A three-judge panel considered whether to revive a former Lockheed Martin employee’s case alleging the company fired her because she filed a charge with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (iStock.com/Sundry Photography)

8th Circ. Seems Unwilling To Revive Ex-Lockheed Atty's Suit

The Eighth Circuit appeared likely Tuesday to uphold the dismissal of a Black former Lockheed Martin in-house attorney's race discrimination and retaliation lawsuit, questioning whether a lesser sanction would've adequately punished misstatements to the trial court about her current high-paying job.

MARCH 21st 2024: The U.S. Department of Justice files an antitrust lawsuit against Apple Inc. accusing the iPhone maker of an illegal monopoly in a landmark case. - File Photo by: zz/STRF/STAR MAX/IPx 2020 8/14/20 Businesses and retail stores in Manhattan on August 14, 2020 as certain restrictions are eased as part of the Phase 4 Reopening in New York City during the worldwide coronavirus pandemic. While many of the larger corporations have managed to navigate the financial storm caused by the pandemic, other retailers have struggled to stay in business. Here, an Apple Store. (NYC)

Apple Unlawfully Questioned Worker Over Union, NLRB Says

The National Labor Relations Board on Monday upheld a judge's ruling that Apple violated federal labor law when a manager asked a worker about his views on a union drive and his discussions with co-workers.

The city of Chicago and a group of nine Black Department of Water Management workers have reached a $5.8 million settlement to resolve a long-standing race bias suit. The deal must still be approved by the City Council. (Jose M. Osorio/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

Chicago To Pay $6M To End Water Workers' Race Bias Suits

The city of Chicago will pay nearly $6 million to end several lawsuits accusing its water management department of allowing racism to go unchecked and subjecting Black employees to harsher discipline than white workers, counsel for the workers said Monday.

Expert Analysis

Justices' Title VII Ruling Requires Greater Employer Vigilance

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent Muldrow v. St. Louis ruling expands the types of employment decisions that can be ... (more story)

Game-Changing Decisions Call For New Rules At The NCAA

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From a newly formed college players union to coaches transferring at the drop of a hat, the National College Athle... (more story)

What Makes Unionization In Financial Services Unique

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Only around 1% of financial services employees are part of a union, but that number is on the rise, presenting bot... (more story)

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Union Calls On High Court To Nix Hotel's NLRB Rehire Appeal

The U.S. Supreme Court shouldn't overturn the Ninth Circuit's affirmation of a National Labor Relations Board decision ordering a hotel to rehire 100 union-represented workers, a UNITE HERE affiliate argued, b... (more story)

Teamsters Say Workers' Honoring Of Picket Line Wasn't Strike

Dump truck drivers for a Seattle-area construction company did not violate the no-strike provisions of a set of labor contracts by supporting a strike on a different company, the drivers' union told a Washingt... (more story)

The National Labor Relations Board says Commonwealth Electric Co. of the Midwest violated the National Labor Relations Act by withholding wage information from a union. (Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Electric Co. Dodged Union On Info Request, NLRB Says

A Nebraska electrical contractor improperly withheld wage information from an International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers local, the National Labor Relations Board ruled, with one member writing that he wo... (more story)

Women's Advocate Discusses Unions' Impact On Pay Gaps

Unions help women earn higher wages and narrow gender pay gaps, according to an analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data by the National Women’s Law Center. Here, Law360 speaks with the law center’s se... (more story)

Amazon Union, Reformers Pursue Bids For Worker Info List

The Amazon Labor Union and members of a reform caucus fought against Amazon's challenge in New York federal court to requests for workers' contact information ahead of an officers vote, with the union saying t... (more story)

DOL Wants New Union Officer Vote For Midwestern Bakers

An Illinois federal judge should compel a Midwestern bakery workers union to rerun a 2023 officer election because it didn't properly update its members' addresses before sending out ballots, the U.S. Departme... (more story)

NLRB Official Tosses Starbucks Union Ouster Bid In Mich.

