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How Cos. Can Straddle US-UK Split On Work Misconduct, DEI

With U.K. regulators ordering employers to do more to prevent nonfinancial misconduct and discrimination, and Pres... (more story)

How 5th Circ.'s NLRB Ruling May Reshape Federal Labor Law

The Fifth Circuit's recent SpaceX National Labor Relations Board decision undermines the agency's authority, but i... (more story)

Ruling On Labor Peace Law Marks Shift For Cannabis Cos.

Currently on appeal to the Ninth Circuit, an Oregon federal court’s novel decision in Casala v. Kotek, invalidatin... (more story)

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Kimberly-Clark Settles Black Worker's Bias, Retaliation Suit

Consumer goods company Kimberly-Clark has resolved a suit filed by a Black manufacturing employee who said she was denied a promotion and unfairly disciplined for complaining she was being paid less than colle... (more story)

UC Groups Sue Trump Admin Alleging Free Speech Violations

A coalition of faculty, staff and unions affiliated with the University of California system sued the Trump administration in federal court Tuesday, arguing the suspension of $584 million in research projects ... (more story)

NLRB's Quorum Rule Defies Constitution, Union Says

The same constitutional language that may permit the president to fire National Labor Relations Board members must also void the rule that the NLRB needs a quorum to act, a bricklayers' union local argued in a... (more story)

Trump Admin Says Judge Can't Protect Agency Union Pacts

If six federal agencies accept President Donald Trump's invitation to cancel their union contracts, a D.C. federal judge cannot intervene, the Trump administration has argued, claiming that the unions must bri... (more story)

NLRB Attys Back Judge's Ruling In Amazon Suspension Row

National Labor Relations Board prosecutors have urged the board to uphold an agency judge's decision finding Amazon violated federal labor law by suspending a prominent union supporter and official at its unio... (more story)

United Pays Only For Flying Time, Ex-Flight Attendant Says

United Airlines paid flight attendants only for the time they spent flying, leading to millions of dollars of unpaid wages and overtime, a former flight attendant for the airline said in a proposed class actio... (more story)

NLRB Fights NY Law That Grew State Labor Agency's Power

The National Labor Relations Board is fighting the state of New York's decision to expand its Public Employment Review Board's powers, accusing the state in a new lawsuit of trying to turn its labor agency int... (more story)

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Calif. Winery Strikes Deal To End EEOC Sex Harassment Suit

A California winery has agreed to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit alleging it stood by while female employees were subjected to sexual touching and comments on the job and then retal... (more story)

White House Fights Seattle's Bid To Block DEI Grant Rules

The Trump administration on Tuesday called on a Washington federal judge to let it proceed with federal grant conditions forcing recipients to drop efforts related to diversity and "gender ideology," contendin... (more story)

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DOJ Calls Rhode Island Teacher Loan Aid Program 'Racist'

The U.S. Department of Justice alleged in a federal lawsuit Tuesday that the Rhode Island Department of Education discriminates against white teachers by supporting a student loan repayment program that hands ... (more story)

Federal Court Reporter Beats Transcript Omission Claim

A court reporter for an Illinois federal judge Tuesday defeated a lawsuit brought by a pro se plaintiff alleging she failed to transcribe part of a hearing and left out statements that would be damaging to the... (more story)

7th Circ. Judge Wary Of Pilots' Bid To Amend Vax Bias Claims

A Seventh Circuit judge on Tuesday pushed counsel for two United Airlines pilots to address how the lower court abused its "very broad" discretion in refusing to allow them to file a third amended complaint ac... (more story)

Ill. Hospital Nonprofit Must Face Tobacco Fee Suit

An Illinois federal judge refused to toss the bulk of a proposed class action from an Illinois hospital worker who claimed a fee on the employee health plans of tobacco users was discriminatory and breached fi... (more story)

Freight Co. Forced Pregnant Driver To Take Leave, EEOC Says

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Tuesday accused a freight shipping company of unlawfully placing a pregnant employee on unpaid leave rather than accommodating her requests for a limited wor... (more story)

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NCAA Volunteer Coaches Secure $49M Wage-Fix Settlement

A California federal court approved a $49 million settlement between the National Collegiate Athletic Association and 1,000 Division I volunteer baseball coaches that resolves an antitrust dispute stemming fro... (more story)

Harborview Nurses In Ga. Score Collective Status In OT Suit

A pair of nurses who worked at Harborview Health Systems' facility in Rome, Georgia, brought enough evidence to show they and other similarly situated nurses were subjected to pay practices that shorted them o... (more story)

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Bakery Drivers Are Exempt From Arbitration, 2nd Circ. Told

Two Connecticut delivery drivers asked the Second Circuit on Tuesday to reverse an order sending their employment misclassification lawsuit to arbitration, arguing the Federal Arbitration Act doesn't apply to ... (more story)

Fred Meyer Faces $81M Suit Over Anti-Moonlighting Policy

Fred Meyer broke Washington state law in barring nearly 13,000 of its low-wage workers from holding other jobs to make ends meet, according to a proposed class action removed to Seattle federal court.

Wash. Justices Scrutinize Minimum Wage 'Live In' Exclusion

Washington Supreme Court justices on Tuesday pushed counsel for an adult family home on the stance that its "live in" workers are adequately protected by existing laws and regulations, pointing to testimony it... (more story)

Detainees Urge Justices To Ax Early Appeal In GEO Wage Row

Immigrant detainees urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject GEO Group's bid for a ruling allowing government contractors to promptly challenge adverse rulings on derivative sovereign immunity, saying it would "... (more story)

Colo. Justices Say Min. Wage Claims Have Shorter Deadline

The Colorado Supreme Court ruled that the shorter statute of limitations under the state's Wage Claim Act applies to the Colorado Minimum Wage Act, finding the acts should be construed together because they sh... (more story)