Expert Analysis

Recent Rulings Show DEI Isn't On Courts' Chopping Block

Contrary to recent narratives that workplace diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives are on the verge of legal... (more story)

What Employers Should Know About Calif. PAGA Proposal

Recently proposed regulations concerning the Private Attorneys General Act evidence an intent by California's Labo... (more story)

Miss. Race Bias Ruling Offers Cautionary Tale For Employers

A Mississippi federal court's recent decision to let a jury decide a fired worker's discrimination claims illustra... (more story)

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Union Wins Right To Defend Colorado's County Union Law

A judge in Colorado federal court granted Wednesday a motion from a union group seeking to intervene to defend a Colorado statute challenged by a county that claims the law, which expands county employees' rig... (more story)

NJ Panel Reinstates Award In Firefighter Dental Benefits Fight

A New Jersey state appeals panel has reinstated an arbitration award ordering the city of Paterson to pay the dental health insurance plan costs for members of a firefighters union, ruling that the city must c... (more story)

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Radiology Co.'s Severance Agreement Unlawful, NLRB Says

A North Carolina radiology company violated federal labor law by offering a former employee a severance agreement that contained overly broad nondisparagement and confidentiality clauses, a National Labor Rela... (more story)

Unions Sue Trump Over Moves To Ease Civil Servants' Firing

The Trump administration cannot strip tens of thousands of federal workers of their job protections without violating their right to due process and treading on Congress' territory, a coalition of labor groups... (more story)

US Filmmakers Can't Cash In On Dutch Broadcasts

A Dutch court blocked filmmakers in the U.S. from claiming payment for broadcasts of their work in the Netherlands, ruling Wednesday that the writers and directors routinely assign their copyrights to film stu... (more story)

FLRA Sends Dispute Over CBP Discipline Back To Arbitrator

An arbitrator should have acknowledged U.S. Customs and Border Protection's argument that a union's policy-change grievance was untimely before sustaining the grievance, the Federal Labor Relations Authority d... (more story)

More DLA Piper Employment Attorneys Join Vartabedian Katz

Vartabedian Katz Hester & Haynes LLP has continued to expand a labor and employment practice the firm launched last month with two former DLA Piper partners, adding another partner and two senior associates from DLA Piper.

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6th Circ. Backs Tenn. Med School In FMLA Retaliation Suit

A former medical resident cannot revive his lawsuit claiming a Tennessee medical school suspended him for taking leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Sixth Circuit ruled this week, finding he fail... (more story)

Texas Law Firm Settles Ex-Worker's Sexual Harassment Suit

A Houston personal injury law firm has resolved a former employee's lawsuit claiming the firm's founder repeatedly made sexual comments and unwanted advances toward her that eventually forced her to quit, acco... (more story)

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Penn State Gets Vax Refuser's Religious Bias Suit Narrowed

A federal judge permanently cleaved claims Wednesday from a lawsuit alleging Pennsylvania State University's COVID-19 vaccine testing policy for workers who skipped immunizations discriminated against a former... (more story)

Ex-EEOC Officials Tell Cos. Law 'Has Not Changed' On DEI

A group of former top officials at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and U.S. Department of Labor urged America's largest employers Wednesday not to ditch diversity, equity and inclusion initiat... (more story)

Weinstein's 3rd NY Rape Trial Bumped To April

A New York state judge on Wednesday set an April 14 date for Harvey Weinstein's third rape trial after a last-minute defense attorney swap.

Workers Challenging Trump DEI Firings Seek Class Status

Former federal workers who claimed they were illegally fired after President Donald Trump ordered the elimination of diversity, equity and inclusion positions in the government urged a D.C. federal judge to aw... (more story)

NC Town Must Face Firefighter's Retaliation, Free Speech Suit

A former part-time fire chief who accused a North Carolina town of terminating him after he sought to improve firefighter pay and benefits can proceed with his retaliation lawsuit, as a North Carolina federal ... (more story)

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NYC Wants To Nix Uber, DoorDash Challenge To Tipping Laws

Two New York City laws regulating how online platforms must display tipping options don't impinge on the companies' First Amendment rights, the city told a New York federal court, urging it to toss a challenge... (more story)

Kiosk Workers At Targets Can't Snag Class Cert. In Wage Row

Workers at Target cellphone kiosks cannot obtain class certification in their wage and hour suit against a sales company because one of the plaintiffs held a supervisory role and may have been involved in impl... (more story)

9th Circ. Spurns Uber's Bid To Halt Seattle Gig Worker Law

A divided Ninth Circuit panel on Wednesday rejected Uber and Instacart's attempt to block a Seattle law regulating deactivation of app-based worker accounts, rejecting the companies' contention that the ordina... (more story)

USPS Skirted OT By Deducting Meal Breaks, Court Told

The U.S. Postal Service shorted mail carriers on overtime pay by automatically deducting meal breaks they often didn't take, according to a proposed class and collective action filed in D.C. federal court.

Ye's Ex-Worker 'Not Sure' Of Own Declaration In Wages Trial

A construction project manager suing Ye for retaliation and unpaid wages after he was fired from working at the rapper's Malibu home testified in a Los Angeles courtroom Tuesday that he's "not sure" if someone... (more story)

Cable Technicians Say Telecom Cos. Misclassified Them

Three telecommunications companies misclassified their cable technicians as independent contractors, leading to minimum wage and overtime violations, according to a proposed class action filed in Virginia fede... (more story)

NC Guards' Pay Starts At Prison Entry, Judge Says

North Carolina correctional officers are entitled to compensation under federal wage law for time spent inside prison facilities before and after their scheduled shifts, a federal judge ruled, granting a win t... (more story)