A federal judge has denied a motion for a temporary restraining order seeking to block access of U.S. Department of Labor records from the U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization — more commonly known as the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, which is not a cabinet-level agency. (Photo by Liu Jie/Xinhua via Getty Images)

Judge Won't Block DOGE Access To Labor Dept. Data

A Washington, D.C., federal judge declined Friday to block Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from accessing sensitive U.S. Department of Labor data, saying that while he "harbors concerns" about privacy risks, the suing labor unions haven't established standing.

House Workforce Panel Chair Talks DOL Oversight, DOGE

The new chairman of the U.S. House panel responsible for oversight of the U.S. Department of Labor said he was confident in President Donald Trump's pick for labor secretary and that he doesn't mind the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency looking into the agency. U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg spoke with Law360 about his plans as chairman.

Ex-NLRB Member's Firing Suit May Reverberate Far And Wide

Former National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox's challenge to her firing last week has teed up an anticipated test of foundational precedent for modern federal regulation that may extend far past the labor board and the ground rules it sets for worker organizing.

Expert Analysis

5 Things For Private Employers To Do After Trump's DEI Order

Corbin Carter and Nikki Rivers

Following President Donald Trump's recent executive order pushing the private sector to narrow, and even end, dive... (more story)

Zuckerberg's Remarks Pose Legal Risk For Meta Amid Layoffs

Andi Mazingo

Within days of announcing that Meta Platforms will cut 5% of its lowest-performing employees, Mark Zuckerberg rema... (more story)

The Future Of ALJs At NLRB And DOL Post-Jarkesy

Posi Oshinowo and Savanna Shuntich

In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2024 Jarkesy ruling, several ongoing challenges to the constitutionality o... (more story)

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Kroger Chain Says Strike Is Bid To Force 'Multi-Union' Talks

The Kroger-owned grocery chain King Soopers sued the union representing Colorado workers on Friday in federal court, alleging strikes at King Soopers stores in the state are a pressure tactic to "force multi-u... (more story)

Teamsters Pension Plan Overseers Skirt Mismanagement Suit

The caretakers of a Teamsters pension plan dodged a mismanagement lawsuit Friday, with a New York federal judge dismissing the plan participants' claims that the plan's trustees and advisers greenlighted risky... (more story)

The current suit against Stellantis arose out of a strike authorization vote at UAW Local 230, an Ontario, California-based union local, and sought a declaratory judgment that any strike by the union would violate the parties' collective bargaining agreement. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
UAW Beats Back Stellantis' Suit Over Strike Threat

A California federal judge scrapped Stellantis' suit over a Southern California-based United Auto Workers local's strike threat, saying that since the strike is entirely hypothetical at this stage, no judicial... (more story)

Ohio Airport Authority Blasts 'Drastic Relief' In Scabby Row

An Ohio airport authority called on a federal judge to nix a union's amended complaint fighting a policy it says places restrictions on picketing and displaying inflatables like Scabby the Rat, arguing the uni... (more story)

Calif. Forecast: 9th Circ. To Hear DOL Pay Data Release Fight

In the coming week, attorneys should watch for oral arguments at the Ninth Circuit regarding journalists' attempt to seek federal contractor pay data from the U.S. Department of Labor. Here's a look at that ca... (more story)

Judge Blocks USAID From Putting 2,200 Workers On Leave

A D.C. federal judge on Friday issued a "limited" temporary restraining order blocking the U.S. Agency for International Development from putting 2,200 employees on paid administrative leave and ordering the a... (more story)

NLRB Official Certifies IAM Unit, Tosses Supervisor Objection

A National Labor Relations Board official certified an International Association of Machinists affiliate to represent pharmacists at a CVS store in Rhode Island, rebuffing the company's objection that their vo... (more story)

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Judge OKs $2.7M In Atty Fees From $23M FBI Sex Bias Deal

