Expert Analysis

NLRB May Not See Employer-Friendly Changes Anytime Soon

Despite the long-awaited confirmation of a new National Labor Relations Board general counsel and two new board me... (more story)

Harvard NLRB Ruling Highlights NLRA, Title VII Conflicts

A recent National Labor Relations Board decision, finding that Harvard University violated the National Labor Rela... (more story)

Flashpoints In Focus: Limiting Risk In Workplace Holidays

As holidays and other observances increasingly become lightning rods of division, employers can chart an inclusive... (more story)

Labor More

Ill. Judge Upholds Hot Dog Worker's Reinstatement

An Illinois federal judge confirmed an arbitrator's award undoing the termination of a hot dog casing company worker accused of improperly monitoring pigment flow on a production machine, finding the company's... (more story)

Mich. Hospital's Rules, Threats Unlawful, NLRB Judge Says

A Michigan hospital violated federal labor law by threatening to remove workers who were engaging in union business in the hospital lobby, banning employees from making negative comments about the hospital and... (more story)

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NRTW Seeks Grad Union Precedent Shift In Case At Cornell

National Labor Relations Board prosecutors should challenge the union security clause in the collective bargaining agreement covering Cornell University's graduate student workers, the National Right to Work F... (more story)

8th Circ. Keeps Arbitration Award Against Concrete Co.

An arbitrator reasonably interpreted and applied a collective bargaining agreement when it ruled that a ready-mix concrete supplier flouted the contract when it didn't release drivers from duty based on senior... (more story)

Hudson Tunnel Agency Blasts 'Threadbare' Union-Limits Suit

The Gateway Development Commission has urged a New Jersey federal judge to dismiss nearly all claims brought by a Garden State construction company over the use of a project labor agreement on a major segment ... (more story)

USC Medical Group Must Bargain With Union, NLRB Says

A nonprofit medical group at the University of Southern California violated federal labor law by refusing to bargain with the National Union of Healthcare Workers after its certification as the exclusive barga... (more story)

Journalists, Unions Urge Court To Keep In Place Layoffs Suit

The deputy CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media did not have the authority to fire over 500 Voice of America employees, a coalition of journalists and federal employee unions has told a D.C. federal court, ... (more story)

Discrimination More

Paralegal Can Pursue Her ADA Bias Suit Against Former Firm

A former paralegal at The Driscoll Firm PC can pursue her lawsuit alleging the firm discriminated against her after she informed higher-ups that her cancer had metastasized, because a North Carolina federal ju... (more story)

Ill. Justices Face Judge's Suit Over Removal For MAGA Op-Ed

A retired Illinois state judge who had published a MAGA-leaning opinion column, then was temporarily reinstated to the bench amid a judge shortage, has sued the justices of the state Supreme Court, alleging th... (more story)

AstraZeneca Prevails In Whistleblower Suit 9th Circ. Revived

An Oregon federal judge tossed a former AstraZeneca sales manager's whistle-blower claims that she was fired for accusing a colleague of promoting off-label drugs, in a case that took a trip to the Ninth Circuit and back.

Stone Hilton Seeks Sanctions Over 'White Trash' Hostility Claim

Texas firm Stone Hilton is seeking sanctions in an employment suit by a former office manager over her refusal to withdraw an "implausible" hostile work environment claim brought only to harass the defendants ... (more story)

Costco Inks Deal To End Worker's Sex Harassment Suit

Costco Wholesale Corporation has agreed to settle a worker's suit claiming the company retaliated against her after she reported that a male colleague harassed her by repeatedly asking her out on dates and rea... (more story)

7th Circ. Mulls Remanding Walmart ADA Injunction Bid Again

A Seventh Circuit judge seemed open Wednesday to having a Wisconsin judge again consider federal employment regulators' injunctive relief request after a jury found Walmart liable for failing to accommodate an... (more story)

11th Circ. Backs UPS In Worker's Race Bias, Retaliation Case

The Eleventh Circuit declined Wednesday to reinstate a UPS worker's race bias, retaliation and hostile work environment lawsuit, finding that UPS had a legitimate reason for terminating her.

Wage & Hour More

Empower Retirement Faces FLSA Violation Allegations

A former employee of Empower Retirement LLC claimed in a proposed class and collective action Wednesday that the company violated the Fair Labor Standards Act by not paying employees for required pre- and post-shift work.

Trucking Co. Paid Drivers Per Mile Only, Suit Says

A trucking company's per-mile pay system violates state law by failing to compensate drivers for work that does not include driving, a driver said in a proposed class action filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court.

FedEx Reaches $8.5M Deal To Settle Warehouse Wage Suit

FedEx and workers at 17 of its New Jersey warehouses reached an $8.5 million deal to settle the workers' claims they weren't paid for the time spent going through security screenings and walking to time clocks... (more story)

Canada's Olympic Body Joins NHL, CHL Antitrust Defense

Canadian hockey officials asked the Ninth Circuit to reject an appeal from junior players who sued the National Hockey League and its pipeline organizations over alleged antitrust violations, arguing certain r... (more story)

Waste Management Co. Didn't Pay For Log-In Time, Suit Says

A waste management services company failed to pay customer service representatives for the time they spent booting up their computers, resulting in unpaid overtime and straight time wages, according to a propo... (more story)

Domino's Franchisee Hit With Vehicle Reimbursement Suit

An operator of Domino's franchises in Colorado pushed delivery drivers' pay below the state and federal minimum wage by providing unreasonably low reimbursements for vehicle expenses, according to a proposed c... (more story)

SC County Says EMS Worker Was Overtime-Exempt

A South Carolina county argued that a worker who was trained as both a paramedic and a firefighter didn't need to engage in fire suppression work to be exempt from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act, ... (more story)