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Workplace Menopause Laws Demand New HR Playbooks

A recent wave of state and local legislation that makes menopause an expressly protected condition in the workplac... (more story)

Employer Lessons From Apple Ruling Resolving OT Question

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

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

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Broadcast Workers Blast FCC Plan To Nix TV Ownership Cap

A broadcast workers' union urged the Federal Communications Commission to scrap a plan by agency Chief Brendan Carr to lift the 39% national cap on TV station chains' audience reach, saying the proposal threat... (more story)

NY Public Defense Org. Denies Union's ULP Claims

The Neighborhood Defender Services of Harlem's leadership on Friday denied allegations from the union representing its more than 100 employees that it has offered unlawful incentives to break its ongoing strike.

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Software Co. Defends Firing Worker Over Slack Message

A software company urged the National Labor Relations Board to reverse an agency judge's decision finding that it violated federal labor law by firing a worker who mocked its co-CEO in a company chat, arguing ... (more story)

Radiation Therapists Don't Belong In Union, Hospital Says

Stanford Hospital's radiation therapists shouldn't have been allowed to join their co-workers' union, the university-affiliated hospital argued, asking the National Labor Relations Board to reverse a June deci... (more story)

Climbing Gym Wants NLRB Rethink Of Challenged Vote Count

A climbing and fitness gym operator has urged the National Labor Relations Board to rethink an agency official's decision to open and count certain challenged ballots in a tied union representation election, a... (more story)

Calif. Forecast: Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Fights Bias Suit

In the week ahead, attorneys should watch for a hearing on the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative's motion to send gender discrimination claims to arbitration. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment... (more story)

NY Forecast: Judge Weighs Toss Of State Police Bias Suit

This week, a federal judge will consider the New York State Police's attempt to toss a suit brought by a former lieutenant who claimed that he was passed over for promotions dozens of times in favor of white candidates.

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Atty Sanctioned Over Confidential Info In Race Bias Suit

A Pennsylvania federal judge sanctioned an attorney Friday representing a Black travel nurse who said she was racially harassed on the job, ruling punishment was necessary after the lawyer ignored warnings tha... (more story)

St. Jude Fired Worker Over Age, Race Bias Claims, Suit Says

A Black former program manager at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has accused the hospital of retaliating against her, defaming and firing her after she complained that she was being discriminated agains... (more story)

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8th Circ. Finds Insubordination, Not Bias, Got Engineer Fired

The Eighth Circuit refused Thursday to reinstate a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by a former facilities company engineer who was fired after repeatedly parking his car outside his employer-assigned s... (more story)

Fired NJ Judge Again Pushes For Ex-Gov. Murphy's Deposition

A terminated New Jersey workers' compensation judge suing the state for reinstatement renewed her request for a "narrowly tailored" deposition of former Gov. Phil Murphy this week, saying that recent discovery... (more story)

UMich Says Doc's Nonbinary Remarks Aren't Protected

The University of Michigan urged a federal judge to toss a plastic surgeon's suit claiming he was illegally suspended from his teaching role after allegedly making discriminatory comments about nonbinary patie... (more story)

4th Circ. Urged To Keep Trump Trans Health Orders Blocked

A group of transgender individuals and advocacy groups urged the Fourth Circuit to uphold a nationwide injunction they won against Trump administration executive orders banning federal funding of gender-affirm... (more story)

EEOC's 2026 Strategic Plan Draws Ire From House Dem

The ranking Democrat of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce chastised the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Thursday for failing to give Congress and the public more time to review... (more story)

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Goodyear Denied Breaks, OT Pay, Suit Says

A Goodyear worker hit the tire maker with a proposed class action in Washington state court, alleging it denied employees required meal and rest breaks, failed to pay for off-the-clock work and used time-round... (more story)

AV Operator Says Mapping Co. Didn't Pay For Meetings, Travel

A former autonomous vehicle operator has sued a New Jersey mapping and technology company in federal court, alleging the company failed to pay workers for mandatory post-shift meetings, excluded the first hour... (more story)

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Call Center Tells 6th Circ. Boot-Up Time Not Compensable

A healthcare call center told the Sixth Circuit that remote employees are not entitled to pay for booting up and logging in to work computers, arguing those steps are no different from passing through a workpl... (more story)

Wage & Hour Features Revisited: Where Collectives Stand

From a look at where Fair Labor Standards Act collectives stand a year after rulings in the Seventh and Ninth circuits, to a California law that clarifies whether exemptions from federal arbitration requiremen... (more story)

Club Owner Seeks To End Dancer's Retaliation Suit Again

A Portland strip club's co-owner has renewed his bid to end a dancer's retaliation lawsuit in Oregon federal court, arguing that the cancellation of a one-time $50 performance does not rise to the level of har... (more story)

Home Improvement Co.'s Arbitration Bid Tests FLSA Suit

A Colorado federal judge Thursday ended a motion hearing, uncertain if an arbitration agreement between a home improvement company and a group of former employees who claim they were misclassified as independe... (more story)

Ex-CEO Pulls Credit Union Subsidiary Into Firing Suit

The former chief executive of Sound Federal Credit Union can draw a management entity that he is accused of shortchanging into a lawsuit stemming from his termination, a Connecticut state judge has ruled, appa... (more story)