A D.C. federal judge on Friday approved $2.7 million in fees for attorneys representing a class of women accusing the Federal Bureau of Investigation of holding them to sexist double standards, part of a $22.6... (more story)

Jewish Woman Says Discrimination At Tesla Led To Her Layoff

Tesla is facing a discrimination and retaliation lawsuit in Texas state court from a former sales staffer who says she was subjected to a hostile workplace because she is Jewish and a woman and was then booted... (more story)

The most recent iteration of the Civil Rights Council’s proposed rules maintains that using an AI tool to discriminate against people based on their protected characteristics is illegal under state law and lists examples to help clarify what AI bias can look like.(Press Association via AP Images)
Calif. Releases Updated Draft Of AI Rules For Public Comment

California's Civil Rights Council voted Friday to approve a few key changes to proposed rules governing the use of artificial intelligence tools in employment and released the draft for public comment, seeming... (more story)

9th Circ. Backs Ex-Bank Auditor's $1.5M Retaliation Suit Win

The Ninth Circuit upheld a $1.5 million jury verdict in favor of a former bank auditor who claimed he was fired for flagging evidence of wrongdoing, finding evidence suggesting he was treated differently from ... (more story)

Pa. Bank Settles Fired Worker's Sex Harassment Suit

Republic First has agreed to settle a worker's suit claiming she was fired for refusing sexual advances from her manager under the pretext that she mismanaged her cash drawer, according to a filing in Pennsylv... (more story)

Trump's Anti-DEI Push Calls For Change, Not 'Overcorrection'

President Donald Trump wasted no time launching an aggressive push to rid American workplaces of diversity, equity and inclusion programs, but many companies that have championed diversity may be reluctant to ... (more story)

10th Circ. Won't Revive Ex-Denver Firefighter's ADA Suit

The Tenth Circuit affirmed the dismissal Friday of a former firefighter's suit claiming the city of Denver failed to accommodate a hand injury he suffered on the job that forced him into retirement, ruling the... (more story)

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9th Circ. Judge Doubts Justices' FLSA Test Fits Cracker Barrel

A Ninth Circuit judge was skeptical Friday of Cracker Barrel's bid to upend an order granting servers collective status based on the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling that Fair Labor Standards Act exemptions ... (more story)

Distributor Says Drivers Must Be Sanctioned In Wage Suit

A food distributor urged a California federal court to slap sanctions on a pair of drivers who brought wage and hour allegations against the company, saying the workers' failure to appear for depositions and s... (more story)

A group of construction groups and a construction contractor argued the U.S. Department of Labor and former acting Secretary Julie Su did not make a valid argument against their request for a nationwide preliminary injunction against a rule updating how prevailing wages are calculated under the Davis-Bacon Act. (Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images)
Construction Groups Push To Ax DBA Final Rule For Good

The U.S. Department of Labor made rootless arguments to save its final rule updating how prevailing wages are calculated under the Davis-Bacon Act, construction groups told a Texas federal court, continuing th... (more story)

Amazon To Pay $3.95M To End DC Tip Fraud Suit

Amazon will pay $3.95 million to resolve a lawsuit the Washington, D.C., attorney general launched accusing the company of misleading consumers to believe that all of the tips they left went directly into driv... (more story)

GEO Group Urges Full 9th Circ. To Weigh $23.2M Wage Case

A Ninth Circuit panel decision holding GEO Group to Washington state's minimum wage standards discriminated against the federal government, the private prison giant argued, urging the full court to mull a case... (more story)

NJ Supreme Court Snapshot: Paterson Police, Immigrant Pay

The New Jersey attorney general's takeover of the embattled Paterson police department and a dispute over how undocumented migrants are treated under the state's wage law are among the matters the Garden State... (more story)

NY Forecast: 2nd Circ. Hears Maternity Leave, Retaliation Suit

This week the Second Circuit is scheduled consider a former New York City Economic Development Corp. employee's attempt to revive her lawsuit claiming her supervisor retaliated against her for taking maternity... (more story)