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Mental Health Leave Requests Are Rising, Survey Says

Top corporate legal officers and executives are seeing a significant influx of leave and accommodation requests tied to workers' mental health, and an uptick in requests for pregnancy-related job modifications, according to a survey released Wednesday by Littler Mendelson PC.

Unions Say High Court Backs Standing In AI Surveillance Suit

Three labor unions cited a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in their lawsuit alleging a government surveillance program scours online activity for viewpoints the Trump administration dislikes and leverages the threat of immigration enforcement to suppress speech, arguing that the high court's decision supports their standing in the case.

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3rd Circ. Backs Arbitration For Pilot's Military Bias Case

The Third Circuit on Tuesday held that a pilot who sued Piedmont Airlines Inc. for allegedly discriminating against him by refusing him a $70,000 bonus because he was away on military duty must arbitrate his claims because it involves an interpretation of his union's collective bargaining agreement.

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1st Circ. Ruling Offers Post-Muldrow Tips For Handling PIPs

Sasha Thaler

The First Circuit's recent ruling in Walsh v. HNTB, one of the first circuit-level applications of Muldrow's lower... (more story)

Rulings Offer Lessons On Credible Workplace Investigations

Allegra Lawrence-Hardy, Lisa Haldar and Maia Taylor

Three recent rulings illustrate that while internal investigations are a critical tool for managing workplace risk... (more story)

Flashpoints In Focus: Navigating EEOC's Religious Bias Push

Dawn Solowey and Michael Steinberg

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has placed a heightened focus on religious accommodation requests... (more story)

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Judge Tells FEMA Officials To Preserve Signal Chats

A California federal judge has ordered Federal Emergency Management Agency and U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials to preserve Signal messages tied to FEMA operations in a lawsuit challenging the Tr... (more story)

ADT Unlawfully Aided Union Ouster, NLRB Says

ADT violated federal labor law by soliciting the decertification of an International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers local and promising workers better benefits and working conditions if they got rid of the ... (more story)

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Alcoa, Retirees Reach Deal In 7th Circ. Life Insurance Fight

Alcoa USA Corp. and a class of retirees told the Seventh Circuit on Tuesday they had reached a tentative settlement in a long-running dispute over union retiree life insurance benefits, asking the court to can... (more story)

Worker Fights 2nd Circ.'s Toss Of Teamsters Fund ERISA Suit

The U.S. Supreme Court should revive claims that the New York State Teamsters Conference Pension and Retirement Fund was mismanaged, a Teamsters-represented worker argued, asking the justices to breathe new li... (more story)

ERISA Recap: 5 Litigation Developments From April

The U.S. Supreme Court turned down a bakery company's bid for review of a union multiemployer pension withdrawal bill, the Fourth Circuit held a bonus plan was exempt from federal benefits law, and the Sixth C... (more story)

NJ-NY Tunnel Commission Asks Court To Toss PLA Challenge

The Gateway Development Commission asked a New Jersey federal judge to toss a construction contractor's constitutional challenge to a project labor agreement that the commission used on a Hudson Tunnel Project... (more story)

Ogletree Adds Ex-Jackson Lewis Labor Pro In Boston

A former equity principal from Jackson Lewis PC with nearly three decades of experience representing and counseling employers on labor and employment issues has joined Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC ... (more story)

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7th Circ. Won't Revive Ex-DHS Officer's Disability Bias Suit

The Seventh Circuit has declined to reinstate a fired immigration officer's suit claiming the Department of Homeland Security failed to accommodate his medical issues, saying that his claims were 'meritless' a... (more story)

Democrats Urge EEOC Chair Not To Roll Back IVF Protections

Over a dozen Democratic senators urged the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to preserve safeguards for workers undergoing fertility treatments, asserting in a letter that Chair Andrea Lucas' plans ... (more story)

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4th Circ. Backs Raytheon In Ex-Workers' Vaccine Bias Case

The Fourth Circuit upheld RTX Corp.'s defeat of a lawsuit claiming it forced out employees who received religious exemptions to its COVID-19 vaccine policy, ruling Tuesday that the ex-workers behind the suit f... (more story)

Ex-Blank Rome Atty Must Nix Pseudonym In Assault Bias Suit

A former Blank Rome attorney cannot sue the firm anonymously claiming that it failed to act after she accused a male associate of sexually assaulting her, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled, after the firm arg... (more story)

4th Circ. Unsure Wells Fargo Denied Ex-Worker's WFH Request

A Fourth Circuit panel seemed uncertain Tuesday of whether it would uphold the entirety of a $22 million Americans with Disabilities Act verdict favoring a former Wells Fargo employee, with at least two judges... (more story)

EEOC Says All-Women Event Hurt Bottler's Male Workers

Men were harmed when they were excluded from an all-women leadership development forum hosted by a Coca-Cola bottler, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told a New Hampshire federal judge, urging... (more story)

Colo. Nonprofit Law Firm Hit With Race Bias, Retaliation Suit

A former paralegal supervisor for a Colorado nonprofit law firm that represents tenants facing eviction sued the organization in federal court, alleging she was selected for a layoff after repeatedly complaini... (more story)

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Papa John's Workers Defend No-Poach Deal From Objections

Papa John's employees are continuing to push a Kentucky federal court to approve a $5 million settlement for the pizza chain's past use of "no-poach" provisions in its franchise agreements, saying a handful of... (more story)

Hockey Players Urge 9th Circ. To Revive U.S. Antitrust Claims

A U.S. federal court erroneously ruled that federal antitrust law did not apply in a case involving Canada-based hockey leagues and teams, players hoping to revive their suit alleging mistreatment by the devel... (more story)

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2nd Circ. Bars Out-Of-State Drivers In Bimbo Bakeries OT Suit

Out-of-state delivery drivers can't pursue their wage claims against Bimbo Bakeries in a Vermont federal court, the Second Circuit ruled Monday, finding their claims aren't tied closely enough to the company's... (more story)

Energy Firm Accused Of Stiffing Consultants On OT

An energy consulting firm failed to pay overtime to hourly consultants who regularly worked more than 40 hours per week on infrastructure projects across the country, according to a collective action filed Tue... (more story)

Top PAGA Atty Talks Calif.'s Proposal To Curb Frequent Filers

California’s proposed rule for punishing “vexatious filers” of Private Attorneys General Act notices isn’t clear enough about the state workforce agency’s oversight plans, said Elizabeth Parker-Fawley of Lawye... (more story)

4th Circ. Judge 'Uneasy' With Anheuser-Busch OT Class

A Fourth Circuit panel seemed unlikely to leave untouched a certified class of Anheuser-Busch LLC workers alleging the brewing giant failed to pay for pre- and post-shift work, taking issue with disparities in... (more story)

GOP House Bill Would Cut Restricted Stock Units From OT

Restricted stock units would be excluded from the calculation of overtime pay under federal wage law under a bill introduced by a Republican U.S. House lawmaker.