Group Loses Fight Against Ore. Ban On Union Impersonation

The Freedom Foundation has lost its challenge to an Oregon law that lets unions sue people who impersonate union organizers, with an Oregon federal judge saying the libertarian think tank lacks standing to sue.

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Domestic Workers' Wages In Flux Amid New Laws, Proposals

Domestic workers and their employers could see changing wage and hour practices as state and federal lawmakers seek to grant them new protections, while the U.S. Department of Labor has proposed taking protections away. Here, Law360 looks at three areas in which the issue is evolving.

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1st Circ. Says Muldrow Can't Save IT Worker's Age Bias Suit

The First Circuit refused to reopen a former information technology employee's age bias lawsuit, rejecting her argument that the U.S. Supreme Court's Muldrow decision meant that putting her on a performance improvement plan was significant enough to be the basis for a discrimination case.

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How Cos. Should Prepare For NY RAISE Act Compliance

Michael Paulino

With the New York Responsible AI Safety and Education Act taking effect March 19, state regulators will expect sub... (more story)

Justices' GEO Ruling Sets Gov't Contractor Immunity Limits

Terry Collingsworth

The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in GEO Group v. Menocal will affect virtually every case in which a gover... (more story)

Job Shift Accommodation Ruling Clarifies 'Essential Function'

Kim Kirn

In Siebrecht v. Mercy Health-Iowa, the Eighth Circuit's recent denial of a disabled worker's shift exemption reque... (more story)

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Pilots Rip Hawaiian Airlines' Bid To Ditch COVID Vax Bias Suit

Hawaiian Airlines shouldn't be allowed to boot a lawsuit out of court using the argument that the Railway Labor Act governs, because the dispute over Hawaiian's vaccine mandate can be resolved without invoking... (more story)

SEIU Sues To Revive EPA Climate Endangerment Finding

One of the largest labor unions in the nation is asking the D.C. Circuit to block the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's move last month to rescind its landmark 2009 finding that greenhouse gases endanger ... (more story)

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Barnard Can't Upset Arbitrator's Rehire Order, Union Says

The union that represents staff at Barnard College defended an arbitrator's order directing the school to rehire a housing attendant whom a student accused of hugging her against her will, saying the arbitrato... (more story)

6th Circ. Revives FedEx, Kellogg Mortality Table Suits

The Sixth Circuit on Monday revived suits against Kellogg and FedEx from retirees who alleged their former employers' outdated actuarial assumptions shortchanged their joint-and-survivor pension benefits, hold... (more story)

Teamsters Push For Arbitration In Kraft Heinz Benefits Suit

A Teamsters local contended that a dispute with Kraft Heinz Co. over a healthcare benefits grievance must be arbitrated because if falls within the scope of the parties' collective bargaining agreement, the un... (more story)

Brooklyn Dispensary Urges NLRB to Sever Union Suit

A New York cannabis retailer has urged the National Labor Relations Board to split up a consolidated lawsuit accusing it of stifling the labor rights of its employees and refusing to engage in collective barga... (more story)

Unions Say DC Airport Project Contract Fight Belongs In Court

A Virginia federal court has the authority to hear claims that the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority refused to comply with a resolution requiring project labor agreements on construction projects wor... (more story)

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5th Circ. Revives Vietnamese Ex-VA Worker's Bias Claims

The Fifth Circuit reinstated part of an Asian former Department of Veterans Affairs worker's suit claiming she faced persistent harassment on the job and lost out on professional opportunities because of race ... (more story)

Oil And Gas Co. Can't Sink Race, Disability Bias Suit

An oil and gas company must face a lawsuit claiming it unlawfully refused to accommodate a worker's attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and fired her for complaining about colleagues' race-based comments,... (more story)

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2nd Circ. Axes NYC Vax Challenge, Flags Fake Case Citations

The Second Circuit refused Monday to reinstate a coalition of current and former New York City employees' challenge to the city's now-defunct COVID-19 vaccine mandate and referred the workers' lawyers to its g... (more story)

DOJ Says Trump's Trans Restroom Ban Isn't Discriminatory

The U.S. Department of Justice has told a D.C. federal judge that the Trump administration's decision to prohibit transgender federal employees from using restrooms that match their gender identities was lawfu... (more story)

Mich. Jury Awards $10M To Med Resident Fired During Leave

A Michigan state jury has awarded more than $10 million to a former medical student who said she was fired from a hospital's OB-GYN residency program after being forced to take a required licensing exam while ... (more story)

Chicago Female Cops Secure Trials In Sex Bias Suits

The city of Chicago can't evade trial on three female cops' claims that gender discrimination cost them promotions or got them downgraded to lesser positions, an Illinois federal judge ruled, crediting evidenc... (more story)

Disney Exec's $40M Bias Suit Says HR Tried To 'Dig Up Dirt'

A Walt Disney Co. gaming executive accused the company Friday in California state court of discriminating and retaliating against him after he complained about a human resources executive contacting his execut... (more story)

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Pepsi Bottler's Fee Dispute Belongs In Arbitration, Judge Says

A Pepsi distributor cannot be forced by a federal court to pay arbitration costs in a misclassification dispute with the company, a New York federal magistrate judge ruled Monday, finding that the fee dispute ... (more story)

Golden Nugget Casino Accused Of Wage Violations

Atlantic City's Golden Nugget casino required table game dealers to count up theirs tips while they were off the clock and continued to pay for their rest breaks under a tip credit, a dealer said in a suit in ... (more story)

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Colorado Pushes For Early Win In Fight Over Sick Leave Law

An airline trade group advanced only speculative arguments in its efforts to beat Colorado's bid for a pretrial win in the group's suit challenging Colorado's sick leave law, the state told a federal judge.

Target, Employees Get OK For $1.25M Deal On Shift Breaks

Target will pay $1.25 million to resolve a proposed class action alleging it failed to provide employees proper meal and rest breaks, according to a Washington federal magistrate judge's order granting prelimi... (more story)

Mass. Justices Won't Boost Pay For Court-Appointed Attys

Massachusetts' highest court on Monday declined a request to let state judges offer higher hourly rates to induce attorneys to accept court-appointed cases, a proposal meant to alleviate a shortage of appointe... (more story)

Ky. Farm Says DOL Must Bring H-2A Case In Federal Court

A small Kentucky tobacco farm has sued the U.S. Department of Labor, claiming its in-house adjudication system for violations of the H-2A temporary farmworker visa program is unconstitutional because the agenc... (more story)

Alaska Airlines Pilot's Military Leave Benefits Suit Trimmed

A Seattle federal judge has narrowed a pilot's class action accusing Alaska Airlines of denying employees sick leave and vacation accrual during military leave, while recognizing in the same Thursday order tha... (more story)