More than 20 union affiliates have filed a lawsuit in Maryland federal court challenging a memorandum directing agencies in the U.S. Department of Defense to cancel hundreds of union contracts throughout the c... (more story)

A Maryland federal judge trimmed but declined to completely toss a suit from a trio of CSX Transportation Inc. workers who said they were suspended or fired for taking medical leave during holidays, saying a j... (more story)

A software company violated federal labor law by firing a worker who mocked its co-CEO as out-of-touch in a company chat following a discussion about controversial personnel changes, a National Labor Relations... (more story)

A United Auto Workers affiliate has asked the National Labor Relations Board to uphold a decision approving a representation election for faculty members not on the tenure track at the University of Southern C... (more story)

A New Jersey state judge tossed a proposed class action brought by a former Rutgers student against several teachers unions over the university's 2023 faculty strike, ruling that the state's law aimed at preve... (more story)

A D.C. federal judge has rejected the AFL-CIO's request to delay a U.S. Department of Labor rule requiring more detailed union financial disclosures Thursday, ruling that the union failed to show how it would ... (more story)

Large unions must begin tracking more financial information after a Washington, D.C., federal judge denied the AFL-CIO an injunction delaying a sudden U.S. Department of Labor rule change requiring them to dis... (more story)

A New Jersey appeals court ruled Monday that a bank was justified in firing a longtime branch manager who failed to ensure employees followed security protocols, rejecting her claims that the termination was m... (more story)

The Third Circuit on Monday upheld Bank of New York Mellon's win in a Black former portfolio manager's race bias and retaliation suit, finding he failed to show his firing was racially motivated or that a reor... (more story)

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission asked the Seventh Circuit on Thursday to correct a lower court's opinion tossing a Taiwanese doctor's race bias suit claiming he was bullied and forced to quit,... (more story)

A defense contractor urged a Colorado federal court to toss a female former executive's gender bias claim alleging she was fired for reporting a male manager's $1.9 million fraud scheme, arguing the claim belo... (more story)

A New Mexico school board has said the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission doesn't hold any authority to enforce subpoenas seeking seven years of applicant and employment data to investigate an alleged rac... (more story)

Fayetteville State University urged a North Carolina federal judge to shut down a Black former worker's suit claiming she was fired for calling out racial animus from her boss, arguing its only motivation was ... (more story)

A firearms training provider unlawfully fired an executive because he opposed the CEO's disparagement of military veteran employees as "lazy and unmotivated," according to a lawsuit filed in Georgia federal court.

Ogletree announced Monday the management-side labor and employment law firm has added to its roster of attorneys in Orange County, California, a new shareholder who is returning to the firm following a short t... (more story)

The U.S. Department of Labor unveiled an updated agency rule list that contains newly announced plans for child labor and tipped worker changes and provides updated time frames on previously announced proposals.

Battery plant workers have told a Michigan federal court that Ford Motor Co. is their joint employer and bears responsibility for unpaid wage claims at an electric vehicle battery plant, pushing back against t... (more story)

In the first half of 2026, the scope of an arbitration exemption, the reach of collective actions, a U.S. Department of Labor rule for home care workers and more were the focus of some major wage and hour deci... (more story)

A gig economy staffing platform has agreed to pay $95,000 to settle allegations made in Illinois state court that it misclassified workers as independent contractors and failed to pay overtime wages and four-h... (more story)

This U.S. Supreme Court term featured high-stakes oral arguments on issues including presidential power, immigration and voting regulations. Here's a look at the law firms that argued the most cases and how they fared.

The sharpest dissents this term often involved the president, and pitted conservative and liberal justices against each other on core constitutional issues and questions about the limits to executive power, wi... (more story)