This week, the Second Circuit will consider whether to revive a suit brought by former employees with the Orange County, New York, Sheriff's Office who claim they were fired because they supported the sheriff'... (more story)

Illinois Supreme Court justices wrestled Thursday with whether the city of Chicago's history of publicly adjudicating allegations of the most serious police misconduct can establish a statewide public policy r... (more story)

A Nevada federal judge has tossed a casino operator's lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the National Labor Relations Board's structure, ruling that the operator failed to show sufficient harm stemmi... (more story)

A New York federal judge gave Novartis permanent relief from a proposed class action alleging it monopolistically delayed generic competition for its blockbuster heart failure drug Entresto, concluding that th... (more story)

The U.S. Supreme Court should resolve a circuit split on whether actuaries must use up-to-date life expectancies when converting pension benefits from one form to another, Kellogg argued, asking the justices t... (more story)

Labor and employment law firm Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC has tapped Cooley LLP's deputy general counsel to serve as its legal leader, the firm announced Thursday.

Big companies will increase their litigation budgets yet again next year, as navigating legal risk is now an essential element of achieving strategic business goals, according to a new report.

A Las Vegas resort and casino illegally fired a Jewish employee after she refused to remove a religious headscarf while on the job, according to a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit.

An independent investigation conducted by Lowenstein Sandler LLP has determined that New Jersey Lt. Gov. Dale G. Caldwell sexually harassed a staffer's friend and sent inappropriate text messages, according to... (more story)

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission called on the Fifth Circuit in a new amicus brief to reinstate the retaliation allegations brought by a Black truck driver who said he was punished for flagging... (more story)

Google LLC and a former software engineer who sued the company over allegations that she was wrongfully fired for taking time off following the unexpected loss of a pregnancy agreed to dismiss the worker's law... (more story)

Indiana has accused the state's primary body governing high school sports of instituting an unconstitutional, discriminatory racial quota over the composition of its board, telling a state court the associatio... (more story)

A North Carolina hotel operator fired an employee rather than accommodate him after he faced disabling injuries from a bus crash, stating he needed to be fully healed to return to work, according to a Thursday... (more story)

A Third Circuit panel on Thursday appeared to take issue with a district judge's suggestion that a jury "compromise" in reaching a verdict in favor of female teachers who alleged Central Bucks School District ... (more story)

Two ex-executives at a wellness beverage company can proceed with wage claims in their suit alleging the company stopped paying their salaries before firing them, with a New York federal judge finding they may... (more story)

An Ohio federal judge approved notice to a proposed collective of Cleveland Clinic workers alleging the health system's time-rounding practices resulted in overtime violations, finding the workers showed a str... (more story)

Detainees at a Colorado immigration detention facility have pushed back against a prison company's bid to pause their federal forced labor lawsuit before November's trial, arguing the company is treating the U... (more story)

Five workers a pipe manufacturer hired under engineering titles have told a Texas federal court the company classified them as salaried exempt workers while requiring them to perform the same manual production... (more story)

A U.S. House bill that would permit employers to disregard a worker's duties when considering their tipped status would cost the U.S. Department of Labor less than $500,000 to implement through 2031 and would ... (more story)

Patrol lieutenants at an Arizona county sheriff's office urged a federal court to deny the county's request to pause their overtime collective action and seek an early appeal of a decision denying the county's... (more story)

A nationwide mental health treatment network misclassified clinicians as independent contractors and failed to pay them for administrative work and overtime, a former nurse practitioner claimed in a proposed c... (more story)