Expert Analysis

Rejection Of NLRB Successor Bar Renews An Employer Tool

Although the D.C. Circuit's recent ruling in Hospital Menonita v. National Labor Relations Board does not allow pu... (more story)

Flashpoints In Focus: Minimizing Midterm Politics At Work

With the upcoming midterm elections producing a steady stream of controversy, employers would benefit from plannin... (more story)

Tackling DOL Tips On When Midday Commutes Are Paid Time

Two recent U.S. Department of Labor opinion letters explain when travel between home and work is compensable, prov... (more story)

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Nonprofit Asks Court To Nix Contempt Bid In Bargaining Row

A homeless shelter operator asked a New York federal court to toss a bid from National Labor Relations Board prosecutors to hold the company in contempt for claims that it denied an order to bargain with an SE... (more story)

Fisher Phillips Adds Partner, 9 Attorneys In Mexico

Fisher Phillips announced Thursday that it has hired a partner and nine associates from the small, full-service Mexican firm Ibarra del Paso y Gallego SC, making it one of the largest labor and employment firm... (more story)

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2nd Circ. Faults NLRB's Dress Code Test In Starbucks Appeal

The Second Circuit faulted the test the National Labor Relations Board applies to neutral dress codes that restrict workers' displays of union insignia, tossing Wednesday a ruling that Starbucks illegally barr... (more story)

Federal Union Can Probe Claims Of EEOC Class Action Freeze

The American Federation of Government Employees can collect further evidence from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in the union's suit claiming the agency illegally issued a blanket policy susp... (more story)

NLRB Judge Tosses Case Over Firing At Mich. Investment Firm

A Michigan investment firm didn't violate federal labor law by firing a worker who complained about what he saw as broken promises by management, a National Labor Relations Board judge has ruled, saying the wo... (more story)

NLRB Official Says Supervisor Tainted Pot Union Petition

A union drive at a Las Vegas pot dispensary was tainted by a supervisor's involvement, a National Labor Relations Board official has ruled, tossing a United Food and Commercial Workers local's petition to repr... (more story)

Casino Urges High Court To Stay Bargaining Order Mandate

A Las Vegas casino asked the U.S. Supreme Court to halt a D.C. Circuit mandate enforcing a bargaining order issued by the National Labor Relations Board, claiming the mandate should be stayed pending the casin... (more story)

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DOJ, Kansas Settle Guard Deployment Bias Suit For $35K

The U.S. Department of Justice and the Kansas health department reached a settlement in a suit that accused the state of discriminating against a service member when it stopped funding her civilian job shortly... (more story)

Ex-Dispensary Worker's Punitive $100K Award Cut To $75K

A Pennsylvania federal judge cut 25% of a $100,000 punitive damages award in the case of a former dispensary worker who claimed his employer fired him for going on leave to recover from injuries he suffered in a car accident.

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Ford To Pay $2.3M To End EEOC Probe Alleging Racist Graffiti

Ford Motor Co. has struck a $2.3 million settlement with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to close a harassment charge alleging that racist graffiti was commonplace in employee break rooms and ... (more story)

Conn. Lock Maker Shuts Down Disability Bias Lawsuit

A door hardware manufacturer escaped a longtime employee's lawsuit claiming the company unlawfully assigned her to a position that required reaching and repetitive lifting despite a recurring shoulder injury, ... (more story)

AI Co. Can't Kick Sex Bias Suit To Arbitration, Judge Says

A New York federal judge said an artificial intelligence software company can't arbitrate a worker's gender bias suit claiming she was regularly demeaned and later fired for protesting sexist mistreatment, fin... (more story)

Ex-Warriors GC, DEI Exec Say Bias Complaints Led To Firings

The Golden State Warriors' former associate general counsel and its former vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion allege they were unlawfully fired in retaliation for speaking up about enduring a wo... (more story)

Mich. Judge Tosses Autistic Man's Bias Suit Against Sheriff

A man with autism has lost his Michigan federal lawsuit accusing an Upper Peninsula county and its sheriff of refusing to hire him for law enforcement and volunteer positions because of his disability, with a ... (more story)

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AI Co. Misclassified Data Trainers As Contractors, Suit Says

An artificial intelligence data labeling company misclassified workers who performed AI training and annotation tasks as independent contractors, denying them wages, overtime pay and meal and rest breaks they ... (more story)

Miss. Nursing Homes Say OT Discovery Must Stay Paused

Several nursing homes urged a Mississippi federal judge to keep discovery paused in a proposed overtime collective action, arguing that a former certified nursing assistant first must show that the court has j... (more story)

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5th Circ. Affirms OT-Exempt Status For Oil Field Drillers

The Fifth Circuit affirmed a lower court ruling on Wednesday that found oil field directional drillers at an oil services company exempt from overtime pay, finding that a prior decision involving the same comp... (more story)

Home Care Aides Win Fees After Co. Defied Court Orders

A New York federal court ordered a home healthcare company to pay legal fees after finding it repeatedly ignored court orders to hand over documents in a wage suit brought by 14 home care workers, while stoppi... (more story)

Towing Co. Prez Can't Pierce Corporate Veil In Driver OT Suit

The president of a Texas towing company cannot escape a proposed collective action accusing the business of misclassifying tow truck drivers and denying them overtime, a federal judge ruled, finding the worker... (more story)

NJ AG Seeks Expedited Discovery In Amazon Antitrust Suit

New Jersey's attorney general has asked a federal court for leave to file a motion for expedited discovery in a federal antitrust suit claiming that Amazon has unlawfully maintained its dominant buying power i... (more story)

Judge Recommends $3.2M For Pizzeria Workers In Pay Suit

Former pizzeria employees should receive about $3.2 million after the operators defaulted in a wage suit, a New York federal magistrate judge recommended, finding that the companies and their owner jointly emp... (more story)