Expert Analysis

Remote Work Ruling Clarifies Calif. Law Limits, With Caveats

Although a California state appeals court's recent decision in Saberin v. Alation confirmed that California employ... (more story)

A Nuanced Reading Of DOL's Mental Health Parity Guidance

Though a recent U.S. Department of Labor bulletin may suggest that agency enforcement pressure on group health pla... (more story)

2nd Circ. Eases Employer Defense Of Dress Code Rules

The Second Circuit recently sided with Starbucks in a ruling that makes it easier for companies to defend dress co... (more story)

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NLRB Official Clarifies Scope Of NYC Transit Museum Union

A National Labor Relations Board official clarified the scope of the newly installed union at New York City's transit museum, saying the unit can include employees who develop programs for the museum but can't... (more story)

Ex-Brooklyn Nets Exec Says Parental Leave Got Him Fired

A former Brooklyn Nets cybersecurity executive has sued the team and his former boss in New York federal court, saying he was fired 16 days after returning from parental leave following the birth of his son.

OPM's DOGE Data Access Was Unlawful, Judge Says

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management unlawfully gave employees associated with the Department of Government Efficiency "broad" access to the sensitive personal information of millions of current and former ... (more story)

9th Circ. Judges Hint Hospital CBA May Mandate Arbitration

A Ninth Circuit panel appeared receptive on Wednesday to Long Beach Memorial Medical Center's argument that a nurse should be forced to individually arbitrate proposed class break claims, with two judges sugge... (more story)

9th Circ. Nixes Worker's Win Against Union Over Firing

A Ninth Circuit panel reversed a ruling Wednesday that a union failed a fired worker when it decided not to pursue her challenge to her firing, saying the union looked into her case enough to make a reasonable call.

Nonprofit Can't Dodge NLRB Contempt Bid In Bargaining Row

A homeless shelter operator must face a motion from National Labor Relations Board prosecutors seeking to hold it in contempt for allegedly flouting an order to bargain in good faith with a union, a New York f... (more story)

Hospital Challenges NLRB's Approach To Union Certification

Simply winning a union representation election shouldn't be enough to bring a union into a workplace, an Oregon hospital fighting its technicians' unionization argued, telling the D.C. Circuit that a union sho... (more story)

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See's Candies Settles California Watchdog's Pay Data Claims

See's Candies Inc. has agreed to pay about $143,000 to the California Civil Rights Department to resolve allegations that it filed pay data about its workforce with the state too late past mandatory deadlines,... (more story)

Precedent-Setting Calif. Bias Suit Over Slur Heads To Jury

A decadelong, precedent-setting race bias case wrapped trial Wednesday with counsel for a Black San Francisco prosecutor's office worker arguing she was left debilitated by the city's inaction after a co-worke... (more story)

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Blank Rome, Ex-Associate Agree To Wrap Up Sex Bias Suit

Blank Rome LLP and one of its former attorneys told a Pennsylvania federal judge Wednesday that they have agreed to end her suit claiming the firm didn't do enough to protect her after she said a male colleagu... (more story)

Reckitt Benckiser Denies Firing Manager For Whistleblowing

Reckitt Benckiser urged a New Jersey federal judge to end a former senior regulatory manager's suit alleging she was fired for raising product safety issues, arguing Tuesday she rejected a lateral transfer ami... (more story)

EEOC's Federal Sector Overhaul Nears Finish Line

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is poised to overhaul how federal employees' bias complaints are handled, sending the proposed regulation to the White House for approval just weeks after the p... (more story)

Calif. Man Sues Rivian Over Cannabis Test Firing, Wages

A Sacramento man is suing electric vehicle maker Rivian LLC in California state court, alleging he was wrongly fired after a cannabis test despite not being impaired or otherwise using cannabis at work, and th... (more story)

Allegheny County Passes 12-Week Paid Parental Leave

Pennsylvania's second-most populous county approved what worker advocates said was the first county-mandated paid parental leave policies in the U.S.

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Colo. Cleaning Equipment Co. Accused Of Shorting Pay

A cleaning equipment company employee claimed in Colorado state court Tuesday that the company violated several state wage laws by not paying employees for hours worked off the clock, failing to properly compe... (more story)

Pa. Panel Sets 3-Year Limit On Minimum Wage Claims

A split Pennsylvania appeals court panel ruled Wednesday that workers have three years, not six, to sue for unpaid wages under the state's minimum wage law, siding with a pharmacy accused of shorting 20 employ... (more story)

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GEO Gets Split Trial In 12-Year-Old Colo. Forced Labor Suit

A 12-year-old class action by former detainees of a Colorado immigration detention facility alleging private prison operator The GEO Group Inc. unlawfully profited from their forced labor will have a split tri... (more story)

SEIU Fired Organizer Over Military Leave, Suit Says

An SEIU organizer was subjected to intense scrutiny and ultimately fired for taking time off to fulfill her obligations as a member of the U.S. Army Reserve, according to a new lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania federal court.

Stay-Or-Pay Deal Cost Worker Final Check, Suit Says

A health care provider withheld a former employee's final paycheck to recover the cost of a $1,400 training course after firing her for attending college exams, according to a lawsuit filed in Maryland federal court.

Recruiter Accused Of Dodging H-2A Ban To Exploit Workers

Three Mexican workers accused a North Carolina labor recruiter of skirting debarment from the H-2A temporary agricultural visa program while exploiting the migrants with exorbitant fees and forcing them to wor... (more story)

3rd Circ. Seems Open To Drexel's Bid For New Pay Bias Trial

The Third Circuit seemed receptive Tuesday to Drexel University's bid for a new trial in a professor's pay discrimination suit, with the judges hinting a trial court may have gone too far by imposing Equal Pay... (more story)