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February 25, 2026
A sports talent agency told a Nevada federal judge that it can't be held in contempt for violating a discovery order when it has worked to address real challenges with providing information to fighters who accuse Ultimate Fighting Championship of suppressing wages.
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February 25, 2026
A proposed class of budtenders is suing an Illinois dispensary and its management company, saying they violate state and federal labor law by pooling tips and distributing them to managers as well as the budtenders.
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February 25, 2026
A U.S. Department of Labor suit accusing a pork farm of firing two immigrant workers for complaining to the agency about unpaid wages was reasonably grounded, the DOL said, telling a Tennessee federal court that the department shouldn't face sanctions.
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February 25, 2026
Boeing will pay $40,000 to end a proposed class and collective action alleging it stiffed system and data analysts on overtime pay even though they performed overtime-eligible work, according to Virginia federal court papers filed Wednesday.
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February 25, 2026
Hilton reached a settlement in a proposed class action in Nevada federal court claiming its compensation plan for salespeople didn't pay for rest breaks and overtime.
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February 25, 2026
A New York City-based production company will pay nearly $529,000 to hundreds of freelance workers after failing to pay some in full and others on time under a local law, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection announced.
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February 25, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that GEO Group Inc. cannot immediately appeal a district court decision that found it does not derive sovereign immunity from the federal government in a forced labor class action brought by immigrant detainees.
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February 24, 2026
Three Mexican farmworkers have alleged their employer subjected them to forced labor, wage violations and deportation threats during the 2023-2024 harvest season, while also depriving them of adequate transportation, housing and water.
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February 24, 2026
Baby products brand Munchkin Inc. lost its bid to arbitrate its former general counsel's suit alleging he was fired for complaining about the company's "war on families," after a California judge ruled a sexual harassment claim added in an amended version of his suit exempted him from mandatory arbitration.
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February 24, 2026
EmblemHealth fired a supervisor who testified in a case that led to a $3.8 million settlement resolving claims it misclassified grievance and appeals specialists as overtime-exempt, the former employee alleged in New York federal court, saying she was axed for complaining about EmblemHealth's continued overtime violations following the deal.
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February 24, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision not to resolve a multi-circuit conflict regarding the standard for issuing collective action notice could lead to forum shopping, some attorneys said, while others said the justices' refusal to tackle whether out-of-state workers can join collectives will rein in such efforts.
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February 24, 2026
The Campbell's Co. and its subsidiaries Snyder's-Lance Inc. and Pepperidge Farm Inc. misclassified their food distribution workers as independent contractors, leading to wage and hour violations including unpaid minimum wage and overtime, San Diego's city attorney told a California state court.
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February 24, 2026
A New York federal judge declined to toss a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming a school district paid a female superintendent less than her male predecessors, after highlighting evidence that the female leader's benefits package and salary trailed her male counterparts.
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February 24, 2026
A payroll and human resources company will pay $285,000 to resolve a collective action alleging it stiffed recruiters on overtime wages, according to a filing in California federal court.
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February 24, 2026
Saratoga County, New York, plans to appeal a federal judge's order granting summary judgment on liability in an unpaid wage lawsuit filed by more than 100 current and former employees of the county sheriff's office, according to a federal court filing.
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February 24, 2026
The current family leave options available to American workers might no longer be enough, and a tangible push to improve paid parental leave and to introduce federal leave benefits to level the field of paid leave is necessary, the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections said during a hearing Tuesday.
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February 24, 2026
The Fourth Circuit has affirmed a judgment in favor of a North Carolina IHOP franchisee in a former server's suit alleging sexual harassment, retaliation and minimum wage infractions, holding that her federal wage claim was time-barred and that she failed to show her firing for attendance violations was a pretext for discrimination.
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February 24, 2026
A Teamsters local violated federal and state law by failing to pay a former employee overtime or provide her with severance pay after the union closed down the office where she worked, according to a complaint filed in Oklahoma federal court.
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February 24, 2026
The City of New York urged a federal judge to reject Instacart's bid to pause litigation over city laws extending pay and workplace protections for delivery workers, arguing the company's Second Circuit appeal will not resolve the case's core issues and that further delay would harm both the city and affected workers.
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February 23, 2026
A farmworkers union has pressed a Washington federal court to reject the U.S. Department of Labor's approval of a wage survey meant to help determine foreign seasonal worker compensation, arguing it entails a "windfall" for growers at domestic farmworkers' expense.
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February 23, 2026
A San Diego County ordinance requiring private employers to pay prevailing wages to traffic control workers is not preempted by federal labor law, a California federal judge ruled Monday, rejecting a contractor's bid to invalidate the measure.
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February 23, 2026
A warehouse worker must rework his bid to certify a class against Amazon over holiday pay calculations after the Colorado Supreme Court clarified the governing overtime law, a Colorado federal judge ruled.
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February 23, 2026
Missouri-headquartered Spencer Fane LLP has hired the former leader of Quarles & Brady LLP's Washington, D.C., labor and employment group as a partner who will work on defamation cases, class action matters and more, according to an announcement on Monday.
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February 23, 2026
An auto parts distributor and affiliated entities set up a subcontracting arrangement to deny hundreds of employees overtime and minimum wages, according to a proposed class and collective action filed in New York federal court.
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February 23, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court turned down two petitions Monday stemming from the same Ninth Circuit decision in a wage and hour case against restaurant chain Cracker Barrel, one dealing with how many steps should be used for approving notice in a putative collective action and the other involving whether out-of-state workers can participate.