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How Justices' TPS Ruling Affects Workforce Planning

The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent holding in Mullin v. Doe that courts lack jurisdiction to review temporary protect... (more story)

What To Know Before Justices Rule In Title IX Employee Case

The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to decide whether Title IX protections extend to employees alleging sex discrimin... (more story)

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)

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Iowa Lacks Ties To Starbucks IP Fight, Workers United Says

Starbucks Workers United has asked an Iowa federal judge to dismiss claims accusing the union of infringing the coffee chain's trademarks through its name and logo, arguing the dispute does not belong in Iowa federal court.

Machinists Seek Arbitration Over Contractor Firing

International Association of Machinists affiliates have asked a Florida federal judge to order an Air Force contractor to arbitrate a grievance over the firing of a union-represented employee, arguing the comp... (more story)

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Split NLRB Backs Union Vote In Supervisor Status Row

A split National Labor Relations Board panel upheld Monday a regional director's decision to approve a union representation election at a small-business nonprofit in New York, with dissenting board member Scot... (more story)

NLRB Urges 5th Circ. To Preserve Hotel Bargaining Order

The National Labor Relations Board has asked the Fifth Circuit to keep its decision finding that a Texas hotel operator unlawfully refused to recognize a UNITE HERE local as the representative for its workers,... (more story)

Bronx Defenders Union OKs Strike 1 Year After Last Walkout

The Bronx Defenders has become the third New York City-based legal aid organization to authorize a strike this month, which comes just one year after the group's most recent walkout.

Mich. Crane Company Faces ERISA Benefits Suit

The trustees of several Operating Engineers Local 324 benefit funds accused a crane company and its owner in Michigan federal court Friday of not making fringe benefit contributions required under a collective... (more story)

Worker Was Illegally Fired Over Wage Talk, NLRB Judge Says

An Illinois custom sign fabricator violated federal labor law by firing an employee over wage discussions with co-workers, a National Labor Relations Board judge held, finding the company would not have termin... (more story)

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IBM Nets Deal To End Ex-Sales Specialist's Age Bias Suit

IBM has settled a 63-year-old's lawsuit accusing the global technology company of systemic age bias, North Carolina federal court records show.

Property Manager Loses Suit Alleging Pay Bias, Retaliation

A D.C. federal judge has rejected a Black property manager's claims that her former employer paid her less than male and white colleagues and retaliated against her after she raised pay concerns, finding the c... (more story)

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Meta Employees Say AI-Tainted Layoffs Should Be Blocked

Over two dozen Meta employees accused the tech giant of unlawfully picking them to be laid off using artificial intelligence tools that penalized people who took protected leave or received workplace accommoda... (more story)

Security Worker Urges Court To Keep Harassment Suit Intact

An event security officer at State Farm Arena in Atlanta urged a Georgia federal court to reject the facility's bid to trim her lawsuit alleging it did nothing to address a co-worker's sexual harassment, argui... (more story)

DOJ Asks 9th Circ. Undo Trans Health Ruling Against Premera

The federal government has backed Premera Blue Cross in its bid at the Ninth Circuit to overturn a Washington federal court's judgment that held the insurance company's coverage policy for gender dysphoria sur... (more story)

Ga. Judge Says Jury Must Hear Court Admin Retaliation Row

A Georgia federal magistrate judge has recommended that a jury hear a whistleblower suit against the city of East Point, finding that neither the former municipal court administrator nor the city should be han... (more story)

Quinn Emanuel, Spiro Ousted From CoStar Copyright Fight

A California federal judge has disqualified Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP and its attorney Alex Spiro from representing a commercial real estate platform in a copyright infringement suit brought by CoS... (more story)

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Paul Hastings Hires McKinsey Vet To Drive AI Push

An artificial intelligence executive with more than two decades of experience at McKinsey was named the new chief innovation officer at Paul Hastings LLP on Monday.

PetSmart Hit With Wage Suit By Colo. Pet Care Workers

Four former pet care employees have sued PetSmart in Colorado state court alleging the company denied them meal breaks and rest periods, failed to pay them for off-the-clock work and improperly calculated their overtime pay.

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NC City Moves To Break Up Police Officers' OT Collective

A North Carolina city asked a federal court to dismantle a collective action brought by police officers alleging they were not properly compensated for preshift and postshift work, arguing the officers' claims... (more story)

EEOC Sets Meeting On Worker Demographic Reporting Repeal

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced Tuesday that it will convene in a week to consider its plan to scuttle its decades-old requirements mandating that certain employers report their work... (more story)

Auto Parts Co., Workers Seek Wins In Shaved-Time Suits

An auto parts maker and factory workers filed competing bids for early wins in parallel federal wage suits, with the workers alleging willful pay-shaving practices and the manufacturer arguing that the dispute... (more story)

Cannabis Companies Settle $300K Workers' Wage Deal

A chain of marijuana dispensaries operating under the Catalyst brand has agreed to pay $300,000 in order to end claims it denied overtime pay, meal breaks and cellphone reimbursements to thousands of workers, ... (more story)

Staffing Co. Fights Coverage Denial For Labor Violation Row

A staffing company accused of failing to provide laborers with required employment notices and assignment-related disclosures in violation of Illinois law said it is entitled to a defense under its commercial ... (more story)