The U.S. House of Representatives' bipartisan passage this week of a labor-backed bill to expedite first union contracts is poised to test Senate Republicans' willingness to move forward measures aimed at aiding workers.
The Ninth Circuit appeared reluctant Wednesday to revive a suit from a former Washington State University head football coach who alleged he was fired after being denied a religious exemption to a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, with one judge saying the coach is engaged in an "uphill" battle.
A Berkshire Hathaway-owned precious metals company will pay $2.8 million to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging that it segregated jobs by sex and paid women less than men, according to a filing in Massachusetts federal court.