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March 13, 2026
Lee and Sons Farms told a North Carolina federal court it has agreed to pay $305,000 to settle claims from migrant H-2A workers who accused it of underpaying them and forcing them to buy inadequate meals.
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March 13, 2026
A Pennsylvania federal court relied on the wrong standards when it ruled that TEKsystems Inc. recruiters did not perform administrative work that was overtime-exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act, the staffing company said, adding that the court incorrectly shifted the burden of proof of overtime ineligibility to the company.
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March 13, 2026
CSX can't immediately ask the Eleventh Circuit to take up a former employee's lawsuit claiming he was unlawfully fired for taking medical leave, a Florida federal judge ruled, saying the district court's conclusion that the worker hadn't waited too long to file suit wasn't eligible for a mid-case appeal.
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March 13, 2026
A former Reed Smith LLP attorney who claimed she was unlawfully underpaid told a New Jersey state court on Friday that the firm's bid to limit the window of time for which she's seeking damages is an attempt to roll the case back in time.
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March 13, 2026
An International Brotherhood of Teamsters local has urged a California federal court not to reopen a lawsuit alleging that United Airlines and the union unlawfully reduced the wages of flight attendants, arguing that new evidence the airline employees are seeking to bring forward isn't admissible in the case.
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March 13, 2026
A trucking company has refused to provide an updated class list or confirm a proposed notice in a driver misclassification lawsuit, a former employee said in his bid to hold the company in contempt filed in Illinois federal court.
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March 13, 2026
The U.S. Department of Labor couldn't impose more than $160,000 in unpaid wages and civil penalties on a lawn care services company and a related entity for what the agency alleged were violations of the H-2B program, the companies told a Pennsylvania federal court.
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March 13, 2026
A shipping company agreed to pay $7 million and reclassify its delivery drivers as employees to resolve findings that it improperly treated more than 1,000 drivers as independent contractors, the New Jersey attorney general's office said.
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March 13, 2026
In the next week, attorneys should watch for a hearing on a motion to dismiss a whistleblower retaliation suit against Meta. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters on deck in California.
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March 13, 2026
This week, a New York federal judge will consider the New York City Department of Education's effort to dismiss a former teacher's suit claiming she faced a hostile work environment and discrimination from school leadership due to an anxiety disorder.
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March 12, 2026
The U.S. government has moved to dismiss a suit from former Morgan Stanley financial advisers challenging a U.S. Department of Labor advisory opinion that said the bank's deferred compensation plans likely aren't covered by federal benefits law, with the advisers responding by saying the agency's finding is hurting them because the bank is using it in arbitration proceedings.
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March 12, 2026
Amazon and a group of warehouse workers sparred in letters to the Second Circuit over the impact a recent Connecticut Supreme Court ruling has on whether employees must be paid for time spent exiting company warehouses.
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March 12, 2026
Two more casinos were hit with proposed class and collective actions in New Jersey federal court by a dealer who alleges the Atlantic City-based casinos paid less than minimum wage to tipped employees and illegally required them to pool tips.
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March 12, 2026
A South Carolina federal judge has declined to block a U.S. Department of Labor administrative enforcement action accusing a farming company of underpaying foreign agricultural workers, finding the employer failed to show it was likely to succeed on its constitutional claims or face irreparable harm.
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March 12, 2026
A food service company failed to pay employees for time spent shuttling to and from an American Airlines lounge at Los Angeles International Airport, resulting in unpaid minimum and overtime wages, according to a proposed class action filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court.
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March 12, 2026
A Massachusetts water tank inspection company should not have to face a one-year debarment for prevailing wage violations, the company told a state court, arguing that it already paid the citations and being prevented from entering into contracts would be "fatal" to its business.
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March 11, 2026
Bally's, Hard Rock, Borgata and Tropicana were hit with proposed class and collective actions Tuesday in New Jersey federal court by dealers who alleged the Atlantic City-based casinos paid less than minimum wage to tipped employees and illegally required them to pool tips, in violation of federal and state wage laws.
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March 11, 2026
GreenSky LLC told a Georgia federal court Wednesday it's reached a settlement in a wage suit from former customer service employees a month after the fintech company won a bid to force the suit into arbitration.
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March 11, 2026
A Pennsylvania county averaged emergency dispatchers' and assistant supervisors' hours over two-week pay periods to avoid paying overtime premiums, according to a proposed collective action filed in federal court.
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March 11, 2026
The 2025 amendments to New York state's pay frequency law don't save employers from liquidated damages when they pay employees less than what they are owed, a federal magistrate judge said Wednesday, recommending that a home care company's partial win bid be rejected.
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March 11, 2026
Houston-based Callender Bowlin has struck back against a fired paralegal in federal court with counterclaims that she lied about the firm on TikTok and with allegations of fraud and "strange" office behavior.
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March 11, 2026
An Apple-affiliated repair company cannot undo five classes in a wage and hour suit that snagged a nearly $840,000 win for employees, a North Carolina federal judge ruled Wednesday, rejecting arguments that a recent Fourth Circuit ruling undermined the court's earlier decision.
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March 11, 2026
Sales agents supported their claims that an insurance marketing and sales organization willfully violated the Fair Labor Standards Act, a New Jersey federal judge ruled, applying a longer statute of limitations to the workers' claims for unpaid wages.
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March 11, 2026
A former security guard for a Tennessee hospital did not plausibly allege that lunch periods were compensable work time under federal wage law, the Sixth Circuit ruled, affirming the dismissal of his proposed class action claiming that automatic deductions for meal breaks cost him overtime pay.
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March 11, 2026
A bakery that sells cannabis products owes pay to a former cashier who sued it for overtime and tip violations, an Illinois federal judge ruled, accepting a magistrate judge's recommendation for a default judgment.