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3 Takeaways From 6th Circ.'s Computer Employee OT Ruling

The Sixth Circuit’s recent finding that an employee with no formal computer training fell under the Fair Labor Standards Act computer employee overtime exemption clarifies that the carveout comes down to workers’ duties, not their job titles or degrees, attorneys said. Here, Law360 explores takeaways from the decision.

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Unions Drop Fight Over Spirit Data Sale To Google

A flight attendants union said Tuesday that it and other unions have withdrawn their objections to Spirit Airlines' sale of former employees' data to Google in the airline's New York bankruptcy case, after securing new limits on the data included in the sale and safeguards for its de-identification.

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EEOC Top Cop Pick Evasive On LGBTQ+ Bias Enforcement

President Donald Trump's pick to serve as the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's general counsel largely sidestepped sharp questions from a Senate Democrat on Tuesday about the agency's retreat on policing gender identity discrimination, while indicating that combatting religious bias was a priority.

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DOJ's Deloitte, Lockheed DEI Deals Stress Whistleblower Role

Lisa Zaccardelli, Janelle Pelli and Julianna Malogolowkin

The U.S. Department of Justice's recent settlements with Deloitte and Lockheed Martin over their diversity, equity and inclusio...(read more)

High Court's H-2A Case Could Reshape Agency Adjudication

Timothy Taylor, Laura Flint and Tanner Slaughter

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case that concerns whether the U.S. Department of Labor may fine an employer fo...(read more)

Calif. Sex Harassment Cases Clarify Limits On EFAA Waivers

Ellen Connelly Cohen

Two recent rulings in California confirm that the plaintiff's knowledge drives waiver analysis under the Ending Forced Arbitrat...(read more)

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Anthropic Signs Data Privacy Pact With Teachers' Union

Anthropic can't use or store any data it receives from American K-12 classrooms beyond what's absolutely necessary, according to a data privacy agreement announced Tuesday between the artificial intelligence company and th...(read more)

Waste Management Co. Challenges Teamsters Election Win

A Massachusetts waste management company has urged the National Labor Relations Board to reverse a regional director's decision certifying a Teamsters local on a 7-6 tally in a representation election, claiming the regiona...(read more)

Trump Allowed To Ban Federal Unions, Administration Argues

President Donald Trump was allowed to kick unions out of the federal workforce using the argument that the unions threatened national security, his administration claimed, asking a California federal judge to toss six unio...(read more)

Fed. Workers Can't Nix Dues Anytime, Union Tells D.C. Circuit

Researchers, scientists and administrators at the U.S. Department of Agriculture should get 30 days per year to request to stop paying union dues, their union said, telling the D.C. Circuit that the Federal Labor Relations...(read more)

NLRB Official Bars Union Vote At Mo. Utility

A National Labor Relations Board official has tossed a representation election petition for an International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers local at a Missouri electric and gas utility, finding the company established t...(read more)

2nd Circ. Says Connecticut Cop's Firing Claims Were Too Late

A Connecticut police sergeant who has fought discipline for excessive force since 2020 cannot proceed with federal constitutional claims against the city of Torrington, a Second Circuit panel ruled Monday in finding that t...(read more)

Texas Orchestras Fight NLRB Bargaining Order At 5th Circ.

The Fifth Circuit should free three Texas orchestras from their obligation to bargain with an American Federation of Musicians local, the orchestras argued, saying they were within their rights to end their 30-year relatio...(read more)

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Ex-Officer Says Ga. City Fired Her For Reporting Assault

A former Marietta, Georgia, police officer accused the city of firing her a little over a month after she reported that a fellow officer sexually assaulted her, claiming in a federal lawsuit that the city discriminated aga...(read more)

Workday Seeks To Unwind Collective In AI Hiring Bias Suit

Workday urged a California federal court on Tuesday not to allow workers to proceed as a group in their lawsuit alleging the company's artificial intelligence tools unlawfully discriminated against thousands of job applica...(read more)

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EEOC Plan To Nix Workforce Reports Moves To White House

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has moved a step closer to scrapping long-standing workforce demographic report requirements for large employers, sending a rule that would end the data filings to the White...(read more)

Philly Mayor Had Final Say On DEI Moves, Ex-Officer Says

The city of Philadelphia's former top DEI officer filed a new version of her federal lawsuit accusing the city of firing her in retaliation for reporting sexual harassment of a Black co-worker by her white boss, rendering ...(read more)

Colo. Agency Escapes Black Applicant's Hiring Bias Suit

A federal judge tossed a Black job hopeful's suit claiming he was passed over for a policy role in a Colorado agency out of race bias, ruling his case is devoid of evidence that the white woman who got the job was given ad...(read more)

Utility Co. Settles EEOC Suit Over Telework Accommodation

An electric utilities company will pay $25,000 to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging it unlawfully refused to let a former employee work remotely following a stroke, according to a Tuesd...(read more)

EEOC Backs Fired Bank Worker's Race Bias Suit At 6th Circ.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission urged the Sixth Circuit to reopen a former bank employee's lawsuit alleging she was fired because she's a Black woman, arguing the trial court inflexibly applied a decades-o...(read more)

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Justice Asks Gov't To Pick Best 'Poison' In H-2A Fine Case

A government attorney told the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday that it would be highly disruptive to require civil fines for H-2A visa program violations to be adjudicated solely in federal court, instead of through the U.S....(read more)

Stryker Shorted Wash. Workers On Breaks, Wages, Suit Says

A medical device company failed to provide Washington hourly workers with required meal and rest breaks, underpaid their wages and restricted their ability to discuss their pay, according to a proposed class action removed...(read more)

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NC Sports Bar Urges 4th Circ. To End Ex-Manager's Appeal

A North Carolina sports bar and its owner asked the Fourth Circuit to axe a former manager's bid to revive claims over profit sharing, emotional distress and unpaid wages, arguing that she failed to offer evidence that the...(read more)

Staffing Co. Loses Coverage Bid For Poultry Employee Suit

An insurer does not have to defend a staffing agency against a lawsuit alleging it shorted workers on overtime pay and cut into paychecks for required safety equipment, an Illinois federal court has ruled, finding that the...(read more)

Yale Health Network Settles Workers' Time Rounding Suit

Yale New Haven Health Services Corp. and a putative class of workers have settled claims the healthcare network underpaid wages by systematically modifying and rounding time sheets, Connecticut federal court records show.

Geico Bars Wash. Workers From Discussing Pay, Suit Says

Geico is facing a proposed class action in Washington state court alleging that its confidentiality agreement unlawfully prevents employees in the state from discussing their wages and potentially illegal conduct at work.

Walmart To Pay $7.8M Over Pa. Child Labor Law Violations

Walmart agreed to pay $7.8 million to resolve a state investigation that found violations of Pennsylvania's child labor law at stores across the state, including allowing minors to work more hours than permitted and failin...(read more)