Expert Analysis

Employer Tips To Prepare For Va. Family And Medical Leave

With Virginia's paid family and medical leave insurance program taking effect in two years, employers should devel... (more story)

Employer Tips For Navigating Tenn. Noncompete Law

Although a new Tennessee law will limit the enforceability of noncompetes, including by categorically prohibiting ... (more story)

New Connecticut Law On Employers' AI Use Is Inventive

A recently passed Connecticut law regulating the use of artificial intelligence in employment decisions innovates ... (more story)

Labor More

DOL Alternative Investing Pitch Draws Nearly 50K Comments

A U.S. Department of Labor proposal to expand retirement plans' access to alternative investments, such as private equity and digital assets, garnered over 47,000 comments, with investment industry groups seek... (more story)

Union Seeks To Enforce Space Needle Worker's Rehire Win

A UNITE HERE local has asked a Washington federal court to enforce an arbitration award ordering the operator of Seattle's Space Needle to reinstate a fired worker, arguing that the company has failed to estab... (more story)

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USC Fights Union Vote For Faculty Without Tenure

The University of Southern California has urged the National Labor Relations Board to review a decision approving a representation election for faculty members who aren't on track for tenure, arguing that the ... (more story)

Feds Argue NASA Union Local Can't Halt Library Shutdown

The union local representing workers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland shouldn't be allowed to join its parent union's lawsuit against the Trump administration, the administration is arguing, a... (more story)

Biz Bribed Workers Ahead Of Union Rebuke, GC Argues

A military communications contractor dangled schedule changes to entice workers to dissolve their union before relying on their tainted petition to call off contract talks, National Labor Relations Board prose... (more story)

NLRB Judge Axes Challenge To Starbucks' Seattle Cafe Merger

Starbucks merged three cafes at Seattle's Pike Place Market into one entity to keep up with changes at the market, not because the company wanted to thwart a union drive, a National Labor Relations Board judge... (more story)

NLRB Upholds Texas Dental Office's Loss In Firing Case

A Texas dental office must rehire a front desk employee whom it fired after she raised workplace concerns, but it doesn't have to apologize to the worker or verbally notify its staff that it lost its National ... (more story)

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Colo. Panel Weighs EFAA's Limits In Club Retaliation Case

A Colorado Court of Appeals panel at oral arguments Tuesday grappled with dueling interpretations of the limits of the phrase "related to" in the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassme... (more story)

Raymond James, Ex-VP Wrap Up Sex Bias Case

Financial services company Raymond James and a former vice president who said she was fired for complaining about sexism and denied promotions formally ended their Florida federal court battle Tuesday, almost ... (more story)

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Assisted Living Facility Settles EEOC Sex Harassment Probe

A Washington state assisted living community will pay $60,000 to resolve a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission probe into allegations that it forced out an employee after she complained about a collea... (more story)

Ill. Judge's Suit Over MAGA Ouster Paused, But Not Tossed

A retired Illinois judge whose reinstatement was canceled over a pro-MAGA opinion column will have to sue the state Supreme Court justices in state court, a federal judge ruled Monday, saying the suit doesn't ... (more story)

EEOC Says Time Tracking Software Penalized Diabetic Worker

A benefits administration provider unlawfully fired a customer service representative because its employee monitoring system didn't recognize his need for additional breaks to manage his diabetes, the U.S. Equ... (more story)

3rd Circ. Preview: AI Copyright Spat, NJ Gun Law Battle

A copyright fight over the future of AI‑powered legal research heads to the Third Circuit, where a legal publisher will argue this month that a legal technology company's use of its headnotes does not constitu... (more story)

DC Circ. Says Military Trans Ban Flouts Constitutional Rights

A divided D.C. Circuit panel Monday said the Trump administration illegally banned transgender individuals from military service, then narrowed a preliminary injunction to prevent the government's exclusion of... (more story)

Wage & Hour More

FedEx Driver's OT Suit Survives On Small-Vehicle Question

A FedEx delivery driver's overtime suit has largely survived the company's bid to end it early, as an Illinois federal judge found that questions over a key exemption tied to vehicle weight must go to a jury.

Flowers Says Justices' Arbitration Ruling Doesn't Sink Appeal

A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that last-mile drivers who locally deliver goods that travel interstate can qualify for a federal arbitration exemption does not undo several independent arguments ... (more story)

4th Circ. Says Worker Can't Revive Wage Classes After Deal

The Fourth Circuit dismissed a former auto parts worker's appeal of an order decertifying wage and hour classes and a collective action, finding Tuesday he lost standing when he voluntarily settled his individual claims.

Phillips 66 Must Face Suit Over Unpaid Standby Shifts

A California federal judge allowed a wage and hour suit accusing Phillips 66 of failing to pay oil refinery workers for standby shifts to move forward, rejecting the energy company's bid to shut the case down.

Drivers Cite Flowers Foods Ruling To Fight OT Exemption

Food delivery drivers suing a California company for alleged wage violations say a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision bolsters their argument that a similar federal overtime exemption does not cover their loca... (more story)

Kia, Hyundai Workers' Attys Get $3.45M Fee Award In Visa Suit

A Georgia federal court on Monday awarded $3.45 million in attorney fees and costs to lawyers for workers who reached an $11.5 million settlement over claims that a Hyundai supplier, a Kia plant and staffing a... (more story)

Ex-Forklift Operators Hit Freight Co. With OT, Retaliation Suit

A warehouse and freight unloading company was hit with a proposed collective action in Georgia federal court by two former forklift operators who alleged they worked as many as 80 hours per week without proper... (more story)