Expert Analysis

7 Ways To Prepare For An I-9 Audit Or Immigration Raid

Because immigration enforcement is likely to surge under the upcoming Trump administration, employers should take ... (more story)

Args In 2 High Court Cases May Foretell Clarity For Employers

Mary Anna Brand at Maynard Nexsen examines possible employment implications of two cases argued before the Supreme... (more story)

California Supreme Court's Year In Review

Attorneys at Horvitz & Levy highlight notable decisions on major questions from the California Supreme Court's las... (more story)

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NLRB Fights Amazon's Bid To Stop Case Alleging Union Snub

A California federal judge should let National Labor Relations Board prosecutors keep pursuing an administrative case that accuses Amazon of illegally snubbing a drivers union, the prosecutors argued, urging t... (more story)

Yellow Fights Teamsters' Call For 10th Circ. To Nix Claims

The Tenth Circuit should not pay mind to arguments from the Teamsters about upholding a lower court's dismissal of Yellow Corp.'s $137 million suit against the union, the company is arguing, doubling down on i... (more story)

A National Labor Relations Board judge found that a Cleveland medical center contravened the National Labor Relations Act with its provisions in its manual that discouraged residents from speaking to the media and from joining a union. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)
Ohio Hospital Had Illegal Resident Rules, NLRB Judge Says

A Cleveland hospital violated federal labor law by maintaining policies that prevented residents from providing information to the news media and joining an organization that might strike, a National Labor Rel... (more story)

NLRB Says USPS Unlawfully Threatened Pa. Letter Carrier

The U.S. Postal Service violated federal labor law by threatening to have a union-represented employee arrested for invoking his contractually protected right to stop working after he reached 60 hours for the ... (more story)

Fired Construction Worker Accuses Co., Union Of Race Bias

A union-represented construction worker who was fired for hitting a co-worker said in a discrimination lawsuit filed in Michigan federal court that he acted in self-defense, and that the company fired him but ... (more story)

NLRB Judge Says Health System Must Bargain About Bonus

A Washington state health system violated federal labor law through its unilateral actions with regard to an annual bonus, a National Labor Relations Board judge ruled, finding the nonprofit's payment isn't a ... (more story)

Tech Issues Don't Excuse Starbucks' Late Filing, NLRB Says

The National Labor Relations Board properly turned away Starbucks' challenge to an agency judge's order that was filed 23 minutes late, the board told the D.C. Circuit, saying the company can't get away with m... (more story)

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Ex-Worker Accuses Ga. Trucking Co. Of Disability Bias

A former Hub Group Trucking Inc. employee has sued the company in Georgia federal court, alleging managers and co-workers discriminated against her after she suffered an accident requiring her to work with a l... (more story)

Temple U., Cancer Center Say Prof's Bias Suit Short On Facts

Temple University and its cancer research center said a Pennsylvania federal court should toss most of a professor's lawsuit claiming she was denied opportunities after rejecting the advances of the center's e... (more story)

The DOL must face a race discrimination and retaliation suit from a Black former litigator who claimed he was subjected to racist language and baseless investigations. (iStock.com/Kiyoshi Tanno)
DOL Must Face Black Ex-Atty's Racial Bias, Retaliation Suit

The U.S. Department of Labor can't avoid a Black former litigator's lawsuit alleging he was subjected to racist language from white employees, given a low bonus and fired after unwarranted internal investigati... (more story)

X Escapes Former Twitter Security Head's Firing Suit

A New Jersey federal judge has sent a former Twitter security chief's suit claiming he was fired for protesting massive budget cuts to arbitration, ruling that the claims fail under the provisions of the compa... (more story)

Disentangling Various Forms Of Workplace Discrimination

Pay inequity can be missed where it exists and misidentified due to incorrect statistics, leaving individuals to face multiple facets of discrimination connected by a common root cause, meaning correct identif... (more story)

Ohio Patrol Trims But Can't Ax Ex-Cop's $2.7M Bias Verdict

An Ohio federal judge on Monday trimmed a $2.7 million verdict handed to a gay former cop who said she was forced to resign out of animosity for her sexual orientation, finding that while some of her damages n... (more story)

Va. Utility Co. Settles Worker's COVID Leave Suit

A Virginia utility company reached a deal to resolve a former worker's lawsuit alleging he was fired after asking to use federal medical leave due to complications from COVID-19, according to a filing in federal court.

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Amazon Flex Drivers Win Conditional Cert. In Wage Suit

A Washington federal judge granted conditional collective certification Monday to Amazon Flex drivers in their lawsuit accusing the e-commerce giant of misclassifying them as independent contractors, saying th... (more story)

EBay Didn't Pay Manual Workers Weekly, Suit Says

Online retail giant eBay Inc. failed to pay manual workers at a Queens, New York, warehouse on a weekly basis as required under state and federal labor law, according to a suit filed in federal court.

FedEx Wants To Sanction 'Cavalier' Attys Behind OT Litigation

FedEx on Monday asked a Massachusetts federal judge to dismiss one of a handful of overtime lawsuits brought by drivers working for intermediate employers as a sanction to the lawyers for rushing to file the "... (more story)

Kroger Inks $21M Deal With 47K Workers Over Pay Delay

Approximately 47,000 Kroger employees told an Ohio federal judge Tuesday they've reached a $21 million class action settlement with the grocery giant over claims it either failed to pay them or made inaccurate... (more story)

DOL Will Take Axed Overtime Rule To 5th Circ.

The U.S. Department of Labor plans to turn to the Fifth Circuit after a Texas federal court axed the department's rule raising the salary thresholds to consider employees exempt from overtime under the Fair La... (more story)

Canadian Hockey League Escapes Antitrust Suit; NHL Still In

The umbrella organization for three Canada- and U.S.-based developmental hockey leagues has been dropped as a defendant in a proposed federal antitrust class action by players accusing it and the National Hock... (more story)

Calif. Ruling May Shield Public Employers From Labor Claims

In Stone v. Alameda Health System, the California Supreme Court recently exempted a county hospital from state-mandated rest breaks and the Private Attorneys General Act, granting government employers a robust... (more story)