Expert Analysis

Pension Case Offers Entertainment Work Exception Insights

A recent Ninth Circuit decision clarified that any amount of entertainment work can satisfy the entertainment indu... (more story)

Justices May Hesitate To Limit Courts' Arbitration Review

Based on Monday's argument in Jules v. Andre Balazs, the U.S. Supreme Court seems poised to preserve federal juris... (more story)

Motorola Case Shows Reach Of NLRA Dishonesty Protections

A recent National Labor Relations Board case, involving a Motorola employee who was terminated for lying about dis... (more story)

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IATSE Hiring Hall Charge Came Too Late, NLRB Judge Says

A worker missed the deadline for filing an unfair labor practice charge alleging that an International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees local refused to refer him for work through its hiring hall, a Nati... (more story)

Calif. Forecast: Apple Seeks Toss Of Expert In OT Suit

In the next week, attorneys should keep an eye out for a hearing on whether to exclude expert testimony in an overtime class action against Apple. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matt... (more story)

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Biz Beats Labor Challenge To Disclosure, Testing Rules

An employer's requirement that new hires disclose medical conditions and agree to drug and alcohol testing doesn't violate federal labor law because it doesn't touch on organizing rights, a National Labor Rela... (more story)

NY Forecast: Jeweler Moves To Toss Pregnancy Bias Suit

This week, a New York federal judge will consider whether to dismiss a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by a former general manager at a jeweler who claimed she was fired after taking maternity leave.

4 Argument Sessions Benefits Attys Should Watch In April

Cigna retirees will ask the Second Circuit to revive a 24-year-old pension dispute, and the Seventh Circuit will hear a company's withdrawal liability fight with the Teamsters. Here, Law360 looks at those and ... (more story)

Space Needle Fights Arbitrator's Order To Rehire Worker

The operator of Seattle's Space Needle has asked a Washington federal court to reverse an arbitrator's order to reinstate a fired worker, arguing that discharge was the correct discipline for a worker who viol... (more story)

16 DOGE Staffers Ordered Unmasked In Data Privacy Suit

The government must publicly identify more than a dozen Department of Government Efficiency agents in a lawsuit alleging the U.S. Office of Personnel Management unlawfully gave DOGE access to millions of feder... (more story)

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NYC Fights Sanctions Over Discovery In IVF Sex Bias Dispute

New York City urged a federal judge to reject a gay couple's sanctions bid in their suit claiming a municipal health plan blocked them from receiving in vitro fertilization coverage out of discrimination, call... (more story)

5th Circ. Won't Revive Former Houston Employee's Bias Suit

The Fifth Circuit backed Houston's win over a former administrative specialist's lawsuit claiming it barred her husband from dropping her off close to work despite her physical disabilities, finding the city's... (more story)

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Tech Co. To Pay $495K To Resolve EEOC Nationality Bias Suit

The U.S. arm of a global technology company will pay $495,000 to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging it refused to hire an Indian job applicant in his 60s because of his age ... (more story)

5 Argument Sessions Bias Attys Should Watch In April

The Ninth Circuit will hear arguments in a stack of employment discrimination cases this month, including disputes addressing vaccine mandates, arbitration rules and workplace diversity programs, while the Sec... (more story)

Morgan Stanley Boots VP's Sex Bias Suit To Arbitration

A New York federal judge kicked a Black Morgan Stanley executive's race and gender bias suit to arbitration, ruling she couldn't invoke a law that blocks out-of-court resolutions for sexual misconduct disputes... (more story)

DLA Piper, Vax Refuser Reach Deal To End Religious Bias Suit

DLA Piper has struck a deal to wrap up a Christian former employee's lawsuit claiming he was fired for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine because of his religious beliefs, an Illinois federal judge said Thursday.

Air Force Wins Disability Bias Suit Over Pandemic Leave

The U.S. Air Force won an early victory in a former assistant lodging manager's lawsuit alleging he was denied paid safety leave during the COVID-19 pandemic because of his disability, after an Arizona federal... (more story)

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NY Security Cos. Hit With Wage, Misclassification Suit

Two related New York security companies and their owner misclassified guards as "self-contractors," denying them full wages, according to a proposed class and collective action filed in federal court.

Furnishing Workers Say They Were Fired For Wage Complaint

Three ex-employees of commercial real estate furnishing company Inhabitr claimed in a Washington state lawsuit that they were fired as retaliation after one of them complained to state authorities that the sta... (more story)

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6th Circ. Says DOL Could Back OT For Home Care In 2013 Reg

The U.S. Department of Labor had the authority to issue a 2013 rule expanding wage protections for home care workers, the Sixth Circuit ruled, saying that a U.S. Supreme Court decision remains good law despite... (more story)

Convenience Store Chain Denied Quick Appeal In Wage Suit

Han-Dee Hugo's can't immediately appeal a decision conditionally certifying a collective action of gas and convenience store managers in an overtime pay dispute, a North Carolina federal judge ruled, finding t... (more story)

Adult Performers, Cos. Seek Wins In Misclassification Suit

Adult-content performers and a streaming platform's operators filed dueling bids for quick wins in their dispute over the workers' classification, as the performers insisted to a Connecticut federal court that... (more story)

Musk, X Settle Former Twitter Workers' Severance Suit

X Corp. and Elon Musk have agreed to settle claims by a group of six former Twitter employees that they were falsely promised severance benefits in connection with Musk's acquisition of the social media company.

NJ Hospital Workers Win Collective Cert. In OT, Break Suit

A New Jersey healthcare network must face overtime claims on a collective basis, a federal judge ruled, saying a former employee adequately backed up allegations that the network had companywide policies under... (more story)