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What To Know If DOL Raises Overtime Salary Floor

With the U.S. Department of Labor recently rescinding a 2024 rule that increased the minimum salary for the Fair L... (more story)

Pregnancy Bias Suits Highlight EEOC's Expanding Reach

Recent U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suits show that enactment of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act... (more story)

Immigration Ruling Maps Alternative To Universal Injunctions

A Rhode Island federal court's decision in Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island v. USCIS vacating polici... (more story)

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IAM Pension Fund Prevails In $32M Fight With Electrolux

Multinational appliance manufacturer Electrolux owes an International Association of Machinists pension fund $32 million, a D.C. federal judge ruled, affirming an arbitration award over the company's protests.

Ex-Fintech Worker's Posts Protected, NLRB Prosecutor Says

A National Labor Relations Board prosecutor urged an agency judge to find that a female-founded fintech company unlawfully fired a male data engineer over LinkedIn posts that raised concerns about the company'... (more story)

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NY Fights H-2A Farmworker's Bid To Block Union Contract

The state of New York has asked a federal judge to reject a farmworker's bid to block the state from imposing a union contract on him and his co-workers, arguing the farmworker failed to show he will face irre... (more story)

Shell Defends Withholding Worker Race Data From Union

A National Labor Relations Board judge should toss allegations that three Shell affiliates violated federal labor law by refusing to give the United Steelworkers lists of their employees broken down by race, S... (more story)

Magistrate Judge Trims Worker's Union Bias Case

A New York magistrate judge has recommended tossing a discrimination claim in a Black operating engineer's lawsuit claiming that an International Union of Operating Engineers local retaliated against him for o... (more story)

Cal Fire Contractor Fights Arbitration Award In Workday Row

A contractor that supplies pilots to California's firefighting service asked a federal court to overturn an arbitrator's finding in its dispute with a union over the length of pilots' 2024 season, saying the a... (more story)

NLRB Official Approves Union Vote At Nevada CVS

Pharmacy workers at a Nevada CVS pharmacy can vote on representation by an International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers affiliate, a National Labor Relations Board official ruled Wednesday, re... (more story)

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5th Circ. Says Workers Needn't Mitigate Emotional Damages

Employees who prevail on sexual harassment claims under federal law don't need to take steps to reduce their emotional distress damages, the Fifth Circuit ruled Thursday, affirming a jury's award of compensato... (more story)

10th Circ. Won't Revive Bias Claims Against Kansas Judge

A Kansas court clerk was unable to revive her gender discrimination suit against a state court judge after the Tenth Circuit on Thursday affirmed the lower court's decision to grant Kansas summary judgment on ... (more story)

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7th Circ. Says Educator's Retaliation Case Needs 2nd Look

The Seventh Circuit reopened an educator's lawsuit alleging that a Wisconsin state agency unlawfully demoted her because she refused to embrace the state education department's views on equity and race, saying... (more story)

Colo. Panel Says EFAA Covers Bartender's Retaliation Claim

A Denver strip club can't arbitrate a former bartender's claim that she was fired for lodging a lawsuit alleging a supervisor sent her unwanted messages, with a Colorado appeals court ruling Thursday that fede... (more story)

Arizona Atty Faces Possible Sanctions Over Bogus Quotes

An Arizona federal judge is mulling fee sanctions against an attorney found to have included erroneous quotations in a brief she filed in her client's employment discrimination case, amid what he called her hi... (more story)

Ulta Fired Black Trans Worker Who Reported Bias, Suit says

A Black transgender Ulta employee claimed in a California state lawsuit that she was fired by her boss weeks after she filed a discrimination complaint against her superior, who had previously made disparaging... (more story)

Sam's Club Reaches Deal With Ex-Worker In Miscarriage Suit

Sam's Club and a former employee who alleged she suffered a miscarriage after the retailer failed to accommodate work restrictions related to her attempt to become pregnant through in vitro fertilization have ... (more story)

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DOL Says It Wants To Track When And How Americans Use AI

The U.S. Department of Labor wants to begin surveying Americans about artificial intelligence in order to better understand how the technology is shaping the way they live and work, according to a Thursday not... (more story)

Home Depot Hit With Security Screening Wage Suit In Conn.

Home Depot USA Inc. on Wednesday was accused of failing to pay regular and overtime wages to Connecticut workers required to pass security checkpoints and walk to time clocks inside a warehouse, with a propose... (more story)

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Wash. Justices Nix Live-In Caregiver Wage Exemption

Adult family homes in Washington cannot use a state minimum wage exemption to deny wage-and-hour protections to caregivers who live where they work, the Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday, holding the car... (more story)

Workers Say UPS Didn't Pay For Time In Security Screenings

UPS did not pay its hourly workers for time spent completing mandatory security screenings before and after their shifts and otherwise did not properly compensate them for all hours worked, employees alleged i... (more story)

Kroger Failed To Pay For Security Screenings, Suit Says

The Kroger Co. shortchanged hourly employees by requiring unpaid security screenings before and after shifts and denying delivery drivers required meal and rest breaks, according to a proposed class action fil... (more story)

Telehealth Co. Wage Suit Alive But Moved To SC

A federal judge ruled that a California telehealth company cannot escape a misclassification lawsuit on venue grounds but ordered the case moved to South Carolina where the physician plaintiff lives and works.

Boston TV Station Stiffed Storm Crew On Pay, Suit Says

A Boston television station ordered employees to hotels ahead of severe weather, then refused to pay them for the travel, preparation and extended storm shifts that followed, according to a complaint filed in ... (more story)