Expert Analysis

Flashpoints In Focus: Handling Religious Objections To AI Use

Pope Leo XIV's recent warning about artificial intelligence may increase requests for religious exemptions from wo... (more story)

Constructing AI Compliance Plans As State Laws Diverge

With Colorado, Connecticut and the federal government recently announcing wildly different approaches to artificia... (more story)

Examining 3 Notable DOL Moves In The First Half Of 2026

With the U.S. Department of Labor addressing independent contractor classification, joint employment and white col... (more story)

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Electrical Co. Beats OT, Break Claims In Calif. Pay Suit

A California federal judge on Friday trimmed a proposed class action against an electrical construction company, dismissing a former worker's overtime, meal and rest break claims, but allowing his minimum wage... (more story)

DOL Says $5B ERISA Trust Lost Millions On Shoddy Funds

The U.S. Department of Labor sued an employee benefit trust services company in Texas federal court, alleging the company and its executives breached fiduciary duties of prudence and loyalty by failing to safe... (more story)

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Waste Co. Penalized Union Backers, NLRB Judge Says

A waste management company violated federal labor law by interrogating, disciplining and firing employees after the workers launched a union organizing campaign with a Teamsters local, a National Labor Relatio... (more story)

Bricklayers Funds Bring ERISA Suits Against Masonry Cos.

Two Michigan masonry contractors and their owners have been hit with federal lawsuits accusing them of failing to pay required union fringe benefit contributions, with one company allegedly owing more than $19... (more story)

Think Tank Accuses Unions Of 'Trapping' Workers Into Dues

A group that advocates against requiring workers to join unions has filed 36 unfair labor practice charges on behalf of California caregivers, accusing several union locals of taking dues from the workers with... (more story)

Calif. Forecast: Little Caesars Workers Seek Class Status

In the week ahead, attorneys should watch for a class certification hearing in a wage and hour suit against Little Caesars. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters on deck in California.

Mich. Crane Rental Co. Owes Union Funds $43K, Judge Says

A Michigan crane rental company must pay about $43,000 to a group of union benefit funds, a Michigan federal judge has ruled, agreeing with the funds that the company didn't uphold the contribution obligations... (more story)

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Hispanic Agents Say Liberty Mutual Unit Stereotyped Clients

Three Hispanic insurance agents in North Carolina said in a new complaint that they were singled out for investigation and ultimately fired after the Liberty Mutual unit that employed them stereotyped their pr... (more story)

3rd Circ. Backs University In Bias Suit Over Denied Telework

The Third Circuit declined to revive a worker's disability discrimination suit Friday claiming Shippensburg University illegally fired her after denying her request to work remotely during the COVID-19 pandemi... (more story)

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Detroit Club Hit With Nearly $6.3M In Race Retaliation Verdict

Former Detroit Club server Miya Shani Hooks audibly sobbed Thursday as a federal jury found the club and its owner liable for retaliating against three former employees who said they had spoken out against rac... (more story)

High Court To Issue Big Decisions In Term's Final Days

As the U.S. Supreme Court enters the final days of its term, the justices still have several major decisions to issue, including some concerning birthright citizenship, the president's power to remove independ... (more story)

Reed Smith Wants Pause In Ex-Atty's Bias Suit Amid Appeal

Reed Smith LLP asked a New Jersey court on Thursday to stay a former attorney's gender discrimination suit against it while the attorney's appeal of the scope of the damages in the suit plays out.

NY Forecast: Judge Weighs $162M Caregiver Wage Suit Deal

This week, a New York federal magistrate judge will consider whether to give preliminary approval to a $162 million settlement resolving a proposed class and collective action that accused a New York Medicaid ... (more story)

Brokerage Says Pregnant Worker's Firing Due To Performance

An insurance brokerage asked a North Carolina federal judge for an early win in a former employee benefits advisor's suit alleging she was pushed out after raising concerns about maternity leave, pumping accom... (more story)

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Legal Groups Back DOL's H-2A Fine Power At High Court

A coalition of worker advocacy and legal aid organizations urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to uphold the Department of Labor's authority to collect monetary penalties from agricultural employers through... (more story)

Worker Sues DHL Express Over Seattle Wage Violations

DHL Express failed to provide legally required meal and rest breaks and denied workers compensation for missed break time in violation of state and local wage laws, a worker alleged in Washington state court.

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9th Circ. Says Farmworkers' Attys Deserve Higher Fee

The Ninth Circuit has ordered a Washington federal court to increase an attorney fee award for farmworkers who successfully challenged the federal government's agricultural wage survey methodology, finding the... (more story)

Extended Stay Subsidiary Pay Suit Moves Back To State Court

A Washington federal magistrate judge on Thursday sent a proposed wage-and-hour class action against a subsidiary of Extended Stay America back to state court, finding the hotel operator did not show that the ... (more story)

Colo. Judge Tosses Fired Public Defender's Speech Claim

A Colorado state judge has dismissed a free speech claim by a former public defender, who alleged he was fired after making court filings and seeking a hearing to warn that crushing caseloads and a cyberattack... (more story)

Logistics Co. Inks $1.7M Deal To End Driver OT Suit

A logistics provider that helps manage trailers on company grounds agreed to pay up to $1.7 million to resolve a collective action alleging it misclassified drivers as overtime-exempt, according to an unoppose... (more story)

NYC Seeks To Shut Down Delivery App Over Wage Violations

New York City has moved to bar a food delivery app from operating in the city unless it begins paying its workers the legally required minimum wage, after the company's own reports showed it paid workers as li... (more story)