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Nike Owes Ex-Worker $15M For Pay Bias, Jury Says

Nike should hand over $15 million to a former employee who said she was paid less than male colleagues and passed over for promotions despite exceeding performance expectations, a federal jury in Oregon said.

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NLRB Upholds Union Vote At Calif. Dialysis Clinic

The National Labor Relations Board on Wednesday upheld an agency official's decision allowing employees at a California dialysis clinic to vote on representation by a Service Employees International Union affiliate, finding that the company failed to show that the proposed single-facility unit was an inappropriate bargaining unit.

Anthony P. D'Esposito

DOL IG Says Info-Sharing Pacts Lacked Safeguards

U.S. Department of Labor Inspector General Anthony P. D'Esposito testified Wednesday before a U.S. House subcommittee that during the Biden administration, the department shared confidential information with plaintiffs' attorneys without notifying the Wage and Hour Division or the Employee Benefits Security Administration.

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EEOC Enforcement Plan Signals DEI, Religious Bias Scrutiny

Pierce Blue and Sharon Masling

In light of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently publishing its national enforcement plan cov... (more story)

Yellow Corp. WARN Act Appeal Refines Layoff Guidance

Sarah Primrose, Peter Wozniak and Christopher Coleman

A Delaware federal court's recent upholding of a bankruptcy court's disallowance of unions' federal Worker Adjustm... (more story)

Remote Work Rulings Show ADA Fights Hinge On Process

Paul Sweeney

Two opposite outcomes in recent Fifth Circuit and D.C. federal court cases underscore that the legality of denying... (more story)

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500-Member NYC Public Defender Union Ends Strike

The first and so far only New York City public defender union to go on strike this year announced on Wednesday that its approximately 500 members are returning to work after reaching a tentative agreement with their managers.

USDA Workers Seek Injunction Over Religious Messaging

The National Federation of Federal Employees and a group of federal workers urged a California federal court to halt the secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture from sending "proselytizing" religious m... (more story)

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NLRB Dismisses IUOE Info Request Complaint On Remand

The National Labor Relations Board has dismissed a complaint accusing a construction subcontractor of unlawfully refusing to provide an International Union of Operating Engineers local with requested informati... (more story)

Comment Window Opens On EEOC Plan To End Data Surveys

The clock started ticking Thursday on a monthlong public comment period for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's proposal to erase 6-decade-old requirements that large employers submit annual sna... (more story)

NLRB Backs Starbucks' Ballot Challenge In Tied Union Vote

A divided National Labor Relations Board has backed Starbucks' challenge to two hand-delivered ballots that could have swayed a tied union representation election at a Seattle cafe, certifying the union's loss... (more story)

Mamdani Taps Lina Khan, McKinsey Partner For EDC Roles

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday named former Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan board chair of the ​New York City Economic Development Corp. and Anthony E. Shorris, a partner at consultin... (more story)

Virginia Trucking Co. Asks Justices To Ax Bargaining Order

The National Labor Relations Board failed to justify its decision to issue a bargaining order against a Virginia trucking company, and the Fourth Circuit improperly rubber-stamped the decision, the company arg... (more story)

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EEOC, UPenn Resolve Fight Over Jewish Workers' Info

The University of Pennsylvania and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission struck a deal to end their battle over a subpoena seeking contact information of Jewish UPenn employees, after the agency agr... (more story)

Data Survey Meeting Exposes Deep Rifts On EEOC's Direction

A recent public meeting that focused on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's plan to scrap a longtime workforce data collection program showcased sharp divisions among agency leaders about its br... (more story)

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6th Circ. Backs Costco's Win In Ex-Worker's Retaliation Suit

The Sixth Circuit won't reopen a Black former Costco worker's lawsuit alleging he was fired for producing evidence to support a separate race discrimination case, concluding Wednesday he couldn't overcome Cost... (more story)

Ex-DHL Workers Ask Court To Keep Discrimination Suit Intact

Two former DHL Supply Chain employees have urged a Texas federal judge to preserve their lawsuit alleging the company has a pervasive culture of racial discrimination against Black workers, saying summary judg... (more story)

Ex-Mich. Defender Couldn't Use Illness Claim To Save Bias Suit

A former public defender's discrimination and retaliation suit was dismissed with prejudice Wednesday after a Michigan federal judge found that she repeatedly ignored discovery orders, prejudiced the defendant... (more story)

States Seek Win Over Trump Admin In DEI Contracts Dispute

Nineteen states and the District of Columbia are urging a Maryland federal judge to vacate federal agencies' implementation of President Donald Trump's executive order requiring government contractors to agree... (more story)

DLA Piper Says Deception, Not Bias, Cost Palestinian Atty Job

DLA Piper urged an Illinois federal judge to toss a Palestinian attorney's suit claiming the firm revoked a job offer out of discrimination, arguing it rescinded the offer because she concealed allegations tha... (more story)

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Judge Orders 2 Joint Trials In NC Auto Parts Co. Wage Fight

Two pairs of auto parts workers will try claims over unpaid off-the-clock work together, a North Carolina federal judge ruled Thursday, rejecting the manufacturer's bid to force 11 workers to pursue separate trials.

DOL Clarifies Commute Pay Rules For Hybrid, Field Workers

Midday travel between home and office for employees who work from home part of their workday qualifies as ordinary commuting time and does not need to be paid, the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Divi... (more story)

Pharmacy Co. Not Joint Employer Of Courier, Judge Says

A pharmacy company was not a courier's joint employer under federal or Massachusetts wage laws, a Massachusetts federal judge ruled Wednesday in a proposed class and collective action alleging the driver was m... (more story)

Fidelity Didn't Pay For Boot-Up Time, Call Center Workers Say

Fidelity Investments failed to pay call center workers for time spent booting up computer systems before their shifts and shutting them down after, as well as for work performed during lunch breaks, according ... (more story)

AI Training Platform Misclassifies College Workers, Suit Says

A company that recruits workers to train artificial intelligence models misclassified thousands of college students and others as independent contractors while controlling their assignments, pay and work metho... (more story)

Migrant Workers Class Cert. Bid Fails Over Worker Variation

A former agricultural worker's bid to pursue wage and hour claims on behalf of more than 1,000 farm laborers has been recommended for denial by a California federal magistrate judge, who found the proposed cla... (more story)

Nike Ad Crew Member Sues Over Wages, Missed Breaks

A production assistant who worked on a Nike Inc. commercial has sued the sportswear giant, its advertising agency and a production company, alleging the companies failed to pay overtime wages, denied meal and ... (more story)