Expert Analysis

Collective Cert. In Age Bias Suit Shows AI Hiring Tool Scrutiny

Following a California federal court's ruling in Mobley v. Workday, which appears to be the first in the country t... (more story)

Age Bias Suit Against Aircraft Co. Offers Lessons For Layoffs

In Raymond v. Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, an aircraft maker's former employees recently dismissed their remaining... (more story)

Takeaways From DOJ's 1st Wage-Fixing Jury Conviction

U.S. v. Lopez marked the U.S. Department of Justice's first labor market conviction at trial as a Nevada federal j... (more story)

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Cannabis Co.'s Layoffs Were Illegal, NLRB Judge Says

Cannabis company Curaleaf violated federal labor law by laying off store associates at its Illinois facilities without bargaining with their union and must reinstate them, a National Labor Relations Board judge has held.

Teamsters Unit Asks Judge To Clarify Rail Arbitration Order

A Boston commuter rail operator is refusing to resume arbitrating a raise dispute with a Teamsters unit after a Massachusetts federal judge said only an arbitration board could resolve a key issue, the union s... (more story)

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Judge Extends Block On Trump's Government Layoffs

A California federal judge has extended her block of President Donald Trump's executive order directing layoffs at federal agencies, saying a coalition of unions, nonprofits and cities has shown it is likely t... (more story)

NY Forecast: 2nd Circ. Hears Speech Therapist Race Bias Suit

This week, the Second Circuit will consider a New York speech therapist's attempt to revive her lawsuit claiming she was discriminated against on the basis of her race when her school district fired her in 202... (more story)

Southwest Flight Attendant Fights To Revive Nixed Sanctions

A flight attendant urged the Fifth Circuit to reconsider its move to axe a contempt order against Southwest Airlines in her wrongful termination suit, arguing it shouldn't be scrapped just because the panel to... (more story)

MLB Plan Says Widow's 7-Week Marriage Bars Pension

Major League Baseball's pension plan asked a Florida federal judge to toss a request for surviving spouse benefits filed by a woman who married retired Cincinnati Reds pitcher Tom Browning seven weeks before h... (more story)

Calif. Judge Likely To Extend Block On Gov't Reorg, Job Cuts

A California federal judge indicated Thursday she'll likely convert her temporary restraining order into a preliminary injunction against President Donald Trump's executive order to reduce the federal workforc... (more story)

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Service Members' COVID Vax Claims Sent To Military Boards

A Court of Federal Claims judge said an executive order directing the reinstatement of service members discharged over a COVID-19 vaccine mandate warranted sending the claims of 10 people who refused to comply... (more story)

Car Dealership Can't Swerve Around EEOC Firing Suit

An Arkansas federal judge declined Friday to toss a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming a car dealership fired a Black worker for complaining that a co-worker called him a "monkey," stat... (more story)

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Mo. Says Starbucks Lacks Grounds To Escape DEI Bias Suit

The state of Missouri urged a federal judge to reject Starbucks' bid to dismiss its suit claiming its diversity policies discriminate based on race and gender, arguing it has put forward enough evidence showin... (more story)

NJ Panel Revives Ex-Nursing Director's Discrimination Suit

A New Jersey appeals court panel on Friday revived a former Capital Health nursing director's suit alleging the state nurses association discriminated against her for receiving treatment for alcoholism, findin... (more story)

Insurer Accused Of Firing Worker Out Of Pregnancy Bias

An insurance company reneged on its promise to provide its benefits adviser with paid maternity leave and then fired her not long after she raised several concerns about unpaid commissions, according to a laws... (more story)

Pest Co. Seeks To Stamp Out Workers' Tobacco Fee Case

Global pest control company Rentokil urged a Pennsylvania federal court to toss a proposed class action claiming it unlawfully charged tobacco users more for health benefits without providing a reasonable way ... (more story)

EEOC's Acting Chair Eyes Federal Sector Program Revisions

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told federal agencies they will no longer face monetary penalties for disobeying orders during administrative proceedings and warned that workers shouldn't imme... (more story)

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DC DHS Guards Forced To Work Through Breaks, Court Told

A contractor that provides guards for a U.S. Department of Homeland Security facility in Washington, D.C., forces them to take meal break pay deductions despite such breaks rarely occurring, employees said in ... (more story)

Elevance Worker Wants Wage Suit Sent Back To Conn. Court

Elevance cannot add up all potential class members' claims to put the total cost of future damages over the required amount to keep a case in federal court, a worker said in asking that her wage and hour case ... (more story)

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Amended Ill. Temp Workers Law Survives Staffing Cos.' Row

An Illinois law mandating benefits for long-term temporary workers will stay in place as amended because the staffing agencies challenging it are not likely to succeed on their claims that the Employee Retirem... (more story)

Cooley Hires 'Next-Gen' Boston Labor & Employment Partner

A Choate Hall & Stewart LLP partner has joined Cooley LLP's labor and employment practice and global litigation department in Boston.

Ruby Tuesday Fired Bartender On Medical Leave, Court Told

Ruby Tuesday fired a bartender while she was out on medical leave recovering from a broken hip that she sustained in a car accident and refused to let her return to her former role, she said in a suit filed in... (more story)

Colo. Health System Can't Dodge Nurses' Wage Suit

A suit by a group of nurses accusing a Colorado health system of miscalculating their overtime will stay fully in place, a federal judge ruled, agreeing with a magistrate judge's recommendation not to dismiss ... (more story)

NJ Golf Clubs Failed To Pay Caddies Wages, OT, Suits Claim

A Bronx man has filed proposed class actions in New Jersey state court against two Garden State country clubs accusing them of failing to pay caddies minimum wage or overtime.