Expert Analysis

Legal Guardrails For AI Tools In The Hiring Process

Although artificial intelligence can help close the gaps that bad actors exploit in modern recruiting, its precisi... (more story)

A Look At State AGs' Focus On Earned Wage Products

Earned wage products have emerged as a rapidly growing segment of the consumer finance market, but recent state en... (more story)

Employer Considerations After 11th Circ. Gender Care Ruling

The Eleventh Circuit's en banc decision in Lange v. Houston County, Georgia, finding that a health plan did not vi... (more story)

Labor More

Union Doesn't Qualify For Casino Picket TRO, Court Says

A Teamsters local doesn't qualify for a temporary restraining order allowing it to resume picketing outside a Caesars-owned casino, an Indiana federal judge ruled, saying the union hasn't proved that its desir... (more story)

Providence Health Nears ERISA Deal Over 401(k) Admin Costs

Providence Health & Services has reached a tentative deal to resolve a proposed class action accusing the nonprofit healthcare system of misspending millions of dollars in forfeited employer retirement contrib... (more story)

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Republicans Propose Overhauling Federal Labor Law

A package of Republican labor bills proposes overhauling how workers interact with the National Labor Relations Board and how unions organize workplaces, drawing praise from pro-business groups and criticism f... (more story)

DOT Immigrant Trucker Rule Frozen Pending DC Circ. Review

The D.C. Circuit has stayed a new U.S. Department of Transportation rule that blocks certain immigrants from driving commercial trucks or buses while it considers whether the rule is arbitrary, as workers and ... (more story)

MVP: Cohen Milstein's Christine E. Webber

Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC partner Christine E. Webber helped secure more than $65 million in settlements with major institutions over allegations of gender discrimination, earning her a spot as one of... (more story)

Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 76 Firms

The attorneys chosen as Law360's 2025 MVPs have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing significant achievements in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals.

Justices Doubt GEO's Immunity Claim In Forced Labor Suit

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday appeared reluctant to adopt GEO Group's interpretation of an 85-year-old ruling as extending immunity to contractors facing lawsuits, as the private prison operator stands accu... (more story)

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Harvard Manager Told Ill Worker To 'Meditate,' Suit Says

A former audiovisual department employee at Harvard University says a supervisor responded to her request for accommodation during an illness by increasing her workload and advising her to "meditate," then fir... (more story)

Refugee Aid Org Seeks Enforcement Of First Amendment Deal

A Christian nonprofit urged a federal judge on Tuesday to force Michigan labor departments to follow through on a settlement to resolve the organization's claims that the state forced it to hire non-Christians... (more story)

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Chicken Chain's $300K Deal Ends EEOC Sex Harassment Suit

A chicken restaurant chain agreed to shell out $300,000 to end a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming that higher-ups sat idly by while a shift manager sexually harassed female employees,... (more story)

Military Workplace Rights Need Attention, Expert Says

Brad Kelley, a veteran and a shareholder with Littler Mendelson PC, said the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act is a critical statute for the rights of service members, but the lack of a... (more story)

LGBTQ+ Group Rips 'Startling' EEOC Claims In Trans Case

An LGBTQ+ advocacy group urged a Maryland federal judge to reject the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's "startling arguments" that the court can't interfere with its decision to stop investigating... (more story)

Weinstein Prosecutors Say Jury Squabbles Can't Undo Verdict

The Manhattan District Attorney's Office on Wednesday scoffed at Harvey Weinstein's attempt to wipe out his June sexual assault convictions, arguing that the court appropriately addressed "scattered instances ... (more story)

Amazon Automated Absence System Violates ADA, Suit Says

Amazon uses an automated system that penalizes warehouse workers for absences even when they're put on unpaid leave after submitting requests for workplace adjustments to deal with disabilities, according to a... (more story)

Wage & Hour More

IHOP Franchise Owner Accused Of Wage Theft In Colo. Suit

A former IHOP employee sued the owner of several IHOP franchises in Colorado state court on Monday, saying an a proposed class action it illegally required employees to distribute tips to assistant managers an... (more story)

Fighters Say UFC Withheld Arbitration Evidence In Wage Suit

Ultimate Fighting Championship fighters suing the mixed martial arts organization for wage suppression are accusing it in Nevada federal court of withholding a large amount of evidence key to the UFC's bid to ... (more story)

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Wage Rule Inapplicable To 'Plug And Play' Work, Panel Told

A New Jersey utility systems installer told a state appellate panel Wednesday that its subcontracted cell tower work — limited to plugging in pre-terminated fiber optic cables — was wrongly categorized under t... (more story)

Apple Faces Garnishment Bid In $1.6M Wage Suit Judgment

Workers seeking to pocket a $1.6 million judgment in their wage and hour case against an Apple-affiliated repair company asked a North Carolina federal court to garnish Apple's contract payments, saying that t... (more story)

Marketing Co. Can't Escape Ex-CEO's Pay Bias Lawsuit

Marketing firm Omnicom can't dodge a former executive's lawsuit alleging she was paid less than men and fired without the chance to transfer when her job was eliminated, a Texas federal judge ruled, saying her... (more story)

NCAA, Volunteer Coaches Cut $303M Wage-Fixing Deal

The NCAA has agreed to pay $303 million to resolve antitrust claims by a class of more than 7,700 current and former NCAA Division I volunteer coaches whose wages were illegally suppressed by the athletic orga... (more story)

Steakhouse Chain Kept Illegal Tip Pool, Texas Judge Says

A steakhouse chain knowingly violated federal law by requiring servers to share tips with ineligible off-hour employees, a Texas federal judge found.