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Alternatives For Employers Considering Workforce Reduction

Employers' reduction in force decisions can be costly, increase exposure to employment lawsuits and lower morale o... (more story)

The Equal Rights Amendment Should Be Published Today

Reports of the Equal Rights Amendment’s early demise due to a purported deadline set by Congress are false, and fa... (more story)

Worker Misclassification Poses Large Perils For NJ Cos.

Considering the New Jersey Legislature’s and governor’s recent focus on worker misclassification — as well as the ... (more story)

Labor More

Bargaining Fight Is Starbucks Union's Toughest Test Yet

Workers United's ongoing campaign to unionize Starbucks has been a smashing success, reaching more than 300 stores across the country. But contract bargaining has been a different story as the company throws u... (more story)

Machinists Clinch Tentative Railroad Contract After Axing 1st

The bargaining representatives of a rail workers' union whose membership rejected U.S. freight railroads' first contract proposal have agreed on a second proposal to present to the workers, moving contract neg... (more story)

A three-member NLRB panel found that most of the claims in Pain Relief Centers’ suit were preempted by federal labor law and that related discovery was unlawful under board precedent. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Rehab Facility Suit Violated NLRA, Labor Board Says

A North Carolina physical therapy and rehab facility violated federal labor law when it filed a state court lawsuit and made discovery requests related to its claims that a group of fired workers defamed it du... (more story)

9th Circ. Upholds Pilots Union Win In Seniority Credits Dispute

The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday upheld a win for an American Airlines pilots union in a class action brought by regional pilots who were denied seniority credits, holding a lower court correctly found the pilots ... (more story)

SC Co. Unlawfully Fired Worker Over Wage Talk, NLRB Says

The National Labor Relations Board determined Tuesday that a South Carolina construction company illegally fired a worker for talking about his raise, saying the worker was terminated in a bid to discourage ot... (more story)

Pa. Court Upholds Quarantine Pay For Allegheny Jail Staff

A Pennsylvania state court judge upheld an arbitrator's award that gave union members at the Allegheny County Jail paid time off when they had to quarantine after being exposed to COVID-19, finding that the ad... (more story)

CVS Delivery Drivers, Manager Trainees Can Vote On Union

Employees at two Southern California CVS locations will be able to vote on union representation, after United Food and Commercial Workers units secured confirmation of their proposed bargaining units in separa... (more story)

Discrimination More

North Carolina GOP Lawmakers Say EEOC 'Running Amok'

A pair of Republican lawmakers wrote to the chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Tuesday demanding to know if the agency would withdraw guidance the legislators said "directly contraven... (more story)

Ex-Worker Says Colo. County Board Denied $2K COVID Bonus

A Colorado county board denied a $2,000 bonus to workers who took sick leave during the coronavirus pandemic, a former employee for the county claimed in a proposed class and collective suit, saying that flagg... (more story)

A New York Police Department cruiser is seen beside an outdoor dining structure on Ninth Avenue in New York City in this file photo. The Second Circuit ruled Tuesday that it will not revive an ex-NYPD sergeant’s race bias suit. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)
2nd Circ. Won't Revive Ex-NYPD Sergeant's Race Bias Suit

The Second Circuit backed the New York City Police Department on Tuesday in a Black ex-cop's suit alleging the department tried to push him into a less-desirable job to punish him for confronting a superior ab... (more story)

MoFo Builds Employment Litigation Bench With New Partner

Morrison Foerster LLP said Tuesday it was expanding its litigation and global employment and labor groups with a new partner from Kirkland & Ellis LLP.

Ex-Boston Top Cop Says Atty's Report Key To Defamation Suit

A Boston Police Department commissioner who was fired over domestic abuse allegations argued Tuesday that his defamation suit against the city requires testimony from a Davis Malm PC attorney who compiled a re... (more story)

Southwest Airlines, Union Must Arbitrate Pilot Dispute

A union must arbitrate a dispute over the removal of a pilot from his duties at Southwest Airlines, a Texas federal judge ruled Tuesday, saying federal labor law calls for an arbitrator to step in to interpret... (more story)

Sanford Heisler Sharp Opens New Palo Alto Office

Plaintiff-side labor law firm Sanford Heisler Sharp LLP said Tuesday that it had opened a new office in Palo Alto, California, its eighth location nationwide, in a bid to step up its representation of tech wor... (more story)

Wage & Hour More

State Tax Recoveries Don't Help Worker Wage Issue, Attys Say

Uber’s recent payout to resolve what New Jersey said were taxes owed for independent contractor misclassification brings attention to a less discussed element of the worker status debate, but doesn’t directly ... (more story)

Energy Cos. Want Wage Arbitration Moved To Puerto Rico

A group of companies tasked with rebuilding Puerto Rico's energy infrastructure in the wake of devastating hurricanes sued a former worker and urged a Puerto Rico federal court to block Houston-based arbitrati... (more story)

Uber is seeking to toss a driver’s claims that the ride-hailing giant misclassified him as an independent contractor and denied him minimum wage. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Uber Says Driver's Amended Allegations Can't Save Wage Suit

Uber urged a New York federal judge to toss amended claims that a ride-hailing driver earned less than minimum wage, arguing that the driver only raised vague, impersonal and factually unsupported claims of mistreatment.

Ex-Receptionist Says MRI Co. Fired Her For Reporting Abuse

A former receptionist for Health Management Corporation of America has filed a lawsuit in Florida federal court alleging she was fired for alerting supervisors to a male co-worker who verbally abused and sexua... (more story)

Casino Workers Secure Approval Of $1.2M Deal In Tip Dispute

Casino dealers and a gambling and hospitality company received approval Tuesday of a $1.2 million settlement, ending a three-year-old suit alleging the company's tip pooling system failed to pay for workers' minimum wage.

Atty-Turned-CEO Dodges Dismissal Bid In Unpaid Wages Row

A state court judge will let a North Carolina lawyer-turned-CEO pursue claims that his medical-records software firm and its besmirched new owner shortchanged him during the takeover, largely rejecting their b... (more story)

Fla. Strip Club Operator Hit With Wage, Classification Suit

Eleven female exotic dancers have initiated a proposed collective action against a South Florida strip club operator, alleging they weren't paid minimum wages for several years because they were wrongly classi... (more story)