Expert Analysis

Trending Legal Implications Of Employee Influencer Programs

Employee-generated content is rapidly becoming a popular marketing strategy, as illustrated by Starbucks' new TikT... (more story)

Flashpoints In Focus: Shifting Workplace Violence Responses

Amid recent threats of violence against artificial intelligence company executives and Jewish-owned businesses, em... (more story)

Limiting Employer Risk If Calif. Case Upends Time Rounding

The California Supreme Court's holdings in recent years suggest that it may tighten the rules for — or even elimin... (more story)

Labor More

OhioHealth Faces Suit Over Insurance Contract Terms

An Ohio health system has been hit with a proposed class action over its contractual restraints that a union health plan alleges prevent cheaper insurance providers from gaining a foothold in the market.

Union Challenges IRS Advanced Leave Suspension

A labor union has sued the Internal Revenue Service over its recent directive suspending its approval of advanced annual or sick leave requests, telling a DC federal court the directive is arbitrary and capric... (more story)

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Arbitration Award Doesn't Cover New Sick Policy, Court Says

A Minnesota commercial bakery didn't violate an arbitration award when it imposed a new sick-time policy that its workers' union claimed was essentially a rewording of the policy invalidated by the arbitrator,... (more story)

NY Forecast: Target Seeks To Toss Unpaid Walking Time Suit

This week, a New York federal judge will consider Target's bid to dismiss a proposed class action brought by warehouse employees who claim the company must compensate them for the time they spend walking to an... (more story)

Calif. Forecast: 9th Circ. Hears Gov. Layoffs Fight

In the week ahead, attorneys should watch for Ninth Circuit arguments in a challenge by unions and other groups to the federal government's mass layoffs of probationary employees. Here's a look at that case an... (more story)

NLRB Official Nixes Union Vote At NY Detention Facility

A National Labor Relations Board official has rejected a petition for a union representation election at a New York juvenile detention facility operator, finding that the company showed the workers in the prop... (more story)

Colo. County's Union-Law Suit Tossed Over Lack Of Standing

A Colorado federal judge dismissed a county board of commissioners' complaint Thursday for lack of standing after finding that the county sought prospective relief only from a state law expanding county employ... (more story)

Discrimination More

9th Circ. Rules Workers' Vaccine Bias Suit Must Go To Trial

The Ninth Circuit ruled Friday that a jury must decide workers' religious-discrimination claims against the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife, finding the lower court erred in concluding the agency acco... (more story)

What To Know About Worker-Friendly 9th Circ. EFAA Ruling

The Ninth Circuit's recent decision that a 2022 law barring mandatory arbitration of sexual harassment allegations shielded a former executive’s lawsuit may help workers keep a broader range of claims in court... (more story)

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4th Circ. Leaves Bulk Of $22M Wells Fargo ADA Verdict Intact

The Fourth Circuit ruled Friday that a $22 million jury verdict in favor of a former Wells Fargo employee who said he was terminated for seeking remote work was almost $2.9 million too high, telling the ex-wor... (more story)

GoDaddy Fired Designer After Sex Bias Complaint, Suit Says

A former user experience designer for GoDaddy claims the web services company falsely promised her a "principal" title when hiring her, then punished and ultimately ousted her for complaining when two men with... (more story)

Trump Seeks Justices' Review Of DEI Grant Termination Case

The Trump administration is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Ninth Circuit decision requiring the federal government to reinstate research grants that were terminated due to presidential orders agains... (more story)

Ex-Software Engineer Says His ADHD Led To Bias, Firing

An open source software developer fired an engineer after he raised concerns about disability discrimination in the workplace, was denied accommodations for his attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and had... (more story)

NJ Medicaid Fee Law Barred By ERISA, Trade Groups Argue

A coalition of restaurant, retail and hotel industry groups has urged a New Jersey federal court to strike down a state law requiring businesses to pay a fine when their employees are enrolled in the state Med... (more story)

Wage & Hour More

Produce Co. Says Staffing Firm Owes Defense In Pot Test Suit

Plant-based protein food producer Myrtle Greens says it shouldn't be on the hook in a hiring discrimination lawsuit filed by a man who was turned away from a delivery job due to a positive drug test, arguing t... (more story)

11th Circ. Won't Reopen ATF Worker's Disability Bias Suit

The Eleventh Circuit refused to revive a lawsuit alleging the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives forced an employee with a heart condition to accept a demotion rather than let her take unpaid ... (more story)

Papa John's Wage Deal Is 'Collusive Fiction,' Judge Says

A North Carolina federal judge rejected a proposed $225,000 settlement that would resolve delivery drivers' wage claims against a Papa John's franchisee, finding the deal was a "collusive fiction" that benefit... (more story)

Pa. Hospital Worker Sues Over Unpaid Campus Walking Time

Over 1,000 hourly workers at a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center facility have accused the employer of requiring them to badge in only upon reaching their workstations, leaving them uncompensated for tim... (more story)

Costco Asks Judge To Rethink Ruling, Toss Moonlighting Suit

Costco is urging a Washington state judge to reconsider her order denying its bid for a pretrial win over claims that it illegally bars workers from taking on additional employment, arguing that its employee a... (more story)

Sephora Denied Wash. Workers Breaks, Class Action Says

Sephora is facing a proposed class action from a former employee who claims the beauty retailer deprived Washington state workers of legally required meal and rest periods and failed to compensate them for missed breaks.

Remote Worker Rebuts Boot-Up Pay Defense At 6th Circ.

A remote healthcare call center worker urged the Sixth Circuit to reverse her former employers' partial win in her suit seeking pay for computer boot-up and shutdown time, arguing the companies are wrong to ch... (more story)