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First Contracts Elusive For Unions At Big Names

A few years after they launched campaigns to fanfare, many of the front-line workers who organized their big-name employers as the COVID-19 pandemic receded are still fighting uphill battles for their first contracts.

Ill. Planned Parenthood Strikes Deal To End Feds' DEI Probe

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Thursday that Planned Parenthood of Illinois has agreed to pay $500,000 to end an agency investigation into claims that it discriminated against white employees through diversity, equity and inclusion trainings.

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2nd Circ. Affirms Manufacturing Worker's $770K FMLA Verdict

The Second Circuit refused Thursday to scrap a $770,000 jury verdict for a worker who claimed he was fired by an electronics component manufacturer for taking medical leave, ruling the company failed to raise its arguments in the trial court before bringing them up on appeal.

Expert Analysis

NYC Leave Law Expands Compliance Beyond Written Policies

Angelo Spinola, Jack Blum and Liam Whitaker

Following recent amendments to New York City's Earned Safe and Sick Time Act that expand its uses, give employees ... (more story)

3rd Circ. Must Reject EEOC's Flawed Equal Pay Theory

Allan King and Stephen Bronars

To avoid illogical outcomes, the Third Circuit, in Cartee-Haring and Marinello v. Central Bucks School District, s... (more story)

How Cos. Should Prepare For NY RAISE Act Compliance

Michael Paulino

With the New York Responsible AI Safety and Education Act taking effect March 19, state regulators will expect sub... (more story)

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Ill. Officials Seek Dismissal Of Union Neutrality Law Challenge

Illinois officials have urged a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging a new state law requiring charter schools to include a "union neutrality clause" in their charter agreements, arguing that the cha... (more story)

GM, UAW Accused Of Bias Over Disability Leave Limits

General Motors threatened to fire a longtime employee because of her disability-related absences, the worker told a Tennessee federal court in a lawsuit, which lobs discrimination claims at the company and her union.

NLRB's SEIU Recognition Ruling Reversed By 8th Circ.

The Eighth Circuit has partially reversed a National Labor Relations Board order finding that a Missouri hospital violated federal labor law when it stopped recognizing a Service Employees International Union ... (more story)

NLRB Official Drops Healthcare Co. Pager Policy Dispute

An NLRB official tossed an unfair labor practice charge claiming that a Delaware healthcare provider prevented physicians from attending bargaining sessions while on call, finding that the Service Employees In... (more story)

Worker Hits Meatpacking Co. With Wage Suit Amid Strike

A maintenance worker launched a proposed class action alleging wage violations in Colorado state court against a major meatpacking company as a strike against the employer continues.

CVS, Caremark Pocket Money Meant For Rebates, Suit Claims

CVS charges drug manufacturers "exorbitant" fees in exchange for pushing their products, then pockets the money instead of funneling it toward customer rebates as it promises, a federal lawsuit alleges, accusi... (more story)

Texas Agency Official Wants Out Of Kirk Free Speech Case

The Texas Education Agency commissioner is seeking to escape a lawsuit challenging a state education department policy directing school districts to report educators over "vile" and "inappropriate" social medi... (more story)

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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Hit With Gender Bias Action

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative LLC run by Meta Platforms Inc. CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan discriminated against women by routinely paying them less than men and promoting them with less fre... (more story)

No Proof Of Discrimination In Ann Arbor Vax Suit, Judge Says

A Michigan federal judge ruled on Wednesday that three former Ann Arbor employees suing the city because it did not grant them religious exemptions from its COVID-19 vaccine directive did not provide direct ev... (more story)

Former McDermott Paralegal Says Age Bias Got Her Fired

McDermott Will & Schulte LLP unlawfully terminated a paralegal months before her 65th birthday and replaced her with a younger worker based on the "obtuse" assumption that her performance didn't justify her sa... (more story)

EEOC Seeks Info From Repair Co. In Hiring Bias Probe

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has urged a Florida federal judge to force a home appliance repair company to turn over records as part of an agency investigation into whether its hiring pract... (more story)

Plaintiff's Attys Withdraw From Michigan Atty Retaliation Case

Counsel for an attorney pursuing sexual harassment discrimination and retaliation claims against her former firm and ex-mentor have filed to withdraw their representation, citing a "breakdown in the attorney-c... (more story)

11th Circ. Says Black Cop's Race Bias Suit Thin On Evidence

The Eleventh Circuit on Thursday backed the dismissal of a Black ex-cop's suit claiming Miami-Dade County disciplined and fired him for calling out systemic race discrimination in its police department, shutti... (more story)

Cole Scott Escapes Ex-Paralegal's Bias, Retaliation Suit

Florida law firm Cole Scott & Kissane PA defeated a suit claiming it fired a paralegal for complaining that colleagues harassed her because she was a Black woman in her 40s with fibromyalgia, with a Florida fe... (more story)

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Judge Certifies Military Reservist Class In Differential Pay Suit

A U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge certified a class of military reservists who sued the U.S. government to recover the difference between active duty pay and pay received for their federal civilian jobs, fi... (more story)

Judge Quashes Subpoena Of 5 Firms That Repped Twitter

A Delaware federal court ruled Thursday that six former Twitter employees cannot subpoena five law firms that represented the social media company in connection with its acquisition by Elon Musk, rejecting the... (more story)

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Trucking Co. Can't Get Drivers' Misclassification Suit Tossed

An Illinois federal judge on Thursday declined to dismiss a suit from drivers alleging Risinger Bros. Transfer Inc. misclassified them as independent contractors, saying the complaint sufficiently alleges they... (more story)

$30K Wage Settlement Too Vague To Approve, Judge Says

An Ohio federal judge rejected a proposed $30,000 settlement to a wage and hour suit against a group of home care staffing agencies Thursday, saying the settlement paperwork isn't clear enough to determine whe... (more story)

Adult Webcam Performers Certified As Conn. Wage Class

Performers accusing an adult livestreaming site of misclassifying them as independent contractors and underpaying them can proceed as a class, a federal judge has ruled, and attorneys with McOmber McOmber & Lu... (more story)

Del. High Court Revives Banker's Pay Claims Against Firm

The Delaware Supreme Court has revived key claims brought by a former investment firm banker, ruling that a lower court went too far in blocking his case based on earlier findings that he was not a partner at the firm.

NJ Justices Say Wage Laws Protect Unauthorized Workers

New Jersey wage and hour protections require employers to pay employees regardless of their immigration status, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday, finding that state law doesn't clash with federal immigra... (more story)