'No Serious Question' Federal Firings Broke Law, Justices Told

Federal employee unions and advocacy groups urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to reject the Trump administration's bid to pause a California court order reinstating tens of thousands of probationary workers fired from six agencies, arguing the government can't escape self-inflicted harms brought on by its allegedly unlawful actions.

Worker Advocate Sounds Alarm On Employment Arb. Rules

Hugh Baran is one of the attorneys leading the charge against the American Arbitration Association’s proposed changes to employment arbitration rules, which he says will curtail workers’ ability to vindicate their rights. Here, Law360 speaks with Baran about why he says these proposals could hurt workers.

Trump's Union Rebuke Tests Nat'l Security Exception's Scope

President Donald Trump's proclamation that the government will stop dealing with unions at dozens of agencies put to the test a little-used statutory provision empowering the president to tear up union contracts in the interest of national security.

Expert Analysis

Issues To Watch At ABA's Antitrust Spring Meeting

Jan Rybnicek, Jenn Mellott and Emily Strickland

Attorneys at Freshfields consider the future of antitrust law and competition enforcement amid agency leadership c... (more story)

Navigating The Use Of AI Tools In Workplace Investigations

Vance Knapp, Kayla Panek and Alen Samuel

Artificial intelligence tools can be used in workplace investigations to analyze evidence and conduct interviews, ... (more story)

NLRB Firing May Need Justices' Input On Removal Power

Blythe Lovinger and Alex Seidenberg

President Donald Trump's unprecedented removal of National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox spurred a la... (more story)

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5th Circ. Says Lateness Didn't Ax Co.'s NLRB Ruling Fight

A split Fifth Circuit panel won't enforce the National Labor Relations Board's holding that a public transit operator illegally snubbed a union, saying the board should have processed the company's challenge t... (more story)

Software Co. Must Reinstate Workers, NLRB Tells DC Circ.

The National Labor Relations Board asked the D.C. Circuit to uphold the NLRB's order finding a Vermont software development company illegally fired four employees for their actions involving a salary spreadshe... (more story)

The National Labor Relations Board’s call to sever and retain a question of whether it should order broadcaster Nexstar Media to compensate workers at a Rochester, New York, television station for the lost opportunity to bargain did not block the Second Circuit from considering the board’s petition, the court said. (Photo by Pavlo Gonchar / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)
2nd Circ. Says NLRB Severance Doesn't Stop Enforcement

The Second Circuit has joined a handful of other circuits in finding that it can rule on a National Labor Relations Board enforcement request when the agency has severed part of the underlying case, rejecting ... (more story)

7th Circ. Doubts SuperValu's Bid To Lower $22.5M Pension Bill

The Seventh Circuit appeared Thursday to lean against a grocery store's effort to lower its $22.5 million union pension bill, with multiple judges challenging the employer's argument that stores sold months be... (more story)

Kroger, Albertsons Argue Colo. No-Poach Suit Is Preempted

Kroger Co. and Albertsons urged a Colorado federal judge to toss a worker's proposed class action claiming the grocers violated state antitrust law with a no-poach agreement, arguing Thursday that the claims a... (more story)

Trump Makes First Use Of Mexico Labor Enforcement Tool

The Trump administration called on Mexico to investigate "credible" allegations of worker rights violations at a Mexico City auto parts plant Thursday, marking the Trump administration's first use of a labor-s... (more story)

Nexstar Challenges Deference To NLRB Order At 5th Circ.

The Fifth Circuit must not defer to the National Labor Relations Board's determination that Nexstar Media Inc. shift leads in Denver are statutory employees who can unionize, the company contended, citing the ... (more story)

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Unvaxxed Firefighters Face Skeptical 9th Circ. In Firing Appeal

A panel of Ninth Circuit judges questioned the argument made Thursday by eight Washington fire and rescue workers fired after refusing COVID-19 vaccinations, challenging their claim that COVID-19 infections di... (more story)

Ex-EEOC Officials Say Agency DEI Guidance Disregards Law

A group of Democratic former U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission officials said Thursday that recent agency guidance on diversity, equity and inclusion programs lacks clarity and threatens to stifle e... (more story)

Cooley, Hogan Lovells, Kirkland & Ellis, Latham & Watkins and Morgan Lewis & Bockius are among 20 law firms that have been asked by a group of Republican state attorneys general to provide information about their diversity, equity and inclusion practices. (iStock.com/Seiya Tabuchi)
Echoing EEOC, Red State AGs Target Law Firms Over DEI

A dozen Republican state attorneys general on Thursday urged 20 law firms to fork over information the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission requested last month about their workplace diversity practice... (more story)

Ex-Cop Asks 11th Circ. To Revive Bias Suit Against Fla. City

A former Opa-Locka, Florida, police officer has urged the Eleventh Circuit to revive her gender and age discrimination suit against the city over her termination after she filed a complaint with the U.S. Equal... (more story)

5th Circ. Upholds Shriners' Firing Of Unvaxxed Workers

The Fifth Circuit on Wednesday refused to revive a lawsuit accusing Shriners Hospitals for Children of wrongfully firing employees who refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19, shooting down terminated worke... (more story)

Ex Jushi Exec Says Pot Co. Fired Him For Whistleblowing

The former chief operating officer for Jushi Holdings Inc. is suing the cannabis company, saying he was wrongly terminated after working to ensure the company's facilities met safety and compliance standards.

Law Firm Fights Ex-Paralegal's Anonymity Bid In Bias Suit

A former paralegal at a Pennsylvania law firm made speculative and illogical arguments to take her identity away from her overtime and retaliation suit, the firm said Thursday, urging a federal court to keep her name known.

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Swedish Health Services Found Liable For Wage Violations

A Washington state judge has put Seattle-area hospital system Swedish Health Services on the hook for state wage law violations in an employee class action, finding workers were shortchanged by its timekeeping... (more story)

Colo. Orthodontist Says Dentist Group Owes $400K In Wages

A dentist group owes a Colorado orthodontist more than $400,000 in wages and fired him for participating in a Texas arbitration involving the company, according to a lawsuit filed in Colorado state court.

A Harvard University coach of nearly 30 years alleged she was forced to retire after complaining about being treated worse than male colleagues and that her pay was consistently lower than male coaches’ pay. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images)
Harvard Says Judge Ignored Time Limits In Coach's Bias Suit

A Massachusetts federal judge got it wrong when she recommended keeping in play a former ice hockey coach's sex bias lawsuit, Harvard University said, arguing that the judge's findings that the statute of limi... (more story)

UFC Asks Court To Deny Class Cert. In Fighters' Antitrust Suit

UFC has urged a Nevada federal court not to certify a class of fighters in the second antitrust lawsuit it is facing over allegedly suppressed wages, saying the class is legally defective because the plaintiff... (more story)

Anheuser-Busch Gets Manager's Unpaid OT Suit Arbitrated

A former shift manager at Anheuser-Busch must arbitrate his claims that the company misclassified him as a manager to avoid paying him overtime, a Delaware federal judge ruled Thursday, saying his claims fall ... (more story)

Rent-A-Center Faces PAGA Suit Over Unpaid OT Claims

A rent-to-own company and several alter-ego companies pressured employees to meet productivity quotas despite being understaffed and discouraged them from recording off-the-clock work, a worker alleged in a su... (more story)

Security Workers Say Firm Edits Their Overtime Hours

A security firm manipulates the hours employees record in a timekeeping app in order to short them on overtime pay and cuts workers' hours if they complain about the practice, two security guards alleged in a ... (more story)