Attorneys who represent employers say they have noticed a more lenient approach to settlements from the National Labor Relations Board's regional offices in the first year under the board's Republican leadership, a development that could lead to quicker resolutions of disputes as the board targets a lengthy case backlog.
The full Fifth Circuit will hear arguments Tuesday in the federal government's appeal of an order barring it from enforcing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act against Texas in a case over Congressional voting procedures that experts say muddies the statute's validity and will likely land before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Seattle-area hospital system Swedish Health Services will pay $86 million to settle a proposed class action claiming its alleged meal break violations and rounding practices led to unpaid wages, according to a state judge's preliminary approval of the deal.