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Justices' GEO Ruling Sets Gov't Contractor Immunity Limits

The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in GEO Group v. Menocal will affect virtually every case in which a gover... (more story)

Job Shift Accommodation Ruling Clarifies 'Essential Function'

In Siebrecht v. Mercy Health-Iowa, the Eighth Circuit's recent denial of a disabled worker's shift exemption reque... (more story)

How NY Stay-Or-Pay Law Shifts Leverage Dynamics

The recent passage of New York's Trapped at Work Act reflects increasing scrutiny of stay-or-pay arrangements, but... (more story)

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DC Judge Backs NLRB In Ex-Admin Director's Bias Suit

A D.C. federal judge handed the National Labor Relations Board an early win in a lawsuit alleging the agency's former director of administration was removed from "key posts" after she reported race and sex dis... (more story)

Justices Shouldn't Touch $15.6M Pension Ruling, Fund Says

The U.S. Supreme Court shouldn't disturb the Eleventh Circuit's finding that a wholesale bakery company owes a union pension fund up to $15.6 million, the fund said, asking the justices not to accept a writ of... (more story)

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Honeywell Can't Restrict Workers' Speech, NLRB Judge Says

Honeywell violated federal labor law by broadly barring employees from disclosing confidential information or disparaging the company, a National Labor Relations Board judge ruled, saying the prohibition was b... (more story)

Tensions Resume At REI As Biz Declares Bargaining Impasse

Outdoor equipment retailer REI has called off contract talks with workers at 11 unionized stores after years of negotiations and intends to impose a deal that cuts workers' pay, the workers' union announced Wednesday.

Union Claims NJ Hospital Broke State Law In Layoffs

An American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees local has accused a New Jersey hospital of violating state law by abruptly closing most of its facility in November without giving proper notice,... (more story)

MLB Players Union Promotes Deputy GC To Lead Lawyer

The Major League Baseball Players Association said Wednesday it had promoted its deputy general counsel to the top legal spot about a month after its last general counsel was named interim deputy executive director.

Mass. Hospital Urges Court To Nix Arbitration In Union Dispute

A Service Employees International Union local cannot arbitrate its class action claiming a hospital failed to rectify violations of a collective bargaining agreement, the hospital told a Massachusetts federal ... (more story)

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Town, Officials Seek Toss Of Ex-Officer's Employment Suit

A Connecticut town, its police chief and former director of human resources are asking a state court to throw out a suit from a former police officer who alleges he was denied disability benefits and an admini... (more story)

Amazon Beats Race Bias Suit Over Poor Performance Rating

A North Carolina federal judge tossed a suit from a Black former Amazon manager who alleged the retail giant discriminated against her when it gave her a bad performance review, saying she didn't actually face... (more story)

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EEOC To Pay $250K To End Worker's Promotion Bias Suit

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will pay $250,000 to wrap up a longtime employee's lawsuit claiming she was passed over for a leadership role, according to a filing in Louisiana federal court,... (more story)

Baltimore PD Defeats Worker's Sex Harassment Suit At Trial

A Maryland federal jury rejected a Baltimore Police Department worker's suit claiming that she was sexually harassed by a male lieutenant on the job who commented on her appearance and asked about the paternit... (more story)

Ga. University Axed Worker Over Cancer Diagnosis, Suit Says

Georgia State University violated federal law by putting a now-former civil rights compliance director on a performance improvement plan and ultimately firing her because of the cancer treatments she was under... (more story)

4th Circ. Revives Defense Dept. Worker's Retaliation Lawsuit

A U.S. Department of Defense agency specializing in satellite imagery must face a Black former employee's lawsuit alleging he was fired for objecting to harassment, as the Fourth Circuit ruled Wednesday that a... (more story)

Fla. Dental Lab Inks Deal To End EEOC Pregnancy Bias Suit

A dental laboratory and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission asked a Florida federal judge Wednesday to approve a $30,000 settlement in a suit claiming the business fired an office assistant becaus... (more story)

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SC Judge Won't Halt DOL H-2A Action Against Farming Co.

A South Carolina federal judge has declined to block a U.S. Department of Labor administrative enforcement action accusing a farming company of underpaying foreign agricultural workers, finding the employer fa... (more story)

Food Service Co. Sued Over Unpaid Travel Time At LAX

A food service company failed to pay employees for time spent shuttling to and from an American Airlines lounge at Los Angeles International Airport, resulting in unpaid minimum and overtime wages, according t... (more story)

6th Circ. Upholds Ax Of Hospital Security Guard's Wage Suit

A former security guard for a Tennessee hospital did not plausibly allege that lunch periods were compensable work time under federal wage law, the Sixth Circuit ruled, affirming the dismissal of his proposed ... (more story)

Mass. Co. Fights Debarment Over Prevailing Wages Dispute

A Massachusetts water tank inspection company should not have to face a one-year debarment for prevailing wage violations, the company told a state court, arguing that it already paid the citations and being p... (more story)

Hard Rock, Other Casinos Kept Illegal Tip Pools, Dealers Say

Bally's, Hard Rock, Borgata and Tropicana were hit with proposed class and collective actions Tuesday in New Jersey federal court by dealers who alleged the Atlantic City-based casinos paid less than minimum w... (more story)

GreenSky, Ex-Workers Settle Wage Claims Amid Arbitration

GreenSky LLC told a Georgia federal court Wednesday it's reached a settlement in a wage suit from former customer service employees a month after the fintech company won a bid to force the suit into arbitration.

911 Dispatchers Say Pa. County Averaged Hours To Short OT

A Pennsylvania county averaged emergency dispatchers' and assistant supervisors' hours over two-week pay periods to avoid paying overtime premiums, according to a proposed collective action filed in federal court.