New religious discrimination lawsuits brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission rose about 50% in fiscal year 2026, an indication that the commission is following through on pledges to make religious bias a top enforcement priority. Here, Law360 looks at four things to know about the upswing in new suits.
A hospital urged the D.C. Circuit to reverse a National Labor Relations Board decision affirming its obligation to bargain with the Oregon Nurses Association, saying the board misapplied precedent when it excused the union's campaigning immediately before a representation election.
A New York federal judge nixed a white former school psychologist's suit claiming she was subjected to race bias on the job when a colleague called her a "Karen," ruling her case fell flat because the comment didn't negatively affect any of the terms or conditions of her job.