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2nd Circ. EFAA Ruling Shifts Employer Litigation Strategy

In Diaz-Roa v. Hermes Law, the Second Circuit recently held that, under the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual As... (more story)

How Viral Accusations Can Test Employers' Discipline Policies

The employment fallout that appears to have followed a former Cornell University student's sexual assault lawsuit ... (more story)

Managing Employer Risk Under Calif.'s No Robo Bosses Law

California's No Robo Bosses Act marks the state's first statutory limit on using artificial intelligence in employ... (more story)

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9th Circ. Rejects Ex-LA County Worker's Union Dues Suit

A former Los Angeles County worker cannot pursue First Amendment claims over what he alleged were unauthorized union dues deductions, the Ninth Circuit found, saying his former union was not acting on behalf o... (more story)

Federal Unions Urge Court To Scrap Arbitration Restrictions

Four federal employee unions urged a D.C. federal judge to overturn new restrictions on obtaining arbitration panels, arguing that a federal labor agency illegally abandoned its decades-old practice of honorin... (more story)

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Trombonist's Claims In Firing Suit Fall Flat, Union Says

A union has urged a Utah federal judge to toss a tenured trombonist's claims that it sent statements to a symphony demanding his discharge and failed to properly represent him when he challenged his terminatio... (more story)

Conn. Asks 2nd Circ. To Uphold Meeting Law Win

Connecticut has asked the Second Circuit to uphold the dismissal of a business group's challenge to a state law that bars employers from punishing workers who skip meetings about politics or religion, saying t... (more story)

NLRB Tells 6th Circ. Mass. Casino Must Bargain With Union

The National Labor Relations Board on Monday urged the D.C. Circuit to enforce UNITE HERE's win a representation election at an MGM-owned Massachusetts casino, arguing that the board didn't abuse its discretio... (more story)

HHS Seeks Judgment In Suit Over Childcare Rule Rollback

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has asked a Washington federal judge to rule in its favor in a labor union suit challenging a rule that repealed new family co-pay caps and other requirements e... (more story)

Lockheed Unit Fired Assault Victim For 'Fighting,' Suit Says

A Teamsters local failed to properly represent a former senior powerhouse operator at a Lockheed Martin Corp. subsidiary after he was assaulted at work by a coworker but fired by the company for "fighting," ac... (more story)

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Ex-Exec's Bias Suit Says BofA Penalized Him For Family Care

Bank of America penalized a white ex-executive in his 50s for working from an office closer to his sick mother, while allowing non-white and younger employees to utilize similar flexible work arrangements with... (more story)

LGBTQ+ Group Tells 4th Circ. EEOC's Trans Bias Shift Illegal

A Maryland LGBTQ+ advocacy group urged the Fourth Circuit to revive its lawsuit claiming the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission unlawfully backed off investigating transgender workers' bias charges, ... (more story)

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Logistics Co. To Pay $396K In EEOC Antisemitism Probe

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Monday that a third-party logistics company has agreed to pay $396,000 to resolve an investigation into claims that the business failed to shut down antise... (more story)

Boeing Worker Says She Was Pushed Into Sex With Manager

A Boeing employee claims her supervisor cornered her into a sexual relationship with a senior manager, who cut off contact when she got pregnant and refused to have an abortion, according to a lawsuit filed ag... (more story)

TransDigm Can't Ax Ex-GC's Retaliation Suit, Ohio Court Says

TransDigm Group cannot push to arbitration its former general counsel's lawsuit alleging that she was terminated in retaliation for reporting two instances of sexual harassment and antitrust compliance concern... (more story)

Ex-School Administrator Opposes $53K Fees, Costs Request

A former Eastpointe Community Schools assistant principal has asked a Michigan federal court to reject the school district's request for $53,436 in attorney fees and expenses after it won summary judgment in h... (more story)

EEOC Suit Over Yale's Age-Based Doc Testing Headed To Trial

A Connecticut federal judge on Friday shot down competing bids to end a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit accusing Yale New Haven Hospital of unlawfully subjecting doctors over 70 to cogniti... (more story)

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Colo. Wind Tower Maker Shorted Workers On OT, Suit Says

A wind turbine tower manufacturer has been accused in Colorado federal court of shaving minutes off factory workers' paid time by rounding their clock-in times, leaving them without overtime pay for work they ... (more story)

Cleveland Clinic Misclassified Research Staff, Suit Says

The Cleveland Clinic wrongly classified research coordinators as salaried employees exempt from overtime despite their routine duties, according to a proposed collective action filed in federal court.

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Chili's Workers Say Tipping System Fuels Bias, Harassment

Three former Chili's workers accused the restaurant chain's parent company of fostering sexual harassment and racial discrimination through its tipping system and customer ratings, according to a proposed clas... (more story)

Walmart Workers In Colo. Say Off-The-Clock Work Is Routine

Two former Walmart employees claim the company routinely requires its hourly workers to perform off-the-clock duties and to be "on call" during their breaks, and failed to pay overtime wages, according to a ne... (more story)

Workers Accuse Samsung Of Skipping Overtime Pay

An American unit of Samsung refused to pay its workers overtime, instead making them accept "comp time" that was paid at the same rate as their regular hourly pay, according to a lawsuit filed by former worker... (more story)

Mich. Court Says Judge's Move, Not Bias, Ended Worker's Job

A courtroom coordinator's employment ended because the judge she worked for was reassigned, not because she took medical leave to undergo cancer treatment, a Michigan probate court argued, urging a federal cou... (more story)

NY Forecast: Hospital's Vacation Award Challenge At 2nd Circ.

This week, a New York City hospital will urge the Second Circuit to overturn an arbitration award that directed the hospital to provide extra vacation days to unionized nurses as a remedy for violating staffin... (more story)