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4 Trends Responsible For Declining FLSA Filings

In 2024, the number of Fair Labor Standards Act claims filed in federal courts continued to decrease, reflecting a... (more story)

Wash. Justices' Moonlight Ruling Should Caution Employers

The Washington Supreme Court's recent decision in David v. Freedom Vans, which limited when employers can restrict... (more story)

Trump's 1st 100 Days Show That Employers Must Stay Nimble

Despite the aggressive pace of the Trump administration, employers must stay abreast of developments, including ch... (more story)

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Kroger-Owned Chain Fights Counterclaims In Strike Row

If a United Food and Commercial Workers local wants to accuse King Soopers of violating a post-strike agreement, the union must take its argument to the National Labor Relations Board, the Kroger-owned grocery... (more story)

Full DC Circ. Restores International Media Funding, For Now

The en banc D.C. Circuit on Wednesday restored federal grant funding to international broadcasters while the Trump administration appeals a lower court ruling blocking cuts to the agency that oversees Voice of America.

NLRB Captive Meeting Ban Affected Union Vote, Nexstar Says

Nexstar Media Group Inc. challenged the certification of a union representing NewsNation workers, claiming the National Labor Relations Board's ban on what are known as captive audience meetings violated the c... (more story)

6th Circ. Eyes Reviving Kellogg, FedEx Mortality Table Suits

The Sixth Circuit on Thursday appeared open to reviving suits against Kellogg and FedEx from married pensioners who alleged their employers' outdated actuarial assumptions shortchanged their joint-and-survivor... (more story)

Mass. Heating, Plumbing Co. Must Bargain, NLRB Judge Says

A Massachusetts heating and plumbing company's response to an organizing drive violated federal labor law, a National Labor Relations Board judge ruled, saying the company illegally fired five workers for unio... (more story)

NY Legal Aid Union Accused Of Antisemitism At NLRB, EEOC

A United Auto Workers affiliate representing attorneys at a New York legal services organization violated federal laws when the union thwarted antisemitism measures in the workplace, a nonprofit alleged Wednes... (more story)

NLRB Official Says Settlement Bars Union Ouster At Glass Co.

A National Labor Relations Board official has tossed a worker's petition to decertify a union representing workers at a Minnesota glass company, saying a settlement between the company and union in a separate ... (more story)

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Judge Seems To Favor Susman Godfrey In Trump Challenge

A D.C. federal judge appeared poised Thursday to allow Susman Godfrey LLP's challenge to President Donald Trump's executive order targeting the firm to proceed or to grant the firm a summary judgment win altog... (more story)

Panel Says Colo. Hospitals Need Notice Of Retaliation Claims

A Colorado appeals court on Thursday sided with a Denver health system in a precedential ruling, finding healthcare workers who sue public hospitals under a state anti-retaliation statute must warn hospitals a... (more story)

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11th Circ. Won't Revisit Ga. City Atty's Sex Harassment Suit

The Eleventh Circuit refused Thursday to reopen a lawsuit from a former Atlanta city attorney who claimed she was fired for complaining about her boss' sexual advances, saying it found no issues with a trial c... (more story)

Judge Allows WWE Accuser To Add SEC Settlement To Suit

A former World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. staffer, who has accused ex-CEO Vince McMahon of assault and sex trafficking in Connecticut federal court, was allowed to include in an amended complaint the settlem... (more story)

6th Circ. Seems Open To Reviving Ex-Ford Worker's Bias Suit

The Sixth Circuit appeared skeptical Thursday of Ford Motor Co.'s arguments that a fired Muslim and Middle Eastern employee had not laid out sufficient facts to keep his bias and retaliation lawsuit alive, ind... (more story)

Ex-Tesla Worker Can't Upend Arbitrator's Race Bias Decision

A former Tesla assistant store manager can't upend an arbitration award in favor of the company on claims that he was harassed and passed over for promotion because he's Black, a California federal judge ruled... (more story)

Wayfair Beats Software Engineer's $1.5M Age Bias Suit

A Massachusetts state jury has cleared Wayfair in a $1.5 million discrimination case brought by a 53-year-old software engineer who was terminated in the early months of the pandemic after he requested flexibi... (more story)

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Listen: Prison Wages Debate Evolving With Petitions Pending

The debate regarding whether incarcerated people who perform work are employees and thus entitled to federal wage and hour protections is set to continue to develop. Listen to Law360 Explores: Subminimum Wage Part 2.

Key Question In Inmates' Wage Fight: Are They Employees?

Despite a growing body of case law laying out a blueprint for determining whether incarcerated workers are employees — which would legally entitle them to minimum wage and other protections — there is no defin... (more story)

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Jury Says Firm Owes Ex-HR Exec $3.27M In Retaliation Case

A Tennessee federal jury said a personal injury firm should pay $3.27 million to a former chief people officer who claimed she was fired after raising concerns that female attorneys were being paid less than men.

Fogo De Chao Hit With Wage, Age Bias Suit In NY

Brazilian steakhouse chain Fogo de Chao failed to properly pay servers and forced them to share tips with owners and managers while also discriminating against a former employee for his age, according to a pro... (more story)

Atty Says Imprisoned Clients' Meager Pay Part Of Bigger Issue

Sonia Kumar has spent her 17-year legal career representing people who have spent decades behind bars in Maryland prisons. As a senior staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union, Kumar has fought f... (more story)

Congressman Wants Another Shot At Incarcerated Wages Bill

While courts grapple with whether incarcerated workers are employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act and thus entitled to minimum wage and other protections, congressional Democrats plan to make another att... (more story)

Pa. Jury Awards $165K To Teachers In Equal Pay Suit

A Pennsylvania jury awarded a total of $165,000 in damages to two female teachers who claimed they had been unfairly paid less than their male counterparts in the Central Bucks School District Thursday.