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October 05, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to review class certification in a religious bias lawsuit over United Airlines' COVID-19 vaccine mandate, leaving in place a Fifth Circuit ruling that found no issue with the trial court's decision.
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October 05, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an Arkansas substitute schoolteacher's call to review whether a federal law barring disability discrimination in federally funded programs permits workplace bias lawsuits by independent contractors.
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October 05, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined an invitation by a group of Washington firefighters to clarify whether the court's landmark 2023 decision in Groff v. DeJoy requires employers accused of illegally denying religious accommodations to show that the workplace adjustments present an actual hardship.
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October 02, 2026
A registered nurse hit Emory Healthcare with a disability bias suit in Georgia federal court, claiming the hospital operator eventually fired her after it tried to banish her to the laundry room following her accommodation request for light duty.
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October 02, 2026
A split Ninth Circuit panel refused Friday to reinstate a lawsuit alleging an Oregon healthcare system violated the First Amendment when it refused to excuse a nurse from its COVID-19 vaccination mandate, concluding the hospital had demonstrated it would've been too difficult to let her skip the jab.
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October 02, 2026
An apprenticeship and training fund has sued a New Jersey township in state court over a project labor agreement in its 2026 paving project, claiming the agreement prevents the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union from placing apprentices on the project.
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October 02, 2026
Labor and employment law firm Fisher Phillips has launched a new Miami office with help from boutique firm Zumpano Castro.
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October 02, 2026
A Cook County jury sided with Northwestern University on Friday on claims by its former gender and sexuality center director that he was unlawfully fired and banned from campus in retaliation for criticizing its decision to remove resources from the center's website, soon after President Donald Trump's administration began cracking down on diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
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October 02, 2026
A New Jersey nursing home and rehabilitation facility abruptly refused to let a nurse with a permanent back injury work until she could do so without a restriction on lifting more than 20 pounds, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleged in New Jersey federal court.
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October 02, 2026
A Florida-based medical call center and answering service unlawfully forced pregnant women to resign after giving birth rather than give them time off, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleged in a new lawsuit.
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October 02, 2026
A tree trimming business refused to hire female applicants for field roles even if they had previous experience in the industry, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told a Texas federal court.
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October 02, 2026
A worker for a nursing home operator was harassed by her supervisors for taking leave to recover from back surgery and then fired while she was recovering from the procedure, according to a suit from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
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October 02, 2026
In the week ahead, attorneys should watch for a hearing on a motion to dismiss a hostile work environment suit by a former U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission career official. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters on deck in California.
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October 01, 2026
The Fifth Circuit ruled Wednesday that a Jewish man cannot become a franchisee of a Christian-only automotive franchise, saying the franchise does not discriminate against Jewish ethnicity and the law at issue does not bar religious discrimination.
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October 01, 2026
The Morrison Foerster LLP attorney hired to oversee the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s efforts to address past issues with workplace misconduct has concluded her assignment after two years on the job, declaring the agency "well positioned" to move forward.
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October 01, 2026
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's proposed overhaul of how federal employees’ bias complaints are handled drew over 1,700 comments, some of which criticized the potential curtailment of class claims and raised concerns about the proposed revamp’s fairness. Here are five questions that could influence what the final regulation looks like.
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October 01, 2026
The U.S. Justice Department's Civil Rights Division accused the UCLA School of Law of discriminating against white and Asian students in its admissions process in a letter sent to the school's counsel Thursday, following multiple other similar letters that the DOJ sent to other higher-education institutions.
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October 01, 2026
A doctor has brought a federal whistleblower lawsuit against Norwegian Cruise Lines Holdings Ltd. in Florida federal court, alleging he lost his job after speaking out against what he believed were fraudulent practices to overcharge passengers for medical services that weren't necessary.
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October 01, 2026
A Georgia federal judge freed Savannah State University's board of regents from several claims in a former business professor's race and national origin discrimination lawsuit, but kept alive her allegations that the school unlawfully failed to renew her contract or hire her for a new professor position.
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October 01, 2026
The Federal Communications Commission has officially done away with a rule that required TV and radio broadcasters to disclose data about their employment diversity to the agency after the Fifth Circuit struck the rule down last year.
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October 01, 2026
A marketing company reached a $50,000 deal with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to resolve the agency's claims that it canceled an interview with a job applicant after learning she was pregnant, according to federal court filings.
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October 01, 2026
A Pennsylvania federal judge tossed a Christian worker's suit claiming the resort and entertainment arm of Hershey's Chocolate broke the law by asking her to assist a transgender guest, saying there was no evidence the company knew of her religious convictions until after the request.
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October 01, 2026
A Georgia city has been sued in federal court by a former employee who said she was smeared in a local newspaper by colleagues before accusing a city manager of sexual harassment and getting fired for speaking up.
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October 01, 2026
A Georgia federal judge has ruled that two former plastics plant workers are not entitled to receive a settlement in a discrimination case after a third party hacked their counsel's email system and duped defense counsel into wiring the settlement funds to the wrong bank account.
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October 01, 2026
A Colorado federal court has sent an airline industry group's challenge to the state's paid sick leave law to trial, finding that competing expert testimony about whether the law increases employee absences and disrupts airline services creates factual disputes that a judge cannot resolve before trial.