Expert Analysis

What Greek Tragedy Teaches About Mediating AI Disputes

While ancient Greek writers could not have anticipated modern arbitration, their tragic plays illustrate new and f... (more story)

Tracking Trends In State-Level Regulatory Enforcement

State-level enforcement now increasingly involves antitrust, artificial intelligence and data privacy issues, and ... (more story)

Tips From Apex Ruling On Handling Workers' Public Criticism

A National Labor Relations Board judge’s recent finding that Apex Fintech Services illegally reined in an employee... (more story)

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Trump NLRB's Unique 1st Policy Reversal Leaves Questions

The procedural findings underlying the National Labor Relations Board's recent repudiation of a Biden-era decision that gave workers some cover for outbursts leave some uncertainty about the board's view of th... (more story)

Creamery Blocked From Cutting Off Workers' Healthcare

A billion-dollar dairy cooperative that is trying to shutter a century-old creamery in Vermont cannot revoke the staff's health insurance until it resolves a dispute with a Teamsters local over whether the shu... (more story)

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NLRB Urged To Rethink Union Certification Standard

An energy company urged the National Labor Relations Board to review a regional director's decision to certify an International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers local as the representative for a unit of its e... (more story)

2nd Circ. Backs Tossing Ex-United Worker's Grievance Claim

The Second Circuit on Monday rejected a former United Airlines employee's bid to force arbitration of a grievance over his firing after a Teamsters local declined to pursue it, ruling that the worker waived hi... (more story)

NLRB Member Requests More Clarity On Union Decert. Votes

The National Labor Relations Board should give its regional directors guidance on when they may schedule a union decertification election at an employer that stands accused of violating federal labor law, Repu... (more story)

NLRB Defends Gag Rule Ban From AT&T Retailer's Challenge

The Fifth Circuit should toss an AT&T retailer's challenge to the National Labor Relations Board's ban on broad nondisclosure agreements in severance pacts, the agency said Friday, fighting the company's argum... (more story)

Rail Industry Wants Full 11th Circ. To Review FRA Rule

Railroad industry groups are asking the Eleventh Circuit to hold an en banc rehearing after a split panel rejected their challenge to a 2024 Federal Railroad Administration rule requiring two-person train crew... (more story)

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Black Tesla Workers In Calif. Fired At Higher Rates, Judge Told

An economics professor testified in a California state bench trial Monday over the California Civil Rights Department's claims Tesla fostered racism at its Fremont factory that he found Tesla's Black workers i... (more story)

Calif. Expands Reproductive Care, Abortion Access

A series of new laws in California aim to expand access to medication abortion on community college campuses, bolster veterans' access to reproductive care including abortions, and make it easier for nursing p... (more story)

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Car Dealer Settles EEOC Suit Over Medical Restrictions Rule

A Florida auto dealership chain agreed to pay $112,500 to settle U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claims that it unlawfully required employees returning from medical leave to have no physical restr... (more story)

EEOC Telework Claim Survives In ADA Suit Against Utility

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission can ask a jury to decide whether a former utility services employee was illegally denied a telework accommodation following a stroke, a Georgia federal judge ru... (more story)

11th Circ. Backs Sheriff In Ex-Deputy's Sex Bias Suit

The Eleventh Circuit has affirmed a win for a Florida county sheriff in a lawsuit brought by a former deputy who claimed she was forced to resign because of her race, ruling she hadn't offered evidence from wh... (more story)

Newsom Signs Slate Of Bills Bolstering LGBTQ+ Protections

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a slate of bills defending against what he called the Trump administration's "all-out assault on the LGBTQ community," strengthening privacy protections, providing support t... (more story)

Split 7th Circ. Backs Ill. County's Win In COVID Vax Bias Suit

The Seventh Circuit in a split decision Monday affirmed a summary judgment win for Cook County, Illinois, in a former hospital pharmacist's suit alleging she was unlawfully fired after she refused a COVID-19 v... (more story)

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Golden Nugget Wants Dealer's Wage Suit Tossed Again

Atlantic City's Golden Nugget casino again moved to dismiss a table game dealer's wage lawsuit, adding new arguments against two tip credit notice claims while renewing its bid to send state law claims to New ... (more story)

Life Insurer Hit With Suit Over Unpaid Call Center Work

A life insurer shorted call center employees on wages by requiring as much as 50 minutes of unpaid pre- and post-shift computer work a day, according to a proposed class and collective action filed in New York federal court.

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NJ Biz Groups Seek Delay Of Contractor Classification Rules

Two New Jersey business groups asked Gov. Mikie Sherrill to hold off for nine months on new independent contractor rules set to take effect Oct. 1, saying the state needs more time to avoid disrupting legitima... (more story)

Calif. To Add 'Chosen' Family To Bereavement Leave Law

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday signed a bill to expand an existing law that provides workers with a week of bereavement leave if someone an employee identifies as a family member dies — even if the per... (more story)

Mich. Recovery Center Worker's OT Claim Headed To Trial

A Michigan federal court sent a revenue cycle manager's overtime lawsuit to trial Monday, finding factual disputes about whether her employer improperly docked her pay and whether she had enough independence o... (more story)

Cushman Workers Win Class Cert. On Second Meal Breaks

A California federal judge certified a class of Cushman & Wakefield workers who alleged that the real estate services company failed to provide required second meal breaks, finding that time records showed mis... (more story)

Faith-Based Rehab Program Can't Exit Wage Suit, Court Rules

A Texas federal court allowed a man who was ordered into a faith-based addiction recovery program to pursue wage claims against the program's operators, finding he plausibly alleged participants were treated a... (more story)