Expert Analysis

Trending Legal Implications Of Employee Influencer Programs

Employee-generated content is rapidly becoming a popular marketing strategy, as illustrated by Starbucks' new TikT... (more story)

Flashpoints In Focus: Shifting Workplace Violence Responses

Amid recent threats of violence against artificial intelligence company executives and Jewish-owned businesses, em... (more story)

Limiting Employer Risk If Calif. Case Upends Time Rounding

The California Supreme Court's holdings in recent years suggest that it may tighten the rules for — or even elimin... (more story)

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4th Circ. Ends Immigration Judges' Free Speech Suit

The Fourth Circuit on Wednesday affirmed that a district court lacked authority to hear a suit from an immigration judges' union challenging a policy barring judges from speaking publicly about immigration wit... (more story)

Feds Urge Wash. Court To Back Axing Dam Workers' CBA

The Trump administration urged a Washington federal court to deny a labor union's bid to block the government from terminating a collective bargaining agreement covering hydropower dam workers, arguing that ap... (more story)

NLRB Defends Remedy In Meat Distributor Layoff Case

A New York meat distributor can't ask the D.C. Circuit to forbid the National Labor Relations Board from making employers cover workers' layoff-related expenses when the layoff violates federal labor law, as t... (more story)

Big Tech, PTAB Attys Urge Justices To Fix USPTO Power Grab

The Federal Circuit's refusal to curb the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office director's power over instituting Patent Trial and Appeal Board challenges has allowed leaders to "wreak havoc" without accountability... (more story)

Union Locals Must Arbitrate Probation Row, Judge Says

A Service Employees International Union local must arbitrate a dispute over its decision to extend a union employee's probationary period by 180 days, a California federal judge has ruled, finding that the Uni... (more story)

UAW Says It Doesn't Belong In GM Worker's Bias Suit

The United Auto Workers shouldn't be a defendant in a lawsuit filed by a General Motors employee who alleged that she experienced disability discrimination in the workplace, the union argued, telling a Tenness... (more story)

Research Co. Fired Worker Over Pay Talk, NLRB Judge Says

A clinical research company violated federal labor law by firing a worker who discussed payroll issues with other employees, a National Labor Relations Board judge has ruled, rejecting the company's argument t... (more story)

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DHS Escapes Fired FEMA Worker's Retaliation Suit

A D.C. federal judge tossed a suit from a Black former U.S. Department of Homeland Security worker who claimed he was fired for complaining that his supervisor unfairly criticized him, ruling that he failed to... (more story)

Feds Seek Full 4th Circ. Review Of DEI Firings Row

The federal government urged the Fourth Circuit to review a split panel's decision requiring the CIA and Office of the Director of National Intelligence to allow intelligence officers who were fired for their ... (more story)

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5th Circ. Backs San Antonio In Fired Worker's Bias Suit

The Fifth Circuit upheld the dismissal Tuesday of a Nigerian Christian woman's suit claiming the city of San Antonio fired her out of discrimination for her race, national origin and religion, ruling she could... (more story)

Ex-Meta Worker Says His EB-2 Letter Concerns Got Him Fired

A former Meta Platforms Inc. product design manager sued the social media giant and his former supervisor in New Jersey federal court, claiming that he was fired after refusing to sign an immigration support l... (more story)

Troutman Sidelined Associate After Heart Attack, Suit Says

Troutman Pepper Locke LLP derailed an associate's career because he took medical leave to recover from a heart attack and spoke up about senior attorneys' fraudulent billing practices, according to a lawsuit f... (more story)

Jackson Lewis Atty Appointed Privacy, AI Lead Of L&E Global

Labor and employment firm Jackson Lewis PC announced Tuesday that its attorney Mary T. Costigan was appointed co-leader of data protection and artificial intelligence at L&E Global, an alliance affiliated with Jackson Lewis.

Shell Units Wrongly Withheld Race Data, NLRB Judge Says

Three Shell affiliates violated federal labor law by refusing to give United Steelworkers the racial demographics of their employees, a National Labor Relations Board judge ruled, finding that the information ... (more story)

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Bloomberg Campaign, Workers Defend $6M Settlement Notice

Attorneys for workers and Mike Bloomberg's 2020 presidential campaign urged a New York federal judge to let notice of a proposed $6 million overtime settlement move forward, saying another attorney's challenge... (more story)

Delivery Driver Loses Class Cert. Bid In Misclassification Suit

A delivery driver who accused a logistics company of misclassifying him and thousands of other California workers as independent contractors cannot get his proposed class certified, a federal court found, find... (more story)

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Belle Tire Wins Arbitration Of Technician's Overtime Claims

A former Belle Tire alignment technician must individually arbitrate claims that the automotive service company failed to pay overtime and improperly reduced workers' pay rates, a Michigan federal judge ruled,... (more story)

Uber Eats To Pay $4.4M To End Seattle Wage Theft Claims

Uber Eats will again fork out millions of dollars to settle allegations from Seattle officials that the food delivery giant failed to pay its couriers what they're owed under municipal app-based worker laws, t... (more story)

Gun Co. Palmetto Shorted Workers On OT, Suit Says

Firearms retailer Palmetto State Armory cheated hundreds of its call-center employees out of wages by forcing them to perform unpaid tasks before clocking in and shaving overtime hours, according to a proposed... (more story)

Home Care Co. Says DOL Suit Contradicts OT Rulemaking

A Nebraska home care company accused of overtime violations by the U.S. Department of Labor asked a federal court Tuesday to rule in its favor, arguing the agency is simultaneously trying to undo the regulatio... (more story)

Shake Shack Misclassifies Managers As OT-Exempt, Suit Says

Shake Shack misclassifies its salaried managers and assistant managers as exempt from overtime pay even though they spend most of their time performing the same hands-on work as hourly employees, a former mana... (more story)