Expert Analysis

3rd Circ. Ruling Forces A Shift In Employer CFAA Probes

The Third Circuit's recent ruling in NRA Group v. Durenleau, finding that "unauthorized access" requires bypassing... (more story)

Loper Bright's Evolving Application In Labor Case Appeals

Following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Loper Bright v. Raimondo, which upended decades of precedent requir... (more story)

H-2A Rule Rollback Sheds Light On 2 Policy Litigation Issues

The Trump administration’s recent refusal to defend an immigration regulation implemented by the Biden administrat... (more story)

Labor More

With NLRB Closed, Casino Workers Strike For Union

Workers at an Indianapolis casino went on strike to demand that their employer recognize a Teamsters unit as their representative Friday, the same day they were originally scheduled to vote in a National Labor... (more story)

GM Parts Co. Wants Out Of Black Worker's Harassment Suit

A Black employee of a General Motors subsidiary can't support her lawsuit alleging the company did nothing to stop a white co-worker from stalking and harassing her, the company told a New York federal court F... (more story)

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NLRB Says Fed. Law Preempts Calif.'s Labor Board Fill-In Law

The National Labor Relations Board claimed that newly enacted legislation to expand California's state labor board's powers was preempted by the National Labor Relations Act, in a complaint filed in California federal court. 

Ill. Co. Can't Dodge Scholarship Fund Payment, Union Argues

An Illinois federal judge should compel a Chicagoland excavation company to pay a union scholarship fund about $180,000, the union argued, saying the judge should enforce a grievance committee's decision and n... (more story)

Federal Courts To Scale Back Operations Amid Shutdown

The federal court system has run out of money and will scale back operations beginning Monday as a result of the ongoing government shutdown, possibly leading to case delays.

DaVita, Fresenius Seek Dismissal Of Dialysis Price-Fix Suit

The nation's two biggest dialysis providers are looking to get a price-fixing class action accusing them of carving up geographic markets tossed, telling a Colorado federal judge that similar pricing is a natu... (more story)

Commuter Rail Union's Wage Dispute Sent Back To Arbitration

A Massachusetts federal judge has sent back to arbitration a wage-related dispute between a maintenance workers unit of the Teamsters and the company that operates greater Boston's commuter rail system, saying... (more story)

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Plasma Co. Worker Exams Shirk Genetic Privacy, Suit Says

A global plasma collection company violated Illinois' genetic privacy law by asking job applicants for their family medical histories in preemployment physical exams, a former worker told a federal court in a ... (more story)

Early PWFA Ruling Highlights Need For Lactation Education

A recent court ruling allowing the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to move ahead with a Pregnant Workers Fairness Act case over denied pumping breaks underscores the need for employers to train ma... (more story)

RI Insurance Co. Escapes Fired Worker's Retaliation Suit

A Rhode Island federal judge tossed a Black worker's suit Thursday claiming a health insurance company placed her on leave and ultimately fired her for complaining about missed diversity metrics and harassment... (more story)

EEOC Pregnancy Bias Settlement Gets Approval On 4th Try

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission got the green light to end its pregnancy bias case against a child advocacy organization when a Pennsylvania federal judge stood down from his objections to a $... (more story)

Resort Chain To Settle EEOC Sex Harassment Suit For $1.2M

A Nevada casino and resort chain has agreed to pay $1.2 million to shutter a sexual harassment suit from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, claiming it failed to address frequent groping, sexual... (more story)

Calif. Forecast: 9th Circ. To Hear Court Exec. Race Bias Args

In the coming week, attorneys should keep an eye out for Ninth Circuit oral arguments in a former California state court executive officer's race discrimination case. Here's a look at that case and other labor... (more story)

Fired K-9 Officer Drops Bias Suit Against Mich. Hospital

A former K-9 security officer for a Michigan hospital agreed to drop her claims that she was fired after disclosing that she was in a same-sex relationship and asking for back pay earned while caring for the d... (more story)

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Home Depot Says Ex-Manager Was Overtime-Exempt

Home Depot asked a California federal judge for an early win in a former assistant store manager's proposed class action, arguing that she is not entitled to overtime pay because she was properly classified as... (more story)

11th Circ. Says Adjusters May Be Insurance Cos.' Employees

A jury could reasonably find that a pair of insurance companies employed three insurance adjusters, the Eleventh Circuit ruled, flipping an Alabama district court's findings that the workers were independent contractors.

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3rd Circ. Says FLSA Doesn't Limit Class Member Settlements

The Fair Labor Standards Act tackles only who can litigate claims and is silent on whether settlement class members who have not opted into a collective can release their claims under the federal law, the Thir... (more story)

La Colombe Workers' $450K Wage Deal Gets Final OK

La Colombe's hourly paid production workers have received final approval of a $450,000 settlement with the coffee chain, which was accused of failing to pay them for time spent donning and doffing protective e... (more story)

X, Musk Settle Former Executives' Severance Suit

Three former Twitter executives have settled their lawsuit claiming they were deprived of millions of dollars in severance benefits following Elon Musk's takeover of the social media company, according to a fi... (more story)

LA Beats Ex-Police Lt.'s Military Leave Bias Suit Before Trial

The city of Los Angeles on Thursday beat a proposed class action alleging its police department didn't grant equal sick and vacation time to service members and passed them over for promotions because of their... (more story)

NY Health System Hit With Time Rounding, Meal Break Suit

A health system in New York has been automatically deducting meal breaks and rounding hours on workers' time sheets, cheating them out of wages, according to a proposed class and collective action filed in federal court.