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February 17, 2026
The Eleventh Circuit refused to reinstate a lawsuit from a fire chief who claimed he was unlawfully fired for declining to reprimand firefighters who refused to comply with a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, chiding his attorney for implying that anti-Christian bias infected the lower court's decision to toss the case.
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February 13, 2026
Jefferson Health System terminated its former vice president of facilities management over "his refusal to participate in" what he described as "an Enron-style financial engineering scheme" related to a proposed energy-as-a-service transaction that he believed posed serious regulatory risks, according to a suit filed in Pennsylvania.
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February 13, 2026
New statistics show about half of workers who've been in a workplace relationship kept it hidden from their employer, one of numerous challenges companies face in trying to mitigate legal risks that stem from office romances, experts say. As Valentine's Day passes, here are three tips to help ensure workplace relationships don't lead to litigation.
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February 13, 2026
The owner of four Washington kiosks known as bikini barista coffee stands can't dodge the state attorney general's action accusing him of underpaying and discriminating against female workers, a King County Superior Court judge ruled Friday, rejecting the defendant's argument that the women themselves would have to sue.
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February 13, 2026
This week, the Second Circuit will consider a former Con Edison worker's claim that a trial court improperly excluded evidence from trial that limited the amount of backpay that she was able to receive despite the jury finding the energy company retaliated against her.
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February 13, 2026
CSX Transportation Inc. is asking a Florida federal court to allow for an immediate appeal to the Eleventh Circuit of the denial of its bid to dismiss a former employee's medical leave claims, arguing that the ruling runs counter to what other appellate courts have said on this statute of limitations issue.
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February 13, 2026
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's restored quorum has allowed it to reboot its dormant amicus program, and the commission submitted all three of its new briefs in cases where women alleged they were treated worse than their male co-workers. Here's a look at where the agency is directing its amicus efforts so far after a yearlong hiatus.
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February 13, 2026
Pennsylvania-based healthcare system Geisinger Health and two related entities have agreed to pay $450,000 to resolve a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging the organization's leave policy bucked the Americans with Disabilities Act, according to settlement documents filed Friday.
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February 13, 2026
The Sixth Circuit declined to reinstate a bisexual construction worker's harassment suit alleging that his coworkers called him homophobic slurs on the job, ruling the company can't be held liable because it responded swiftly when he took his complaints to human resources.
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February 13, 2026
A former Sysco diesel technician and Christian preacher failed to support constructive discharge and overtime time claims in his suit alleging he was treated differently because of his religion and denied overtime, a North Carolina federal judge ruled, trimming those claims while also cutting certain claims for retaliation.
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February 13, 2026
A class of National Football League coaches will have their day in court after a New York federal judge on Friday denied the NFL its bid to force the coaches' discrimination claims into arbitration because it did not provide a fair and neutral arbitration forum.
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February 13, 2026
A former clerk in the Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, prosecutor's office failed to revive a suit claiming she was fired for reporting a coworker's use of a racial slur when a federal judge said Thursday she'd presented no evidence the slur was used more than once.
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February 13, 2026
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP snagged substantial management-side wins last year, including a decision from the Maryland Supreme Court ruling that the de minimis doctrine for federal wage and hours cases applies to state claims, earning the firm a spot among the 2025 Law360 Employment Groups of the Year.
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February 13, 2026
The philanthropic arm of retiree advocacy group AARP wants a California federal judge to reject software provider Workday's bid to toss a suit claiming its artificial intelligence tools discriminated against job applicants, arguing that disparate impact claims are fair game under federal age bias law.
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February 13, 2026
In the next two weeks, attorneys should keep an eye out for potential final approval of a $12 million deal to resolve a class action alleging Delta Air Lines failed to pay proper wages. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters coming up in California.
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February 13, 2026
The Trump administration hit Harvard University with a suit Friday claiming that the college has illegally withheld data necessary to determine whether it is following the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark ruling outlawing affirmative action in admissions.
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February 13, 2026
A Michigan hospital has agreed to pay $30,000 to resolve a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming it illegally failed to accommodate a nurse's metabolic condition by refusing to transfer her to a less demanding role.
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February 12, 2026
The Sixth Circuit upheld the dismissal Thursday of a former General Motors manager's suit claiming he was fired out of age discrimination, ruling the ex-employee failed to show prejudice drove the decision because his replacement wasn't significantly younger than he was.
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February 12, 2026
Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., secured a court order on Thursday blocking Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth from reducing his U.S. Navy rank after he told members of the military they don't have to follow unlawful orders.
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February 12, 2026
A senior manager for AT&T alleged in Colorado federal court that the telecommunications company subjected her to sexual harassment and racial discrimination, created an "abusive working environment" and retaliated against her for reporting the alleged conduct.
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February 12, 2026
An Illinois federal judge tossed a suit Thursday from a Black former worker for Canadian Pacific Railway who said he was illegally fired and had a disability accommodation request ignored, saying the railway's assertions that he slept on the job and allowed train malfunctions put his termination on solid ground.
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February 12, 2026
The Second Circuit on Thursday rejected the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's bid to close the door on a more than half-century-old race discrimination case against a union and its affiliated apprenticeship program, upholding a lower court's determination that a proposed settlement in the case falls short.
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February 12, 2026
The deRubertis Law Firm APC secured recent jury verdicts for workers in employment litigation, including nearly $35 million in a defamation suit and $27.5 million in a whistleblower case, earning the firm a spot among the 2025 Law360 Employment Groups of the Year.
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February 12, 2026
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's admission that its splashy probe into major law firms' diversity, equity and inclusion practices had no teeth signals a recalibration — but not a retreat — in its fight to root out what it deems as unlawful DEI, experts said.
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February 12, 2026
The government should avoid requiring in-person work across the board for federal workers who have disabilities, but it doesn't necessarily have to let employees work from home either, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said in guidance clarifying when telework is appropriate.