Ky. Judge Nixes Treasury's Bid To End Labor Contracts

The U.S. Department of the Treasury lacks standing to seek an order allowing it to lawfully terminate its labor contracts with a federal employee union, a Kentucky federal judge ruled, finding the agency's alleged harm is based on speculation about the potential consequences of enforcing an executive order.

5 Ways DOL Wage Rules Could Be Undone

The U.S. Department of Labor under President Donald Trump has already proceeded with unwinding the previous administration’s wage and hour rules, creating a shifting landscape for workers, employers and their attorneys. Here, Law360 explores ways in which rules can go away.

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Unions Walk Tightrope When Members Split On Mideast War

A recent National Labor Relations Board charge accusing a legal aid union of discriminating against Jewish members by opposing an employer's rule that restricts speech about the Israel-Hamas war tests the bounds of unions' obligations to represent all workers when they're split on a divisive identity issue.

Expert Analysis

Age Bias Suit Against Aircraft Co. Offers Lessons For Layoffs

Gerard O’Shea, Steven Zuckerman and Anna Matsuo

In Raymond v. Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, an aircraft maker's former employees recently dismissed their remaining... (more story)

Takeaways From DOJ's 1st Wage-Fixing Jury Conviction

Megan Lewis and Cole Geddy

U.S. v. Lopez marked the U.S. Department of Justice's first labor market conviction at trial as a Nevada federal j... (more story)

EEOC Suits Show Cos. Shouldn't Ax Anti-Harassment Efforts

Ally Coll

Companies shouldn't be so quick to eliminate anti-harassment programs in response to the U.S. Equal Employment Opp... (more story)

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Judge Mulls National Scope Of Bid To Restore COVID Grants

A Washington, D.C., federal judge Wednesday mulled whether it would be appropriate to issue a nationwide injunction blocking the termination of $11 billion public health grants set aside under COVID-era laws i... (more story)

NLRB Judge Axes Firing Case Against Illinois Bottling Facility

A Chicago-area beverage bottling facility did not violate federal labor law when it fired a maintenance worker, a National Labor Relations Board judge ruled Wednesday, saying the evidence did not support board... (more story)

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Cannabis Sellers Win Fight Against Oregon Labor Peace Law

An Oregon federal judge shot down a state law that required cannabis growers to sign agreements with labor unions before they could get licensed to sell, saying the United for Cannabis Workers Act is preempted... (more story)

Sprinkler Co. Illegally Halted Contributions, NLRB Judge Says

A sprinkler installation company in Pennsylvania violated federal labor law by not contributing to benefit funds for union-represented workers and remitting their dues, a National Labor Relations Board judge c... (more story)

Democracy Forward Adds Another Ex-DOJ Hand

Legal advocacy group Democracy Forward has added a former deputy associate U.S. attorney general and co-chair of the Supreme Court and appellate practice at WilmerHale to its ranks of former U.S. Department of... (more story)

Nexstar Seeks Redo Of 2nd Circ.'s NLRB Ruling Enforcement

The National Labor Relations Board should stop kicking the can down the road and rule on whether employers must compensate workers for the lost opportunity to bargain, Nexstar Media Inc. told the Second Circui... (more story)

Nonprofits Seek To Block 'Sweeping' AmeriCorps Cuts

A number of education, environmental and housing nonprofits have asked a Maryland federal judge to block the firing of thousands of AmeriCorps employees and the cancellation of $400 million to its programs, sa... (more story)

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Littler, Tech Exec Settle Suit Over Firm's 'Unlawful' Advice

Littler Mendelson PC has settled a tech executive's lawsuit claiming she was suspended and, eventually, fired after the company followed the "unlawful" advice of Littler attorneys, according to a dismissal ord... (more story)

False Claims Act Gives Trump 'Sledgehammer' To Battle DEI

The U.S. Department of Justice's vow to invoke the False Claims Act to police alleged civil rights violations tees up a powerful weapon for the Trump administration to wield against contractors and federal gra... (more story)

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EEOC Ordered To Rewrite PWFA Rule's Abortion Provision

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission must revise part of its year-old regulations implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, a Louisiana federal judge ruled Wednesday, saying the agency usurpe... (more story)

Law Curbing Arbitration Can't Keep Exec's Bias Suit In Court

A former executive for an investment management firm must arbitrate a gender and age bias suit alleging she faced sexist comments before getting sacked, a Texas appeals court said Wednesday, ruling that her ca... (more story)

Atty's Silence Dooms FMLA Claims Against Va. City

A Virginia city is off the hook in an attorney's lawsuit claiming he was fired after requesting leave to care for his mother, a federal court ruled Wednesday, finding the attorney's failure to respond to the c... (more story)

FCC's Carr Clashes With Dems Over Verizon DEI Deal

Congressional Democrats grilled the Federal Communications Commission's chief Wednesday about the legal basis for targeting diversity, equity and inclusion programs at Verizon, days after the wireless giant ag... (more story)

Appliance Co. Says Sanctions Bid Unjust After EEOC Missteps

An appliance retailer has told a Colorado federal judge that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission shouldn't be granted sanctions over unredacted medical records that were publicly filed, arguing th... (more story)

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Calif. Justices Weigh Strict Arbitration Fee Law's Validity

Counsel for a food supply company urged the California Supreme Court on Wednesday to find the Federal Arbitration Act preempts a state statute automatically waiving arbitration rights for a party that doesn't ... (more story)

CSX Engineers Drop Class Claims In Medical Leave Suit

CSX Transportation Inc. does not have to face class and collective claims alleging its attendance and pay policies unlawfully penalize engineers, conductors and switchmen who take medical leave, as two workers... (more story)

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Aircraft Services Cos., Fuel Pumper Settle PAGA Suit

Two aviation companies and a fuel pumper told a California federal court that they reached a deal in a case that took a trip to the U.S. Supreme Court, in which the worker claimed unpaid wages under California... (more story)

Ga. Craft Brewery Hit With Unpaid Wages Suit

A Georgia craft brewery and its owner have been sued in federal court by three current employees who allege that they have not been paid proper minimum wages over the last three years.

Driver Drops NY Late Pay Suit Against USPS Contractors

A driver and two U.S. Postal Service contractors told a New York federal court Tuesday that they agreed to end the worker's suit claiming he was paid late under New York Labor Law.

Uber Underpaid OT By Thousands, Account Exec. Says

Uber expected an account executive to put in at least 55 hours a week but didn't fully compensate him for all of these extra hours, a complaint filed in California state court said.

NYU Langone IT Workers Get Conditional Cert. In Wage Suit

Information technology workers who accused New York University's academic medical center of improperly classifying them as exempt from earning overtime wages can proceed as a collective, a federal judge ruled,... (more story)