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Health, Legal Employers Face Unique Online Speech Hurdles

Employers in the legal and healthcare industries must consider distinctive ethical obligations and professional re... (more story)

3 Defense Strategies For Sporadically Prosecuted Conduct

Not to be confused with selective prosecutions, sporadic prosecutions — charging someone for conduct many others d... (more story)

Insuring Equality: 3 Tips To Preserve Coverage For DEI Claims

Directors and officers and employment practices liability are key coverages for policyholders to review as potenti... (more story)

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Teamsters Local To Face Illegal Strike Claims

An International Brotherhood of Teamsters local must face a gas supplier’s claims that it encouraged workers to defy an active no-strike clause in the union’s collective bargaining agreement, a Pennsylvania fe... (more story)

Freight Co. Must Pay Union Fund $24M, NLRB Judge Says

A freight transporter owes a Teamsters healthcare fund about $24 million after nine years of withholding contributions, a National Labor Relations Board judge ruled, calculating the total through a compliance ... (more story)

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NLRB Prosecutors Drop Challenge To SpaceX Severance Pact

National Labor Relations Board prosecutors have dropped a challenge to SpaceX's severance agreement that spurred a fight over the agency's constitutionality, telling a Texas federal judge that "further proceed... (more story)

Mamdani Taps Ex-Biden DOL Chief For 'Economic Justice' Job

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on Friday named Julie Su, acting labor secretary during the Biden administration, to serve as the city's first deputy mayor for economic justice, a move that was welcom... (more story)

2nd Circ. Reverses NLRB Loss In Parking Co. Injunction Bid

The Second Circuit ordered a parking company Friday to rehire and negotiate with workers it canned when it took over the parking contract they labored under, granting the National Labor Relations Board an inju... (more story)

Rail Giants Pitch $85B Deal To Transportation Regulators

Union Pacific Corp. and Norfolk Southern Corp. submitted the required application for their planned $85 billion merger on Friday, telling regulators the rail networks have few overlaps and that a combined syst... (more story)

Kaiser Wants Worker's Job Bid Bias Suit Axed For Good

A California federal judge should toss allegations that Kaiser Permanente denied a Bay Area worker's bid to switch jobs because of his race, the employer argued, saying the worker's argument claims he had a ri... (more story)

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Miss. Attys Sanctioned Over AI Misuse In Age Bias Case

A Mississippi federal court on Friday sanctioned three attorneys for misusing artificial intelligence in an age discrimination case against a school district, resulting in hallucinated citations in the matter ... (more story)

11th Circ. Says Language Hostility Can't Save Bias Suit

The Eleventh Circuit declined Monday to revive a Russian ex-Walmart worker's suit claiming she was harassed by co-workers and customers because she didn't speak much English, ruling the frustrations she faced ... (more story)

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US Steel Put Worker On Leave Over Pregnancy, EEOC Says

U.S. Steel placed a machine operator on leave when she sought an accommodation for her pregnancy, and then gave her jobs that paid less or violated her restrictions, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commi... (more story)

DOJ Challenges ABA's Standing In Law Firm Intimidation Suit

The Trump administration is not waging an intimidation campaign against U.S. law firms, the government said Friday, calling an American Bar Association lawsuit challenging its alleged "law firm intimidation po... (more story)

Top Wage and Hour Developments Of 2025

In 2025, states and cities continued to innovate in pay transparency and paid leave laws, while also enacting or amending statutes for tipped wages, and manual worker pay. Here, Law360 explores some of the gro... (more story)

Wells Fargo Sued By Ex-Exec Over 'Fake' Diversity Interviews

A former Wells Fargo executive has filed suit in California federal court, accusing the bank of systemic racial discrimination against Black employees and customers and alleging that he was retaliated against ... (more story)

Loan Co. Strikes $750K Deal To End EEOC Disability Bias Suit

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and a loan company have asked a Georgia federal court to approve a $750,000 deal to end a suit alleging it fired an employee who asked for time off to recover f... (more story)

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FTC Says Building Service Contractor Will End No-Hire Pacts

The Federal Trade Commission is continuing to show interest in labor market issues, reaching a deal on Friday alongside New Jersey state enforcers that bars Adamas Amenity Services LLC from enforcing no-hire a... (more story)

Geico Agents Secure Some Discovery In Misclassification Suit

Geico must produce more information related to a retaliation claim and the authenticity and completeness of its retirement and welfare plans in a suit lodged by former agents alleging the insurer denied them b... (more story)

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Class Cert. Denied In Wage Suit Against Calif. Equipment Co.

A former employee cannot certify his proposed wage-and-hour class action against a California-based industrial equipment manufacturer, a federal magistrate judge ruled, finding that a majority of the proposed ... (more story)

The 6 Biggest Rulings By Massachusetts' Top Court In 2025

Massachusetts' top court rejected a novel double jeopardy claim in a headline-grabbing murder case, revived claims against Harvard over a "ghoulish" scheme, and said a Snapchat Bitmoji could show police bias, ... (more story)

DOL Wins Judgment Against Church For Unpaid Child Labor

A Pennsylvania federal judge has handed a win to the U.S. Department of Labor in its case alleging that the Mennonite Messianic Mission employed unpaid children to care for chickens, chop wood and construct wo... (more story)

Judge Wants More Info On 1976 Memo In Philly Cops' OT Suit

A Pennsylvania federal judge Thursday held off on deciding whether to send an overtime lawsuit against the city of Philadelphia, its police department and some of the department's leaders to trial, saying he n... (more story)

Hospital Can't Pause Wage Suit During 5th Circ. Class Appeal

A hospital can't pause a wage suit by nurses while the Fifth Circuit decides if class certification was merited, a Louisiana federal judge ruled, rejecting arguments that the appeals court can also decide on a... (more story)