Expert Analysis

What Calif. Appeals Split Means For Litigating PAGA Claims

After two recent California state appeals court rulings diverged on whether a former employee with untimely indivi... (more story)

Shifting DEI Expectations Put Banks In Legal Crosshairs

The Trump administration's rollbacks on DEI-friendly policies create something of a regulatory catch-22 for banks,... (more story)

When Rule 12 Motions Against Class Allegations Succeed

Companies facing class actions often attempt early motions to strike class allegations, and while some district co... (more story)

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Texas Judge Clears Lockheed Of Worker's Retaliation Claims

Lockheed Martin escaped retaliation and discrimination allegations from a fired mechanical inspector, a Texas federal judge ruled Friday, concluding the worker had not proved that race bias or whistleblowing l... (more story)

NY Forecast: Judge Weighs Toss Of Doctor's Retaliation Suit

In the coming week, a New York federal judge will consider a medical clinic's motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a former physician who claims he had his bonus withheld and was fired for complaining about ... (more story)

Texas High Court Finds Pilots Union's Can Sue Over 737 Max

The Texas Supreme Court on Friday put wind beneath the wings of a Southwest Airline Pilots Association's suit aiming to hold Boeing responsible for its members' economic losses after regulators grounded the 73... (more story)

Crew Member Says HBO Pays Late, Fails To Provide Breaks

Crew members working for HBO and a production company were paid several days late and were often required to work through their meal and rest breaks, a Private Attorneys General Act lawsuit filed in California... (more story)

NLRB Official Nixes Bid To Expand Unit At Calif. Nonprofit

A United Auto Workers affiliate can't add fellows to an existing bargaining unit at a California nonprofit focused on climate equity, a National Labor Relations Board regional director concluded, finding they ... (more story)

Taxation With Representation: Latham, Paul Weiss, Covington

In this week's Taxation With Representation, Nippon Steel closes its purchase of U.S. Steel, Hunter Point Capital buys a minority stake in Equitix, Eaton acquires Ultra PCS Ltd. from the Cobham Ultra Group, an... (more story)

Stinson Continues LA Growth With Longtime NLRB Atty

Stinson LLP is expanding its California labor and employment team, announcing that it has brought in a National Labor Relations Board attorney as of counsel in its 3-month-old Los Angeles office.

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Employment Lawyers' Weekly DEI Cheat Sheet

A coalition of Democratic attorneys general convinced a federal judge to block the National Institutes of Health from nixing grants over their purported connections to diversity, equity and inclusion programs,... (more story)

Wash. AG Says Hops Farm Favored H-2A Workers Over Locals

Washington state's attorney general launched a lawsuit on Friday accusing a hops grower of illegally firing local employees, often women, and replacing them with foreign farmworkers, abusing the federal H-2A t... (more story)

DC Circ. Backs Morrison Foerster In Black Atty's Bias Suit

The D.C. Circuit affirmed Morrison Foerster LLP's win in a lawsuit from a Black lawyer who did contract work for the firm, ruling Friday that he hadn't provided enough details to draw parallels between him and... (more story)

Victoria's Secret Narrows Ex-Worker's Sex Harassment Suit

A Pennsylvania federal judge trimmed claims from a former Victoria's Secret sales associate's suit claiming her boss made sexual comments and touched her inappropriately on the job, ruling she didn't file the ... (more story)

Judge Nixes Bias Carveout For Seventh-Day Adventist Orgs

A Maryland federal judge narrowed a suit from two Seventh-day Adventist church organizations claiming the state's anti-employment bias law illegally prevents them from hiring workers based upon their faith, wh... (more story)

Trump Taps Atty Dropped By Biden For Eastern Ky. Fed. Court

President Donald Trump has announced plans to nominate former Kentucky Solicitor General Chad Meredith to serve as a judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.

Law School Escapes Prof's Long-COVID Retaliation Suit

A former Mercer University School of Law professor cannot show that the school refused to accommodate her long-COVID-19 symptoms, a Georgia federal judge ruled, saying her repeated requests to work remotely we... (more story)

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Gutter Co. Accused Of Misclassifying Workers To Dodge OT

LeafFilter is facing a proposed class action in Colorado federal court from a former employee claiming the gutter protection manufacturer misclassified workers as independent contractors to avoid paying overtime.

Honda Requires Off-Clock Work, Production Associate Says

A Honda manufacturing unit mandates that employees show up to work about 30 minutes before their shifts officially start to put on protective gear and walk to their workstations but does not pay them for these... (more story)

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1st Circ. Blocks Swiss Arbitration Of Au Pair Wage Claims

A Massachusetts-based au pair agency cannot enforce a Swiss arbitration requirement included in a contract that childcare workers signed with a separate European company, the First Circuit has determined.

BofA Judge Doubts Class Certification Bid In Unpaid PTO Suit

A California federal judge doubted Wednesday whether a named plaintiff can adequately represent a proposed class of Bank of America employees who claim they weren't paid for unused vacation time when they left... (more story)

Nurse Staffing Exec Can't Nix Conviction, Sanctions Floated

A Nevada federal court has refused a nurse staffing executive's bid to undo his conviction on wage-fixing and wire fraud charges, and threatened his attorneys with sanctions for allegedly making repeated misre... (more story)

Thompson Coburn Lands 5 Epstein Becker Employment Attys

Thompson Coburn LLP announced Wednesday that a five-attorney labor and employment team of three partners and two associates joined the firm's Los Angeles office from Epstein Becker Green.

NJ Judiciary Hit With Pregnancy Bias Suit From Court Exec

A court executive has claimed that the New Jersey judiciary is guilty of retaliating and discriminating against her by allegedly reducing her pay raise because she went on maternity leave, according to a new state complaint.