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NLRB Memo Signals Narrower View Of Protected Activism

A recent National Labor Relations Board memo concluding that Microsoft lawfully discharged two employees who condu... (more story)

Visa Ruling Exposes APA Risks For DHS Grace Period Repeal

Four defects described in a September district court decision halting the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's n... (more story)

Religious Accommodation Lessons From Recent EEOC Focus

With several recent U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission enforcement actions focusing on religious accommo... (more story)

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NLRB Backs Work Rules Decision Despite Late Adds To Case

The National Labor Relations Board has upheld an agency judge's decision finding that an Ohio painting contractor unlawfully maintained overly broad work rules, but expressed concerns about how the judge handl... (more story)

NY Forecast: 2nd Circ. Weighs Toss Of Union Retaliation Suit

This week, the Second Circuit will consider whether to reverse a lower court's decision dismissing a suit accusing a construction workers union of retaliating against two officials for their support of a candi... (more story)

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NLRB Says Kroger Units Had To Bargain Before BLM Pin Ban

The National Labor Relations Board found that two Kroger units violated federal labor law by forbidding workers from wearing Black Lives Matter buttons at work without negotiating with their union, but punted ... (more story)

Calif. Forecast: SF Wants Bias Suit Out Of Federal Court

In the week ahead, attorneys should watch for a hearing on whether a former employee's discrimination suit against San Francisco and the city's district attorney's office should remain in federal court. Here's... (more story)

Starbucks Says NLRB Ignored Repeat Dress Code Violations

Starbucks asked the Fifth Circuit on Thursday to vacate a National Labor Relations Board decision that the coffee chain flouted federal labor law by stepping up dress code policy enforcement without bargaining... (more story)

NLRB Says Healthcare Co. Fired Worker Over Complaints

A Maryland home healthcare provider violated federal labor law by firing a worker who spoke out about a training repayment provision in her employment contract, the National Labor Relations Board held, saying ... (more story)

NLRB Member Renews Call For Blocking Charge Policy Shift

The National Labor Relations Board has refused to review a regional director's letter blocking a union decertification bid at a commercial security company, with member Scott Mayer restating his willingness to... (more story)

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EEOC Trans Policy Pivot In Spotlight In Workplace Bias Suit

An ongoing lawsuit accusing the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission of fostering a hostile working environment for transgender employees demonstrates how external messaging from employers — whether in... (more story)

Machinery Co., EEOC Strike $200K Deal In Disability Bias Suit

A heavy machinery dealer agreed to pay $200,000 to resolve a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit alleging it fired an employee after knee surgery rather than let her return to work with an accomm... (more story)

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9th Circ. Revives Christian Dental Worker's COVID Vax Suit

The Ninth Circuit revived part of a religious bias suit Thursday from workers who claimed a dental practice unlawfully fired them for defying its COVID-19 vaccine mandate, ruling the business hadn't shown why ... (more story)

Trump Picks Panel To Consider Claims Against Fed's Cook

President Donald Trump has established a committee to investigate mortgage fraud allegations against Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook and to determine if they provide sufficient grounds to fire her, according to... (more story)

Pasadena Worker Accuses 9th Circ. Of 'Lies' In COVID Ruling

A Pasadena police employee on Thursday failed to convince the Ninth Circuit to give him a second shot at suing the city over its COVID-19 vaccination policy, rejecting his argument that a panel decision in the... (more story)

Pa. Co. Pulled Job Offer After Failed Pot Test, Suit Says

A former employee is suing a trucking and logistics company in Pennsylvania federal court, claiming it illegally rescinded a job offer after he tested positive for marijuana, despite him telling the company ab... (more story)

Televangelist Tells Mich. Jury Network Owner Was 'Obnoxious'

A Black televangelist suing his former network testified to a Michigan federal jury on Thursday that he was drawn in and wooed by white religious network owner Kevin Adell, only to be blindsided by his boss' r... (more story)

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Legal Marketing Co. Inks $600K Call Center Rep Wage Deal

Legal marketing company Lawyer.com Inc. agreed to pay $600,000 to settle claims in a New Jersey federal court that it misclassified call center representatives as independent contractors and failed to pay them... (more story)

Campbell's Driver Wage Suit Counterclaim Survives For Now

A North Carolina federal judge denied a bid to toss Campbell's Co.'s unjust enrichment counterclaim against a proposed class of drivers alleging they were misclassified as independent contractors instead of em... (more story)

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ESPN Graphics Producer Says He Was Denied Overtime Pay

ESPN misclassified a graphics producer as exempt from overtime for years despite his routine job duties, then failed to provide back pay after reclassifying his position in June, according to a Connecticut sta... (more story)

Amazon Sued Over Late Final Paychecks In Mass.

A former worker at an Amazon distribution center in Massachusetts said the e-commerce company fails to give terminated employees their final paychecks on their last day, violating a state wage law.

US Bank Keeps Workers' Break Suit In Seattle Federal Court

A proposed wage-and-hour class action targeting U.S. Bank NA will remain in federal court, a Seattle judge ruled Tuesday, finding that the bank sufficiently showed that the dispute is worth more than $5 millio... (more story)

Eldercare Co.'s Wage Class Fight Bound For Wash. High Court

Washington's highest court agreed Tuesday to take up whether an appellate panel rightly revived two workers' proposed wage-and-hour class action against an eldercare provider despite the plaintiffs' membership... (more story)

Ex-Fifth Third Worker Claims Unpaid Prep Work Violated FLSA

An ex-Fifth Third Bank customer service representative has hit her former employer with a proposed class action accusing it of violating the Fair Labor Standards Act by refusing to pay her and other employees ... (more story)