotel Group Settles LGBTQ Bias Suit Over Medical Leave

A hotel management company agreed to settle and close a former manager's suit claiming she was fired out of discrimination when she asked for time off to undergo gender-affirming medical procedures, according ... (more story)

Judge Axes EEOC Sanctions Bid In Bias Suit Over Opioid Use

A West Virginia federal magistrate judge denied the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's request for sanctions against a concrete company it accused of refusing to hire applicants who took medication... (more story)

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Christian Worker Gets New Shot At 'Laramie Project' Bias Suit

The Tenth Circuit reinstated an administrator's suit claiming he was fired for trying to inject a "Christian perspective" into a school play about the 1998 murder of a gay man in Laramie, Wyoming, saying a jur... (more story)

Meatpacking Cos. Can't Escape Haitian Workers' Bias Suit

Two meatpacking companies must face a proposed class action alleging they lured Haitian workers to Colorado with false promises and subjected them to harsh working conditions because of their race, with a fede... (more story)

Wood Smith Beats Suit Over Nixed Atty Defamation Claims

Wood Smith Henning & Berman LLP has escaped a malpractice suit stemming from an allegedly improperly drafted settlement agreement in an employment dispute, with a California appeals court finding that the agre... (more story)

UCLA Says It Helps, Not Hurts, Jewish Staff In DOJ Case

The federal government's lawsuit accusing the University of California, Los Angeles, of systematically discriminating against its Jewish and Israeli employees ignores significant steps the university has taken... (more story)

JPMorgan Seeks Sanctions In Ex-Banker's Bias Suit

A former JPMorgan Chase employee's claims of racial discrimination and sexual harassment were completely false and manufactured, JPMorgan and the employee's former supervisor said in motions urging a New York ... (more story)

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Amazon Wins Bid To Decertify Md. Security Screening Class

A Maryland federal judge reversed an earlier decision certifying a class of Amazon warehouse workers seeking pay for time spent undergoing mandatory security screenings, but refused to throw out a former emplo... (more story)

Conn. Firm Gets $3.1M For FedEx Security Check Deal

A Connecticut federal judge Wednesday awarded more than $3.16 million to Hayber McKenna & Dinsmore LLC after granting final approval of a $9.5 million settlement between FedEx and workers who were not paid for... (more story)

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5th Circ. Bars Immunity In Texas A&M Wage Retaliation Suit

Government officials can't use a special legal protection to escape lawsuits accusing them of punishing workers who complain about their pay, the Fifth Circuit found, allowing a former Texas A&M University adv... (more story)

Nike Ad Crew Member Reaches Deal In Wage Suit

A production assistant who worked on a Nike commercial has reached a deal to end his lawsuit in California federal court accusing the sportswear giant, its advertising agency and a production company of shorti... (more story)

Safety Engineer Seeks Notice in OT Construction Row

A data safety engineer has urged a Michigan federal court to approve his renewed bid for notice to a proposed collective of safety workers in his unpaid overtime lawsuit against a construction company, arguing... (more story)

Lidl Asks 2nd Circ. To Rethink Ruling On Pre-Shift Pay

Grocery chain Lidl has urged the Second Circuit to reconsider a ruling reviving claims that it failed to pay workers for time spent waiting outside locked stores before shifts, arguing that the decision improp... (more story)

Ex-Manager's Severance Suit Heads To Trial Over Denial Letter

A Pennsylvania federal judge Wednesday sent a former office manager's fight over nearly $468,000 in severance to trial, ruling that she didn't have to appeal a construction equipment supplier's denial internal... (more story)