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How NY Stay-Or-Pay Law Shifts Leverage Dynamics

The recent passage of New York's Trapped at Work Act reflects increasing scrutiny of stay-or-pay arrangements, but... (more story)

H-1B Registration Tips For New Wage-Weighted Selection

Practitioners participating in this year’s H-1B visa registration, currently underway, must understand that under ... (more story)

Proposed DOL Rule Could Simplify Contractor Classification

If the U.S. Department of Labor's recently proposed rule governing employee versus independent contractor classifi... (more story)

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UPS, Subsidiary Fight Teamsters' Work Diversion Suit

UPS and a subsidiary have urged an Illinois federal court to toss allegations that the company violated its collective bargaining agreement with a Teamsters unit by redirecting bargaining unit work to the subs... (more story)

CVS Can't 'Relitigate' Price-Gouging Class Cert.

A Rhode Island federal judge refused to narrow the certified classes of health plans alleging CVS schemed with pharmacy benefit managers to overcharge insured health plans for generic drugs, finding that PBM E... (more story)

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California Defends Cannabis Labor Law Before 9th Circ.

California officials asserted the legitimacy of a state law requiring cannabis companies to enter into labor peace agreements and told the Ninth Circuit that a lower court was correct to toss a retailer's case... (more story)

NFLPA Leaders Align To Sink Ex-Lawyer's Retaliation Suit

NFL Players Association officials are firing back against a former attorney's retaliation suit, hoping to dismiss her claims that union leaders intimidated her against testifying in a federal probe into its finances.

REI Fights NLRB's Bid To Rehire Organizing Worker

A former REI employee was fired for fudging timekeeping records, not for her involvement in organizing a union drive at an Oregon store, the outdoor gear chain told a federal court, urging it to reject the Nat... (more story)

AFSCME Sues Trump Admin Over $600M Health Funding Cuts

The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees is seeking to block a federal government directive to cancel more than $600 million in public health grants administered by the Centers for Dise... (more story)

Biz Groups Fight Union's Challenge To Joint Employer Rule

A coalition of business groups asked the D.C. Circuit to turn away a union's challenge to a 2020 regulation making it easier for corporations to avoid bargaining when their franchisees or contractors unionize,... (more story)

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After Mistrial, EEOC Settles Worker's Promotion Bias Suit

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission struck a deal to end a longtime agency employee's lawsuit claiming she was unlawfully passed over for a promotion, a month after jurors deadlocked over whether ... (more story)

Boston Exam Schools Case May Hinge On 1st Circ. Ruling

A Massachusetts federal judge weighed arguments Tuesday on whether to dismiss a challenge to the admissions system for Boston's three selective "exam schools" in light of a First Circuit ruling backing a previ... (more story)

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Miss. Steakhouse Ousted Worker Over Seizure, EEOC Says

A Mississippi steakhouse unlawfully fired a worker soon after learning she had a health condition that caused seizures, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told a federal court.

Judge Nixed Over MAGA Op-Ed Seeks Reinstatement

A retired Illinois state trial court judge pursuing First Amendment claims against the state Supreme Court after his right-wing opinion column resulted in his removal from a temporary judgeship has moved for i... (more story)

Ex-Program Head Says Rutgers Fired Him For Whistleblowing

A former assistant dean and director of the Minority Student Program at Rutgers Law School is alleging in New Jersey federal court that he was fired after he complained about unlawful discrimination and financ... (more story)

Nonprofit Accused Of Firing Director For Medical Leave

The American Forest Foundation fired a former director for taking a leave of absence to address physical and mental health concerns brought on by a disability, the ex-director told a Colorado federal court.

Google Shuts Down Claims It Fired Worker Over Cancer

A Connecticut federal judge tossed a suit Monday from a former sales representative who said Google fired him after learning he had cancer to avoid paying out a $4 million life insurance policy, saying the ex-... (more story)

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4 Notable Wage & Hour Developments So Far

The beginning of 2026 brought noteworthy moves in the wage and hour sphere, including the U.S. Department of Labor’s new independent contractor rule and federal contractors' minimum wage and two U.S. Supreme C... (more story)

Water Damage Co. Faces Class Action Over Wages

A pair of former employees of a water damage repair company claim in a proposed class action filed in Colorado state court that the company is violating Colorado employment laws by not allowing employees to ta... (more story)

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Spot Holders At Con Edison Sites Were Employees, Snag $6M

Two companies that provided spot holders at Con Edison sites had control over the workers' conditions typical of that of employers, a New York federal judge said, agreeing with the U.S. Department of Labor tha... (more story)

NC Eatery Took Unlawful Tip Credit, Ex-Worker Says

The operator of a North Carolina restaurant franchise that serves wings wrongfully retained employee tips, resulting in minimum wage violations, according to a new proposed class and collective action in federal court.

Bus Contractor Can't Trim Lookback Period In Wage Suit

A bus attendant plausibly alleged that a school transportation company willfully violated federal wage law, an Ohio federal judge ruled, allowing her claims to reach back three years rather than two.

Wash. State Bill Would Expand AG Power To Demand Docs

A bill making its way through the Washington Legislature would enhance the power of the state attorney general to demand document production and testimony in civil matters, including suspected violations of th... (more story)

'Just Ye. No Mister': Rapper Testifies In Ex-Worker's Suit

Insisting that attorneys call him "just Ye. No 'mister,''' the rapper formerly known as Kanye West took the stand in a Los Angeles courtroom Friday to defend himself from allegations he shorted a former worker... (more story)