Expert Analysis

Employer Tips As Calif. Law Rewrites Retention Pay Rules

California's recent enactment of A.B. 692 disrupts how employers structure sign-on bonuses, retention payments and... (more story)

What To Know About NY's Employment Credit Check Ban

An amendment to the New York state Fair Credit Reporting Act prohibiting applicants' or employees' consumer credit... (more story)

Gender-Expansive Calif. Equal Pay Laws Widen Employer Risk

California's recent amendments to strengthen its Equal Pay Act and Pay Transparency Act aim to shrink the wage gap... (more story)

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NLRB Axes Bid For Plumbing Co. To Comply With Settlement

A split National Labor Relations Board denied agency prosecutors' attempt to compel a New York plumbing and heating company to comply with the terms of a settlement, saying a hearing is needed to determine whe... (more story)

NLRB Official Voids Election, Finding Errors Affected Outcome

A National Labor Relations Board official has ordered a rerun of a union representation election at an industrial and environmental cleaning company, finding that the board agent who conducted the election mis... (more story)

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GM Not Privy To Ex-Chrysler Exec's Spousal Talks, Panel Told

A former Fiat Chrysler labor executive convicted for his role in a union bribery scheme could risk incriminating himself if he gives General Motors privileged information, including communications with his wif... (more story)

Union Slams Hegseth Bid To Scrap DOD Union Contracts

The American Federation of Government Employees issued a statement on Wednesday expressing outrage and saying that U.S. Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had issued a memo directing DOD agencies to ... (more story)

Nurse Sues NY Hospital, Union Over Age Bias Claim

A Service Employees International Union local failed to pursue a registered nurse's grievance alleging that she was fired by a New York hospital because of her age, according to a suit filed in New York federal court.

Firings Over Vax Refusals Arbitrable, Police Union Tells Court

The union representing Massachusetts state police troopers told an intermediate appellate court Wednesday that disagreement over the meaning of "just cause" triggers a right to arbitrate disciplinary actions, ... (more story)

Union's Petition Redo Ducked NLRB Rules, Hospital Says

A Service Employees International Union unit withdrew and redid a representation petition as an "end-run" around its lost bid to delay a hearing, a California hospital said, urging the National Labor Relations... (more story)

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Michigan City, Police Brass Hit With Retaliation Claims

Two decorated former Wyandotte police officers who say they were punished for speaking out about abusive policing practices that include excessive force and falsified reports, are suing the city and its curren... (more story)

Jury Sides With VA In Fired Male Counselor's Bias Suit

A Texas federal jury rejected a lawsuit from a male former U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs counselor claiming his boss refused to promote him because he wanted to give the job to a woman, finding he hadn't... (more story)

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Jeweler Escapes 'Helplessly Vague' Pregnancy Bias Suit

A New York federal judge dismissed a pregnancy bias suit from a jewelry store manager who said she was fired for taking time off to have her baby, ruling she failed to show any examples of mistreatment that wo... (more story)

Adidas Fired Exec Over Gender Bias Complaints, Suit Says

Adidas fired its head of women's basketball marketing for complaining that her department didn't get the same resources as its men's basketball marketing team, according to a suit filed by the former executive... (more story)

DOL Benefits Chief Pressed On Labor Secretary's Conduct

The head of the U.S. Department of Labor's employee benefits arm faced tough questions from House Democrats at an oversight hearing Thursday, fielding questions about the labor secretary's on-the-job conduct a... (more story)

Ind. Judge Tells Parties AI Can't Replace Attorney Oversight

A federal magistrate judge in Indiana told parties in an employment suit against Walmart that artificial intelligence "can be a useful discovery tool" but "is not a substitute for attorneys and litigants exerc... (more story)

2 Years On, Courts' Caution Has Tempered Muldrow's Impact

In the two years since the U.S. Supreme Court eased the requirements for bringing workplace discrimination claims in Muldrow v. St. Louis, courts' cautious approach to applying the worker-friendly standard has... (more story)

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7th Circ. Blocks Parking Co.'s Arbitration Bid In Wage Dispute

A parking company lost its bid to force a wage dispute into arbitration after the Seventh Circuit found that an HR employee's act of checking an arbitration agreement box on a worker's behalf, without his know... (more story)

Agricultural Workers Seek Atty Fees After Co.'s No-Show

Farmworkers who accused agricultural companies of wage violations asked a Colorado federal judge to award nearly $24,000 in attorney fees and costs after one defendant and its lawyer stopped participating in d... (more story)

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Collective Expanded In OT Suit Against Land Management Co.

New affidavits workers provided in their overtime suit against a land management company support their bid to expand their collective on a nationwide basis, a Maryland federal judge ruled Wednesday, rejecting ... (more story)

Security Co. Fails To Pay For Pre-, Postshift Walks, Suit Says

A security and facility services company has been shortchanging workers by failing to pay them for mandatory preshift and postshift walks to their workstations, according to a proposed class action in Pennsylv... (more story)

Avis Misclassified Managers, Withheld OT, Suit Claims

Avis Car Rental misclassified salaried managers as exempt to avoid paying the proper overtime rate, even though their duties consisted of routine tasks typical for unionized staff who qualify for extra pay, ac... (more story)

Yard Drivers Nab Collective Cert. In Overtime Suit

Yard drivers for a subsidiary of a tissue paper products company can move forward as a collective alleging unpaid overtime, a Mississippi federal judge ruled Wednesday, finding the workers similarly situated.

Denver Seeks To End Strip Clubs' Wage Theft Suit

Strip club operators that repeatedly failed to halt Denver's $14 million wage theft investigation in state court cannot relitigate those same challenges in federal court, the city told a Colorado federal court Wednesday.