Expert Analysis

Philly Law Initiates New Era Of Worker Protections

A new worker protection law in Philadelphia includes, among other measures, a private right of action and recordke... (more story)

Justices' Ruling Lowers Bar For Reverse Discrimination Suits

The U.S. Supreme Court's unanimous opinion in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, lowering the evidentiary ... (more story)

Dissecting House And Senate's Differing No-Tax-On-Tips Bills

Employers should understand how the House and Senate versions of no-tax-on-tips bills differ — including in the sc... (more story)

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Groups Tell 8th Circ. Minn. Misclassification Law Harms Them

Trade groups urged the Eighth Circuit to overturn an order declining to block a Minnesota law from taking effect that slaps steep fines on companies that misclassify construction workers as independent contrac... (more story)

Workers At Immigration Agency Contractor OK for Union Vote

The employees of a Lee's Summit, Missouri, office that helps U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services process benefit applications can vote on union representation, a National Labor Relations Board official s... (more story)

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Ex-UPS Workers Urge 9th Circ. To Revive State Law Claims

An attorney for some former United Parcel Service workers urged a Ninth Circuit panel Thursday to undo a decision barring them from proceeding with some state employment claims because the workers memorialized... (more story)

White House Stands By Biden-Era Construction Labor Rule

The Trump administration clarified that federal agencies should still use project labor agreements on large federal construction projects, weeks after a court vacated two agencies' directives that purported to... (more story)

Oregon Takes Cannabis Labor Peace Row To 9th Circ.

Oregon officials will appeal a federal judge's order barring enforcement of a voter-approved law that required licensed cannabis businesses to enter into labor peace pacts with their workers.

Colo. Appeals Upholds State Board Rules On Teacher Reviews

A state appeals court sided with the Colorado State Board of Education in a challenge brought by an educators union against the board's new teacher performance evaluation system and the appeal process for thos... (more story)

Calif. Forecast: Court Weighs Blocking Trump Bargaining EO

In the coming week, attorneys should watch for a potential ruling in an attempt by six unions to temporarily block President Donald Trump's executive order that would prohibit collective bargaining agreements ... (more story)

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Former NJ Deputy AG Claims Office Fired Him For His ADHD

A former deputy attorney general who worked on environmental cases for New Jersey accused the state of retaliating against him when he sought accommodations for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and lat... (more story)

EEOC Says Henry Ford Ignored Subpoena Over Bias Charge

Michigan's Henry Ford health system has ignored a subpoena from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission seeking information into a worker's bias charge, according to a federal court filing from the ag... (more story)

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Battery-Maker Resolves EEOC's Medical Release Policy Suit

A Michigan battery manufacturer and energy storage company agreed to pay $95,000 to resolve a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit accusing it of firing an office worker after he broke his wris... (more story)

Ex-Defender Urges 4th Circ. To 'Fortify' Workplace Protections

A former assistant public defender has doubled down on efforts to revive her sex bias suit against the federal judiciary, telling the Fourth Circuit that siding with the judiciary would further discourage its ... (more story)

NJ Law Firm Accused Of Retaliation Over Maternity Leave

New Jersey law firm Ragan & Ragan PC is facing a discrimination suit filed by its former collections manager in state court, alleging that the firm and its name partner engaged in a "calculated and malicious c... (more story)

6th Circ. Probes County's Push To Upend Worker's ADA Win

The Sixth Circuit had tough questions Thursday for a Tennessee county trying to upend a jury win for a worker with night blindness who said her firing violated disability bias law, with one judge saying the co... (more story)

GOP Floats Ban On Bias Against Binary Gender Proponents

A Republican senator has proposed modifying federal civil rights law to bar discrimination against workers who view a person's gender as strictly male or female, following President Donald Trump's order earlie... (more story)

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Chili's Worker Says Bankruptcy Does Not Doom Wage Suit

A former Chili's employee's wage and hour lawsuit against the chain's parent company should stay in play, the worker told a California federal court, saying his failure to list the case in his individual bankr... (more story)

Shoe Co. Fails To Pay Overtime, Store Managers Say

A shoe retailer requires store managers to put in work outside of the store handling staffing and operations matters on top of the 40 hours of work they put in each week at the store, a proposed collective act... (more story)

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Labor Group Backs Minn. Misclassification Law At 8th Circ.

The Eighth Circuit should affirm an order declining to temporarily block a Minnesota law from taking effect that slaps steep fines on companies that misclassify employees as independent contractors, a labor or... (more story)

Grievance Backlog Not Only Exxon's Fault, NLRB Judge Says

A National Labor Relations Board judge cleared Exxon Mobil of claims that it mishandled a hefty backlog of grievances, but found the company ducked its obligation to bargain before ending manager fill-in pay f... (more story)

Unifi Aviation Sued For Firing Ga. Worker After FMLA Approval

The largest aviation ground handling service in North America has been sued in Georgia federal court by a woman who alleges she was pressured to speak with a male manager about her reproductive issues after re... (more story)

9th Circ. Says Calif. Workers Can Intervene In $10M CVS Deal

Two workers can intervene in a case that reached a $10 million proposed settlement to end wage claims against CVS, a divided Ninth Circuit panel said, ruling that the duo asked to weigh in on time and have a s... (more story)

Ogletree Launches Workforce Analytics Group

Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC has launched a new practice group that will focus on using data-driven tools to advise employers on various workforce compliance and risk assessment matters.