Expert Analysis

What Mass. Ruling Clarifies About Whistleblower Protections

A Massachusetts appellate court's recent decision in Galvin v. Roxbury Community College, finding that an employee... (more story)

Initial Virginia AG Actions Signal Focus On Multistate Efforts

Now that Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones has reached the 100-day mark in office, his first set of actions reve... (more story)

What We Did And Didn't Learn From DOJ's 1st Illegal DEI Deal

IBM's recent $17 million deal with the U.S. Department of Justice marks the first resolved False Claims Act enforc... (more story)

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NLRB Judge Clears IATSE Over Problem Worker's Ouster

An International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees local did not breach its duty of fair representation by removing a repeat offender from its hiring hall roster after he irked an employer during a "gratu... (more story)

Baker Fired After Seeking Union Rep, NLRB Prosecutors Say

A baker at a military dining facility was suspended and fired after she asked for a union representative to be present during a confrontation with a supervisor over dirty ovens in the dining facility, National... (more story)

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Oncor Wins Long-Running Union Firing Fight At DC Circ.

A major Texas electric company was allowed to fire a union-represented worker for testifying that the company's smart meters were damaging people's homes, a D.C. Circuit panel ruled Tuesday, finding the worker... (more story)

DOL's Proposed Contractor Rule Draws Praise, Pushback

The U.S. Department of Labor received more than 16,000 comments on its proposed rule sorting out whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor under federal law, with some, including a coalition... (more story)

Suit Fighting Prison Bureau's Union Ouster Stays In Court

A prison guards union can continue fighting the Federal Bureau of Prisons' decision to shred its union contract in federal court, a Connecticut federal judge ruled, rejecting the agency's attempt to route the ... (more story)

Hartford HealthCare Misused Privilege, Teamsters Plan Says

Hartford HealthCare should be forced to produce 182 documents withheld under the attorney-client privilege from an antitrust lawsuit, say a Teamsters health plan and a transit district that claim the hospital ... (more story)

Labor To Make AI A Key Issue In Midterms, AFL-CIO Head Says

Organized labor intends to make guardrails on artificial intelligence a key issue in the coming midterm elections and beyond, AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler said Tuesday amid the federation's public campaign to ... (more story)

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3rd Circ. Skeptical Law Prof Harmed By NJ Employment Policy

The Third Circuit on Wednesday appeared skeptical that an attorney has standing to challenge the constitutionality of a workplace policy for New Jersey employees, asking what imminent harm she faces now that s... (more story)

EEOC Turns To Court In Native American Bias Probe

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission asked a New Mexico federal court to force a school district to turn over several years of employee and applicant data, the latest escalation in a Native America... (more story)

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House GOP Pitches $55M Budget Cut For EEOC

The House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday proposed a funding bill for fiscal year 2027 that would cut the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's budget by $55 million, a figure that falls $75 mil... (more story)

DOJ Accuses Cloudera Of Favoring Temporary Visa Workers

The federal government on Tuesday sued data company Cloudera Inc. for allegedly discriminating against U.S.-based job candidates by earmarking specific positions for employees on temporary visas.

ADT Blasts 'Speculative' Bid To DQ Ogletree From Bias Case

ADT LLC urged a Georgia federal judge on Monday to reject an attorney's motion to disqualify Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC from defending it against discrimination claims while concurrently defendin... (more story)

Booz Allen Should Defeat Retaliation Suit, Judge Says

A Georgia federal judge has recommended granting Booz Allen Hamilton's bid to toss a whistleblower suit from a Black former senior executive after finding that his suit failed to allege his bosses knew about h... (more story)

Mich. Atty Seeks Devices, Privilege Logs In Discovery Fight

A law firm managing partner accused of sexually harassing an attorney when she worked at his firm has asked a Michigan federal court to force the woman to hand over allegedly withheld communications and forens... (more story)

Wage & Hour More

Manager Class Cert. Denied In Convenience Store Wage Suit

Managers accusing gas and convenience store chain Han-Dee Hugo's of wage violations cannot proceed as a class, a North Carolina federal judge ruled, finding their claims would require individualized inquiries.

NC Nursing Home Settles Suit Over Meal Break Deductions

A nursing home operator and a former certified nursing assistant have agreed to settle a lawsuit alleging the company automatically deducted meal break time from workers' pay even when they worked through thei... (more story)

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Nurses Fight 'Deceptive' Opt-Out Push In $14M Wage Deal

Nurses involved in a $14 million wage-and-hour class settlement are urging a Colorado federal judge to block what they call a misleading opt-out campaign by a named plaintiff in a related action in state court... (more story)

Judge Won't Rethink Axing Amazon Screening Time Suit

A New York federal judge won't rethink her decision to toss wage claims brought by Amazon warehouse workers who said they weren't paid for time spent undergoing mandatory security screenings, finding they fail... (more story)

Judge OKs $375K Wage Deal For Dispensary Workers

A group of cannabis dispensaries operated by MMD Inc. has agreed to pay $375,000 to end a lawsuit by workers who accused them of cheating employees out of minimum wage, overtime, tips, meal and rest breaks, an... (more story)

Ex-PR Director Seeks Early Win In Vacation Pay Delay Suit

A former director of public relations and marketing for an automotive company urged a North Carolina federal court to grant her an early win on her remaining wage claim, saying the company failed to timely pay... (more story)

Restaurant Can't Sink EEOC Sex Harassment Suit

A Missouri restaurant can't dodge a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit alleging its owner made lewd comments to a female manager and paid her less than a male colleague, a federal judge ruled, r... (more story)