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• March 23, 2026

  Trucking Co. Denied H-2A Workers Overtime, Suit Says

  A Texas trucking company denied H-2A workers overtime pay and misrepresented the nature of their work to qualify for the federal visa program, according to a proposed collective action filed Monday in federal court.

• March 23, 2026

  Progressive Escapes Workers' Tobacco, Vaccine Fee Suit

  Allegations that Progressive Corp. wrongly charged higher health premiums from workers who used tobacco or refused the COVID-19 vaccination failed to state a claim for violating federal benefits law, an Ohio federal judge ruled as he tossed a proposed class action against the insurance giant.

• March 23, 2026

  3rd Circ. Sides With Nuclear Plant Co. In Union Benefits Fight

  The Third Circuit on Monday sided with a nuclear power company in a dispute with an electrical workers union over contributions to employee healthcare premiums, holding that the union couldn't force issues out of court because their disagreement was outside the scope of the collective bargaining agreement's arbitration provision.

• March 23, 2026

  Chicago Can't Ditch Airline Group's Sick Leave Law Challenge

  An organization representing the largest U.S. airlines supported its claims that Chicago's new paid sick leave law could affect air carriers' business, an Illinois federal judge said, keeping alive the group's challenge to the law.

• March 23, 2026

  Health Insurers Can't Force Conn. ERISA Row Into Arbitration

  Elevance Inc. can't compel arbitration of a union health plan's allegations the insurer caused it to pay excessive administrative fees and medical costs, a Connecticut federal judge ruled, finding the insurer and its subsidiaries waived that right by seeking to dismiss the proposed class action.

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