Expert Analysis

NYC Hotel Licensing Law's Costs May Outweigh Its Benefits

A hotel licensing bill recently approved by New York's City Council could lead to the loss of many nonunionized ho... (more story)

2nd Circ. Hostile Workplace Ruling Widens Arbitration Pitfalls

The Second Circuit’s recent decision, affirming the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassm... (more story)

Title VII Compliance Lessons From Raytheon Age Bias Suit

A Texas federal court’s recent refusal to dismiss age discrimination claims from a former Raytheon employee, termi... (more story)

Labor More

Fla. Union Dues Law Halted For Unexpired Deals, Judge Says

A Florida law's provision banning the deduction of union dues from public employees' paychecks is unconstitutional as to collective bargaining agreements that are still in effect for two Florida teachers union... (more story)

Legal Support Firm Seeks To Stop NLRB Litigation

A legal support consulting firm demanded an injunction in Texas federal court to block National Labor Relations Board proceedings against it, pursuing constitutional claims about the agency's structure and all... (more story)

Alaska voters are on the verge of making the state the 11th to restrict captive audience meetings. (iStock.com/BlackSalmon)
Alaska Voters On Brink Of Nixing Captive Audience Meetings

Alaska voters are poised to approve a ballot measure restricting employers from holding so-called captive audience meetings in the state, which would make it the latest state to join a movement limiting the co... (more story)

NJ Nursing Home Loses 2nd Bid To Halt NLRB Suit

A New Jersey federal judge shot down a nursing home operator's second attempt to use a constitutional argument to block National Labor Relations Board prosecutors from pursuing a case against the company, sayi... (more story)

Amazon Calls For Halt To NLRB Delivery Drivers Proceeding

Amazon urged a California federal judge to pause a National Labor Relations Board case alleging the e-commerce giant jointly employed its former contractor's Teamster-represented drivers, raising now-familiar ... (more story)

An Early Look At Trump's Supreme Court Shortlist

With former President Donald Trump projected to win the 2024 presidential election and the Republicans' success in securing the U.S. Senate majority, Trump may now get the chance to appoint two more justices t... (more story)

GOP's Senate Win Hands Future Of The Judiciary To Trump

Republicans were projected to take back the White House and Senate and possibly the House early Wednesday, putting the GOP in position to back Donald Trump's agenda and his slate of young, conservative judicial nominees. 

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Ousted Denver Transit Top Cop Alleges Racism Drove Firing

A former Black police chief for a Denver transportation district is suing the agency for discrimination and retaliation after he was fired in September, claiming the district failed to properly investigate com... (more story)

HP Applicant Gets Pay Posting Suit Sent Back To State Court

A Washington federal judge sent back to state court a job applicant's proposed class action accusing HP of violating state law by failing to include salary ranges in job postings, saying the worker hasn't show... (more story)

A New York federal judge said that approving the deal between the EEOC and Ironworkers Local 580 would signal to the public and other employers "that disregard of court orders and indifference to the law are appropriate and successful strategies which can bear fruit if defendants simply are willing to outlast the court's efforts." (iStock.com/AVNphotolab)
EEOC, Union Still Can't Get Approval To End 53-Year-Old Suit

A New York federal judge rejected the latest bid from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and an Ironworkers local for approval of a deal to end a decades-old race bias suit, finding Wednesday the... (more story)

9th Circ. Revives Retaliation Suit By Ex-Santa Clara Deputy DA

The Ninth Circuit partially revived a lawsuit by a former Santa Clara County, California, deputy district attorney who alleged First Amendment retaliation when he was unlawfully transferred after publishing an... (more story)

2nd Circ. Says NY State Immune From ADA Retaliation Claims

The Second Circuit refused to reopen a former New York State Department of Motor Vehicles employee's lawsuit claiming he was sidelined and ultimately terminated for disclosing his anxiety and other mental heal... (more story)

The Firms With An Inside Track To A New Trump Admin

Law firms that have represented Donald Trump and the Republican Party on everything from personal legal woes to election-related lawsuits could see the risks of that work pay dividends as Trump is projected to... (more story)

3rd Circ. Backs UPenn In Fired Worker's Disability Bias Suit

The Third Circuit declined Tuesday to revive a former videographer's suit claiming the University of Pennsylvania fired her for taking time off to treat her bipolar disorder, ruling that she hadn't put forward... (more story)

Wage & Hour More

NC Agencies Say Forest Service Workers' OT Is Straight Time

A North Carolina trial court correctly held that the overtime rate under state law for North Carolina Forest Service professional employees is a straight-time rate, two state agencies told the state's appeals ... (more story)

Former Walmart Manager Can Proceed With OT Suit

A former Walmart manager supported her claims for unpaid overtime in her misclassification suit, a Georgia federal judge said Wednesday, rejecting the retail company's bid to toss her lawsuit.

LA Says Police Lt.'s Military Leave Support Still Deficient

A retired police lieutenant still failed to support his claims that he was denied a promotion because of his military service despite the court giving him a chance to fix deficiencies in his allegations, the c... (more story)

Calif. Charter School Network Underpaid Workers, Suit Claims

One of the biggest nonprofit free public charter school networks in the U.S., based in California, cheated employees out of wages and overtime, while also employing workers under the age of 16 in hazardous job... (more story)

Domino's Drivers' Claims Should Be Arbitrated, Court Told

A Domino's franchisee urged an Ohio federal court to ship to arbitration allegations from two former pizza delivery drivers who accused the company of underreimbursing them for vehicle-related expenses, saying... (more story)

MVP: O'Melveny's Mark W. Robertson

Mark W. Robertson of O'Melveny & Myers LLP has spent the year defending Piedmont Airlines Inc. and American Airlines from proposed class actions and other litigation over overtime, sick leave and other employm... (more story)

Mass. Voters Reject Tipped Minimum Wage Proposal

Massachusetts voters on Tuesday rejected a hotly contested measure that would have fundamentally changed how servers and other tipped workers are compensated, one of a collection of ballot initiatives dealing ... (more story)