Expert Analysis

What Employers Should Know About Calif. PAGA Proposal

Recently proposed regulations concerning the Private Attorneys General Act evidence an intent by California's Labo... (more story)

Miss. Race Bias Ruling Offers Cautionary Tale For Employers

A Mississippi federal court's recent decision to let a jury decide a fired worker's discrimination claims illustra... (more story)

What's Next After NLRB Dismissal Of SpaceX Suit

Though the National Labor Relations Board’s recent decision to dismiss its long-running unfair labor practice comp... (more story)

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Judge Says Accounts Of DOJ And FEMA 'Completely Different'

A California federal judge overseeing a lawsuit by federal worker unions, local governments and nonprofits challenging Trump administration layoffs expressed deep frustration Tuesday after a U.S. Department of... (more story)

NLRB Attys Say Car Co. Can't Ax Ruling With Label Quibble

The Second Circuit should enforce the National Labor Relations Board's finding that a New York City car service company retaliated against its workers for joining a wage suit, board attorneys argued, urging th... (more story)

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NLRB Ops Chief Details Streamlining Plan As Backlog Mounts

The National Labor Relations Board is taking steps to clear through its more than 16,000 pending cases, including bolstering its staff and spreading the pile across its operation, the official who oversees the... (more story)

NLRB Urges DC Circ. To Nix Joint Employer Rule Challenge

The National Labor Relations Board has urged the D.C. Circuit to reject the Service Employees International Union's challenge to the board's 2020 rule limiting the criteria for determining whether a business i... (more story)

Ex-Raven Says NFL Players Union Abandoned His Injury Case

The NFL Players Association delayed and then dropped an injury grievance against the Baltimore Ravens without the permission of the player filing the grievance, according to a lawsuit against the union in Texas state court.

4th Circ. Won't Revive Retired Miners' Health Fight

The Fourth Circuit refused Tuesday to reopen a dispute over lifetime retirement health and life insurance benefits from a proposed class of retired coal miners, keeping in place a West Virginia federal court's... (more story)

Union Fund Drops Boston Globe Pension Dispute

A union pension fund has dropped its lawsuit alleging that the Boston Globe failed to pay monthly contributions and provide records of the hours its employees worked, according to a filing in D.C. federal court.

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NC Town Must Face Firefighter's Retaliation, Free Speech Suit

A former part-time fire chief who accused a North Carolina town of terminating him after he sought to improve firefighter pay and benefits can proceed with his retaliation lawsuit, as a North Carolina federal ... (more story)

6th Circ. Says Fired Opera Singer's UMich Suit Came Too Late

The Sixth Circuit declined Tuesday to revive a lawsuit against the University of Michigan claiming the school unfairly sacked a star opera singer after allegations surfaced that he and his husband had sexually... (more story)

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EEOC, Health Co. Reach Accord In Pregnancy Bias Suit

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and an infusion therapy provider have reached a tentative deal to end the agency's suit accusing the company of unlawfully refusing a pregnant nurse's requests ... (more story)

Commanders Settle With DC AG Over Workplace Allegations

The Washington Commanders will pay $1 million to settle a 2022 lawsuit from the Washington, D.C., attorney general alleging that the team violated the city's consumer protection laws when it misled residents a... (more story)

4th Circ. Backs Toss Of Ex-Air Marshal's Disability Bias Suit

The Fourth Circuit backed the dismissal Tuesday of an ex-air marshal's disability bias suit claiming the government made her transfer positions instead of accommodating her vision condition, ruling her case fa... (more story)

Housing Worker Blocked From Reinstating Claims After Trial

A former coordinator for Charlotte's public housing authority can't reinstate retaliation and punitive damages claims that were thrown out before her hostile work environment trial, a North Carolina federal ju... (more story)

Limo Co. To Pay $95K To End EEOC Sex Harassment Probe

A Kentucky transportation company has agreed to pay $95,000 after a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigation found support for claims that it ignored a male employee's sexual harassment of fe... (more story)

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Ye's Ex-Worker 'Not Sure' Of Own Declaration In Wages Trial

A construction project manager suing Ye for retaliation and unpaid wages after he was fired from working at the rapper's Malibu home testified in a Los Angeles courtroom Tuesday that he's "not sure" if someone... (more story)

Cable Technicians Say Telecom Cos. Misclassified Them

Three telecommunications companies misclassified their cable technicians as independent contractors, leading to minimum wage and overtime violations, according to a proposed class action filed in Virginia fede... (more story)

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NC Guards' Pay Starts At Prison Entry, Judge Says

North Carolina correctional officers are entitled to compensation under federal wage law for time spent inside prison facilities before and after their scheduled shifts, a federal judge ruled, granting a win t... (more story)

Wyoming Bill Offers Gig Workers Benefits Without Status Flip

A bill allowing entities to contribute to workers' portable benefits accounts without the need to reclassify them as employees from independent contractors passed the Wyoming Senate, landing on the governor's ... (more story)

Charter Can't Escape Sales Supervisor's OT Suit

Charter Communications made premature arguments that a sales supervisor failed to show that other workers were denied overtime and that the company had a common policy leading to unpaid wages, a New York feder... (more story)

Kroger Misclassified E-Commerce Managers, Wash. Suit Says

Kroger misclassified e-commerce managers as executives exempt from overtime even though they did not meet the legal requirements under federal and state wage law, according to a proposed collective action file... (more story)

Servers Get Quick Win In Tip Suit Against Restaurant Chain

A restaurant chain is liable for not paying servers their full minimum wage while they performed tasks that were unrelated to tipped work, an Ohio federal judge ruled Monday, finding the U.S. Department of Lab... (more story)