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Changes In Healthcare Industry Shape NLRB Unit Question

The National Labor Relations Board could soon provide needed clarity to the rules governing the composition of bargaining units consisting of workers split between acute and nonacute care facilities, experts said, as the situation has become increasingly common with consolidation in the healthcare industry.

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Top Atty Talks Motor Carrier, PAGA Cases At Calif. Gathering

Glenn Danas of Clarkson Law Firm will soon return to the California Supreme Court in a case dealing with the state’s Private Attorneys General Act, after arguing before the Ninth Circuit this month in a Motor Carrier Act exemption dispute. Danas spoke with Law360 on the sidelines of that state’s wage and hour law conference.

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EEOC's Pact With Penn Shields Decisive Trial Court Victory

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's decision to drop its subpoena for information on Jewish employees at the University of Pennsylvania may have been a strategic move to preserve a district court decision affirming its broad investigative authority, experts said.

Expert Analysis

Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: July Lessons

Mitchell Engel

In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy discusses four recent rulings involv... (more story)

Flashpoints In Focus: Employer Risk After Trans Sports Ruling

Dawn Solowey, Alison Silveira and Lilah Wylde

Following the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in West Virginia v. B.P.J. that allowed states to limit trans w... (more story)

EEOC Enforcement Plan Signals DEI, Religious Bias Scrutiny

Pierce Blue and Sharon Masling

In light of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently publishing its national enforcement plan cov... (more story)

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DC Prison Exec Must Face Ex-Guard's 1st Amendment Claim

The D.C. prison system and its director have dodged a former guard's claim that they violated the First Amendment by firing her after she leaked emails and publicized pandemic-era jailhouse conditions, but the... (more story)

Kroger Unlawfully Stopped Dues Collection, NLRB Says

Kroger violated federal labor law when it stopped deducting union dues from workers' paychecks while they were between union contracts, the National Labor Relations Board ruled, upholding an agency judge's fin... (more story)

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Over 100 Legal Aid Staffers Strike In Harlem And The Bronx

Over 100 legal aid attorneys, social workers and advocates in Harlem and the Bronx went on strike Friday, with the possibility of more to come in the New York City area.

9th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Investor Suit Against SunPower

The Ninth Circuit on Friday affirmed the dismissal of a proposed securities class action accusing solar power equipment company SunPower and some of its leaders of concealing a product defect, finding the plai... (more story)

Pa. Court Won't Hear CSX, Union Contract Dispute

A Pennsylvania federal judge tossed a labor union's suit that accused CSX Transportation of violating a collective bargaining pact by using non-union personnel to train engineers, saying the dispute didn't bel... (more story)

Med Spa Fired Worker Over Wage Talk, NLRB Judge Says

A Texas medical spa violated federal labor law by telling an employee she wasn't allowed to discuss her wages with a co-worker and firing her when she did, a National Labor Relations Board judge has ruled.

NY Forecast: NY Judge Hears Claims Of Faulty Tip Class List

This week, a New York federal magistrate judge will consider a class of restaurant workers' claims that a steakhouse has not provided accurate information necessary to administer an $800,000 settlement that th... (more story)

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2nd Circ. Partly Revives NYC Employee's Disability Case

The Second Circuit Friday vacated a lower court's dismissal of a New York City employee's suit claiming the city failed to accommodate his disability, although it said the trial court was correct in tossing th... (more story)

Ex-File Clerk Sues Philly Public Defender Office For Bias

A former file clerk for the Defender Association of Philadelphia sued the organization Friday for discrimination, alleging she faced retaliation for going out on leave to address her parents' health conditions... (more story)

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9th Circ. Revives Ex-Kaiser Worker's Vaccine Bias Suit

A Ninth Circuit panel Friday revived a former Kaiser Permanente employee's discrimination suit accusing The Permanente Medical Group Inc. of unlawfully firing her for refusing a mandatory COVID-19 vaccine, rul... (more story)

Tesla Sued For Denying Worker's Accommodation Due To THC

Tesla Inc. faces a disability discrimination lawsuit from a worker who claims in California state court that it refused to accommodate an ongoing knee disability and disqualified him from transferring to a les... (more story)

Acquired Co.'s Founder Was Fired For Age, Race, Suit Alleges

An Ohio-based multinational engineering firm fired the founder of a company it acquired because of his age and race just three days after suggesting that he retire, according to a complaint filed in Pennsylvan... (more story)

Ex-Immigration Judge Says Firing Is Part Of Biased Anti-DEI Push

A former immigration judge has sued the U.S. Department of Justice in California federal court claiming she was pushed off the bench because she is Black and female, and previously advocated for immigrant clie... (more story)

8th Circ. Backs Builder's Win In Female Worker's Bias Suit

The Eighth Circuit declined Friday to reinstate a female former construction worker's suit claiming she was forced to resign after her employer failed to curb sex discrimination, ruling her case falls apart be... (more story)

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Ariz. Sheriff Lieutenants' OT Collective Heads To Trial

Patrol lieutenants for an Arizona sheriff's department who claim they have been misclassified as overtime-exempt will take their case to a jury after a federal judge Friday denied both sides' bids for an early... (more story)

Va. Hospital System Accused Of Shaving Workers' Time

A Virginia hospital system systematically shaved minutes off workers' pay by rounding away time worked before and after their scheduled shifts, according to a proposed class and collective action filed in Virg... (more story)

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Citi Wins Bid To Arbitrate Workers' Wage Claims

Two former Citibank employees must take to arbitration their proposed class and collective claims alleging the bank underpaid workers by requiring inaccurate time reporting, a New York federal judge ruled, fin... (more story)

Colo. Doctor Says Billing Co. Skimmed Pay, Mishandled Data

A Colorado doctor has sued a medical billing company in state court, saying it mishandled patients' protected health information, skimmed her earnings and tried to pressure her into signing a new agreement all... (more story)

Calif. Forecast: $24.8M Grubhub Wage Deal Up For Final OK

In the week ahead, attorneys should watch for a final settlement approval hearing in a worker misclassification suit against Grubhub that went to the Ninth Circuit. Here's a look at that case and other labor a... (more story)

Nordstrom Worker Claims Missed Breaks Cost Wash. Staff Pay

A Nordstrom Inc. worker has hit the Seattle-based retailer with a proposed wage-and-hour class action in Washington state court, accusing the company of failing to provide employees with legally mandated meal ... (more story)

Colo. Panel Clarifies Worker Retaliation Claim Requirements

The Colorado Court of Appeals held for the first time Thursday that two Colorado statutes meant to close gender pay gaps do not require workers to allege gender discrimination, partially reviving a former huma... (more story)