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)

Labor More

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)

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)

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)

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)

NLRB Official Sets Union Vote By Mail At Utah Tiling Co.

A union representation election at a Utah tile installation company should take place by mail-in ballot because certain voters and jobsites are scattered outside the company's Salt Lake City facility, the head... (more story)

Discrimination More

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)

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)

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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)

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.

Colo. House Aide Says Dem Lawmakers Forced Her Out

A former Colorado House legislative aide accused three Democratic lawmakers in state court of violating her constitutional rights by retaliating against her for criticizing the handling of her medical leave an... (more story)

TD Bank Still Faces Much Of Ex-Employees' Chinese Bias Suit

A New York federal judge on Monday trimmed a proposed class action accusing TD Bank of discriminating against employees of Chinese national origin in the wake of federal anti-money laundering investigations, s... (more story)

Wage & Hour More

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)

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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)

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)

Companies Underpaid Staffing Agency Workers, Suit Alleges

A former warehouse worker from a staffing agency has sued Misfits Market and the agency in Maryland federal court, alleging the companies continued paying workers from the agency $15 per hour after Howard Coun... (more story)

Auto Co. Workers Defend Revised Expert Reports In Pay Fight

Workers for an automotive parts maker urged a North Carolina federal judge to reject the company's bid to exclude their damages expert's opinions from upcoming trials in three cases alleging wage violations, a... (more story)