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Philly Law Initiates New Era Of Worker Protections

A new worker protection law in Philadelphia includes, among other measures, a private right of action and recordke... (more story)

Justices' Ruling Lowers Bar For Reverse Discrimination Suits

The U.S. Supreme Court's unanimous opinion in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, lowering the evidentiary ... (more story)

Dissecting House And Senate's Differing No-Tax-On-Tips Bills

Employers should understand how the House and Senate versions of no-tax-on-tips bills differ — including in the sc... (more story)

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State Dept. Layoffs Still Violate Injunction, Judge Says

A California federal judge said Friday that planned staff reductions at the State Department would violate her injunction blocking President Donald Trump's executive order directing layoffs at federal agencies... (more story)

4th Circ. Affirms Toss Of Contractor's ULP Suit Against Union

The Fourth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a Maryland mechanical contractor's lawsuit against a Sheet Metal Air Rail & Transportation Workers local on Friday, ruling that the union's alleged smear campaign a... (more story)

Trump Can't Pause Reinstating FLRA Chair Pending Appeal

A Washington, D.C., federal judge on Friday rejected the Trump administration's request to pause an order requiring the Democratic chair of the Federal Labor Relations Authority's reinstatement, finding the go... (more story)

NY Forecast: 2nd Circ. Weighs FedEx Driver's Bias Suit

This week, the Second Circuit will consider a former FedEx employee's attempt to revive his lawsuit claiming he was fired in retaliation for complaining about rampant harassment that management at the company ... (more story)

Workers At Immigration Agency Contractor OK For Union Vote

The employees of a Lee's Summit, Missouri, office that helps U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services process benefit applications can vote on union representation, a National Labor Relations Board official s... (more story)

White House Stands By Biden-Era Construction Labor Rule

The Trump administration clarified that federal agencies should still use project labor agreements on large federal construction projects, weeks after a court vacated two agencies' directives that purported to... (more story)

Oregon Takes Cannabis Labor Peace Row To 9th Circ.

Oregon officials will appeal a federal judge's order barring enforcement of a voter-approved law that required licensed cannabis businesses to enter into labor peace pacts with their workers.

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Jefferson Health Hit With Disability Bias Suit By Ex-Director

A longtime Thomas Jefferson University Hospital employee filed a retaliation suit in New Jersey state court Wednesday alleging she was ousted from her job for taking sick time and blowing the whistle about wha... (more story)

Fired CSX Worker Says FMLA Claims Are Timely

A former CSX Transportation Inc. employee's suit claiming he was fired for taking leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act were on pause while a similar class action was being litigated, he told a Florida ... (more story)

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PwC Can't Get Sex Harassment Suit Kicked To Arbitration

A New York federal judge declined to toss a former PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP principal's lawsuit alleging male colleagues berated her and took credit for her work before forcing her out, ruling a law curbing ... (more story)

Former NJ Deputy AG Claims Office Fired Him For His ADHD

A former deputy attorney general who worked on environmental cases for New Jersey accused the state of retaliating against him when he sought accommodations for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and lat... (more story)

EEOC Says Henry Ford Ignored Subpoena Over Bias Charge

Michigan's Henry Ford health system has ignored a subpoena from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission seeking information into a worker's bias charge, according to a federal court filing from the ag... (more story)

Ex-Defender Urges 4th Circ. To 'Fortify' Workplace Protections

A former assistant public defender has doubled down on efforts to revive her sex bias suit against the federal judiciary, telling the Fourth Circuit that siding with the judiciary would further discourage its ... (more story)

Calif. Forecast: Court Weighs Blocking Trump Bargaining EO

In the coming week, attorneys should watch for a potential ruling in an attempt by six unions to temporarily block President Donald Trump's executive order that would prohibit collective bargaining agreements ... (more story)

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Chili's Worker Says Bankruptcy Does Not Doom Wage Suit

A former Chili's employee's wage and hour lawsuit against the chain's parent company should stay in play, the worker told a California federal court, saying his failure to list the case in his individual bankr... (more story)

NJ Law Firm Accused Of Retaliation Over Maternity Leave

New Jersey law firm Ragan & Ragan PC is facing a discrimination suit filed by its former collections manager in state court, alleging that the firm and its name partner engaged in a "calculated and malicious c... (more story)

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Groups Tell 8th Circ. Minn. Misclassification Law Harms Them

Trade groups urged the Eighth Circuit to overturn an order declining to block a Minnesota law from taking effect that slaps steep fines on companies that misclassify construction workers as independent contrac... (more story)

Ex-Labor Secretary Perez, Now At Mayer Brown, Looks Back

After joining Mayer Brown last month, former Labor Secretary Tom Perez talked with Law360 Pulse about his latest career move, his efforts to help expand and enforce hate crime laws, and his work for President ... (more story)

Ex-UPS Workers Urge 9th Circ. To Revive State Law Claims

An attorney for some former United Parcel Service workers urged a Ninth Circuit panel Thursday to undo a decision barring them from proceeding with some state employment claims because the workers memorialized... (more story)

Shoe Co. Fails To Pay Overtime, Store Managers Say

A shoe retailer requires store managers to put in work outside of the store handling staffing and operations matters on top of the 40 hours of work they put in each week at the store, a proposed collective act... (more story)

Grievance Backlog Not Only Exxon's Fault, NLRB Judge Says

A National Labor Relations Board judge cleared Exxon Mobil of claims that it mishandled a hefty backlog of grievances, but found the company ducked its obligation to bargain before ending manager fill-in pay f... (more story)