Expert Analysis

NIL Contracts Test Limits On College Football Transfers

College football's new legal era of direct payments to players and fewer transfer restrictions has put contractual... (more story)

The Leeway And Limits Of DOL's Joint Employer Proposal

A recent U.S. Department of Labor proposal would make joint employment harder to prove, giving employers more flex... (more story)

Mitigating Risks Under New Pay Disclosure Laws In Maine, Va.

To prepare for pay transparency laws that go into effect this summer in Maine and Virginia, employers should consi... (more story)

Labor More

Saint-Gobain Fights USW's Bid To Block Healthcare Shift

Materials manufacturer Saint-Gobain asked a Pennsylvania federal judge on Wednesday not to prevent it from making changes to retiree healthcare benefits for union workers represented by the United Steelworkers... (more story)

Immigration Promises Tainted Union Vote, Hot Dog Co. Says

Portillo's Hot Dogs LLC is fighting its factory workers' unionization at the Fifth Circuit, arguing that the workers only voted yes on Iron Workers representation because a nonprofit worker center promised tha... (more story)

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Amazon Union Says NLRB's Woes Permit NY Trigger Law

The Amazon Labor Union has urged a New York federal judge to reject Amazon's challenge to a law letting the state act for the National Labor Relations Board, saying the high court's bar on state laws that over... (more story)

Pot Co. Urges 9th Circ. To Weigh Labor Law Constitutionality

A cannabis retailer challenging the constitutionality of a California law that requires marijuana businesses to have labor peace agreements with unions is urging the Ninth Circuit to consider its claims agains... (more story)

Southwest Union Says Airline Shouldn't Access Member Texts

Southwest's union asked a Texas federal court to bar the airline from accessing every text message of two of its members at the center of a suit alleging Southwest retaliated against union activity, saying tha... (more story)

Port Worker Lost Job Over Supervisor Complaint, Court Told

A union-represented worker lost his job at the Port of Baltimore because he complained about his supervisor performing work designated for union members, the worker alleged in a lawsuit against his employer an... (more story)

Trump Admin Looks To Ax Expanded Suit Over Staffing Cuts

A union-led coalition should not be allowed to pursue an expanded challenge to the Trump administration's reshaping of the federal workforce, the administration argued, telling a California federal judge that ... (more story)

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NFL's High Court Loss Is Lesson For Fair Employee Contracts

The NFL's failed bid at the U.S. Supreme Court to resolve a former coach's racial discrimination claims via arbitration serves as a warning to businesses seeking to draft employment contracts with few options ... (more story)

West Point Prof. Wins Speech Injunction Over Approval Rule

A New York federal court has blocked West Point from requiring civilian faculty to get permission before using their school affiliation in external engagements involving their area of expertise, finding a civi... (more story)

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7th Circ. Backs Tortilla Co.'s Defeat Of Harassment Suit

A split Seventh Circuit panel on Wednesday backed a tortilla manufacturer's win over an employee's lawsuit claiming it was slow to act when a male colleague inappropriately touched her on the job, concluding s... (more story)

Screening Co. Calls EEOC Subpoena Bid 'Fishing Expedition'

A candidate screening company urged a Colorado federal judge to reject the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's bid to enforce subpoenas seeking information about preoffer assessments for sheriff's o... (more story)

Colo. Panel Questions Trial Court's Reading Of Wage Laws

The Colorado Court of Appeals appeared poised Wednesday to revive the retaliation claims of a former human services caseworker against the county department she had worked for, pushing back on a lower court's ... (more story)

Fla. Judge Strikes Ex-Chartwell Atty's Sanctions Motion

An attorney who claims Chartwell Law Offices LLP fired her over social media posts about Gaza won't win sanctions against the firm after a Florida federal judge on Wednesday struck her motion as unfounded and ... (more story)

MGM Knocks Out Most Of Waitress's Footwear ADA Suit

A Maryland MGM resort largely defeated a former cocktail waitress's lawsuit alleging it unlawfully revoked her request to wear sneakers instead of heels because of her Achilles tendinitis, though a federal jud... (more story)

Wage & Hour More

Boeing Says Workers Can't Earn Pay For Shuttle Wait Time

Boeing has asked a South Carolina federal court to toss a proposed class and collective action brought by workers who say the aerospace giant failed to pay them for time spent waiting for and riding shuttles b... (more story)

3rd Circ. Asks If Denny's Must Notify Servers About Notification

The Third Circuit on Wednesday appeared startled at the notion that the Fair Labor Standards Act requires employers to notify workers that they're required to notify them of various aspects of the wage law, as... (more story)

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DOL Won't Raise 2026 Penalties After Shutdown Data Gap

The U.S. Department of Labor said Wednesday it will not increase its civil monetary penalties for 2026 because the federal government shutdown last fall kept the Bureau of Labor Statistics from publishing the ... (more story)

Baseball Podcaster Sued By Ex-Producer Over Pay

Baseball podcaster Jared Carrabis and his production company were hit with a proposed class action in Massachusetts on Wednesday by a former producer who says Carrabis used the end of a sponsorship deal to sto... (more story)

American Airlines Can't Duck Flight Attendants' OT Suit

An Illinois federal judge Tuesday refused to dismiss a putative class action brought by flight attendants alleging American Airlines failed to properly compensate them for overtime work, saying the airline's a... (more story)

Healthcare Cos. Say 6th Circ. Ruling Bars Nurse's Wage Suit

Two healthcare companies urged a Tennessee federal court to reconsider its order allowing additional discovery in a nurse's proposed collective action, arguing that a recent Sixth Circuit ruling forecloses a t... (more story)

Seyfarth Adds Davis Wright Duo To Seattle Wage-Hour Team

Seyfarth Shaw LLP announced on Tuesday that it has brought on a pair of labor and employment attorneys from Davis Wright Tremaine LLP to its Seattle office, citing the growth of wage-and-hour litigation in Washington.