Expert Analysis

Risk Considerations As EEOC Moves To Ax Data Reports

While the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's recent proposal to rescind requirements for workforce dem... (more story)

9th Circ. Ruling Raises Bar For Arbitration Pacts Via Email

The Ninth Circuit's recent holding in Rickes v. Thermo Fisher that the mere delivery of an email doesn't establish... (more story)

9th Circ. Ruling Marks New Chapter In Risk Factor Tug-Of-War

The Ninth Circuit's recent dismissal of a securities fraud class action against SunPower is the latest in a growin... (more story)

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Morgan Lewis Adds Amazon Senior Counsel In Chicago

Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP has grown its labor and employment offerings with the addition of a senior corporate counsel at Amazon, the firm said Monday.

Split 7th Circ. Rejects NLRB's Bid To Reinstate Union

A split Seventh Circuit panel on Friday upheld a decision denying the National Labor Relations Board's bid to reinstate a truck-seller's union, with the majority finding that the union hasn't shown irreparable... (more story)

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Hospital Says Loper Bright Backs Axing NLRB Successor Bar

The D.C. Circuit applied the U.S. Supreme Court's Loper Bright precedent correctly when it advanced an independent interpretation of labor law to conclude that employers don't need to continue recognizing unio... (more story)

Excavation Co. Off The Hook For Fund Payment, Judge Says

A Chicago-area excavation company has dodged an obligation to pay about $182,000 to an International Union of Operating Engineers local's scholarship fund, with an Illinois federal judge ruling Friday that a 2... (more story)

Patent Atty Can't Stop His USPTO Discipline Case

An Ohio federal court rejected a patent attorney's suit looking to stop U.S. Patent and Trademark Office disciplinary proceedings against him, saying Friday that he misread a "plain, unambiguous and easily und... (more story)

RI Judge Pulls Plug On EPA's $7B Solar Program Termination

A Rhode Island federal judge on Friday vacated the Trump administration's decision to cancel a $7 billion solar program for low-income households, ruling that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency lacked au... (more story)

Mass. Court Upholds Troopers' Firings Under Vax Order

Massachusetts' intermediate appellate court on Friday affirmed the firings of 13 state police troopers who failed to get COVID-19 vaccinations in 2021, finding that disciplinary decisions were not subject to a... (more story)

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2nd Circ. Seems Hesitant To Kick PwC Bias Suit To Arbitration

The Second Circuit appeared skeptical Monday of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP's push to compel arbitration of a former worker's suit alleging discriminatory harassment, with one judge saying the company is advoca... (more story)

Chartwell Settles Gaza Posts Firing Suit With Ex-Atty

Chartwell Law Offices LLP has agreed to settle claims brought by a former attorney who alleged she was fired over social media posts about Gaza, according to a filing in Florida federal court.

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Blue Bell Fired Jewish Worker Over Beard, EEOC Says

Ice cream manufacturer Blue Bell unlawfully fired a Jewish vehicle technician who refused to shave his beard because of his religious beliefs, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told an Alabama federal court.

Emory University Beats Fired White Worker's Race Bias Suit

Emory University was freed from a white former worker's claim that a Black vice provost fired him due to race, age and gender bias, with a federal judge finding that no reasonable jury could conclude from the ... (more story)

2nd Circ. Gives Ex-LVMH Atty A New Shot At Retaliation Case

The Second Circuit on Monday reinstated retaliation claims brought by a former LVMH attorney who alleged that the French luxury brand fired her for reporting sexual misconduct, concluding that her refusal to e... (more story)

Maurene Comey Says DOJ's Firing Justification Is Off Base

Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Maurene Comey on Friday urged a Manhattan federal judge to find the Trump administration unlawfully fired her due to its dislike of her father, former FBI director James Comey, s... (more story)

5th Circ. Reopens Cop's Retaliation Suit Over Sex Bias Probe

The Fifth Circuit on Friday revived a former West Texas A&M University police officer's lawsuit alleging he was suspended and investigated for misconduct because he corroborated a colleague's sexual harassment... (more story)

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Designer Says Co. Used Freelancer Label To Dodge OT

A designer hit a maker of Disney- and Marvel-branded backpacks and accessories with a proposed class and collective action in New York federal court, saying it misclassified workers as independent contractors ... (more story)

Nurse Says UPMC Denies Pay For Time Donning Scrubs

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center hospital network shortchanges nurses by failing to compensate them for the time they spend putting on scrubs and personal protective equipment, a proposed collective... (more story)

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Dems Seek Probe Of Suspect Comments On DOL Proposal

A trio of Democratic lawmakers urged the federal government to open a probe into reports that a U.S. Department of Labor proposal to expand retirement plans' access to alternative investments was flooded with ... (more story)

Pa. Airport Beats K-9 Officer's OT Suit Over Dog Care

A Pennsylvania airport authority snagged an early win Monday in a former K-9 police officer's lawsuit seeking overtime for caring for his bomb-detection dog, with a federal judge finding the care was not compe... (more story)

Swift Seeks To Narrow Truckers' OT Class Over Rest Time

A trucking company has asked a Washington federal court to clarify that truck drivers certified to pursue overtime claims cannot also pursue a separate theory that rest and sleeper berth time is compensable, a... (more story)

Reed Smith Defends Docs Production In Ex-Atty's Bias Suit

Reed Smith LLP urged a New Jersey court on Thursday to reject an "impulsive" motion from a former attorney suing it for gender discrimination seeking to strike its answer and affirmative defenses.

Ex-TGI Friday's Bartender Says Tip Pool Cut Wages

A former bartender at a TGI Friday's in Atlanta's airport hit the restaurant's operators with a proposed collective action that accuses them of illegally requiring bartenders to share tips with kitchen and cle... (more story)