Expert Analysis

Immigration Ruling Maps Alternative To Universal Injunctions

A Rhode Island federal court's decision in Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island v. USCIS vacating polici... (more story)

Lessons From EEOC Suit Over Coca-Cola Women-Only Event

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's recent lawsuit alleging that Coca-Cola Northeast violated feder... (more story)

How 6th Circ. Tightened NLRB Injunction Standard

The Sixth Circuit's recent ruling in Kerwin v. Trinity Health Grand Haven Hospital, dissolving a Section 10(j) inj... (more story)

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5th Circ. Says Gov't May Be Liable For Steward's Truck Hit

A Fifth Circuit panel said Tuesday that the government may owe damages to a woman a Customs and Border Protection agent and union officer struck with his truck, reversing a ruling that he was on an errand outs... (more story)

Nurses Union Defends Election Redo At Colo. Hospital

A nurses union has urged the National Labor Relations Board to keep intact a regional director's decision ordering a repeat of a representation election at a Colorado hospital, arguing that the official correc... (more story)

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2nd Circ. Backs Nurses' Award Over NY Hospital Staffing Gaps

The Second Circuit on Tuesday rejected New York Presbyterian Hospital's challenge to a decision confirming an arbitration award in a staffing dispute, saying the arbitrator fairly ordered the hospital to compe... (more story)

'Terrifier' Filmmaker Can't Slash Actor's Royalties Claims

The makers of the 2016 independent horror film "Terrifier" were able to shake an actress' claim that nude images of her were illegally circulated but couldn't persuade a judge to throw out her claims for breac... (more story)

DC Circ. Nixes Part Of IAM Fund's $13M Liability Win

The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday partially unraveled an early win for a multiemployer pension fund in a dispute over $13 million in withdrawal liability against several Illinois truck dealership companies, holding ... (more story)

Thrift Chain Says Supervisors' Pro-Union Actions Tainted Vote

The operator of a nonprofit thrift store chain has urged the National Labor Relations Board to review the certification of a United Food and Commercial Workers local at a Chicago store, arguing that the repres... (more story)

NJ Union Loses Appeal In Insurance Opt-Out Arbitration Row

A New Jersey appellate panel Tuesday affirmed a state labor agency's decision blocking arbitration over Essex County's refusal to pay health insurance opt-out reimbursements to correction officers who receive ... (more story)

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Vape Co. Accused Of Racial Bias Toward Black Manager

A retail marketing manager for a high-end maker of cannabis vape products, Puffco, claims she was subjected to daily race- and gender-based harassment, functionally demoted after taking medical leave and then ... (more story)

6th Circ. Revives Pilot's Disability Claims In Vaccination Row

In an unpublished opinion issued Monday, a Sixth Circuit panel revived some disability claims brought against Kalitta Air LLC by a cargo pilot after he was fired for refusing to get a second COVID-19 vaccine b... (more story)

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PWFA, Guidance Rollbacks Highlight New EEOC Reg Agenda

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission plans to float a revision of its Pregnant Workers Fairness Act regulations and scrap decades-old guidance pertaining to sex and national origin bias by the end ... (more story)

Mayo Sacked Research Director For Flagging Flaws, Suit Says

Mayo Clinic retaliated against and eventually terminated its director of research operations after she brought up concerns about security, safety and privacy regarding the medical center's use of artificial in... (more story)

Health Corp. Worker Says Leave, ADA Requests Got Her Fired

A Michigan healthcare system denied a worker's requests for breaks and later shifts in order to manage her mental health disability and then fired her shortly after she took leave to get treatment, the former ... (more story)

EEOC Says Exxon's Delayed Disclosures Warrant Sanctions

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said ExxonMobil held onto critical information until the last minute in a lawsuit alleging the company didn't properly handle the discovery of nooses in an oil ... (more story)

Cannabis Co. Says Worker's Suit Belongs Before NLRB

A former employee of a New Jersey cannabis company should have brought his wrongful firing claims to the National Labor Relations Board and the fact that he didn't dooms his lawsuit in New Jersey federal court... (more story)

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Car Dealership Staff Win Class Cert. In Mass. Wage Case

A Massachusetts state court has certified a class of employees at dozens of car dealerships under the Herb Chambers brand who alleged they were not paid overtime or Sunday premium pay in accordance with the state's wage law.

NYC Hits Walgreens, 3 Others With $2.3M In Wage Fines

New York City has secured more than $2.3 million in settlements from four companies including Walgreens for violating worker scheduling and paid time off protections, the city's consumer and worker protection ... (more story)

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Trucking Co. 'Predictive Model' Doesn't Moot OT, 9th Circ. Told

Truck drivers denied overtime under a Fair Labor Standards Act carveout for interstate commerce urged the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday to find they're entitled to the pay, saying that they drove only within Califo... (more story)

Furniture Store, Delivery Co. Reach $2.5M Deal To End OT Suit

A furniture retailer and a last-mile delivery company have agreed to a $2.5 million settlement resolving a roughly nine-year-old class action brought by workers alleging delivery truck drivers and helpers were... (more story)

Ogletree Co-Founder Deakins, 'Beacon Of Wisdom,' Dies At 90

A co-founder of the global labor and employment juggernaut Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC died Monday after decades of helping shape the firm's values of honesty and transparency.

NJ Panel Backs Atty's Trimmed Government Pension Credits

A New Jersey state appeals court said the state's public employee pension system was right to shave eight years of service off a government prosecutor's retirement credits, finding he couldn't skirt a change i... (more story)

FedEx Hit With Wage Suit Over Security Checks

FedEx shorted warehouse workers by requiring them to undergo unpaid security screenings before and after their shifts, according to a proposed class action filed in Colorado federal court Tuesday.