A Starbucks worker in Michigan can't proceed with a bid to oust the Workers United union, a National Labor Relations Board regional director determined, finding that pending refusal-to-bargain claims block the... (more story)

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Amazon Worker Wants Class Cert. In Military Leave Suit

A former Amazon worker urged a New York federal court to greenlight a more than 9,000-member class of military reservists in her lawsuit accusing the e-commerce giant of failing to provide paid leave for emplo... (more story)

Google Says Exec's Firing Based On Behavior, Not Bias

Google urged a New York federal court to toss a lawsuit from a former executive who said he was fired for being a white man, arguing his termination came because he threw a raucous, alcohol-fueled party at his... (more story)

The D.C. Circuit ruled that a retired EPA director's age discrimination suit fails not for insufficient evidence but for lack of standing: She hasn't shown she was harmed. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
DC Circ. Boots Retired EPA Director's Age Bias Suit

The D.C. Circuit declined Tuesday to revive a suit from a retired U.S. Environmental Protection Agency director who said she was pushed into a junior role to make way for younger workers, finding she couldn't ... (more story)

Sidley Brings On Wilson Sonsini Employment Pro In Palo Alto

Sidley Austin LLP has boosted its labor and employment practice with a partner joining from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC who boasts more than a decade of experience handling employment-related matters i... (more story)

Ikea Sanctioned For Deleting Emails In Age Bias Suit

A Pennsylvania federal judge on Monday sanctioned Ikea for deleting four email accounts it had a duty to preserve in a proposed collective action alleging the furniture retailer discriminated based on age, say... (more story)

Bridgewater Fights To Keep Bias Claims Under Wraps

Connecticut asset management firm Bridgewater Associates LP fought Friday to keep dispute with two terminated employees over alleged discrimination in arbitration, saying the Federal Arbitration Act bans its e... (more story)

3rd Circ. Won't Revive Male Biopharma Worker's Sex Bias Suit

The Third Circuit backed the dismissal Monday of a worker's suit claiming a biopharmaceutical company fired him over gender bias when a woman complained that he created an intolerable and toxic work environmen... (more story)

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Apple TV Accused Of Stiffing Background Actors On Pay

Apple TV has failed to pay background actors their full overtime wages, denied them meal breaks and forced them to cover work-related expenses, a former actor for an Apple TV show said in a proposed class acti... (more story)

Job Opportunity Specialists Say NYC Owes Unpaid OT Wages

New York City has not been paying its job opportunity specialists overtime wages when they perform work outside their scheduled shifts and during their unpaid meal breaks, a group of current and former employe... (more story)

In conclusion of a decade-old wage class action alleging meal and rest break violations the California Supreme Court held that if an employer had a good faith belief it was providing employees complete and accurate wage statements, then it hasn't violated labor laws. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
Employer's Good Faith Axes Paystub Fine, Calif. Justices Rule

The California Supreme Court on Monday held that if an employer had a good faith belief it was providing complete and accurate wage statements to its employees, it has not knowingly and intentionally violated ... (more story)

Judge Questions Reason For Removing Chem Co. Wage Class

A Pennsylvania federal judge joined chemical company workers Monday in questioning whether the company had plausibly alleged that there were enough people in a proposed class to remove their wage suit from state court.

Amazon Contractor Suits To Reopen After Justices Skip Cases

Two related long-running lawsuits claiming Amazon misclassified drivers as independent contractors instead of employees will likely resume after a Washington federal judge said lifting a stay would be appropri... (more story)

Ritz-Carlton Defeats Post-Hurricane Layoff Claims At 1st Circ.

The First Circuit has said a Puerto Rico federal judge was right to rule in favor of a Ritz-Carlton hotel in a suit by a proposed class of employees who claimed they were wrongfully laid off after the island w... (more story)

Amazon Workers Answer Judge's $5.5M COVID Deal Inquiries

Amazon employees assured a California federal court that their $5.5 million proposed class action deal is fit for approval, giving additional information on the terms and saying the company backed ending the l... (more story)