Expert Analysis

What Colorado AI Law's Major Rewrite Means For Employers

Colorado's landmark law regulating employers' use of artificial intelligence tools was recently replaced with a na... (more story)

What's Next After Justices' Last-Mile Driver Arbitration Ruling

The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Flowers Foods v. Brock, refusing to narrow the scope of a Federal Arbi... (more story)

7 Ways Va. Employers Can Prep For New Noncompete Limits

As of July 1, Virginia noncompete agreements with employees fired without "cause" must provide "severance benefits... (more story)

Labor More

Key NLRB Nominee Tells Senate Panel He'll Be Independent

President Donald Trump's pick to fill a pivotal seat on the National Labor Relations Board told senators during a confirmation hearing Wednesday that he will decide cases independent of political influence and... (more story)

Unions Rally As Five Shops Approach Contract Deadline

Legal service providers across New York City gathered in City Hall Park on Wednesday afternoon as five unions represented by the Association of Legal Advocates and Attorneys approach their deadlines for a new ... (more story)

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House OKs Bill To Expedite First Union Contracts

A bill that would empower neutrals to impose collective bargaining agreements when union negotiations stall moved a step closer to law Tuesday in a bipartisan vote in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Real Estate Group, Cos. Seek Win In NYC Guard Pay Dispute

The Real Estate Board of New York and two real estate companies have urged a New York federal court to grant them judgment in their challenge to a New York City law that sets minimum wage and benefit requireme... (more story)

NLRB Knocks Parking Contractor's Union Rebuke

A parking contractor violated federal labor law by refusing to hire dozens of union-represented valets after it took over valet services at a hospital on Long Island, New York, the National Labor Relations Boa... (more story)

Transit Co. Can't Dodge $1.8M Pension Fund Bill

A now-defunct transit company can't toss claims that it owes a Teamsters-affiliated pension fund $1.8 million in reallocation payments after the fund saw a mass withdrawal, a New York federal judge ruled, stat... (more story)

Arbitrator Rules USPTO Violated Law By Ending Telework

An arbitrator ruled Monday that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office "committed a clear and patent breach" of agreements with the union representing some of its employees when the office eliminated telework ar... (more story)

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Fired Black Teacher Appeals NC School's Race Bias Suit Win

A Black teacher who claims he was fired from a public charter school in North Carolina for teaching a novel about racial justice is taking his discrimination case to the Fourth Circuit after a federal judge si... (more story)

Ex-Officials Call EEOC's New Enforcement Plan Simplistic

A group of former top officials at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and U.S. Department of Labor on Wednesday condemned the EEOC's recent vote to replace Biden-era enforcement priorities, calli... (more story)

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EEOC's Pro-Disparate Impact Approach Unlawful, DOJ Says

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's long-standing stance toward disparate impact — a theory of liability premised on seemingly neutral policies having discriminatory effects — is unconstitutiona... (more story)

Former XAI Engineer Says He Was Fired Over Safety Warnings

A former engineer at Elon Musk's xAI claims he was fired after repeatedly raising concerns about safety, discriminatory bias and other risks associated with the artificial intelligence company's chatbot Grok, ... (more story)

DC Circ. Reopens Ex-Energy Dept. Worker's Muslim Bias Suit

A split D.C. Circuit panel on Tuesday revived a former U.S. Department of Energy economist's lawsuit claiming her managers micromanaged and harassed her because she's Muslim, ruling her pro se status should've... (more story)

Coach Says School District Fired Him For Racism Complaints

A Colorado school district discriminated and retaliated against a Black basketball coach when it terminated him for raising concerns about racism within the district, the former employee alleged in Colorado federal court.

NY Hospital Beats Fired Worker's FMLA Retaliation Suit

A New York federal judge tossed a suit Tuesday from a former hospital worker who said she was discouraged from taking pregnancy-related leave and later fired, ruling she lacked evidence that her termination wa... (more story)

Wage & Hour More

Colorado Ski Resorts Hit With Rest Break Wage Suits

Former employees of a hotel and mountain resort in Colorado claim that they were routinely denied 10-minute breaks during their shifts in violation of Colorado law, according to a pair of proposed class action... (more story)

NYC Sanitation Officers Accuse City Of Skimping On OT

Over 100 New York City sanitation officers have sued the city in a federal court, claiming it has systematically failed to pay them for time worked before and after their scheduled shifts, miscalculated their ... (more story)

9th Circ. Says UPS Wage Suit Arbitration Order Is 'Clear Error'

The Ninth Circuit directed a district court on Tuesday to vacate an order that forced a former UPS driver to arbitrate her wage claims against the shipping solutions chain, saying the lower court committed "cl... (more story)

AI Startup Says Worker Must Arbitrate Misclassification Suit

A hiring startup that supplies workers to train artificial intelligence models for OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta urged a Texas federal judge to send a proposed class action alleging worker misclassification to in... (more story)

Phillips 66 Workers Seek $4M Atty Fees In $12.5M Wage Deal

Phillips 66 employees who reached a $12.5 million settlement to resolve their wage-and-hour class action over unpaid don-doff time and missed breaks have asked a California federal judge to grant their attorne... (more story)

Ill. Wage Law Doesn't Mirror Fed. Work Limits, 7th Circ. Says

Illinois wage law does not incorporate a federal test limiting compensable work to tasks performed primarily for an employer's benefit, the Seventh Circuit held Tuesday, reviving Amazon warehouse workers' clai... (more story)

Whole Foods Staff Worked Meal Breaks Unpaid, Suit Says

Whole Foods Market forced workers to perform duties during meal breaks, manipulated time records to underpay wages, and blocked employees from leaving the premises during rest periods, according to a lawsuit b... (more story)