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What To Know Before Justices Rule In Title IX Employee Case

The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to decide whether Title IX protections extend to employees alleging sex discrimin... (more story)

What To Know If DOL Raises Overtime Salary Floor

With the U.S. Department of Labor recently rescinding a 2024 rule that increased the minimum salary for the Fair L... (more story)

Pregnancy Bias Suits Highlight EEOC's Expanding Reach

Recent U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suits show that enactment of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act... (more story)

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Worker Was Illegally Fired Over Wage Talk, NLRB Judge Says

An Illinois custom sign fabricator violated federal labor law by firing an employee over wage discussions with co-workers, a National Labor Relations Board judge held, finding the company would not have termin... (more story)

VW Seeks Partial Win In NLRB Representation Election Fight

Volkswagen has asked the National Labor Relations Board for a partial win in a case claiming that the automaker unlawfully interfered with a union representation election for employees at a New Jersey distribu... (more story)

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Union Can't Force Ex-Aides Into Arbitration, 2nd Circ. Says

A union cannot automatically bind former New York City home health aides to mandatory arbitration through an agreement signed after they left their jobs, the Second Circuit ruled Friday, allowing 17 former wor... (more story)

Mich. Hospital Hit With WARN Act Suit Over 3-Day Notice

The Michigan Nurses Association on Friday accused a southwestern Michigan hospital of violating the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act by only giving three days' notice before shutting d... (more story)

Video Game Retailer Illegally Fired Worker, NLRB Judge Says

A South Carolina video game retailer violated federal labor law by firing an employee for breaching an overly broad nondisclosure agreement during a discussion about a manager's wages and performance, a Nation... (more story)

Software Co. Seeks Rehearing In NLRB Remedy Ruling

A Vermont software company urged the D.C. Circuit on Friday to rethink its decision finding that the company illegally fired an employee for creating a spreadsheet for coworkers to share their salaries, arguin... (more story)

CFPB, Union Seek Pause On Review Of Layoff Plan

The Trump administration and a federal labor union that represents staffers at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have jointly asked a D.C. federal court to pause weighing a response to the administratio... (more story)

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Ga. County Can't Halt Discovery In Ex-Firefighter's Bias Suit

A federal judge refused to stay a lawsuit in which a former firefighter and EMT sued a Georgia county after he said he was so ruthlessly bullied for having Asperger's syndrome that he ultimately had to leave his job.

Amazon Settles With AI Worker Who Alleged It Ignored IP Law

A Los Angeles judge dismissed a lawsuit Monday by an artificial intelligence researcher who alleged the company ignored numerous laws in a frantic attempt to catch up to its artificial intelligence rivals afte... (more story)

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Ex-Reed Smith Atty Fights Pausing Bias Suit Amid Appeal

A former Reed Smith LLP attorney pushed back on the firm's bid to stay her gender discrimination suit against it while the attorney's appeal of the scope of the damages in the suit plays out.

Ex-Director Accuses NC Housing Nonprofit Of Age Bias

The former director of property management and compliance for an affordable housing nonprofit in North Carolina said she was pushed out of her job while she was on protected leave caring for her sick parents a... (more story)

Ex-Paralegal Aims To DQ Atty In Pregnancy Bias Case

A former paralegal for Burandt Adamski Feichthaler & Sanchez PLLC asked a Florida federal court to disqualify an attorney from her former firm from serving as trial counsel, arguing that he is a key and necess... (more story)

Senior Living Facility Settles EEOC Sex Harassment Suit

A Christian senior living facility has agreed to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming the business did not do enough to protect its female staff members from sexual harassment by... (more story)

Honeywell Settles Ex-Director's Religious Bias Suit

A former Honeywell director resolved his religious, age and race discrimination lawsuit against the conglomerate in a judge-supervised mediation ahead of a planned September trial, federal court records show.

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Pittsburgh Venue Underpaid Tipped Staff, Server Says

A Pittsburgh restaurant and concert venue violated state wage law by underpaying tipped workers and withholding portions of their tips, a server alleged in a proposed class action in Pennsylvania state court.

Biggest Illinois Decisions Of 2026: Midyear Report

One of the biggest decisions to come down in Illinois so far this year applies a 2-year-old Biometric Information Privacy Act amendment retroactively in an appellate ruling experts anticipate will deflate sett... (more story)

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UPS Driver Seeks Quick Win In Colo. Sick Leave Suit

A UPS package driver asked a Colorado federal court to rule in his favor on key issues in a proposed class action alleging the delivery giant failed to provide paid sick leave to thousands of union workers, ar... (more story)

Haitian Meatpackers Urge Court To Keep JBS Bias Suit Alive

A group of Haitians who worked at Colorado meatpacking companies urged a federal court Friday to disregard JBS USA Food and Swift Beef's objection to a magistrate judge's recommendation to deny the companies' ... (more story)

Trucking Co. Drivers Can Notify Others Of Wage Collective

An Illinois federal judge ruled Friday that delivery drivers can notify a nationwide group of current and former drivers of their right to join a wage suit against a freight company, finding the drivers raised... (more story)

DOJ Defends Nurse Wage-Fixing Conviction At 9th Circ.

The U.S. Department of Justice urged a Ninth Circuit panel to reject a Las Vegas home nursing executive's appeal of its first-ever criminal wage-fixing conviction, defending its trial characterization of a len... (more story)

Meet The Solo Employment Atty Who Is New DC Bar President

Diane Seltzer won last year's race to lead the District of Columbia Bar in an election with unprecedented member participation. Now that she's starting her term as president of the organization, Seltzer wants ... (more story)