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EEOC, Urology Co. Secure OK For Pregnancy Bias Settlement

An Oklahoma federal judge signed off on a $90,000 deal on Thursday to end a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming a urology practice placed a pregnant employee on unpaid leave rather than allow her to sit on the job.

5th Circ. Judge Impugns NLRB Impartiality In Scathing Dissent

A Fifth Circuit judge impugned the National Labor Relations Board's fairness and attacked its foundational motive test as "an undertheorized byproduct of Chevron deference" in a dissent to an opinion backing the board's finding that Trader Joe's illegally fired a worker over repeated COVID-19 safety complaints.

DOL's Absence Felt At ABA Wage Conference

A directive from the U.S. Department of Labor's top lawyer for staffers to cut official ties with the American Bar Association was on display when an associate solicitor of labor disappeared from the agenda for the organization's wage and hour event this week, and other agency employees skipped attending.

Expert Analysis

NLRB May Not See Employer-Friendly Changes Anytime Soon

Jesse Dill

Despite the long-awaited confirmation of a new National Labor Relations Board general counsel and two new board me... (more story)

Harvard NLRB Ruling Highlights NLRA, Title VII Conflicts

Daniel Johns

A recent National Labor Relations Board decision, finding that Harvard University violated the National Labor Rela... (more story)

Flashpoints In Focus: Limiting Risk In Workplace Holidays

Dawn Solowey, Sam Schwartz-Fenwick and Brandon Dixon

As holidays and other observances increasingly become lightning rods of division, employers can chart an inclusive... (more story)

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Alcoa Fights Retirees' Win In Life Insurance Dispute At 7th Circ.

Alcoa USA Corp. is looking to erase its retirees' win in a class action that claimed the aluminum manufacturer illegally cut off their life insurance benefits, telling the Seventh Circuit that the retirees owe... (more story)

NYC Pension Funds Sue AT&T Over Proxy Proposal Exclusion

Several New York City pension funds have sued AT&T over what they say is the illegal exclusion of their shareholder proposal requesting a corporate diversity report from the telecom giant's corporate ballot, f... (more story)

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NRTW Seeks Grad Union Precedent Shift In Case At Cornell

National Labor Relations Board prosecutors should challenge the union security clause in the collective bargaining agreement covering Cornell University's graduate student workers, the National Right to Work F... (more story)

11th Circ. Backs NLRB In Fla. Symphony's Impasse Appeal

The Eleventh Circuit on Thursday upheld a National Labor Relations Board order finding that a now-defunct Florida symphony orchestra declared an impasse while negotiating with an American Federation of Musicia... (more story)

Ill. Judge Upholds Hot Dog Worker's Reinstatement

An Illinois federal judge confirmed an arbitrator's award undoing the termination of a hot dog casing company worker accused of improperly monitoring pigment flow on a production machine, finding the company's... (more story)

Mich. Hospital's Rules, Threats Unlawful, NLRB Judge Says

A Michigan hospital violated federal labor law by threatening to remove workers who were engaging in union business in the hospital lobby, banning employees from making negative comments about the hospital and... (more story)

8th Circ. Keeps Arbitration Award Against Concrete Co.

An arbitrator reasonably interpreted and applied a collective bargaining agreement when it ruled that a ready-mix concrete supplier flouted the contract when it didn't release drivers from duty based on senior... (more story)

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Fabiani Cohen Escapes Fired Black Atty's Discrimination Suit

A New York federal judge tossed a Black attorney's case claiming Fabiani Cohen & Hall LLP subjected her to racist harassment and fired her after she sued, backing a magistrate judge's conclusion that the alleg... (more story)

Ex-Googler Says Co. Fired Her After Pregnancy Complications

Google LLC wrongfully fired a Washington software engineer who took time away from work to care for herself after the unexpected loss of a pregnancy, according to the former employee's discrimination complaint... (more story)

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Wells Fargo Urges 4th Circ. To Ax Ex-Director's $22M ADA Win

Wells Fargo is doubling down on its efforts to unravel a $22 million Americans with Disabilities Act verdict in favor of a former employee, telling the Fourth Circuit the former bank director was never denied ... (more story)

Washington Justices' Input Sought On Prosecutorial Immunity

A Seattle federal judge said he intends to send a certified question to the Washington Supreme Court as part of a lawyer's racial discrimination suit against Snohomish County judges and prosecutors, giving par... (more story)

Amazon Loses Bid To Ditch Suit Over Lie Detector Testing

Amazon has failed to win an early exit from a proposed class action alleging that the retail giant is flouting a Massachusetts statute banning the use of lie detectors in employment decisions, as a federal jud... (more story)

Paralegal Can Pursue Her ADA Bias Suit Against Former Firm

A former paralegal at The Driscoll Firm PC can pursue her lawsuit alleging the firm discriminated against her after she informed higher-ups that her cancer had metastasized, because a North Carolina federal ju... (more story)

Ill. Justices Face Judge's Suit Over Removal For MAGA Op-Ed

A retired Illinois state judge who had published a MAGA-leaning opinion column, then was temporarily reinstated to the bench amid a judge shortage, has sued the justices of the state Supreme Court, alleging th... (more story)

Wage & Hour More

DOL Asks High Court To Weigh In On H-2A Fines Power

Congress authorized the U.S. Department of Labor to impose $580,000 in penalties and back wages on a New Jersey farm for alleged violations of the H-2A program, the department said last week, urging the U.S. S... (more story)

Drilling Co. Accused Of Shorting Workers On Overtime

A drilling services company stiffs employees on wages by requiring off-the-clock work, rounding their hours and miscalculating overtime, a worker alleged in a proposed collective action filed in Utah federal court.

FedEx Reaches $8.5M Deal To Settle Warehouse Wage Suit

FedEx and workers at 17 of its New Jersey warehouses reached an $8.5 million deal to settle the workers' claims they weren't paid for the time spent going through security screenings and walking to time clocks... (more story)

NCAA Sets Payment Plan For $303M Wage-Fixing Settlement

The NCAA on Thursday announced a funding plan for its $303 million settlement resolving class action claims from more than 7,700 volunteer Division I coaches who claimed the governing body's former rules illeg... (more story)

Empower Retirement Faces FLSA Violation Allegations

A former employee of Empower Retirement LLC claimed in a proposed class and collective action Wednesday that the company violated the Fair Labor Standards Act by not paying employees for required pre- and post-shift work.

Trucking Co. Paid Drivers Per Mile Only, Suit Says

A trucking company's per-mile pay system violates state law by failing to compensate drivers for work that does not include driving, a driver said in a proposed class action filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court.

Canada's Olympic Body Joins NHL, CHL Antitrust Defense

Canadian hockey officials asked the Ninth Circuit to reject an appeal from junior players who sued the National Hockey League and its pipeline organizations over alleged antitrust violations, arguing certain r... (more story)