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Justices Must Protect Enforcement In DOL Fine Power Case

In deciding whether the U.S. Department of Labor’s in-house court has the power to decide monetary penalties arising from H-2A ...(read more)

Consistency Is Key In Pipeline Incident Investigations

A pipeline release that causes worker injury does not trigger one investigation, but five or more, running on different timetab...(read more)

NLRB Ruling Allows Leeway On Disciplining Misconduct

The National Labor Relations Board's recent decision in Lion Elastomers gives employers more room to discipline employees for t...(read more)

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St. Louis Hoops Star Wins 5th Year Of NCAA Eligibility

A Missouri judge has granted a fifth year of eligibility to basketball star Robbie Avila, a bespectacled forward for Saint Louis University who briefly suited up for the Los Angeles Lakers' Summer League squad, the latest ...(read more)

Carpenters Union Says Detroit Co. Owes Benefit Funds $288K

A Detroit woodworking and millworking company owes a group of union benefit funds about $287,500, the union and the funds' trustees allege in a lawsuit filed Thursday in Michigan federal court, asking the court to compel t...(read more)

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NLRB Chair: Work On Precedent Shifts 'Already Underway'

The National Labor Relations Board is at work reviewing cases that could alter precedent set during the Biden administration that shifted federal labor law in a more union-friendly direction, the board's chairman said Thur...(read more)

Calif. Forecast: Court Weighs $17.5M Bakery Wage Deal

In the week ahead, attorneys should watch for a hearing on a deal to resolve a wage and hour class action against Earthgrains Distribution LLC and its sole member, baked goods manufacturer Bimbo Bakeries USA Inc. Here's a ...(read more)

UFCW Wins Order Blocking DOJ's Wash. Ballot Demands

A Washington federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from demanding that state election officials set aside ballots from hundreds of suspected noncitizens, concluding that federal prosecutors likely over...(read more)

BREAKING: 10th Circ. Lifts Block On New NCAA Eligibility Rule

The Tenth Circuit on Friday reversed a lower court's preliminary decision that would have granted another year of eligibility to thousands of NCAA athletes, finding that the trial judge erred by defining the relevant marke...(read more)

Port Workers Urge Court to Keep Union Nepotism Claims Alive

Port of Savannah workers have asked a Georgia federal court to reject an International Longshoremen's Association local's bid for an early win in their class action alleging it divided a hiring list and funneled jobs to un...(read more)

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11th Circ. Backs Navy Win In Worker's Retaliation Case

The Eleventh Circuit declined to reinstate a lawsuit brought by a former Navy employee alleging she was terminated for reporting a breach of a settlement agreement, saying the Navy's key decision makers were unaware of her...(read more)

Dems' State-Level Wins May Tee Up New Paid Leave Mandates

Democrats made significant midterm gains in state governments where Republicans held control, a power shift that experts said may result in new state-level laws on paid leave, salary transparency and artificial intelligence.

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5th Circ. Says School District Must Face Race, Sex Bias Suit

The Fifth Circuit revived a Black school administrator's suit claiming her boss fired her out of bias after stating he hoped she wasn't the "average angry Black woman," ruling her school district needed to present stronger...(read more)

Trial Court Reversal Of Default Bias Win Upheld At 5th Circ.

The Fifth Circuit declined Thursday to undo the dismissal of a community college police officer's bias suit claiming she lost out on additional work for filing sex harassment complaints, backing a trial court's decision to...(read more)

Maynard Nexsen Adds 9 Constangy Attys Across 3 States

Maynard Nexsen PC said Thursday the firm has added nine labor and employment attorneys from Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete LLP, expanding its presence in New York, New Jersey and Missouri.

Racing Against Whistleblowers Could Cost Companies

The U.S. Department of Justice's new cash rewards program for tips on criminal fraud threatens to ramp up the pressure on companies to hurry internal investigations and quickly report suspected misconduct to the government...(read more)

Controversial DOJ Civil Rights Division Leader Steps Down

Harmeet K. Dhillon, a U.S. Department of Justice official who instituted dramatic changes as leader of the Civil Rights Division, has stepped down from her role.

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SoCal Glass Installer Shortchanged Apprentice, Suit Says

A Southern California glass installation company didn't pay an apprentice for his first two months of work, then paid him a "flat, declining weekly amount that was not tied to the number of hours he actually worked," he sa...(read more)

Remote Order Taker Says Pay Denied For Login Time

A remote worker who takes restaurant orders by phone accused her employer and its artificial intelligence parent company in Colorado federal court of denying pay to her and other workers for time they spent starting their ...(read more)

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Va. Hospital Workers In Time-Shaving Suit Can Move As Class

A Virginia federal judge on Thursday allowed hospital workers to pursue their state claims as a class in a suit accusing their employer of rounding away minutes worked before and after their shifts, rejecting the hospital ...(read more)

DOJ Can't Appear Over Meat Plant Wage-Fixing Deal Concerns

The U.S. Department of Justice will not be allowed to participate in an upcoming approval hearing for $200 million in wage-fixing settlements that beef and pork plant workers reached with major meat processors, a Colorado ...(read more)

Pot Grower Accused Of Retaliation, Worker Misclassification

Two cannabis workers claim they were fired after repeatedly warning their employer about mold, electrical and fire hazards at a Los Angeles cultivation site, according to a lawsuit filed in a California state court.  

NC Facility Can't Relitigate Pay Question At Damages Trial

A residential mental health facility can dispute how much it owes its workers, but it can't argue that it owes them nothing, a North Carolina federal judge said Thursday, setting the ground rules for a Dec. 7 trial after a...(read more)

Mission Foods Affiliate Seeks Arbitration Of Wage Suit

A Texas-based affiliate of Mission Foods urged a California federal judge to send a former employee's proposed wage class action to individual arbitration, arguing that he repeatedly signed arbitration agreements with the ...(read more)