Expert Analysis

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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Trader Joe's Must Turn Over Boss' Statement In Union Row

A National Labor Relations Board judge has ordered Trader Joe's to turn over a manager's statement about organizing at a Manhattan store, rejecting the grocer's claim that its general counsel asked for the statement.

Brooklyn Legal Aid Provider's Union Sets Strike Deadline

The union for the Brooklyn Defender Services has voted to authorize a strike if it doesn't reach an agreement with managers by the morning of July 16.

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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)

Kaiser Says Nurses Union Strike Violated CBA

A National Nurses United affiliate violated the terms of its collective bargaining agreement with Kaiser Permanente by orchestrating an unlawful strike involving over 7,500 nurses represented by the affiliate ... (more story)

Pa. Cement Plant Seeks Order Dispersing Striking Teamsters

The owners of a Pittsburgh cement plant asked a Pennsylvania state court to break up picketing Teamsters outside the plant's entrance, arguing in a brief that striking workers had the effect of "seizing" the f... (more story)

Calif. Forecast: Alaska Airlines Seeks Sick Leave Suit Ruling

In the week ahead, attorneys should watch for a hearing on a motion for judgment on the pleadings in a proposed wage and hour class action against Alaska Airlines. Here's a look at that case and other labor an... (more story)

NY Forecast: Home Care Co. Urges Early Appeal In Wage Suit

This week, a New York federal judge will consider whether to certify for appeal a May decision that allowed home care workers to proceed with a proposed class and collective action against a company, in part s... (more story)

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Ex-Biomedical Worker Axed For Not Altering Data, Suit Says

A former regulatory affairs specialist for biomedical company Vitara has alleged in New Jersey state court that she was fired in retaliation for refusing to manipulate data in the company's bid to perform the ... (more story)

Meet The Solo Employment Atty Who Is New DC Bar President

Diane Seltzer won last year's race to lead the District of Columbia Bar in an election with unprecedented member participation. Now that she's starting her term as president of the organization, Seltzer wants ... (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)

Paralegal Drops ADA Bias Suit Against Former Firm

A former paralegal who alleged a law firm fired her the day after she disclosed her cancer had recurred has voluntarily dismissed her disability discrimination lawsuit against the firm, a North Carolina federa... (more story)

Ex-Reed Smith Atty Fights Pausing Bias Suit Amid Appeal

A former Reed Smith LLP attorney on Thursday pushed back on the firm's bid to stay her gender discrimination suit against it while the attorney's appeal of the scope of the damages in the suit plays out.

11th Circ. Upholds Airline's Win In COVID Discrimination Case

A group of workers for a commercial airline and a related entity failed to support their claims that the companies' COVID-19 pandemic-era policies discriminated against their religious beliefs, the Eleventh Ci... (more story)

Ex-Softball Coach's Bias Suit Is Off Base, NJ University Says

Montclair State University and current and former school officials have told a New Jersey federal court that they acted appropriately, followed proper procedures and did not discriminate against a softball coa... (more story)

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NJ Sushi Restaurant Seeks To Ax Wage Suit Fraud Claims

A sushi restaurant and others urged a New Jersey federal court Thursday to dismiss seven claims accusing them of shifting assets to frustrate a server's wage suit, saying the allegations rely on family ties, t... (more story)

Southwest Airlines Accused Of Shorting Wash. Workers' Pay

Southwest Airlines Co. regularly underpaid its workers in Washington state and denied them legally mandated meal and rest breaks, according to a former employee's proposed class action against the Texas-based carrier.

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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)

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)

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)

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)