Expert Analysis

New Connecticut Law On Employers' AI Use Is Inventive

A recently passed Connecticut law regulating the use of artificial intelligence in employment decisions innovates ... (more story)

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)

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Labor Board Won't Rethink Cemex In Representation Case

The National Labor Relations Board has denied Nexstar's bid to review a decision overruling the television broadcasting company's objections to a union's representation election win, declining to weigh in on t... (more story)

3rd Circ. Says Concrete Co.'s Union Arb. Appeal Is Too Early

A Pennsylvania concrete construction company tried to move its firing dispute with a Teamsters local to appellate court too soon, a Third Circuit panel ruled, saying the appellate court can't resolve the legal... (more story)

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NLRB GC Says Worker Entitled To Union Rep Before Drug Test

National Labor Relations Board prosecutors have urged an agency judge to find that an industrial cleaning company violated federal labor law by firing a worker after he requested a union representative before ... (more story)

Amtrak's PTO Accrual Rule Violates CBAs, Unions Tell Court

Amtrak violated its collective bargaining agreements with two unions by allowing only workers who were actively employed on the 15th day of the month to accrue paid time off, the unions told a District of Colu... (more story)

Curaleaf Can't Block NJ Pot Law's Labor Deal Requirement

A New Jersey federal judge won't allow Curaleaf to block enforcement of a provision of the state's cannabis law requiring labor peace agreements between cannabis operators and their employers, saying the compa... (more story)

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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Shield AI Worker Alleges Data Fraud, 'Sexual Violence' By Exec

An employee hit Shield AI Inc. with a suit in Texas federal court Thursday, alleging the defense technology company engaged in data fraud, allowed a company executive to perpetuate "egregious acts of sexual vi... (more story)

11th Circ. Says Damages Caps Misconstrued In Bias Verdict

The Eleventh Circuit ruled on Thursday that a discrimination verdict against a Miami car dealership was slashed too far when a judge chose between federal and state damages caps, saying the caps should be added together.

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Arkansas Hospital Must Face EEOC's Male Bias Suit

An Arkansas hospital can't escape a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging that two doctors refused to let a male medical assistant help with childbirth, with a federal judge ruling Thur... (more story)

Ex-VP Accuses Wells Fargo Of Race, Disability Bias

A former executive hired to help oversee Wells Fargo's compliance with a federal consent order over an unauthorized account scandal has accused the bank of race and disability discrimination, saying he was ret... (more story)

Tesla Must Face Calif. Agency's Race Bias Fight In July Trial

A California state judge has mostly rejected Tesla Inc.'s bid for a summary judgment win in the California Civil Rights Department's lawsuit alleging the electric-auto maker has allowed racism to run rampant a... (more story)

Ex-Southwest HR Worker Alleges Race Bias, Retaliatory Firing

A former Southwest Airlines employee has sued the airline in Illinois state court, claiming that her supervisor harassed her because of her race and that she was ultimately fired for reporting that disparate t... (more story)

UConn Escapes Surgeon's ADA Damages Claim In Bias Suit

A Connecticut federal judge Thursday dismissed a surgeon's discrimination lawsuit against the University of Connecticut, saying a bid for money damages was barred by sovereign immunity and that a state employm... (more story)

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Hospital Network Left Bonuses Out Of OT Pay, Suit Says

A dietary worker at a Pennsylvania hospital network accused her employer of shortchanging overtime pay by leaving bonuses out of the calculation, according to a proposed collective action filed in federal court.

Home Care Co. Cites Justices' Immigration Ruling In Pay Row

A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision finding that a lower court abused its discretion by relying on arguments the parties never raised supports a home care company's bid to undo a Sixth Circuit ruling affirmin... (more story)

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Construction Groups, DOL Agree To End DBA Rule Fight

The U.S. Department of Labor will not oppose a bid by construction industry groups to permanently wipe out three provisions of a Biden-era Davis-Bacon Act rule that a Texas federal court has already blocked nationwide.

7th Circ. Backs Benefits Co.'s Win In Race Bias, Pay Suit

The Seventh Circuit affirmed a medical benefits management company's win in a Black former business analyst's suit alleging she was denied higher pay and promotions because of her race, saying she failed to sh... (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)

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 Of Notification

The Third Circuit appeared startled Wednesday 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 De... (more story)