Expert Analysis

Algorithmic Bias Risks Remain For Employers After AI Order

A recent executive order articulates a federal preference for a minimally burdensome approach to artificial intell... (more story)

A Look At EEOC Actions In 2025 And What's Next

President Donald Trump issued several executive orders last year that reshaped policy at the U.S. Equal Employment... (more story)

How Mamdani Will Shift NYC Employment Law Enforcement

Under Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the New York City labor law regime is poised to become more coordinated, less forgivin... (more story)

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NY Forecast: 2nd Circ. Weighs Arbitration Ban In TikTok Case

This week, the Second Circuit will consider TikTok's bid to overturn a federal judge's decision keeping a former executive's age and gender bias suit in court instead of sending it to arbitration.

Trump Admin Asks DC Circ. To Ax CBA-Protecting Injunctions

The Trump administration has urged the D.C. Circuit to vacate injunctions protecting union contracts at a dozen federal agencies, saying the unions should have challenged the agencies' attempts to oust them th... (more story)

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Loses 3rd Circ. Appeal In CBA Fight

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has lost its latest bid to duck an injunction compelling it to restore its 2014-17 collective bargaining agreement, with the full Third Circuit refusing to reconsider a panel's deci... (more story)

NLRB Backs Agency Judge In WaPo Reporter Firing Suit

The National Labor Relations Board has adopted an agency judge's decision finding that the Washington Post did not violate federal labor law when it fired a reporter who complained about a co-worker's tweet sh... (more story)

Judge Orders Recalculation In Steel Co. Benefit Suit

An ironworkers' union local must prepare a revised audit regarding how much a reinforced-steel contractor still owes in unpaid fringe benefit contributions on behalf of ironworkers who traveled from out of sta... (more story)

NLRB Attys Say Brooklyn Dispensary Stifled Union Organizing

A Brooklyn, New York, cannabis retailer is being accused of using surveillance, unlawful termination and harassment to stifle the labor rights of its employees and refusing to engage in collective bargaining, ... (more story)

Amazon Labor Union Defends NY's NLRB Fill-In Law

Recent rulings from the Fourth and D.C. circuits strengthen the argument that New York was allowed to expand its labor board's powers in response to corporate and judicial attacks on the National Labor Relatio... (more story)

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Univ. Of Arkansas Drops New Law Dean, Reportedly Over Brief

The ACLU of Arkansas and others Thursday criticized the University of Arkansas for reversing its decision to hire legal scholar Emily Suski as its law school dean, reportedly due to political pressure generate... (more story)

Air Force Asks Justices Not To Hear COVID Vax Back Pay Case

The U.S. Air Force urged the U.S. Supreme Court to not hear a reservist's bid for back pay after he refused to follow its now-overturned COVID-19 vaccine mandate on religious grounds, arguing its sovereign imm... (more story)

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Inability To Work In Person Sinks Fired Employee's ADA Suit

The Fourth Circuit backed the dismissal of a disability bias suit from a worker who claimed a private aircraft servicer fired her for seeking remote work to manage her breast cancer diagnosis, ruling her termi... (more story)

Verizon, Calif. Strike Diversity Deal In Frontier Takeover

California utility regulators approved Verizon's takeover of Frontier Communications' fiber network Thursday, after the wireless giant has reached several agreements to support statewide diversity and digital ... (more story)

Ex-Coach Says NJ University's Gender Bias Led To Her Firing

An award-winning Montclair State University softball coach told a New Jersey federal court that the university wrongfully fired her following an investigation into alleged misconduct that she said was tainted ... (more story)

6th Circ. Says Cop's Rap Videos, Not Race Bias, Got Him Fired

The Sixth Circuit declined to revive a suit from a Black cop who said race bias cost him his job, ruling he couldn't overcome evidence that he was actually terminated for creating and posting rap videos that d... (more story)

Full 5th Circ. Will Revisit PWFA's Constitutionality

The Fifth Circuit late Wednesday vacated a split panel opinion allowing enforcement of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act against the state of Texas, granting an en banc rehearing to consider whether the U.S. C... (more story)

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Aviation Co. Got OT Math Work. Air Traffic Controller Claims

An aviation company failed to factor into air traffic controllers' regular rate of pay shift differentials, Sunday premium pay and other additional forms of compensation, according to a proposed collective act... (more story)

Murphy's Legacy: How The Governor Reshaped NJ Business

As Democrat Phil Murphy concludes his second term as governor, New Jersey's economy reflects a mix of lasting reforms, pandemic‑era scars and regulatory shifts that continue to shape how businesses operate and... (more story)

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GEO Group Urges Justices To Pick Up Wage Immunity Case

The Ninth Circuit ignored intergovernmental immunity when it ruled that the GEO Group needed to follow Washington's minimum wage to pay detainees in a voluntary work program, the private prison operator told t... (more story)

Co. Withheld Bonuses, Retaliated Against Worker, Suit Says

A global renewable energy company held on to employees' bonuses and retaliated against a worker who questioned his salary and asked for disability accommodations, according to an individual and proposed class ... (more story)

Office Depot Spars Over Class Cert. In Wash. Pay Scale Suit

Office Depot LLC and a plaintiff accusing the company of violating a Washington state pay-transparency law clashed over class certification in separate motions in Seattle federal court, with the office supply ... (more story)

Trader Joe's Inks $750K Deal In Philly 'Fair Workweek' Suit

Trader Joe's will pay $750,000 to resolve class claims from workers that it violated a Philadelphia ordinance requiring employers to give workers a fair and predictable work schedule, according to a recent filing.

Worker Wants To Keep Wage Suit Against Walmart Alive

A former Walmart employee said he has properly supported his wage and hour violation claims against the retail giant, urging a Washington federal court not to dismiss his proposed class and collective action.