A gay New Mexico man's bias suit against Walmart was partially revived by the Tenth Circuit on Monday after the panel found the lower court incorrectly granted the company summary judgment on a hostile work environment claim after finding the alleged harassment based on the employee's sexual orientation wasn't pervasive.
As legal cannabis continues to spread, courts and the National Labor Relations Board are grappling with developing issues including the agency's power to regulate a federally illegal business and the validity of states' efforts to ease union organizing in the growing industry. Here, Law360 looks at three developments to watch.
Massachusetts' highest court ruled Monday that routine maintenance and repair work at a privatized wastewater treatment facility does not trigger prevailing wage protections under a state special act, finding the phrase "construction and design of improvements" carries a narrower technical meaning than the workers claimed.