Nicholas DeFries v. Union Pacific Railroad Company

  1. June 14, 2024

    9th Circ. Revives Union Pacific Workers' Disability Bias Suits

    The Ninth Circuit on Friday reversed Union Pacific Railroad's wins in three worker disability discrimination lawsuits involving plaintiffs with color-vision concerns, saying the lower court incorrectly determined that their individual claims were time-barred after an Eighth Circuit decision decertifying a thousands-strong class in similar litigation against the company.

  2. February 09, 2024

    Calif. Forecast: Nurses' Overtime Issue At 9th Circ.

    In the coming week, attorneys should keep an eye out for Ninth Circuit oral arguments in a consolidated collective action dealing with whether nurses for the City and County of San Francisco are exempt from overtime. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters on deck in California.