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

OhioHealth Faces Suit Over Insurance Contract Terms

An Ohio health system has been hit with a proposed class action over its contractual restraints that a union health plan alleges prevent cheaper insurance providers from gaining a foothold in the market.

Union Challenges IRS Advanced Leave Suspension

A labor union has sued the Internal Revenue Service over its recent directive suspending its approval of advanced annual or sick leave requests, telling a DC federal court the directive is arbitrary and capric... (more story)

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Arbitration Award Doesn't Cover New Sick Policy, Court Says

A Minnesota commercial bakery didn't violate an arbitration award when it imposed a new sick-time policy that its workers' union claimed was essentially a rewording of the policy invalidated by the arbitrator,... (more story)

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)

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)

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)

Discrimination More

EEOC, Packaging Co. Wrap Up Subpoena Compliance Case

A Tennessee federal judge closed a suit by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission urging a packaging manufacturer to respond to an agency subpoena stemming from a sexual harassment charge.

9th Circ. Rules Workers' Vaccine Bias Suit Must Go To Trial

The Ninth Circuit ruled Friday that a jury must decide workers' religious-discrimination claims against the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife, finding the lower court erred in concluding the agency acco... (more story)

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Arbitrator Backs WaPo Columnist Fired After Kirk Posts

The Washington Post was ordered to rehire an opinion columnist it fired for social media posts she made in the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination, the columnist's union said Monday, after an arbitrator fault... (more story)

What To Know About Worker-Friendly 9th Circ. EFAA Ruling

The Ninth Circuit's recent decision that a 2022 law barring mandatory arbitration of sexual harassment allegations shielded a former executive’s lawsuit may help workers keep a broader range of claims in court... (more story)

GoDaddy Fired Designer After Sex Bias Complaint, Suit Says

A former user experience designer for GoDaddy claims the web services company falsely promised her a "principal" title when hiring her, then punished and ultimately ousted her for complaining when two men with... (more story)

Trump Seeks Justices' Review Of DEI Grant Termination Case

The Trump administration is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Ninth Circuit decision requiring the federal government to reinstate research grants that were terminated due to presidential orders agains... (more story)

Ex-Software Engineer Says His ADHD Led To Bias, Firing

An open source software developer fired an engineer after he raised concerns about disability discrimination in the workplace, was denied accommodations for his attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and had... (more story)

Wage & Hour More

Mich. Judge OKs $100K Deal Over OT Suit Against Strip Club

A Michigan federal judge on Monday gave the green light to a $100,000 settlement resolving a six-year collective action alleging a Detroit strip club violated federal wage laws by misclassifying its dancers as... (more story)

Wis. Grocery Chain Settles Manager OT Suit For $7.5M

A Wisconsin grocery chain and a group of department managers have asked a federal court to preliminarily approve a $7.5 million settlement resolving claims that the workers were misclassified as overtime-exemp... (more story)

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)

Produce Co. Says Staffing Firm Owes Defense In Pot Test Suit

Plant-based protein food producer Myrtle Greens says it shouldn't be on the hook in a hiring discrimination lawsuit filed by a man who was turned away from a delivery job due to a positive drug test, arguing t... (more story)

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)

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)

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)