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Harvard NLRB Ruling Highlights NLRA, Title VII Conflicts

A recent National Labor Relations Board decision, finding that Harvard University violated the National Labor Rela... (more story)

Flashpoints In Focus: Limiting Risk In Workplace Holidays

As holidays and other observances increasingly become lightning rods of division, employers can chart an inclusive... (more story)

Mass. Ruling Raises Questions About Whistleblower Status

In Galvin v. Roxbury Community College, Massachusetts' top appellate court held that an individual was protected f... (more story)

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Hudson Tunnel Agency Blasts 'Threadbare' Union-Limits Suit

The Gateway Development Commission has urged a New Jersey federal judge to dismiss nearly all claims brought by a Garden State construction company over the use of a project labor agreement on a major segment ... (more story)

USC Medical Group Must Bargain With Union, NLRB Says

A nonprofit medical group at the University of Southern California violated federal labor law by refusing to bargain with the National Union of Healthcare Workers after its certification as the exclusive barga... (more story)

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NLRB Newcomer Questions Board's Merger Doctrine

A newly installed National Labor Relations Board member has indicated he's open to revising the board's merger doctrine, which nixes decertification petitions in instances when a smaller bargaining unit has me... (more story)

Journalists, Unions Urge Court To Keep In Place Layoffs Suit

The deputy CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media did not have the authority to fire over 500 Voice of America employees, a coalition of journalists and federal employee unions has told a D.C. federal court, ... (more story)

2nd Circ. Says No Pension Bill For Bus Co. After Union Switch

The Second Circuit on Wednesday backed a ruling that cut a school bus company's pension withdrawal liability to zero, siding with the company's interpretation that federal benefits law entitled it to a discoun... (more story)

Painting Co. Illegally Fired Worker, NLRB Judge Rules

An Ohio painting contractor violated federal labor law by firing a worker for discussing wages with other employees and maintaining overly broad work rules, a National Labor Relations Board judge has ruled.

4th Circ. Enforces Bargaining Order Against Trucking Co.

A Virginia trucking company must bargain with the union that its workers tried to bring in before the company intimidated them into voting no on union representation, the Fourth Circuit held Wednesday, enforci... (more story)

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7th Circ. Mulls Remanding Walmart ADA Injunction Bid Again

A Seventh Circuit judge seemed open Wednesday to having a Wisconsin judge again consider federal employment regulators' injunctive relief request after a jury found Walmart liable for failing to accommodate an... (more story)

11th Circ. Backs UPS In Worker's Race Bias, Retaliation Case

The Eleventh Circuit declined Wednesday to reinstate a UPS worker's race bias, retaliation and hostile work environment lawsuit, finding that UPS had a legitimate reason for terminating her.

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2nd Circ. Backs CUNY In Fired Prof's Retaliation Suit

The Second Circuit declined Wednesday to reinstate a Black former professor's suit claiming the City University of New York sabotaged the completion of her doctoral degree to punish her for raising bias compla... (more story)

Medtronic Exec Alleges Retaliatory Firing For Whistleblowing

Minnesota-based medical device company Medtronic Inc. fired an executive for raising concerns that the company artificially boosted its sales figures routinely, he told a Colorado state court.

4th Circ. Backs Military Policy Banning HIV-Positive Enlistees

The Fourth Circuit on Wednesday upheld a U.S. Department of Defense policy that bans HIV-positive Americans from enlisting, deferring to the military's judgment that it must have healthy and fit service member... (more story)

Fla. Prison Officials Seek End Of Fired Chaplain's Bias Suit

A former prison chaplain who was fired for refusing to train a female minister failed to exhaust his administrative remedies before filing a suit that amounted to a shotgun pleading, the Florida Department of ... (more story)

EEOC Says Coca-Cola Distributor Cut Men From Work Event

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced Wednesday it has sued bottling company Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast alleging it bucked federal civil rights law by inviting only female employees to ... (more story)

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Canada's Olympic Body Joins NHL, CHL Antitrust Defense

Canadian hockey officials asked the Ninth Circuit to reject an appeal from junior players who sued the National Hockey League and its pipeline organizations over alleged antitrust violations, arguing certain r... (more story)

Waste Management Co. Didn't Pay For Log-In Time, Suit Says

A waste management services company failed to pay customer service representatives for the time they spent booting up their computers, resulting in unpaid overtime and straight time wages, according to a propo... (more story)

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SC County Says EMS Worker Was Overtime-Exempt

A South Carolina county argued that a worker who was trained as both a paramedic and a firefighter didn't need to engage in fire suppression work to be exempt from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act, ... (more story)

Domino's Franchisee Hit With Vehicle Reimbursement Suit

An operator of Domino's franchises in Colorado pushed delivery drivers' pay below the state and federal minimum wage by providing unreasonably low reimbursements for vehicle expenses, according to a proposed c... (more story)

Mining Contractor Stiffed Workers On Pay, Suit Says

A mining contractor shorted employees on wages by requiring off-the-clock work, rounding their hours and miscalculating overtime, even as they worked up to 12 hours a day, seven days a week, according to a pro... (more story)

Employment Group Of The Year: Wigdor

Wigdor LLP secured settlements on behalf of an actress victimized by Harvey Weinstein and a fintech executive discharged after two pregnancies, and is leading the charge in high-profile employment litigation a... (more story)

Nurse, Staffing Cos. Settle 'Indentured Servitude' Suit For $1M

Two healthcare staffing companies will pay $1 million to end a proposed class and collective action claiming they engaged in "indentured servitude" by forcing nurses to repay visa-related costs, according to a... (more story)