Expert Analysis

Diverging FAA Preemption Rulings Underscore Role Of Venue

Two recent rulings evaluating Federal Arbitration Act preemption of state laws — one from the California Supreme C... (more story)

How Cos. Can Straddle US-UK Split On Work Misconduct, DEI

With U.K. regulators ordering employers to do more to prevent nonfinancial misconduct and discrimination, and Pres... (more story)

How 5th Circ.'s NLRB Ruling May Reshape Federal Labor Law

The Fifth Circuit's recent SpaceX National Labor Relations Board decision undermines the agency's authority, but i... (more story)

Labor More

Greyhound Drivers' Union Agrees To Supervised Officer Vote

The union that represents Greyhound bus drivers has agreed to conduct this year's officers election under the supervision of the secretary of labor, settling a case that accused it of denying new members the r... (more story)

Union Settles FCA Suit Over Pandemic Loans for $2M

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 103 will pay just over $2 million in restitution and interest to settle allegations that it improperly obtained a Paycheck Protection Program loan for ... (more story)

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Fed Unions' Obstruction Supports Trump Rebuke, Group Says

Federal unions' argument that President Donald Trump ended agencies' bargaining obligations to punish them for challenging his policies helps his case for canceling their deals, the National Right to Work Foun... (more story)

Kimberly-Clark Settles Black Worker's Bias, Retaliation Suit

Consumer goods company Kimberly-Clark has resolved a suit filed by a Black manufacturing employee who said she was denied a promotion and unfairly disciplined for complaining she was being paid less than colle... (more story)

UC Groups Sue Trump Admin Alleging Free Speech Violations

A coalition of faculty, staff and unions affiliated with the University of California system sued the Trump administration in federal court Tuesday, arguing the suspension of $584 million in research projects ... (more story)

Trump Admin Says Judge Can't Protect Agency Union Pacts

If six federal agencies accept President Donald Trump's invitation to cancel their union contracts, a D.C. federal judge cannot intervene, the Trump administration has argued, claiming that the unions must bri... (more story)

NLRB Attys Back Judge's Ruling In Amazon Suspension Row

National Labor Relations Board prosecutors have urged the board to uphold an agency judge's decision finding Amazon violated federal labor law by suspending a prominent union supporter and official at its unio... (more story)

Discrimination More

9th Circ. Seems Split On School Principal's Free Speech Suit

A Ninth Circuit panel appeared split on Wednesday over a Washington state public school employee's claims that he was unfairly punished for a political rant on Facebook, with one judge pushing back on his stan... (more story)

Judges Pan Chris Cuomo's Arbitrator Bias Claim on Appeal

A majority of the justices on a New York appellate court panel voiced skepticism of ex-CNN anchor Chris Cuomo's arguments that the arbitrator was biased against him in his $125 million wrongful termination cas... (more story)

Dems Urge DOL To Probe Exodus Of Women From Workforce

The Democratic Women's Caucus asked the U.S. Department of Labor to further probe why women are leaving the workforce in droves, after recent job data showed that over 330,000 women have left the workforce since January.

Ex-Law Student's Bias Suit In Wrong Forum, 4th Circ. Told

A Black former student at Washington University School of Law shouldn't be able to revive claims that she was suspended from campus and lost her scholarship after complaining about a professor's race bias beca... (more story)

Boston Mayor Accused Of Firing Staffer To Shield Ally

The former chief of staff for Boston's police accountability office alleged in a lawsuit launched in state court Wednesday that Mayor Michelle Wu wrongfully fired her last spring to protect a key political all... (more story)

Ga. City, Ex-Court Admin Seek Quick Wins In Retaliation Case

A Georgia city and its former municipal court administrator have each asked an federal judge for wins in a whistleblower suit the administrator brought alleging she had been unlawfully fired in retaliation for... (more story)

Coaches Ask For Lower Court Redo On 'Sham' NFL Arbitration

Arguing that a recent Second Circuit ruling supports their position that arbitration overseen by the NFL commissioner cannot be impartial, three former NFL coaches have asked the district court judge who sent ... (more story)

Wage & Hour More

Ruling Sets Standard For DOL's Power To Regulate Salaries

The Fifth Circuit's opinion affirming that the U.S. Department of Labor has statutorily delegated authority to develop salary rules will remain a significant barometer for the DOL's power, attorneys told Law36... (more story)

Florida Cemetery Operator Failed To Pay Wages, Suit Says

The operator of a cemetery and funeral homes compensated a former pre-planning adviser and customer service and sales representative on a commission basis, leading to about $81,000 of unpaid overtime, accordin... (more story)

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NCAA Volunteer Coaches Secure $49M Wage-Fix Settlement

A California federal court approved a $49 million settlement between the National Collegiate Athletic Association and 1,000 Division I volunteer baseball coaches that resolves an antitrust dispute stemming fro... (more story)

H-2A Truck Drivers' Wage Suit Heads To Arbitration

Four seasonal truck drivers did not cross state lines when they transported agricultural products from fields to a cooling facility, and therefore their wage and hour suit belongs in arbitration, a California ... (more story)

Harborview Nurses In Ga. Score Collective Status In OT Suit

A pair of nurses who worked at Harborview Health Systems' facility in Rome, Georgia, brought enough evidence to show they and other similarly situated nurses were subjected to pay practices that shorted them o... (more story)

Bakery Drivers Are Exempt From Arbitration, 2nd Circ. Told

Two Connecticut delivery drivers asked the Second Circuit on Tuesday to reverse an order sending their employment misclassification lawsuit to arbitration, arguing the Federal Arbitration Act doesn't apply to ... (more story)

Fred Meyer Faces $81M Suit Over Anti-Moonlighting Policy

Fred Meyer broke Washington state law in barring nearly 13,000 of its low-wage workers from holding other jobs to make ends meet, according to a proposed class action removed to Seattle federal court.