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5th Circ. Rejects NLRB's New Remedies In Restaurant Case

The Fifth Circuit in a published opinion Friday rejected the National Labor Relations Board's new remedial framework, saying the agency overstepped by ordering a restaurant owner to compensate workers for the foreseeable losses they suffered after their illegal firings.

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10th Circ. Revives Doc's Retaliation Suit Against Hospital

The Tenth Circuit resurrected a surgeon's suit claiming he was fired and improperly reported to a state medical licensing board because he complained that a colleague had sexually harassed nurses, saying a reasonable jury could find the hospital investigation that led to his dismissal was cover for retribution.

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Depleted Ranks At EEOC Won't Impede Trump Policy Agenda

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's record-low staff levels may result in deeper charge processing backlogs, but it likely won't impede the Republican agency leader's plans to realign commission policies with those of President Donald Trump's administration, experts said.

Expert Analysis

H-1B Fee Guidance Is Helpful But Notable Uncertainty Persists

Tim D’Arduini, Taylor Gibson and Nicholas Lowrey

Recent guidance narrowing the scope of the $100,000 entry fee for H-1B visas will allow employers to plan for the ... (more story)

Indiana Law Sets New Standard For Wage Access Providers

Matthew Elliott and Brian Garrison

The recent enactment of a law establishing a comprehensive regulatory framework for earned wage access positions I... (more story)

AG Watch: Illinois A Key Player In State-Level Enforcement

Clayton Friedman, Ashley Taylor and Dan Waltz

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has systematically strengthened his office to fill federal enforcement gaps,... (more story)

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WNBA, Players Union Extend Labor Talks For Another Month

The WNBA and the Women's National Basketball Players Association will extend their current collective bargaining agreement by one month, they announced Friday, the day the deal was set to expire.

CFPB Union Sounds Alarm As Funding 'Approaches Zero'

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's employee union warned that the agency is on the verge of running out of money and called for its acting Director Russell Vought to immediately request additional fund... (more story)

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IBEW Locals Fight Ouster Of Unions At Energy, Interior Depts.

President Donald Trump wasn't allowed to revoke the union status of electricians, linemen and plant operators at the Departments of Energy and the Interior, a group of union locals told a D.C. federal court, s... (more story)

Ex-Boilermakers Prez Says Union Can't Make Him Pay $470K

A former International Brotherhood of Boilermakers president who was ousted during an embezzlement scandal has asked a Missouri federal judge to toss the union's attempt to recoup $470,000, saying the union su... (more story)

Steelworkers Back Offshore Wind Project Targeted By Trump

The United Steelworkers union is backing U.S. Wind's injunction motion to halt the federal government's reversal of approval of its wind farm off the coast of Maryland, telling a federal judge that the about-f... (more story)

3 Argument Sessions Benefits Attys Should Watch In Nov.

The Third Circuit will hear a union's appeal in a withdrawal liability battle, a union health plan defends its partial win in a coverage fight at the Ninth Circuit, and pharmacy benefit managers will take a ch... (more story)

Calif. Forecast: Justices To Weigh 'Illegible' Arbitration Pact

In the coming week, attorneys should keep an eye out for California Supreme Court oral arguments dealing with whether an employer's "illegible" arbitration agreement is enforceable. Here's a look at that case ... (more story)

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Ex-Tech Co. VP Claims She Was Fired For Not Joining Church

A female former executive at a clean energy technology company has claimed in Pennsylvania federal court that she was terminated from her job after refusing her boss' alleged attempts to convert her to the Chu... (more story)

Seattle Wins Injunction Against Trump's Anti-DEI Grant Terms

A Washington federal judge shielded Seattle on Friday from a pair of Trump administration executive orders requiring federal grant recipients to cease diversity programming and refrain from using any of the mo... (more story)

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6th Circ. Backs Nonprofit In Fired Worker's ADA Suit

The Sixth Circuit declined Friday to reinstate a disability bias suit from a worker who claimed a youth organization fired her for complaining that mold and asbestos were triggering health problems, ruling she... (more story)

Judges See An Immigration Court Gutted From Inside

Eight former immigration judges who spoke to Law360 say the rough treatment of the immigration courts in President Donald Trump's second term poses an unprecedented threat to judicial independence and is erodi... (more story)

Black Law Prof Wants High Court To Review Bias Suit Ruling

A Black University of Michigan Law School professor has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to revive a lawsuit claiming she was disciplined because she had complained about racial discrimination, arguing that a fede... (more story)

Freight Co. Must Face Ex-Driver's Age Bias Suit

XPO Logistics can't escape a former driver's lawsuit claiming he was abruptly fired after 34 years on the job because of his age, with a California federal judge saying a reasonable jury could doubt the compan... (more story)

Pregnancy Bias Drove Microsoft Worker's Firing, Suit Says

A former Microsoft employee hit the tech giant with a discrimination suit in California state court, claiming she faced a barrage of micromanagement and criticism from a newly hostile boss when she returned fr... (more story)

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Wage & Hour Features Revisited: Equal Pay Tips, Circ. Rulings

From compliance tips for equal pay audits and a Massachusetts pay transparency law to a breakdown of wage case decisions by the Third and Eleventh circuits, catch up on Law360 Employment Authority's wage and h... (more story)

Healthcare Nonprofit Hit With Clock-In Pay Suit

A healthcare nonprofit stiffed workers on pay for off-the-clock work, including time spent booting up computers and logging in to software programs, two former employees alleged in a proposed class action file... (more story)

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Athletes Seeking Employee Status Renew Class Cert. Bid

A group of college athletes, whose fight to be recognized as employees was revived by the Third Circuit last year, is urging a Pennsylvania federal court to certify them as a class, saying they meet the necessary criteria.

Apple Retaliated Against Worker Over Mental Health, Suit Says

Apple brushed off a former employee's mental and emotional health issues caused by the "intolerable workload" he faced and retaliated against him once he indicated he needed to take time off, the worker said i... (more story)

Nev. Justices Say State Law Isn't Intertwined With FLSA

Nevada wage and hour laws don't incorporate the Fair Labor Standards Act's exceptions addressing whether preshift work is compensable, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled Thursday in a case by a former Amazon fulfi... (more story)

Meta, Shutterstock Ink Deal To End Ex-VP's Pay Bias Suit

Meta and Shutterstock struck a deal to end a lawsuit from an ex-executive who claimed male subordinates got millions more than her in retention payments after an acquisition deal, according to a filing in New ... (more story)

Ind. Steakhouse Accused Of Illegally Sharing Server Tips

The operators of an Indianapolis restaurant illegally shared servers' tips with service bartenders, leading to unpaid minimum wage and overtime, a former employee alleged in a proposed class and collective act... (more story)