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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NY Forecast: Target Seeks To Toss Unpaid Walking Time Suit

This week, a New York federal judge will consider Target's bid to dismiss a proposed class action brought by warehouse employees who claim the company must compensate them for the time they spend walking to an... (more story)

Calif. Forecast: 9th Circ. Hears Gov. Layoffs Fight

In the week ahead, attorneys should watch for Ninth Circuit arguments in a challenge by unions and other groups to the federal government's mass layoffs of probationary employees. Here's a look at that case an... (more story)

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Colo. County's Union-Law Suit Tossed Over Lack Of Standing

A Colorado federal judge dismissed a county board of commissioners' complaint Thursday for lack of standing after finding that the county sought prospective relief only from a state law expanding county employ... (more story)

NLRB Official Nixes Union Vote At NY Detention Facility

A National Labor Relations Board official has rejected a petition for a union representation election at a New York juvenile detention facility operator, finding that the company showed the workers in the prop... (more story)

Wash. Judge Trims Claims In Construction Wage Suit

A Washington federal judge has narrowed a carpenter apprentice's amended complaint alleging that a Seattle construction company shorted employees on wages for off-the-clock work, ruling that the claims involvi... (more story)

NLRB Official Botched Union Ouster Petition, Aquarium Says

California's Monterey Bay Aquarium asked the National Labor Relations Board on Thursday to reverse a regional official's decision to delay processing a petition to decertify a union representing its workers, s... (more story)

Contractor Aided Teamsters Local Ouster, NLRB Judge Says

A military communications contractor violated federal labor law by unlawfully withdrawing recognition from a Teamsters unit, a National Labor Relations Board judge held, finding that the company aided in the d... (more story)

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11th Circ. Won't Reopen ATF Worker's Disability Bias Suit

The Eleventh Circuit refused to revive a lawsuit alleging the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives forced an employee with a heart condition to accept a demotion rather than let her take unpaid ... (more story)

Insurer's Win In 1st Circ. Bias Row Highlights Endorsements

The First Circuit freed an insurer from paying a tech company's judgment in a worker discrimination and retaliation suit, highlighting the importance of endorsements and the principles of interpreting them in ... (more story)

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4th Circ. Leaves Bulk Of $22M Wells Fargo ADA Verdict Intact

The Fourth Circuit ruled Friday that a $22 million jury verdict in favor of a former Wells Fargo employee who said he was terminated for seeking remote work was almost $2.9 million too high, telling the ex-wor... (more story)

TikTok's Ex-Legal Head Made Racist Comments, Suit Says

TikTok and its former head of global legal operations have been accused in a California state court lawsuit of harassment and discrimination based on race and sex by a former legal department employee who clai... (more story)

LSU Gets Damages Sliced In Attys' Pay Bias Suit

A Louisiana federal judge has slashed the damages awarded to two former in-house attorneys who won a retaliation verdict against their university employer over gender pay equity complaints, cutting each award ... (more story)

4th Circ. Won't Reinstate Firefighter Trainee's Age Bias Suit

The Fourth Circuit declined Thursday to revive a firefighter hopeful's suit claiming he was cut from a training academy out of age bias, after crediting evidence that he was actually let go because he struggle... (more story)

United Gets Flight Attendant's Sex Harassment Suit Narrowed

A Colorado federal judge trimmed but refused to completely toss a flight attendant's lawsuit claiming United Airlines failed to prevent a former pilot from stalking and distributing intimate images of her with... (more story)

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Papa John's Wage Deal Is 'Collusive Fiction,' Judge Says

A North Carolina federal judge rejected a proposed $225,000 settlement that would resolve delivery drivers' wage claims against a Papa John's franchisee, finding the deal was a "collusive fiction" that benefit... (more story)

Pa. Hospital Worker Sues Over Unpaid Campus Walking Time

Over 1,000 hourly workers at a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center facility have accused the employer of requiring them to badge in only upon reaching their workstations, leaving them uncompensated for tim... (more story)

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1st Circ. Revives Water Workers' Prevailing Wage Claims

Water utility workers who alleged that their employer shortchanged them on prevailing wages won a second chance at their claims after the First Circuit sent the case back to a lower court, finding that a Massa... (more story)

Costco Asks Judge To Rethink Ruling, Toss Moonlighting Suit

Costco is urging a Washington state judge to reconsider her order denying its bid for a pretrial win over claims that it illegally bars workers from taking on additional employment, arguing that its employee a... (more story)

Sephora Denied Wash. Workers Breaks, Class Action Says

Sephora is facing a proposed class action from a former employee who claims the beauty retailer deprived Washington state workers of legally required meal and rest periods and failed to compensate them for missed breaks.

Remote Worker Rebuts Boot-Up Pay Defense At 6th Circ.

A remote healthcare call center worker urged the Sixth Circuit to reverse her former employers' partial win in her suit seeking pay for computer boot-up and shutdown time, arguing the companies are wrong to ch... (more story)

Smoke Shop Chain Misclassified Workers, Owes OT, Suit Says

A chain of Houston-area smokeshops and their owners allegedly misclassified their employees as independent contractors to avoid paying overtime, according to a worker-led lawsuit filed in Texas federal court s... (more story)