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GM Can't Use Prior Deal Defense To Halt Bias Suit, Judge Says

A Tennessee federal judge on Monday rejected General Motors' bid to toss an employee's lawsuit alleging the company failed to promote her because of her sex, rejecting the company's claim that the employee was barred from suing over allegations the parties previously resolved.

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Strike Questions At Fore As Calif. Gig Drivers Near Unionizing

Uber and Lyft drivers in California are poised to be among the first gig economy workers in the nation to labor under a collective bargaining agreement after the state accepted a union's proof of support, but the strength of that deal may hinge on the union's capability to mobilize a large, sprawling unit.

Atty Raises Alarm Over Bloomberg Campaign's $6M OT Deal

An attorney for former Michael Bloomberg campaign workers pursuing contract breach claims urged a New York federal judge to halt notice of the campaign's $6 million overtime settlement with workers in a separate case, arguing the deal could wipe out the potentially more valuable claims in her suits.

Expert Analysis

Trending Legal Implications Of Employee Influencer Programs

Keri Bruce and Mark Goldstein

Employee-generated content is rapidly becoming a popular marketing strategy, as illustrated by Starbucks' new TikT... (more story)

Flashpoints In Focus: Shifting Workplace Violence Responses

Dawn Solowey, Sam Schwartz-Fenwick and Adam Young

Amid recent threats of violence against artificial intelligence company executives and Jewish-owned businesses, em... (more story)

Limiting Employer Risk If Calif. Case Upends Time Rounding

Jacqueline Crispino

The California Supreme Court's holdings in recent years suggest that it may tighten the rules for — or even elimin... (more story)

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NLRB Defends Remedy In Meat Distributor Layoff Case

A New York meat distributor can't ask the D.C. Circuit to forbid the National Labor Relations Board from making employers cover workers' layoff-related expenses when the layoff violates federal labor law, as t... (more story)

Shell Units Wrongly Withheld Race Data, NLRB Judge Says

Three Shell affiliates violated federal labor law by refusing to give United Steelworkers the racial demographics of their employees, a National Labor Relations Board judge ruled, finding that the information ... (more story)

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Remark Over Union Organizing Illegal, NLRB Judge Says

An Oregon medical center violated federal labor law when a labor consultant told employees they would have a hard time improving their health insurance options in bargaining if they unionized, a National Labor... (more story)

NLRB Official Sets Union Vote By Mail At Utah Tiling Co.

A union representation election at a Utah tile installation company should take place by mail-in ballot because certain voters and jobsites are scattered outside the company's Salt Lake City facility, the head... (more story)

Hartford HealthCare Told To Double-Check Privilege Claims

Hartford HealthCare has agreed to re-review 113 documents over which the hospital operator asserted attorney-client privilege in an antitrust lawsuit by a Teamsters health plan and a local Connecticut transit ... (more story)

Judge Blocks Creamery Closure After Union Retaliation Claim

A Vermont federal judge blocked the closure of a century-old creamery in the city of St. Albans on Monday, saying a Teamsters local convincingly argued that the billion-dollar dairy cooperative that acquired t... (more story)

Littler Names Firm's First Pro Bono Counsel

Littler Mendelson PC announced Monday that it had appointed its first pro bono counsel to enhance the firm's efforts supporting access to justice.

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Colo. House Aide Says Dem Lawmakers Forced Her Out

A former Colorado House legislative aide accused three Democratic lawmakers in state court of violating her constitutional rights by retaliating against her for criticizing the handling of her medical leave an... (more story)

TD Bank Still Faces Much Of Ex-Employees' Chinese Bias Suit

A New York federal judge on Monday trimmed a proposed class action accusing TD Bank of discriminating against employees of Chinese national origin in the wake of federal anti-money laundering investigations, s... (more story)

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Salesforce Gets Ex-VP's Bias Suit Sent To Arbitration

A former Salesforce executive must arbitrate her claims that her boss treated her differently from male colleagues and fired her because she complained, with a New York federal judge ruling a law barring manda... (more story)

Ex-ABC Producer Accuses CBS Correspondent Of Harassment

A former ABC News producer accused CBS News chief correspondent Matt Gutman of sexual harassment in a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court that also accuses her former network of wrongful termination. 

Mich. Panel Says Notice Rule Doesn't Bar Workers' Bias Suit

A Michigan appellate panel has refused to dismiss sex discrimination, hostile work environment and retaliation claims by Wayne County Community College District police employees, ruling that the college is a l... (more story)

Late EEOC Filing Dooms Exec's ADA Suit Against Cable Maker

An electric wire and cable manufacturer beat a lawsuit accusing the company of adding nonessential duties to a director's job description to prevent him from returning after he had a stroke, with a North Carol... (more story)

Colo. Judge Cuts $15M Punitive Award In Nurse Bias Case

A Colorado federal judge has slashed a former ICU nurse's $15 million punitive damages verdict against a hospital to $2.5 million, while preserving a $5 million compensatory award and the jury's findings that ... (more story)

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Home Care Co. Says DOL Suit Contradicts OT Rulemaking

A Nebraska home care company accused of overtime violations by the U.S. Department of Labor asked a federal court Tuesday to rule in its favor, arguing the agency is simultaneously trying to undo the regulatio... (more story)

Shake Shack Misclassifies Managers As OT-Exempt, Suit Says

Shake Shack misclassifies its salaried managers and assistant managers as exempt from overtime pay even though they spend most of their time performing the same hands-on work as hourly employees, a former mana... (more story)

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Nurse Says 6th Circ. Ruling Doesn't Doom Meal Break Suit

Patient care workers at a behavioral health company have pushed back against an attempt to use an unpublished Sixth Circuit ruling to end their five-year-old proposed collective action in Tennessee federal cou... (more story)

Companies Underpaid Staffing Agency Workers, Suit Alleges

A former warehouse worker from a staffing agency has sued Misfits Market and the agency in Maryland federal court, alleging the companies continued paying workers from the agency $15 per hour after Howard Coun... (more story)

Auto Co. Workers Defend Revised Expert Reports In Pay Fight

Workers for an automotive parts maker urged a North Carolina federal judge to reject the company's bid to exclude their damages expert's opinions from upcoming trials in three cases alleging wage violations, a... (more story)

Papa John's Workers Get Approval For $5M No-Poach Deal

A Kentucky federal court gave its final approval for a $5 million settlement in a case over Papa John's past use of "no-poach" provisions in its franchise agreements, sweeping aside previous concerns as well a... (more story)

Ore. Grocery Chain Gets Final OK For $750K Wage Class Deal

A California federal judge has given approval to a $750,000 settlement between an Oregon-based grocery chain and roughly 750 employees, resolving a class action alleging that the grocery store failed to pay th... (more story)