The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s guidance on workplace harassment was approved by a 3-2 party-line vote of the commission. (Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

5 Takeaways From The EEOC's New Harassment Guidance

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued its first guidance on workplace harassment since 1999, winning plaudits from lawyers who commended the bias watchdog's thoroughness, though the agency noted that some hotly contested issues may need to be handled case by case. Here are five takeaways from the long-awaited guidance.

SpaceX told a Texas federal court that the Fifth Circuit should hear its case arguing that the National Labor Relations Board's structure is unconstitutional, instead of a California federal court. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

SpaceX Again Asks 5th Circ. To Step Into NLRB Challenge

SpaceX called on the Fifth Circuit Wednesday to freeze a National Labor Relations Board hearing scheduled for Thursday afternoon, saying in its second trip to the appeals court that it will suffer irreparable harm if the administrative suit proceeds before the agency it claims is unconstitutional.

Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su speaking at Thursday's House Committee on Education and the Workforce hearing, where she faced tough questioning from Republican lawmakers over her Department of Labor status and recent DOL rulemaking. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Acting Labor Sec. Defends Status, Rules At Tense Hearing

Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su defended her U.S. Department of Labor role and recent agency rules at a U.S. House committee hearing on Wednesday from Republicans who accused her of serving through a "loophole" and who questioned the legality of actions under her leadership.

Expert Analysis

Navigating Harassment Complaints From Trans Employees

Patricia Konopka and Ann Thomas

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What To Expect From The DOL's Final Overtime Rule

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The U.S. Department of Labor's final overtime rule dramatically increases the salary threshold for white collar wo... (more story)

Data Shows H-2B Wages May Be Skewed High By Sample Size

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Occupational Wage and Employment Statistics wage data from April illustrates that smaller sample sizes from less p... (more story)

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NLRB Affirms Dismissal Of Starbucks Union Ouster Bids

The National Labor Relations Board backed dismissals of decertification petitions from Starbucks workers at two stores, with the board's lone Republican member noting the consideration of delays in processing ... (more story)

NC Dems Propose Axing At-Will Work In Workers Rights Bill

North Carolina Democrats have proposed broad legislation to bolster protections for employees in the Tar Heel State — from abolishing at-will employment to repealing the ban on collective bargaining for public... (more story)

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy told a CNBC host in 2022 that if workers unionized, "employees would be less empowered in the workplace" and "things would be done less quickly and more bureaucratically." (Photo by David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
NLRB Dings Amazon CEO Over 'Better Off Not' Unionizing Talk

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy violated federal labor law by making public predictions that workers looking to unionize would be "better off not doing so," a National Labor Relations Board judge ruled Wednesday, but de... (more story)

NLRB Judge Says Kaiser Broke Law With Restraining Order

Kaiser Permanente violated federal labor law by getting a restraining order against a longtime building engineer who helped lead a 2021 strike, calling the police when he showed back up to the picket line and ... (more story)

Trader Joe's Must Pay Fees To Union After 'Meritless' TM Suit

A California federal judge ordered Trader Joe's to pay $112,622 in attorney fees to a union of its employees in a suit alleging the union's logo infringes the grocer's name and trademarks, saying Trader Joe's ... (more story)

5 Benefits Appellate Arguments To Watch In May

The Second Circuit will be asked to revive a 401(k) mismanagement suit against Deloitte, the Sixth Circuit will consider whether to force arbitration of a 401(k) fee suit against two automotive companies, and ... (more story)

Mich. Hospital Aided SEIU Ouster Bid, NLRB Attys Say

National Labor Relations Board attorneys requested a federal court injunction to make a Michigan hospital bargain with a Service Employees International Union affiliate, alleging the hospital aided decertifica... (more story)

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Seyfarth Litigator Pairs Up With Solo Atty At Atlanta Firm

A former Seyfarth Shaw LLP partner has joined a solo practitioner's employment law firm in Atlanta with the goal of handling plaintiffs employment litigation and trade secret and noncompete matters while capit... (more story)

Securities Firm Must Face Ex-Worker's Age Bias Suit

A Colorado federal judge refused to throw out a lawsuit a former securities sales representative lodged against a firm accusing it of firing him and replacing him with two younger workers, saying he put forwar... (more story)

An "irreparable breakdown" between the Donald J. Trump for President Inc. campaign and its lawyers prompted the attorneys to file a motion to withdraw, a request that a Manhattan judge has stalled. (iStock.com/Chet Ostrowski)
Trump's Firm Can't Yet Withdraw After Atty-Client 'Breakdown'

A Manhattan federal judge won't yet allow the attorneys representing Donald Trump's campaign to withdraw from a pregnancy retaliation suit brought by a former campaign aide over what they called an "irreparabl... (more story)

Moses & Singer, Ex-Partner Settle Pregnancy Bias Suit

A New York federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit filed against litigation firm Moses & Singer LLP by a former partner who accused it of wrongfully firing her after she requested workplace accommodation... (more story)

Vt. Becomes Latest State To Bar Race-Based Hair Bias

Vermont will block employers from discriminating against workers because of their hair type and texture under a bill signed by Republican Gov. Phil Scott, joining dozens of states and municipalities that have ... (more story)

Delivery Co. Fired Worker Over Lupus Flare-Up, EEOC Says

A delivery contractor illegally fired an employee for having an autoimmune disease flare-up while transporting packages in an unheated truck, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said in a Georgia ... (more story)

Atlanta Braves Deny Deaf Job Candidate's Discrimination Suit

The Atlanta Braves denied that it refused to hire a deaf man for a top job at the organization because of his disability and said a lawsuit against the team was filed too late to be valid, according to a filin... (more story)

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DOL Fights Bid To Halt Prevailing Wage Rule

A group of construction groups didn't show how a final rule regulating prevailing wages hurts them, and halting the rule wouldn't be in the public's interest, the U.S. Department of Labor told a Texas federal court.

Nurse Hits Mich. Hospital With Meal Break OT Suit

A Michigan hospital has been automatically deducting a 30-minute meal break from nurses and technicians' shifts though they were frequently unable to take the full break uninterrupted, violating overtime laws,... (more story)

The U.S. Department of Labor's newly unveiled final overtime rule takes initial effect July 1. (Francis Chung/Politico via AP Images)
DOL's OT Rule Doesn't Touch Trucker Exemption

Certain interstate truck drivers remain exempt from overtime under federal labor law, even as the U.S. Department of Labor has issued a new final rule addressing overtime exemptions for other workers. Here, La... (more story)

NJ, NY Law Firms Dominate Class Action Filings Since 2021

Class actions have been steadily increasing over the past decade, with two firms from New Jersey and New York filing the most suits over the past three years, according to a new Lex Machina report surveying th... (more story)

Judge Mulls New Trial For Uber Drivers' Misclassification Suit

A Pennsylvania federal judge on Wednesday seemed poised to start a second trial to determine whether drivers of Uber's high-end ride-share option are independent contractors or employees after a jury deadlocke... (more story)

Construction Workers Get $940K Default Win In Wage Suit

A New York federal judge adopted a magistrate judge's recommendation Wednesday to enter a more than $940,000 default win against a contracting company because it didn't respond to a lawsuit by construction wor... (more story)

Oil Drilling Workers Urge High Court Not To Review PPE Suit

The Third Circuit's view that time putting on and taking off personal protective equipment becomes compensable if the gear is integral and indispensable to employees' work actually aligns with a Second Circuit... (more story)