A tentative labor contract announced by the United Auto Workers and Volkswagen last week includes major improvements to wages, healthcare and job security at the automaker's Tennessee facility, but it's not clear whether the deal will be enough to jump-start the union's plans to organize other Southern auto plants, experts said.
The Sixth Circuit upheld the dismissal Thursday of a former General Motors manager's suit claiming he was fired out of age discrimination, ruling the ex-employee failed to show prejudice drove the decision because his replacement wasn't significantly younger than he was.
New Mexico federal court correctly lifted a stay in a delivery driver's wage and hour suit against a Papa John's franchisee because the entity was in default after it failed to pay the arbitration fees, the Tenth Circuit ruled Thursday.