A Connecticut restaurant's attorneys must pay $7,000 to a sushi chef's attorneys after bringing the chef's ex-manager onscreen during a remote deposition in a wage lawsuit, a Connecticut federal judge ruled Wednesday, saying sanctions are warranted for conduct that can reasonably be interpreted as an intimidation tactic.
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.