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Personnel File Access Laws Pose New Risks For Employers

The state law trend toward expanding employee access to personnel files can have extensive consequences for employ... (more story)

Trader Joe's Ruling Highlights Trademark Infringement Trends

The Ninth Circuit's recent decision in Trader Joe's Co. v. Trader Joe's United explores the legal boundaries betwe... (more story)

Examining The Quietest EEOC Enforcement Year In A Decade

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed the fewest merit lawsuits in a decade in fiscal year 2025, ... (more story)

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Colo. County Says Right-To-Unionize Law Is Unconstitutional

A Colorado county has filed a federal lawsuit against the state's governor and director of labor and employment, alleging a state statute that expands county employees' right to unionize unconstitutionally lim... (more story)

Feds Urge Justices To Back Machinists Fund In Pension Fight

The federal government wrote in support of trustees of an International Association of Machinists pension fund in a dispute with employers at the U.S. Supreme Court, backing the union's argument that a pension... (more story)

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Unions Pursue More Protection For Fed. Workers In Shutdown

Eight unions asked a California federal judge to step up the level of protection she provided to thousands of federal workers' jobs during the government shutdown, urging her to expand the number of jobs she's... (more story)

Presidential Firing Limits Fight Builds At High Court

The ousted U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board chair has encouraged the U.S. Supreme Court to include a caveat for "legislative courts" if it overturns precedent that empowers Congress to limit the president's... (more story)

3rd Circ. Reinstates Union Rep's Pharmacy Fraud Charges

The Third Circuit said Tuesday that it had revived charges against a union representative at a telecommunications company after finding that federal prosecutors sufficiently alleged that the rep submitted fals... (more story)

NLRB Shutdown Has Differing Impact On ULP, Election Cases

The ongoing federal government shutdown has been a mixed bag for parties that rely on the National Labor Relations Board, tacking modest delays on the lengthy timelines for resolving unfair labor practice case... (more story)

Co. Says $28M ERISA Suit Against Union Fund Must Proceed

A New Jersey federal judge should keep overseeing a $28 million Employee Retirement Income Security Act lawsuit against a Teamsters local and the local's health insurance fund, a roofing and siding manufacture... (more story)

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UVA Strikes Deal To End DOJ's Civil Rights Probes

The U.S. Department of Justice paused five civil rights investigations into the University of Virginia on Wednesday after the school agreed to follow discrimination guidance the DOJ issued in July for federal ... (more story)

Tax Co.'s Push To Escape Sex Harassment Verdict Falls Short

An Idaho federal judge rejected a tax business's bid Wednesday to escape potential liability for a $111,000 sexual harassment verdict won by a worker who claimed that the tax company acquired her former employ... (more story)

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9th Circ. Seems Chilly To Court Officer's Race Bias Suit

The Ninth Circuit on Wednesday expressed hesitancy about reinstating a race discrimination and retaliation suit brought by a Black former California state court executive officer, with one judge appearing open... (more story)

UBS Urges Justices Not To Revive Retaliation Case Again

UBS Securities is urging the U.S. Supreme Court not to revive, for a second time, a fired worker's whistleblower retaliation lawsuit, arguing that lower courts should be allowed to consider questions about jur... (more story)

6th Circ. Backs Hospital Over Doctor's Bias, Retaliation Suit

A Black doctor can't revive his lawsuit claiming a hospital terminated his residency because he complained about colleagues' racist comments, the Sixth Circuit ruled Wednesday, saying he couldn't overcome the ... (more story)

Chicago Transit Seeks Judgment, New Trial In Vax Bias Case

Chicago's public transit agency urged an Illinois federal judge to unwind a jury's finding earlier this year that it unlawfully fired an employee who refused the COVID-19 vaccine on religious grounds, arguing ... (more story)

Trump Seeks To Dismiss NY Law Claims In Ex-Aide's Suit

President Donald Trump urged a New York federal court to toss allegations of human rights violations in a discrimination lawsuit brought by a former aide claiming she was banished from his first incoming admin... (more story)

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$3.5M Wage Deal With Student Transit Cos. Halted Again

A $3.5 million deal in a wage and hour suit against a student transportation company and related entities cannot move forward because the workers failed again to show that common issues predominate over indivi... (more story)

Mitsubishi Electric Gets 1st Nod For $515K Wage Class Deal

A $515,000 deal to settle a suit accusing Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America of only paying workers based on their scheduled shifts will go forward, an Ohio federal judge ruled, finding the settlement fair and reasonable.

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Retention Bonus Not Subject To Wage Act, Mass. Justices Say

Massachusetts' highest court ruled on Wednesday that a retention bonus contingent on an employee's willingness to meet certain conditions is not a salary subject to a provision of the state's Wage Act requirin... (more story)

Eli Lilly Asks Justices To Clear Up Collective Cert. Standard

A Seventh Circuit decision introducing yet another standard to certify collective actions deepens a split that the U.S. Supreme Court should address, Eli Lilly & Co. said, urging the justices to take up an age... (more story)

Amazon Misclassifies Drivers As Contractors, NJ AG Says

Amazon misclassifies its Flex program drivers as independent contractors, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said in a suit, leading to millions of dollars in unpaid wages and benefits.

Security Guards Seek Trial Over Alleged OT Record Tampering

Two security guards asked a Colorado federal judge Monday to reject a security company's bid for a win in their proposed class action, claiming the company's representations about the security guards committin... (more story)

Hotel Fails To Comply With $1.1M Wage Award, Court Told

The operators of a New York City hotel have failed to fully pay a roughly $1.1 million arbitration award stemming from a wage and benefits dispute, a hotel and hospitality workers union said, urging a New York... (more story)