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Issues To Watch At ABA's Antitrust Spring Meeting

Attorneys at Freshfields consider the future of antitrust law and competition enforcement amid agency leadership c... (more story)

Navigating The Use Of AI Tools In Workplace Investigations

Artificial intelligence tools can be used in workplace investigations to analyze evidence and conduct interviews, ... (more story)

NLRB Firing May Need Justices' Input On Removal Power

President Donald Trump's unprecedented removal of National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox spurred a la... (more story)

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Transfer Of SpaceX NLRB Challenge To Calif. Paused For Now

A Texas federal judge has paused an order transferring SpaceX's lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the National Labor Relations Board's structure to California, saying he had mistakenly thought a Fif... (more story)

DC Circ. To Hear Trump Admin's Bid To Stay CFPB Injunction

A D.C. Circuit panel said Wednesday that it will hold a hearing next week on whether to stay a federal judge's order barring the Trump administration from shutting down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau... (more story)

A Puerto Rico hospital says the D.C. Circuit “demonstrated substantial deference” in its February 2024 ruling, in which the appeals court supported a divided NLRB panel’s unfair labor practice findings against the hospital. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
Hospital Fights DC Circ.'s Deference To NLRB Successor Bar

A Puerto Rico hospital urged the D.C. Circuit to take a fresh look at the National Labor Relations Board's so-called successor bar doctrine, challenging the appeals court's prior deference to the board on rema... (more story)

TV Station Has Illegal Provisions In Pacts, NLRB Judge Says

A Puerto Rico television station violated federal labor law by having provisions in exclusivity agreements that barred workers from criticizing the company, a National Labor Relations Board judge ruled Wednesd... (more story)

NLRB Official Says La. Charter School Is Political Subdivision

The National Labor Relations Board lacks jurisdiction over a charter school in New Orleans where teachers and other staff unionized, a regional director concluded, finding the school is a political subdivision... (more story)

Trump Admin Layoffs 'Probably Broke Laws,' Judge Says

A Maryland federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration "probably broke the laws that regulate en masse terminations of government employees," ordering the federal government to reinstate thousand... (more story)

4th Circ. Rejects Appeal From DOGE Of SSA Probe Order

The Fourth Circuit on Tuesday nixed an appeal from the Trump administration of a temporary restraining order preventing the Department of Government Efficiency's access to sensitive data in Social Security Adm... (more story)

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Perkins Coie Urges Court To End To Trump's 'Assault' On Firm

Perkins Coie LLP on Wednesday asked a D.C. federal judge to permanently block enforcement of President Donald Trump's "unconstitutional assault" on the firm and the rule of law, filing a summary judgment bid t... (more story)

Retired Calif. Judges Unlikely To Revive Age Bias Suit

A California appellate court tentatively ruled against seven retired California state court judges accusing California's Judicial Council of age discrimination due to rules limiting the time retired judges can... (more story)

A Tennessee school board argued in a case that was heard by the Sixth Circuit that it canceled the school psychologist position not because of a female school psychologist’s salary request but because the board realized it needed a full-time teacher more than a fifth school psychologist. (Photo By Raymond Boyd/Getty Images)
6th Circ. Says Jury Form Issues Don't Merit New Pay Bias Trial

A lower court didn't err by accepting a jury's finding that a Tennessee school board gave a legitimate reason for offering a female school psychologist lower pay than a previous male candidate, the Sixth Circu... (more story)

Amazon Worker Can't File Amended Military Leave Suit

It's too late for a former Amazon employee to add a claim that the company put up barriers for workers requesting active duty leave in her suit accusing the commerce giant of failing to fully provide the paid ... (more story)

Ex-Kirkland Atty To Drop Bias Suit, Appeal Atty Firing Ruling

A former Kirkland & Ellis LLP intellectual property associate is expected to drop her claims against the law firm and related defendants, while also appealing a ruling that precluded her from firing her attorn... (more story)

MLB Club Settles Deaf Job Seeker's Discrimination Suit

The Atlanta Braves agreed to settle a suit alleging they turned down an information technology director candidate because they believed his deafness would have caused issues for the organization, according to ... (more story)

Health Center Cuts Deal To Resolve EEOC Pay Bias Probe

A California-based health center agreed to pay three female employees $195,000 to wrap up a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigation into claims that they were paid less than a male colleague... (more story)

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Potbelly Says Insurer Must Cover Wage Transparency Suit

Sandwich chain owner Potbelly Inc. told a Washington state court that its insurer wrongly refused to cover it in a proposed underlying class action alleging the business violated Washington's wage transparency... (more story)

Amazon Delivery Partner Faces Wage, Breaks Suit In Calif.

An Amazon delivery service partner offering delivery and assembly of large items didn't pay employees for all hours worked, violated rest breaks law and paid just $5 per pay period to cover their cellphone exp... (more story)

A split Sixth Circuit panel reversed a lower court's decision finding a pipe inspector was overtime-exempt under the FLSA, determining that under a 2023 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, the worker was not considered a salaried employee. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
Pipe Inspector's Pay Wasn't A Salary, 6th Circ. Rules

An employment agency didn't calculate a pipe inspector's pay on a salary basis but rather calculated his compensation daily, a split Sixth Circuit panel ruled, flipping a Tennessee federal court's decision dee... (more story)

Cal State Again Escapes Professor's Reimbursement Suit

California State University does not have to foot the bill for the computer a biology professor purchased at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a state panel said, finding the state's Legislature intended for... (more story)

Beet Workers Can't Form Class In OT Suit, Judge Rules

A machine operator for a beet sugar processing company didn't show enough evidence to assemble a class in his overtime suit, failing to prove other workers spent time waiting in line before clocking in, a Cali... (more story)

Mental Health Co. Must Face Bulk Of Workers' Wage Suit

A residential mental health company cannot escape workers' claims that it failed to pay them wages when they attended required yearly medical certification training, a North Carolina federal judge said, but de... (more story)

Ex-Microsoft Manager Says He Was Fired For Whistleblowing

A former project manager for Microsoft says he was fired after flagging compliance issues and misconduct, including being forced to leak sensitive data from client Freddie Mac's workforce platform and being as... (more story)