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Cal. Official Defends PAGA Proposal At Lawyers Gathering

Proposed regulations impacting California's Private Attorneys General Act that have raised questions from both workers' and employers' attorneys are necessary to address a "depressing" trend of inadequate notices, a state workforce agency official said at a wage and hour conference Thursday.

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DC Circ.'s Take On Deference May Imperil NLRB Doctrines

A D.C. Circuit ruling this week rejected a National Labor Relations Board policy under a narrow reading of the deference courts now owe the agency's legal interpretations, potentially leaving the board's doctrines vulnerable to challenges in the court where they're most likely to land.

EEOC, UPenn Resolve Fight Over Jewish Workers' Info

The University of Pennsylvania and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission struck a deal to end their battle over a subpoena seeking contact information of Jewish UPenn employees after the agency agreed to back away from enforcing it, the parties told the Third Circuit on Thursday.

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Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: July Lessons

Mitchell Engel

In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy discusses four recent rulings involv... (more story)

Flashpoints In Focus: Employer Risk After Trans Sports Ruling

Dawn Solowey, Alison Silveira and Lilah Wylde

Following the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in West Virginia v. B.P.J. that allowed states to limit trans w... (more story)

EEOC Enforcement Plan Signals DEI, Religious Bias Scrutiny

Pierce Blue and Sharon Masling

In light of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently publishing its national enforcement plan cov... (more story)

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Med Spa Fired Worker Over Wage Talk, NLRB Judge Says

A Texas medical spa violated federal labor law by telling an employee she wasn't allowed to discuss her wages with a co-worker and firing her when she did, a National Labor Relations Board judge has ruled.

NY Forecast: NY Judge Hears Claims Of Faulty Tip Class List

This week, a New York federal magistrate judge will consider a class of restaurant workers' claims that a steakhouse has not provided accurate information necessary to administer an $800,000 settlement that th... (more story)

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Harvard Law School Illegally Froze Pay, ULP Claims

Harvard Law School violated federal labor law by failing to give clinical instructors annual raises and bonuses — which they had received previously — after they unionized with a United Auto Workers affiliate,... (more story)

Over 100 Legal Aid Staffers Strike In Harlem And The Bronx

Over 100 legal aid attorneys, social workers and advocates in Harlem and the Bronx went on strike Friday, with the possibility of more to come in the New York City area.

Calif. Forecast: $24.8M Grubhub Wage Deal Up For Final OK

In the week ahead, attorneys should watch for a final settlement approval hearing in a worker misclassification suit against Grubhub that went to the Ninth Circuit. Here's a look at that case and other labor a... (more story)

Patent Atty Sues USPTO Over 'Flawed' Disciplinary Procedure

An Ohio patent lawyer Thursday accused the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office of using an unlawful "pay for play" system for its disciplinary proceedings against attorneys, claiming the disciplinary proceedings ... (more story)

NLRB Won't End Ambulance Co. Information Dispute

The National Labor Relations Board on Thursday declined to end a dispute over an ambulance company's alleged refusal to provide information to a union, over the objections of the board's Democratic member who ... (more story)

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Texas Barber School Settles EEOC Pregnancy Bias Suit

A Texas barber and hairstylist school has struck a deal to end a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming it rescinded a job offer to a pregnant applicant because the school already had anoth... (more story)

Smithfield Should Face Trial In EEOC Bias Suit, Judge Says

Meat processor Smithfield Foods shouldn't escape a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit claiming it terminated a Georgia-based senior sales employee because she was almost 60, with a federal ma... (more story)

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2nd Circ. Revives Fired Benefit Fund Worker's ADA Suit

The Second Circuit said Thursday that an ex-employee should get a second shot at his claim that a union benefit fund failed to accommodate his pulmonary embolism complications, stating the lower court needed t... (more story)

Colo. Panel Clarifies Worker Retaliation Claim Requirements

The Colorado Court of Appeals held for the first time Thursday that two Colorado statutes meant to close gender pay gaps do not require workers to allege gender discrimination, partially reviving a former huma... (more story)

6th Circ. Won't Revive Forklift Operator's Bias Suit

A Black forklift operator who claimed his employer denied him overtime work opportunities because of his race and in retaliation for filing discrimination complaints lost his appeal Thursday at the Sixth Circu... (more story)

Insurer Can't Avoid Ex-Worker's Race Bias, Retaliation Suit

A Blue Cross Blue Shield affiliate must face a Black worker's lawsuit alleging the company abruptly fired her for ignoring an executive's instructions, a New York federal judge ruled, concluding that a jury co... (more story)

Debevoise Wins Bid To Arbitrate Ex-Associate's Bias Suit

A New York federal judge ruled Thursday that a former Debevoise & Plimpton associate must arbitrate his disability discrimination and retaliation claims against the firm, finding that a broad arbitration provi... (more story)

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Citi Wins Bid To Arbitrate Workers' Wage Claims

Two former Citibank employees must take to arbitration their proposed class and collective claims alleging the bank underpaid workers by requiring inaccurate time reporting, a New York federal judge ruled, fin... (more story)

Va. Hospital System Accused Of Shaving Workers' Time

A Virginia hospital system systematically shaved minutes off workers' pay by rounding away time worked before and after their scheduled shifts, according to a proposed class and collective action filed in Virg... (more story)

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Cargill Unit Gets Initial OK For $5M Off-The-Clock Wage Deal

A Cargill food company subsidiary is expected to pay nearly $5 million under a settlement that has received preliminary approval to resolve production workers' claims that they were stiffed on overtime for pre... (more story)

Colo. Doctor Says Billing Co. Skimmed Pay, Mishandled Data

A Colorado doctor has sued a medical billing company in state court, saying it mishandled patients' protected health information, skimmed her earnings and tried to pressure her into signing a new agreement all... (more story)

Nordstrom Worker Claims Missed Breaks Cost Wash. Staff Pay

A Nordstrom Inc. worker has hit the Seattle-based retailer with a proposed wage-and-hour class action in Washington state court, accusing the company of failing to provide employees with legally mandated meal ... (more story)

Domino's Noncompete Rules Illegal In Wash., Ex-Worker Says

Domino's Pizza LLC illegally blocked its Washington workers from moonlighting at certain businesses, a former employee claimed in a proposed class action filed Tuesday, alleging that a company conflict-of-inte... (more story)

Judge Orders 2 Joint Trials In NC Auto Parts Co. Wage Fight

Two pairs of auto parts workers will try claims over unpaid off-the-clock work together, a North Carolina federal judge ruled Thursday, rejecting the manufacturer's bid to force 11 workers to pursue separate trials.