Expert Analysis

A Look At State AGs' Focus On Earned Wage Products

Earned wage products have emerged as a rapidly growing segment of the consumer finance market, but recent state en... (more story)

Employer Considerations After 11th Circ. Gender Care Ruling

The Eleventh Circuit's en banc decision in Lange v. Houston County, Georgia, finding that a health plan did not vi... (more story)

Viral 'Brewers Karen' Incident Teaches Employers To Act Fast

An attorney who was terminated after a viral video showed her threatening to call U.S. Immigration and Customs Enf... (more story)

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Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 76 Firms

The attorneys chosen as Law360's 2025 MVPs have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing significant achievements in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals.

Justices Doubt GEO's Immunity Claim In Forced Labor Suit

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday appeared reluctant to adopt GEO Group's interpretation of an 85-year-old ruling as extending immunity to contractors facing lawsuits, as the private prison operator stands accu... (more story)

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Justices Won't Weigh Contractor's ULP Case Against Union

The U.S. Supreme Court won't take up a Maryland mechanical contractor's suit accusing a Sheet Metal Air Rail & Transportation Workers local of initiating a defamatory campaign against the company, the justices said Monday.

Landfill Co. Asks Court To Nix Union's Arb. Award Challenge

An Indiana federal judge should affirm an arbitrator's finding that an engineers union missed its deadline to challenge a landfill employee's firing, the landfill's operator said, asking the judge to toss the ... (more story)

High Court Won't Hear Ore. Workers' Union Dues Policy Case

The U.S. Supreme Court won't resurrect a challenge to an Oregon prison worker union's dues policy that was tossed by the Ninth Circuit earlier this year, according to an order list the justices filed Monday.

Alcoa Can't Stay Benefits Injunction During 7th Circ. Appeal

Alcoa must comply with an injunction compelling it to reinstate life insurance benefits for a group of union-represented retirees, an Indiana federal judge ruled Friday, rejecting the aluminum producer's motio... (more story)

8th Circ. Upholds EpiPen Co. Worker's Reinstatement

The Eighth Circuit affirmed an arbitration award ordering EpiPen maker Meridian Medical to reinstate an employee accused of falsifying job training records, ruling Friday the decision doesn't violate public po... (more story)

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MVP: Cohen Milstein's Christine E. Webber

Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC partner Christine E. Webber helped secure more than $65 million in settlements with major institutions over allegations of gender discrimination, earning her a spot as one of... (more story)

Fired Vax Refuser Hits Kaiser With Religious Bias Suit

A Kaiser unit care manager was unlawfully terminated after being wrongfully denied a religious exemption to its policy requiring COVID-19 vaccinations, she told a Georgia federal court.

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2nd Circ. Won't Revive Age, Race Bias Suit Over Hospital Cuts

The Second Circuit on Wednesday declined to reinstate a suit from Bronx hospital workers who claimed they were laid off in a cost-cutting plan due to their race and age, saying they hadn't cast doubt on the ar... (more story)

2nd Circ. Revives Atty Fees Bid In Worker's Retaliation Suit

A Vermont federal court correctly imposed a reduction in attorney fees in a retaliation case based on billed hours but should not have further reduced the fees based on the worker's overall success, the Second... (more story)

Ulta Beauty's Guidance Doesn't Prevent 2nd Jobs, Co. Says

Ulta Beauty says a Washington federal court should throw out a proposed class action accusing the cosmetics retailer of illegally preventing its low-wage workers from taking additional jobs, arguing that the c... (more story)

Fired Cancer Center Worker's ADA Suit Kicked To Pa. Court

A New Jersey federal judge ruled Monday that a disability bias suit brought by a former worker for the Philadelphia-based Fox Chase Cancer Center belongs in Pennsylvania federal court because her New Jersey-ba... (more story)

Delta Air Lines Applicant Says Pay Range Suit Not Fed. Matter

A job applicant accusing Delta of violating a Washington state law that requires employers to include pay information on job postings is seeking to return his suit to state court, claiming the dispute isn't el... (more story)

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Cracker Barrel Asks Justices To Review 2-Step Cert. Process

A Ninth Circuit decision to use a lenient standard to sign off on a collective of servers seeking unpaid wages deepens the division among courts on which process to use to certify collectives, Cracker Barrel s... (more story)

Former Twitter Exec Can't Pursue State Claims During Appeal

Twitter's former chief marketing officer can't move forward with the state law claims in her $20 million severance suit while the company asks the Ninth Circuit to kick the allegations to arbitration, a Califo... (more story)

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Justices Skip Battery Maker's Challenge To $22M Wage Verdict

The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday it won't review a $22 million verdict for workers claiming they were owed pay for changing in and out of protective gear before and after shifts, shelving the question of whe... (more story)

Southwest Only Pays For In-Flight Time, Suit Claims

Southwest Airlines' policy of compensating flight attendants based only on their actual flight time systematically deprived them of overtime pay, a former employee says in a proposed class action in Illinois federal court.

Mich. Contractor Loses New Trial Bid In Migrant Worker Suit

A Michigan federal judge said a farm labor contractor failed to identify any reasons for a new trial after a jury found it violated anti-trafficking and labor laws and breached employment contracts with farmwo... (more story)

​​​​​​​Ex-CFO Says Steel Co. Broke Severance Deal After Sale

The former chief financial officer of a Pittsburgh-area steel company told a Pennsylvania state court he was promised severance pay when he was terminated as part of the company's sale, but has yet to get any ... (more story)

Philly PD Cops Can't Snag Class Certification In OT Case

Ranking police officers' claims that officials with the city of Philadelphia and its Police Department didn't tell them they were eligible for overtime for emergency work would require a one-on-one analysis, a... (more story)