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Law360 Explores: The Subminimum Wage Debate

The federal minimum wage is often treated as a cornerstone of American employment law. But for hundreds of thousands of workers nationwide, exceptions remain embedded in the legal system. "Law360 Explores: Subminimum Wage," a three-part audio series, examines how and why certain workers can legally be paid less than the federal minimum, $7.25 an hour.

UAW's Fain Faces Scrutiny Over Ouster Claims As Vote Nears

Four years after voting in their first-ever democratic election in the wake of a federal corruption probe that sent two past presidents to prison, members of the United Auto Workers are once again preparing to cast their ballots under the cloud of scandal. Here, Law360 explores Shawn Fain's tense first term as the election looms.

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OpenAI To Pay $3.2M In DOJ Visa Worker Bias Settlement

OpenAI and its subsidiary will pay $3.2 million to settle allegations from the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division that the technology giant discriminated against U.S. workers in favor of workers with temporary employment visas in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act, the DOJ announced Tuesday.

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EEOC Bias Guidance Rollback Doesn't Negate Employer Risks

Kevin Koronka, Catarina Colón and Sarah Vincent

Despite the U.S. Department of Justice recently challenging Title VII's disparate impact provisions and the U.S. E... (more story)

Post-Ismael Bias Cases Reinforce Familiar Employer Lessons

Allegra Lawrence-Hardy, Lisa Haldar and Katherine Kendricks

Despite the Eleventh Circuit's 2025 decision in Ismael v. Roundtree sparking concern that summary judgment could b... (more story)

Workplace Menopause Laws Demand New HR Playbooks

Elliot Griffin

A recent wave of state and local legislation that makes menopause an expressly protected condition in the workplac... (more story)

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Musicians' Union Contract Doesn't Cover AI Use, UMG Says

Universal Music Group urged a New York federal court on Wednesday to toss a union's lawsuit alleging it violated its members' collective bargaining agreement by licensing sound recordings to two artificial int... (more story)

NY Legal Aid Union Averts Strike After 4 Months Of Talks

Another New York legal aid union has reached a deal with its organization's management, averting the possibility of a strike after its contract and those of four other unions expired at the end of June.

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Workers Should Get Back Pay In RLA Dispute, 9th Circ. Says

A California federal judge erred by refusing to order an airline caterer to provide its workers with back pay after a healthcare dispute with a union, a split Ninth Circuit ruled Tuesday, saying the Railway La... (more story)

Rising Star: Littler's Rocio Blanco Garcia

Littler Mendelson PC shareholder Rocio Blanco Garcia's litigation work helped to clarify how employers can beat whistleblower cases in the Eleventh Circuit, and her advisory work gave thousands of employees of... (more story)

CBA Must List Dates For Contract Bar To Apply, NLRB Says

A petition to decertify a nurses' union at a St. Louis hospital may move forward, a split NLRB ruled, reversing a regional official's decision to apply the board's contract bar rule and toss the petition.

UPS Driver Says Late Sick Pay Can't Sink Colo. Suit

A UPS driver urged a Colorado federal judge to reject the company's early win bid in a proposed class action, arguing late payments cannot erase paid-sick-leave violations.

NJ Justices Nix Extra COVID Pay For School Custodians

The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a state law passed during the COVID-19 pandemic properly barred school custodians from claiming extra emergency pay under their collective bargaining agreement... (more story)

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Drexel Can't Shake Prof's Retaliation Suit, Pa. Judge Rules

A tenured philosophy professor's retaliation claims against Drexel University will proceed to trial after a Pennsylvania federal court denied the university's bid for an early win, finding that genuine factual... (more story)

A State Law Cheat Sheet For Discrimination Attorneys

Maine's new law imposing pay transparency requirements on employers' advertisements for open jobs took effect, and Illinois' governor signed a bill that enshrines the concept of disparate impact discrimination... (more story)

9th Circ. Chilly Toward USPS Worker's Sex Harassment Suit

The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday appeared skeptical about reviving a former U.S. Postal Service clerk's suit alleging she was coerced into a sexual relationship by a superior and fired for taking part, with one ju... (more story)

Penn Orgs Ask 3rd Circ. To Nix EEOC Subpoena Order

Groups affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania urged the Third Circuit to nix a lower court's order mandating the school's compliance with a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission subpoena seeking... (more story)

Mich. Trooper's Bias Claim Barred By 6-Month Notice Rule

A state trooper's disability discrimination claim against the Michigan State Police qualifies as a personal injury claim subject to a six-month notice deadline, a Michigan appellate court has determined. 

5th Circ. Scrutinizes Ex-Cop's Sex Bias Suit Over Sick Leave

The Fifth Circuit on Tuesday closely examined the timeline of events in a former Louisiana cop's lawsuit alleging she was demoted for complaining that men were given more leeway on medical leave, and one judge... (more story)

5th Circ. Backs P&G In Ex-Worker's Bias, Retaliation Suit

The Fifth Circuit refused to reopen a former Procter & Gamble employee's lawsuit alleging he was fired because he's Black and complained about suspected regulatory violations, concluding he hadn't provided eno... (more story)

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Bakery Pays $45K After DOL Child Labor, Wage Probe

The operators of three San Antonio, Texas, bakery locations paid $45,000 in back wages and penalties after a U.S. Department of Labor probe found child labor and wage violations, the agency announced.

NY Health Center Can't Pare Back Wage Suit, Judge Says

A New York federal judge refused Wednesday to narrow proposed groups of workers suing a healthcare facility over overtime and sick pay or dismiss the sick-leave and wage-statement claims, finding a former work... (more story)

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Amazon Delivery System Suppresses Wages, NJ AG Says

New Jersey's attorney general hit Amazon with a federal antitrust suit Tuesday, alleging the company engineered its Delivery Service Partner program to create a "captive seller," then used its dominance to imp... (more story)

Md. Court OKs Collective In Construction OT 'Two-Check' Suit

A Maryland federal court has conditionally certified a collective of construction workers who allege their employer systematically underpaid overtime through a scheme of issuing two separate checks, with the s... (more story)

Lockheed Reaches $620K Deal To End Walking Time Claims

Lockheed Martin agreed to pay $620,000 to end a former employee's proposed class action alleging the defense contractor failed to pay employees for the time they walked to and from time clocks at a Pennsylvani... (more story)

NY Car Wash Owner Accused Of Shaving Hours, Taking Tips

The owner of a chain of New York car wash businesses shaved time off of the weekly wages of his employees, illegally retained their tips and retaliated against them when they complained, according to a propose... (more story)

Campbell's And Staffing Co. Hit With Unpaid OT Suit

The Campbell's Co. and the staffing firm CorTech LLC violated federal and state wage laws by requiring hourly contingent workers to work nights and weekends without overtime pay, a proposed class and collectiv... (more story)