Expert Analysis

What's Next After Justices' Last-Mile Driver Arbitration Ruling

The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Flowers Foods v. Brock, refusing to narrow the scope of a Federal Arbi... (more story)

7 Ways Va. Employers Can Prep For New Noncompete Limits

As of July 1, Virginia noncompete agreements with employees fired without "cause" must provide "severance benefits... (more story)

Employer Tips To Prepare For Va. Family And Medical Leave

With Virginia's paid family and medical leave insurance program taking effect in two years, employers should devel... (more story)

Labor More

Coalition Urges Court To Halt Gov't Contractor DEI Order

A coalition of nonprofits, university professors, federal contractors and subcontractors has asked a Maryland federal court to halt an executive order requiring government contractors to agree not to engage in... (more story)

MoFo Adds AI-Focused Labor Atty from McDermott In LA

Morrison Foerster LLP has expanded its employment and labor group in Los Angeles with the addition of a former McDermott Will & Schulte attorney.

Palm trees and parked cars in front of a white building bearing the name of a newspaper that reads NEWS PRESS
Calif. Newspaper Owes $3.6M In Back Pay, NLRB Says

The former parent company of the now-bankrupt Santa Barbara News-Press, the newspaper's former owner, and related entities must pay $3.6 million in back pay in a long-standing labor dispute with the Teamsters ... (more story)

NLRB Orders NJ Hotel Buyer To Pay Dues It Cut Off

The National Labor Relations Board has affirmed a judge's order for a New Jersey hotel operator to pay a union the dues it ceased deducting when it took over a unionized Fairfield Inn and rehire six union supp... (more story)

NY Forecast: 2nd Circ. Considers UConn Prof's Bias Suit

This week, the Second Circuit will consider whether to revive a former University of Connecticut professor's lawsuit claiming he was forced out of his job because of his race after the school launched an inves... (more story)

Judge Slams Gov't For 'Pretextual' Immigration Filing Pause

A Rhode Island federal judge ruled on Friday that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' indefinite hold on processing immigration applications for individuals from the 39 countries on President Donald Tru... (more story)

Calif. Forecast: $2.4M Medical Clinic Wage Deal Up For OK

In the week ahead, a California federal court will weigh whether to sign off on a $2.4 million deal in a proposed wage and hour class action against a medical clinic. Here's a look at that case and other labor... (more story)

Discrimination More

Seton Hall Prof Can't Get 2nd Chance At Indian Bias Suit

An associate professor at Seton Hall University can't reopen his lawsuit claiming he was denied a promotion because he's Asian and Indian, with a New Jersey state appeals court concluding Friday he hadn't show... (more story)

Leon Black Seeks $1.6M In Fees After Wigdor Sanction

Scandal-plagued financier Leon Black wants Wigdor LLP to pay $1.6 million as a sanction for lying to a New York federal judge while representing a woman who claims she was raped by Black at notorious accused s... (more story)

Gibson Dunn Wants Ex-Worker's Bias Suit Sent To Arbitration

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP told a Texas federal judge that a Hispanic former employee's race bias suit claiming she was denied promotions and mocked for her accent belongs in arbitration, arguing she is bound ... (more story)

ADT Pregnancy Bias Suit Paused Over DQ Denial Objection

A Georgia federal judge paused a former security company worker's lawsuit alleging she was harassed and ultimately fired because of her pregnancy, saying the court needs time to consider allegations that the c... (more story)

Coke Bottling Co. Can't Dodge Or Transfer EEOC Bias Suit

A Louisiana federal judge denied a Coca-Cola bottling business's bid to dismiss or transfer a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming it fired a worker who sought a schedule change to manage... (more story)

4 Argument Sessions For Benefits Attys To Watch In June

The Ninth Circuit will hear from a benefits administrator that claims federal law preempts state-law data breach claims, and Amazon will defend its win in a military leave bias suit at the Second Circuit. Here... (more story)

Cannibas Co. Dutchie Is Biased Against Men, Suit Claims

A project manager sued Oregon-based cannabis software company Dutchie on Thursday in Iowa federal court, saying he was paid less than a less-qualified female colleague and fired just days after complaining abo... (more story)

Wage & Hour More

Buffalo Wild Wings Franchise Owes $296K Over Tip Credit

An Ohio federal judge ordered a Buffalo Wild Wings franchise Friday to pay a collective of workers nearly $300,000 after finding the business underpaid them through a tipped wage and didn't properly notify the... (more story)

Jacksons Food Stores Hit With Wash. Wage Class Action

Jacksons Food Stores Inc. pushed workers in Washington state to delay their legally mandated meal and rest breaks, cut them short or skip them entirely in order to complete their assigned job duties, a former ... (more story)

NY Judge Recommends Tossing Doctor's Equal Pay Claim

A New York federal magistrate judge recommended tossing a former cancer physician's federal equal pay claim, finding she failed to show that two higher-paid male physicians performed substantially equal work.

Worker Accuses Hormel Of Discriminatory, Retaliatory Firing

A Black payroll specialist at a Hormel Foods Corp. plant in Georgia has accused the food company of firing her two days before Christmas because of her race and age, and in retaliation for raising concerns abo... (more story)

Total Wine Operator Says Pay Transparency Class Is 'Ruinous'

A Total Wine & More operator urged a Washington federal judge Thursday to deny class certification in a pay transparency suit, warning that certifying a class of up to 20,000 job applicants would be "ruinous" ... (more story)

High Court Ruling Backs OT Exemption Win, Distributor Says

A food service distributor told the Ninth Circuit that a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that last-mile drivers who locally deliver goods that travel interstate can qualify for a federal arbitration... (more story)

House GOP Bill Would Cut DOL Funding, Eliminate OFCCP

The House Appropriations Committee introduced a funding bill Thursday that would cut the U.S. Department of Labor's budget by nearly $4 billion, including a decrease in the Wage and Hour Division's budget and ... (more story)