Expert Analysis

What Greek Tragedy Teaches About Mediating AI Disputes

While ancient Greek writers could not have anticipated modern arbitration, their tragic plays illustrate new and f... (more story)

Tracking Trends In State-Level Regulatory Enforcement

State-level enforcement now increasingly involves antitrust, artificial intelligence and data privacy issues, and ... (more story)

Tips From Apex Ruling On Handling Workers' Public Criticism

A National Labor Relations Board judge’s recent finding that Apex Fintech Services illegally reined in an employee... (more story)

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Rail Industry Wants Full 11th Circ. To Review FRA Rule

Railroad industry groups are asking the Eleventh Circuit to hold an en banc rehearing after a split panel rejected their challenge to a 2024 Federal Railroad Administration rule requiring two-person train crew... (more story)

Unions, Feds Settle Suit Over Gov't Shutdown Layoffs

A coalition of labor unions and the U.S. Department of Justice have agreed to settle claims in a dispute challenging the layoffs of federal employees that occurred during the 2025 government shutdown, accordin... (more story)

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NLRB Defends Gag Rule Ban From AT&T Retailer's Challenge

The Fifth Circuit should toss an AT&T retailer's challenge to the National Labor Relations Board's ban on broad nondisclosure agreements in severance pacts, the agency said Friday, fighting the company's argum... (more story)

Union Says Spirit AI Data Sale May Breach Contract

Spirit Airlines' flight attendants' union has told a New York bankruptcy judge that the bankrupt airline has reduced the amount of business data it's proposing to sell to Google for artificial intelligence tra... (more story)

AAA Western Unit Sabotaged Bargaining, NLRB Judge Says

A western unit of the American Automobile Association violated federal labor law by bargaining in bad faith with its workers' union, a National Labor Relations Board judge has ruled, saying the company employe... (more story)

Unions Urge 2nd Circ. To Back Reviving Uber, Lyft Driver Law

A group of unions and workers' rights advocates has asked the Second Circuit to lift the block on a municipal ordinance banning Uber and Lyft from kicking drivers out of the app without a formal notice or an i... (more story)

Calif. Forecast: Aya Healthcare Wants Wage Arb. Bid Back On

In the week ahead, attorneys should watch for Ninth Circuit oral arguments in Aya Healthcare Services Inc.'s attempt to revive a motion to compel arbitration in a wage and hour suit by travel clinicians. Here'... (more story)

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McDonald's Beats Most Of Black Franchisees' Bias Claims

An Illinois federal judge on Friday tossed all but a single claim in litigation by former McDonald's franchisees who allege the fast-food giant systematically discriminated against Black operators, while warni... (more story)

Jay-Z Accuser Recants Rape Claim In Rapper's Buzbee Fight

A woman who accused Jay-Z of rape and sparked a yearlong legal battle between the rapper and prominent Texas plaintiffs attorney Tony Buzbee has recanted her testimony and accused Buzbee of pursuing litigation... (more story)

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EEOC Accuses Call Center Of Widespread Disability Bias

A market research firm's deficient policies and training caused call center workers with disabilities to be denied accommodations and led to harassment from supervisors, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity C... (more story)

Dems Press DOD Over Delayed Pay For Trans Troops

A group of House Democrats is calling on the U.S. Department of Defense to ensure that transgender service members ousted from the military under the Trump administration receive their separation payment.

EEOC Says Mich. Logistics Co. Allowed Sexual Harassment

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued a Michigan logistics company Friday, alleging that a company executive sexually harassed female employees for years and the company failed to stop his cond... (more story)

Dems Revive Resolution To Boost Support For Working Moms

Democratic lawmakers announced Friday that they have reintroduced a resolution calling for expanded paid leave, child care support and other federal policies aimed at helping mothers remain in the workforce an... (more story)

AI Software Co. Beats Fired Worker's Sex Harassment Suit

A Connecticut federal judge has thrown out a sexual harassment and retaliation suit from an AI healthcare software company ex-worker who said she was sexually assaulted by a colleague at a work event, ruling t... (more story)

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Aramark Faces Wash. Class Claims Over Noncompete Terms

Aramark has been hit with a proposed class action in Washington state court accusing the food service giant of failing to provide advanced notice to Evergreen State workers of its noncompete terms and restrict... (more story)

Unpaid Harvard Residence Hall Workers File Wage Action

Residence hall workers at Harvard University launched a proposed class action Friday claiming the university's "bargain" of free housing for unpaid labor violates Massachusetts wage law.

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SF Fights Nurses' Bid To Split OT Trial Into 2 Phases

San Francisco opposed nurses' request to split a coming overtime trial into separate liability and damages phases, arguing in California federal court that the issues are too closely intertwined under federal ... (more story)

Apple Hit With Garnishment Order For $1.69M Wage Judgment

Apple was ordered Friday by a North Carolina federal judge to cease contract payments to an affiliated repair company that has allegedly failed to pony up a $1.69 million judgment in a wage and hour class action.

Colo. Benihana Operator Hit With Rest-Break Wage Suit

A Benihana operator in Colorado denied workers required rest breaks and failed to pay them for time spent working through those breaks, according to a proposed class action filed in state court.

NextEra's $9.5M Deal In Wage-Fixing Case Gets Initial OK

A Maryland federal judge gave preliminary approval to a settlement agreement that would see NextEra Energy pay $9.5 million to resolve class action allegations it conspired with other nuclear energy producers ... (more story)

Duane Morris To Settle Employee's Tax Withholding Claim

Duane Morris LLP has agreed to private mediation to settle a proposed class action by an employee who alleged that the firm failed to withhold taxes for workers who were misclassified as partners, according to a notice.