Expert Analysis

Eye On Compliance: Employee Social Media Privacy In NY

A New York law that recently took effect restricts employers' ability to access the personal social media accounts... (more story)

Draft Pay Equity Rule May Pose Contractor Compliance Snags

The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council's recently proposed rule that would prohibit government contractors fro... (more story)

Where 9th Circ. Lowe's Ruling Leaves PAGA Jurisprudence

Leah Kennedy and Carolyn Wheeler at Katz Banks discuss the legal landscape and controlling precedent around the Pr... (more story)

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Sega Workers Ratify 1st Contract In 'Landmark Moment'

Unionized Sega of America workers backed the ratification of their first contract with the video game giant, according to an announcement from the union Wednesday, saying the parties agreed to raises, benefits... (more story)

Hospital Co. Can't Quash ERISA Suit Subpoenas, Judge Says

A Buffalo, New York-area hospital network lost its bid to quash two subpoenas in a proposed Employee Retirement Income Security Act class action Wednesday, with a New York federal judge ruling that the network... (more story)

A ruling Wednesday by the D.C. Circuit all but ends a long-running dispute over the firing of a worker by a Cadillac dealer near Chicago. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
DC Circuit Upholds NLRB Firing Decision Despite Legal Shift

The D.C. Circuit upheld an NLRB ruling that a Cadillac dealer illegally fired a worker even though the board changed the applicable precedent during the appeal, saying Wednesday that the long-running case appe... (more story)

Black Workers' Race Bias Suit Against Union Can't Proceed

A group of Black workers can't bring race bias allegations against a union, a federal international trade judge concluded, dismissing a proposed class action complaint that claimed the union had a "long histor... (more story)

Governor Directs Pa. To Use More Project Labor Agreements

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Wednesday that he is directing state agencies to consider including project labor agreements — pre-hiring collective bargaining agreements that can cover multiple contr... (more story)

Construction Orgs Call Prevailing Wage Rule Unconstitutional

Several construction groups said the U.S. Department of Labor is illegally trying to expand the reach of the Davis-Bacon Act with its final rule regulating prevailing wages, urging a Texas federal court to bri... (more story)

Rail Union Can't Strike Over Operations Spat, Judge Says

A dispute between The Belt Railway Co. of Chicago and a rail workers union over operations changes must head to arbitration, an Illinois federal judge ruled, siding with the carrier's claims that a potential s... (more story)

Discrimination More

Judge Agrees To Training For 'Overly Harsh' Workplace

The Judicial Council for the Second Circuit has declined to review the dismissal of a law clerk's complaint against a federal judge, who acknowledged the clerk's claims of their "overly harsh" management style... (more story)

HR Services Co. May Be Liable In Harassment Suit, Court Says

A Texas appellate court said Wednesday that more fact-finding is needed to determine whether a professional employer organization could be on the hook for a sexual harassment claim brought by a cafeteria worke... (more story)

A deaf former software developer's disability bias suit against United Wholesale Mortgage won't be kicked into arbitration after a unanimous Sixth Circuit panel held that the company's participation in months of discovery in federal court suggested an intent not to arbitrate. (AP Photo by NDZ/STAR MAX/IPx)
Mortgage Co. Too Late To Arbitrate ADA Suit, 6th Circ. Says

The Sixth Circuit on Wednesday refused to let a mortgage broker send a deaf former software developer's disability bias suit into arbitration, saying the company shouldn't have participated in discovery for ne... (more story)

6th Circ. Backs Allstate In Worker's Religious Bias Appeal

The Sixth Circuit declined Wednesday to reinstate a former Allstate employee's lawsuit alleging he was fired for expressing faith-based anti-LGBTQ views, saying he failed to rebut the company's argument that h... (more story)

T-Mobile Gets COVID Vax Bias Suit Narrowed

A Michigan federal judge cut down but ultimately kept alive a former T-Mobile worker's suit Wednesday alleging the company illegally denied his request for a religious exemption to its COVID-19 vaccine require... (more story)

Foreign Workers Sue Over Alleged Illegal Recruiting Scheme

An Atlanta-based building materials wholesaler and two recruitment and staffing agencies were hit with a proposed class action alleging they lured skilled Mexican engineers and technicians to the U.S. to fill ... (more story)

Rocket Co. Beats Religious Bias Suit Over COVID Vax Mandate

A California federal jury sided with a rocket-maker in a Christian former employee's suit claiming it unlawfully fired him instead of granting a religious exception to its COVID-19 vaccine policy, finding an e... (more story)

Wage & Hour More

USA Today Gets Ex-Site Editor's Suit Moved To Virginia

An employee misclassification case against USA Today will move from Pennsylvania to Virginia federal court, as a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled that Virginia's convenience to the media company and potential ... (more story)

Bricklayer Seeks OT Pay For Time On 'Shuttle' To Worksites

A bricklayer alleged that a California-based construction firm should have paid him and his fellow workers to ride a shuttle up to an hour each way to job sites, according to a proposed class action made publi... (more story)

An ordinance in Minneapolis that passed in early March but may now face review that would create a pay floor for Uber and Lyft drivers is among the developments on the wage and hour forefront. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)
State & City Roundup: Wage And Hour News To Watch

Minneapolis' upcoming pay floor for gig drivers may get a second look in the City Council, and Washington, D.C., has joined the wave of requiring pay transparency. Here, Law360 explores these and other state a... (more story)

Home Healthcare Aides Nab Collective Cert. In OT Suit

A Maryland federal judge granted a group of home healthcare aides conditional collective certification Wednesday in their suit alleging their employer misclassified them as independent contractors to avoid pay... (more story)

Chemical Cos.' $3.8M Wage Deal Secures Initial OK

A California federal judge signed off on a $3.8 million deal to settle claims that agricultural chemical companies Dow AgroSciences LLC and Corteva Agriscience LLC failed to pay workers for on-call time.

9th Circ. To Mull Letting Out-Of-State Workers Join Wage Case

The Ninth Circuit will weigh in on whether workers may pursue unpaid wage claims by joining collective actions in forum states to which they have no personal connection after granting Cracker Barrel Old Countr... (more story)

Discovery Halted Pending Home Health Co.'s Dismissal Bid

A New York federal judge agreed to stay discovery pending a home healthcare company's forthcoming bid to toss a home health aide's lawsuit alleging the company failed to pay its aides on a weekly basis as requ... (more story)