Employment law cases overall have bounced back from pandemic-era lows, especially discrimination and disability accommodation suits, though a slump has continued for Fair Labor Standards Act claims, according to a report by legal analytics provider Lex Machina.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's robust investigative authority may give it an edge when it squares off with the University of Pennsylvania in federal court Tuesday to debate the agency's demand for detailed information on the Jewish members of the campus community, experts say.
The Fifth Circuit said Monday that United Airlines can't roll back class certification for workers who brought religious bias claims after opposing the air carrier's COVID-19 vaccine mandate and getting placed on unpaid leave, rejecting concerns that the courts would have to probe the sincerity of each worker's convictions.