Apple has won a case a California federal judge called the country's first court ruling to address whether federal law requires restricted stock units to be factored into overtime pay calculations, finding the awards qualify as gifts and equity compensation that employers may exclude from regular pay rates.
A Maryland federal judge tossed a suit Friday from an LGBTQ+ advocacy group challenging the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's decision to step back from investigating bias charges from transgender workers, saying the pivot was "deeply troubling" but out of the court's hands.
The Second Circuit appeared skeptical Friday of a former Amazon employee's attempt to revive her suit claiming she was unlawfully denied schedule flexibility to care for her son, questioning whether her suit should have been brought as an accommodation dispute rather than a discrimination suit.