The Ninth Circuit rejected a fund manager's bid to force arbitration in a 401(k) suit, a district court tossed a pension de-risking suit and the D.C. Circuit unraveled a union pension fund's $13 million withdr... (more story)

The Bronx Defenders union said it has struck a deal with the organization's management, ending the last public defender strike in New York City this summer.

The full D.C. Circuit will not reconsider a panel decision finding that ordered a Las Vegas casino to bargain with a union after finding that the casino violated federal labor law during a union campaign for h... (more story)

In the week ahead, a New York federal judge will consider a worker's request to block a labor contract implemented at an upstate farm after an arbitration process laid out in a state law granting union rights to farmworkers.

The American Federation of Government Employees sued the Transportation Security Administration in D.C. federal court, claiming the agency violated the Freedom of Information Act by refusing to provide documen... (more story)

A former truck driver has lost his race discrimination lawsuit against Doan Construction Co. and a Teamsters local after a Michigan federal judge found the company reasonably believed it fired him for punching... (more story)

Melissa Berouty of Phillips & Associates helped secure a $5.25 million settlement for a BigLaw partner who claimed that she faced sexual harassment and assault and a $2.1 million settlement for a worker who cl... (more story)

Duke University School of Law intentionally discriminated against prospective white and Asian students in its efforts to pursue racial diversity in its incoming classes, the U.S. Department of Justice asserted Thursday.

A California federal judge on Thursday sent to arbitration claims that the foundation run by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan discriminated against women, saying the suit's sexual harassmen... (more story)

The Sixth Circuit upheld an auto parts manufacturer's win in a lawsuit alleging it unfairly disciplined a Black human resources employee because she complained about bias, concluding she hadn't overcome the co... (more story)

A trucking company and its driver training affiliate discriminated against female students by letting some male trainers refuse to pair with them and seeking their spouses' sign-off for a male teacher to be as... (more story)

Rowan University's new veterinary school was hit with three separate discrimination suits in New Jersey state court from a professor, a technician and an ophthalmologist who each claim the fledgling institutio... (more story)

Management-side labor law firm Fisher Phillips has brought aboard a pair of new partners in New Jersey who bring deep experience in employment litigation from Carmagnola & Ritardi LLC and Kaufman Dolowich LLP,... (more story)

A Democratic immigration judge fired days before her position became permanent has sued the U.S. Department of Justice, saying the Constitution does not give the president authority to discriminate against civ... (more story)

A former worker's wage and hour class action against a translation services company largely survived a motion to dismiss in California federal court, with most claims allowed to proceed while the wrongful term... (more story)

A Maryland federal court tossed a proposed class action accusing nuclear energy producers including Constellation Energy, DTE Energy and Duke Energy of fixing wages, after finding the claims came too late.

Home Depot has asked a Washington federal court to end a class action alleging its outside employment policies violate state law before trial, arguing the worker who brought the suit never signed any noncompet... (more story)

About 50 employees of a heavy machinery dealer in Washington state were impacted by the company's noncompliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act, a former employee alleged, asking a Washington state judge to ... (more story)

A former commercial service technician has accused a Michigan-based industrial maintenance contractor in federal court of systematically removing hours from field employees' time records and failing to pay the... (more story)

John Deere has moved in Illinois federal court to dismiss former employees' claims that its severance program is governed by federal retirement law, arguing that the program's one-time lump sum payments requir... (more story)

Arbitration agreements sent to workers aren't arbitration agreements assented to by workers, the Ninth Circuit held Wednesday, rejecting assertions from medical supplies giant Thermo Fisher Scientific that its... (more story)